It has been a busy month in primary 7.

Yesterday we read the final pages of Divided City. The children were excited to get to the end of the novel, but at the same time are disappointed there’s no more to read. It has been great to see so many of the children really engage with the book and get so much enjoyment from reading. We will be starting our new books next week so we have something to look forward to.

Divided City has been the inspiration for our art work this month. We have completed fantastic colourful Glasgow cityscapes, featuring many of the landmarks we have been reading about in the book. The church featured in the novel also inspired us to head outside and draw our own beautiful church with some lovely results.

In literacy the children have really enjoyed learning the skill of persuasive writing. We have written a range persuasive letters and essays all which have been fantastic, they certainly are a persuasive bunch!

In numeracy the children have spent a lot of time looking at addition, subtraction and multiplication. We have worked on both written calculations and have also been learning lots of different mental strategies for these kinds of questions. We have started a timed maths challenge too, with the children completing a challenge once per week in 60 seconds, each week trying to beat their own score.

As we finish our learning on Scottish inventors we are beginning to look at the solar system. The children are all very interested in space and the planets and are asking some interesting and thought provoking questions, well done primary 7.

PE has made a welcome return this month with the children enjoying getting outdoors. We will be focusing on running over the next few weeks, building our stamina and resilience and learning good running and breathing techniques.

For October, the month of the Rosary, we have been reminding ourselves of the Rosary prayers and reflecting on why the Rosary is so special. The children have enjoyed talking about the mysteries of the Rosary and have produced some really lovely illustrations.

We are looking forward to our “desk  Halloween party” tomorrow a great way to finish off a busy and successful month.