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September 28, 2018
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Update From P4

Hello from Primary 4 and Miss Paterson.

In literacy this term we have enjoyed learning our comprehension strategies. We have been reading ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of The Dark’ and we are so sad that we have just finished it -it was a great book! We have also enjoyed writing narrative stories. One of our favourites was Fractured Fairy-tales, where we had to write a traditional fairy-tale story – from the villain’s perspective.

In Maths, we have been learning about Place Value and Rounding. We have loved the challenges these topics have brought.

We have been learning lots about Natural Disasters this term. We have loved using Drama in this topic to recreate scenes and to report Disasters. We also created fantastic leaflets on how to stay safe during an Earthquake and we cannot wait to learn about Volcanoes.

In Health, we have been learning about Growth Mindset. We have looked at how the brain is a muscle and that we have to use it for it to grow. We loved our STEM project for Growth Mindset. This involved exploring the topic of Rapunzel. We discussed how the Prince had a growth mindset and Rapunzel had a fixed mindset and also how the story would have been very different if the Prince didn’t think of other solutions. After this, we had to work together in groups to come up with our own way to get Rapunzel out of the tower. It was great fun!

Keep looking on twitter for updates of our learning,

P4 and Miss Paterson.

September 19, 2018
by Miss Mitchell
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Update from Primary 6 and Miss Mitchell

Welcome back everyone! I can’t believe another school year is upon us! Here in Primary 6 we are excited for the new school year ahead and all the wonderful things we have planned.

This term we have enjoyed revising our comprehension strategies through our novel ‘Saving Finnegan’. We have really enjoyed the story so far and are always enthusiastic to see what happens next!

We have taken our maths outdoors and have been estimating and measuring different objects within the school grounds. We enjoy taking our learning outside and having an active approach to it. We used chalk to draw around our hands and estimated our handspans. It was great fun!

We have been learning lots about climate change through our IDL theme. So far we have looked at the different climate zones and the global goals. We are enthusiastic to learn about the effects of plastic and create some recyclable art work.

Painting is our focus in our art lessons this term and we have painted some wonderful still life pictures. We can’t wait for you to see them up on our wall display!

We are looking forward to seeing you all at the Health and Wellbeing afternoon!

September 14, 2018
by Miss Burns
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An Update from Primary 5B

A big hello from Primary 5B – and Miss Burns too!

After spending a little time catching up and getting reacquainted after the summer holidays, the boys and girls have settled in for what is sure to be an excellent year, full of learning and fun!

Although we have only been back at school for a short time, we have been very busy indeed! This term, we are learning more about the Rights of the Child – the things that we as children need and are entitled to so that we can life a safe, healthy and happy life. Using what we had learned so far, we helped to launch our school’s Rights Respecting Journey by planning, preparing for and presenting at St Brendan’s very own ‘Day for Play’. We used this special day to introduce the other children to rights by focusing on Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child:

Children have the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of cultural, artistic and other recreational activities.

Click below to take a peek at just some of what we got up to on that great day!

We have now turned our focus to the lives of children in the past – particularly in New Lanark. Miss Burns will be helping us to learn more about how children’s lives have improved as their rights have become more respected over the course of the past century. Remember to check out our Twitter newsfeed for the latest updates!

Until next time!

Primary 5B and Miss Burns

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