{"id":1936,"date":"2022-10-04T15:21:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T14:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/pilmuirprimaryschool\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2022-10-04T15:22:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T14:22:18","slug":"term-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/pilmuirprimaryschool\/2022\/10\/04\/term-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Term 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Literacy\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This term we have been studying the genre of suspense.\u00a0 We have been writing our own suspense stories based on Pie Corbett\u2019s Zelda\u2019s Claw and the Rain cat, thinking about all the key features involved in a successful suspense story.<\/span> We have been using the Talk for Writing method to help us learn these texts, innovate on them, and then write independently.<\/span>\u00a0 To complement our writing, we have been reading the novel\u00a0 Varjak Paw by S.F Said.\u00a0 This has helped the children to draw comparisons between their own writing and the writing of accomplished authors.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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We are continuing to use The WrapAround Spelling scheme to look at spelling patterns and words in more depth and the strategies we can use to help us spell words accurately.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Numeracy\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This term we have been looking at place value of numbers up<\/span>\u00a0to 100,000.\u00a0 We have used various activities to explore number working particularly on representing whole numbers using numerals, words and number lines as well as partitioning whole numbers into hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens and ones.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We have spent a lot of time linking play with our numeracy which has engaged the children in fantastic number conversations where they have successfully managed to link previous learning to new material.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Health and Well-being\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Primary 6 have had weekly basketball lessons with Miss Masson and have also been practising their teamwork and communication skills in PE with Mrs Malcolm.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We use our Zones of Regulation every day in class for check in to help us recognise, understand, and talk about our emotions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Topic \u2013 the Dandelion Festival and \u2018How was it made?\u2019<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Primary 6 learned all about how barley is grown and harvested and what barley can be used for.\u202f We then shared this learning at our school\u2019s Dandelion Festival assembly in September.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We have worked collaboratively to research the planets in our Solar System and talked about what makes the Earth different and similar to the other planets in the solar system.\u00a0 We plan to continue this project into the new term by creating and designing our own \u2018Mars rover\u2019.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Independent Learning through Play<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The P6 children have done lots of fantastic learning through play, developing a range of skills like teamwork, communication, and problem solving, as well as advancing their learning in other areas.\u00a0 For example:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n