Primary Seven have been learning about prefixes. Ask us at home if we can show you some words with prefixes and see if we can remember what an antonym is…

Today we compared different 3D shapes to see what they had in common.

Numeracy

In class we have been learning about quadrilaterals and their properties. We have been identifying what quadrilaterals are and investigating their internal angles, diagonals and length of sides.

Ideas for further practise at home:

• Draw a quadrilateral shape and measure its internal angles.
• Create a Venn diagram to help categorise the shapes. E.g. Different Length of Sides and Diagonals Bisect at 90°.
• http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/amy/geometry/6-8/activities/quad_quest/quad_quest.html
• http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/83/sort_shapes_venn

Literacy

Reading: Prediction – We have been trying to guess what happens next in our reading books using clues from the text to help us.

Writing: Poetry – We have been learning to use verses, including punctuation for every phrase, use similes and SPELL ACCURATELY!

Spelling: Prefixes (E.g. dis, un, pre) disused, unknown, prepare

Ideas for further practise at home:

• Can you predict the ending of a book you are reading at home and write your own ending?
• Try writing a poem remembering to check you have included everything.
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2_activities/english/spelling.shtml

IDL

Japan topic – Origami and School Life

Ideas for further practise at home:

• Try creating your own origami crane at home.
• Serve your family dinner the same way lunch is served in a Japanese school.

Remember you can use your thinking jotter to record any thoughts or ideas you have when looking at these topics and I would love to see anything you create at home!

Mrs Park

Today Primary Seven have been getting ready for Halloween!

We are showing others what properties quadrilaterals have!

Remember to take a new line with every new speaker!

We have been identifying the properties of different quadrilaterals; investigating their internal angles, bisecting diagonals and the length of their sides.

We have been showing what we know about speech marks by creating a PowerPoint to help others!

We have been practising our origami skills. Some of the class chose to make origami dogs!

There will be a meeting here at Woodlands on Wednesday 11th November at 7pm. Both Mrs Linda Park, Head Teacher, and Mrs Eileen McLoughlin, Depute Head Teacher, from Greenfaulds will be coming down along with some senior pupils to tell us more about high school. Please let us know if you would like to come along so we have an idea of numbers for the hall!