We are Primary 5/4 and we have settled in really well to our new classroom. We are already learning lots and we are getting to know each other and our new teacher Mrs MacDonald, who is very awesome (AL), interesting (ZS) and nice (AD).
We have had a very busy week in school. For literacy this week we learned how to draw a visualiser for chapter 5 of The Demon Headmaster (AL). We also took notes of the main ideas in chapter 4 and used them to write a summary (DL). We used the non-fiction part of our book about food to make a poster showing the important facts (SC). We read our book and summarised what we read by writing about the beginning, middle and end of the story (AH). In spelling we looked in our jotters for words that we had previously found tricky, and we have been learning those words this week through lots of different spelling activities (MS). We have written about the setting of a story, using the 5 senses to describe the setting in detail (MK). We talked about what it looked like, sounded like, smelled like, felt like and some of us even managed to include taste (MG)!
In maths we have been learning about place value (CG) and we practised numbers up to 1000, 2000 and 5000 (MS). We had to identify how many hundreds, tens and units were in a number (SC). We also made a place value poster to show what we know (SM).
In health and wellbeing we did an experiment with three slices of bread. The first piece was put into an airtight bag using gloves. The second piece was only handled using thoroughly washed clean hands and the third piece was passed round all the boys and girls in the class for us to touch with our not-so-clean hands! The three bags were stapled to the wall so we could watch what happened (ER). We made a prediction that more mould would grow on the one handled with dirty hands. We were right! It was really disgusting! Children from other classes kept stopping outside our base to look at it too. Now we know how important it is to wash our hands before we eat or prepare food (LR) and also after using the toilet (JF). The P4s learned how to pass and catch a rugby ball correctly (KK). P5 children did streetdance with Toni at the Sir Matt Busby centre. We learned the crossbox (LR), high knees (LK) and sidesteps (JF) and balance and flight moves (DL). Then we went swimming and we learned the mushroom float (ER) and the rocket (MS, BD) and chose a stroke to use in the big pool, where we learned how to swim in the deep end (MM).
In ICT we learned how to improve our typing by using level 2 of dance mat typing (BI). In IDL we learned about the Spanish flag and made our own by measuring with a ruler to make sure the stripes were equal. Then we stuck red and yellow tissue and crepe paper on (BD). These flags are now up on our display and they look estupendo! We learned to say hello and how are you in Spanish and we practised different ways of answering the question, It’s really brilliant! (LK) Although Spanish is a little hard because it’s so new to us, we are really enjoying it and it is fantastic! (JF) This is the first time Spanish has been taught at Ladywell and the first time Mrs MacDonald has ever taught it, and we’re very excited to be learning together.
