P2 used their data handling skills to help the catering staff decide what fruit to put in the Snack to Go bags! They carried out a survey and displayed the results in a bar graph.
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Family Learning Group Celebration!
Last night marked the end of our Number Talks Family Learning Group. Following the hard work, our parents and children enjoyed some well-deserved treats!
Feedback from the group has been really positive, and we are delighted to hear that our children (and parents!) are feeling more confident in using lots of different strategies to solve calculations!
After School Family Learning Club
After school yesterday, we were joined by some parents and children for the first session of our After School Family Learning Club.
Mrs McCulloch, Miss Allan, Miss Duncan and Miss Findlay worked with our parents and pupils on ‘Number Talks’, which is a new numeracy initiative being taken forward in our school.
The pupils and their parents worked together on a variety of calculations, investigating and learning new ways of working with numbers.
We have seen a big improvement in the ability of our children to solve calculations using efficient strategies since introducing Number Talks in our classes across the school. Many of our pupils are now much more confident in their understanding of number and their ability to tackle difficult calculations using a variety of strategies.
Keep it up everyone!
P7 Outdoor Learning
As part of their topic on Scotland, P7 will be getting out into the great Scottish outdoors over the coming weeks, enjoying the Scottish weather and taking in the scenery.
This afternoon, the class worked in groups to create sun shelters using a limited selection of materials. Mr Innes was extremely impressed with the way the pupils collaborated and assigned roles to one another. Later in the term, the class will be building on this knowledge when they create ‘wild shelters’ in Brownsburn Local Nature Reserve – our favourite destination for outdoor learning!
Over the next four Tuesdays, our children will also be hiking, recording signs of animal life, and identifying and classifying insects and mini-beasts.
Real-life Learning
Several of our classes have been learning about Mapping and Coordinates during Numeracy and Maths lessons this term. P7 have extended their map reading skills by taking part in orienteering sessions around the school grounds.
The class have enjoyed their lessons so far and have clearly been able to see how what they learn in class can be useful in the real world!
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