Auditions will be held on Monday 3rd December…good luck!

Primary 7 were challenged to do a Book Report during Book Week and were encouraged to be as creative as they possibly could… here are some of the results!! Well done P7!

@AttainRen Recently, Primary 7 have been learning about number patterns and sequences…we can now tell you all about square numbers, square roots, Fibonacci and Pascal!

We also studied triangular numbers and worked with a partner to represent the first ten triangular numbers before sharing our strategy with the rest of the class.

Things then got a bit trickier when we then tried to find the 20th triangular number!

We quickly realised that the previous strategies would take us a long time and so tried to look for a different way of doing this…after learning about Carl Gauss and how he was able to quickly calculate the 100th triangular number, things became much clearer!

Primary 7 are reading Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo.  In Chapter 4, the two main characters meet for the first time and both feel very differently about it!  We highlighted parts of the text which gave us clues about how the characters might be feeling then put this into a Venn diagram.

We then used this information to write what the character’s might be saying ‘in their heads’.

We also created some abstract art to show the various emotions the characters might be feeling and explained how our choice and use of colour linked to the emotions of the characters.

All of this helped us to really analyse the text at a key point in the story…we can’t wait to see what happens next with these two characters!

@AttainRen Primary 7 had a busy morning identifying and creating number patterns and sequences.  They worked together to create their own sequence and then used concrete materials to show the rule.  The class then spent time looking at other group’s patterns and tried to identify their rules…some were definitely more straightforward than others!

Primary 7 were asked to show their understanding of rounding by having a go at being the teacher! Each group were given a statement and they were asked to explain the answer to the rest of the class.  They had to think carefully about their explanations to ensure the rest of the class understood.  It was great to hear all of the different strategies and explanations and we had a brilliant discussion around the different questions. 

Primary 5 had a fantastic afternoon with the launch of their pop up smoothie shop, Tropical Tastes.

Over the past few weeks,  the children have worked together to create a company name, logo, slogan, conducted market research, created different posters and menus, calculated costs, investigated ingredients and helped to plan the launch of their business.

This afternoon all of their hard work paid off and they sold over 200 smoothies! They worked extremely well as a team and delivered excellent customer service.

On Monday we will be evaluating our business, revealing our profit and plans for spending it.

Well done Tropical Tastes!

Primary 5 have been learning how to create suspense and build up tension in their writing.  This is a useful skill as it should make the reader want to keep reading! Working with a partner, each pair wrote a paragraph to describe a spooky picture.  They then spent time reading each other’s work and offered some feedback.  All of the paragraphs were amazing – well done everyone!