Primary 6/5 February Learning Update
We began the month celebrating Global Play Day where we got the opportunity to play with our friends and use our imaginations. Technology was a real favourite in our class and some children recreated some of the Wonder of the World which we have been studying as part of our IDL topic.
Literacy
We are continuing to read our class novels and at the end of the month, will have an opportunity to watch The Borrowers together to see how the author’s ideas come to life on the screen.
In reading, we have focussed our attention on awareness of engaging our audience when reading aloud. We have spent time reading to our peers and commenting ion one another’s expression and fluency so that we can continue to improve this key skill.
We have now completed our own imaginative fairy tales which we were able to read to our P2 friends on World Book Day. Our completed books will be available to be read by our parents when they visit on Science Day on the 14th Marc h.
Maths
Throughout February, our main maths focus, in addition to our regular Number Talks and Mental Maths, has been learning all about Fractions, Decimals and Percentages. We learned about the range of real life situations where these skills are important and most of us can now confidently calculate the discount on a price in the shops!
We continue to be reminded the importance of learning all of our tables to 12 which we have needed to be able to simplify fractions to make them smaller and more manageable. We have been given our assessment marks as a percentage which I’m sure your child will have shared with you.
P.E.
We will continue to focus on badminton as the focus of our P.E. slots and have been improving our skills of serving and returning. I’m sure all of the children will want to practise this skill when the warmer comes and they are able to play outdoors more regularly.
We have also been trying to improve our fitness levels as we have found out that we are unable to bend, stretch and run quickly in badminton if we are not very active out of school. Being active helps our overall health and and is especially good for our mental well-being.
HWB
We also took time to celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week in the middle of the month with a range of activities focussing on the importance of relaxing, dancing and talking to others about how we are feeling. We had a timetable of fun workshops that we participated in and enjoyed a lot.
Music
We took time to rehearse our amazing musical performance to thank Mrs Celino during her time with us in Holy Family. We sang very well and make great use of props and musical instruments and even managed to persuade Father Brown to join us. Check out Twitter for the first half of our performance.
** REMINDER TO PARENTS**
Could you please take time to remind children about the importance of being kind online particularly when messaging on Social Media sites and What’s App and that any information that they take home should only concern themselves and not that of others.
