We started this term with learning about the Scots Language. We learned the songs “The New Teacher” and “Wild Mountain Thyme” and performed them at our Scottish afternoon. Primary 5 learned the poem “The Dusty Miller” and Primary 4 did “Graffiti.” We also completed projects about the life of Robert Burns and designed our own kilts, which you will see around the hall. Well done to our poetry, artwork and project winners.

We have been writing our own poems. We have written Haikus, Limericks and rhyming poems. We are now moving on to our next Talk for Writing unit, which is based on the text “The Class Trip.”

Reading homework is given out on a Wednesday and should be completed for a Friday. It is important this homework is done as we then complete a quiz on Accelerated Reader on the book we have read. Lots of children have been achieving great scores and we are all aiming to be in the 100% club! We have a display of our reading achievements in the library area. Spelling homework is given out on a Monday and is to be completed for a Wednesday.

In Science we have been learning about our senses. We have already completed smell tests, taste tests and a guess the sound test. This is a fun topic and we have been sharing some of these activities, plus learning in other curricular areas on Learning Journals. Please make sure you login to see what your child has been learning. We have also been learning about the weather, which was a very significant topic during Storm Eowyn. We wrote and presented our own weather forecasts and have been looking at how the weather impacts us. We will be learning more about climate change too.

In maths we have been working on fractions and division. We will soon become young entrepreneurs when we begin the Virgin Money project Make £5 Grow. One of our parents will be helping us and hopefully we can make lots of profit for our school funds. This project will help us to learn all about managing money.

This term we have PE on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Caitlin from Active Schools has been doing football with us on Tuesdays and Mrs Kirkwood has been teaching us gymnastics on a Wednesday. Please ensure your child has full PE kit on these days, including a change of shoes and no jewellery.