Primary 5/6 have enjoyed a very busy and productive week in class .

During our taught writing lesson we were using our knowledge of the Viking raids on the tidal island of Lindisfarne to create some fabulous reports in the style of a newspaper report . To begin with we used our note taking skills to help ensure the key information was documented in our reports . We then looked at different styles of newspaper repor layouts and discussed within our groups how it’s important to grab the readers attention with a striking headline .

At the end of our lesson we shared our fabulous work with our partners to peer assess . We were using a checklist to ensure we had successfully used correct punctuation , descriptive language and had included pictures to add detail .

The children were also put through a difficult stamina test in the gym this week . All children took part in the bleep test with the karate coach. What a competitive bunch ! Well done to Eoin and Christopher who were awarded class champions .