Primary 5

Welcome to our class page from Primary Five and Miss McNeillie

Term 1

We started the year by reading The Boy at The Back of the Class by Onjali Q Rauf. Studying this class novel allowed us to explore the plight of refugees in a sensitive and engaging way. We loved exploring the life and struggles of Ahmet and developed compassion towards a very relevant and current topic happening around us. We also wrote persuasive letters to the home secretary in support of refugees in response to this class novel.

In health and wellbeing lessons, we found out that Growth Mindset and Kindness are two of the most important things that Miss McNeillie wants to teach us. We read a book called “Have You Filled A Bucket Today?” which was a fun way for us to learn that our words and actions have an impact on people even if it’s invisible and we cannot see the positive or negative impact. Each day we use post it notes to send our classmates anonymous notes in their ‘buckets’ to make them feel good about themselves.

We participated in weekly swimming sessions at Maybole Swimming Pool and everyone loved developing their swimming skills and having fun in the water.

Primary 5 also worked very hard to prepare and perform a Harvest Celebration Assembly. We researched what harvest was, how Christians celebrated harvest, wrote a script, created sensory poems and painted autumn wreathes. Our performance was a huge success and Miss McNeillie was so proud of us!

We used water colours to paint huge pieces of paper and then sketched leaves to create our wreathes.

We enjoyed a visit from the SPCA and used tablets to code robots. We worked in groups to build the rabbit robots and had to use coding to make them move around our classroom using technology.

We also participated in a Beyond the Panda experience which linked to our learning in Mandarin. We learned lots of facts about pandas and the importance of their conservation. Fun fact – we could not believe that pandas do not have thumbs!

We celebrated Maths Week by exploring how numeracy and mathematics apply to jobs and careers in the real world. We talked about how maths is all around us in our everyday lives we rely on things such as time to function. We invited parents into our class to participate in a STEM challenge – our challenge was to create a safety device for a raw egg so that it could drop from 1m high without cracking. We created a design and chose suitable materials to create a device in co-operative learning groups.

Term 2

Our Topic this term is The Victorians. In the beginning we did not know very much about Queen Victoria or what life was like during Victorian times but we now know loads of amazing and interesting facts and are able to compare our lives today to the past – we were fascinated that children were made to work from a very young age. We were also particularly amazed researching and exploring how Victorians celebrated Christmas and finding out what traditions are still around today! Ask us who invented Christmas crackers, we are experts.

We visited the Carrick centre and learned how to make shortbread and pizza. We loved cooking together and tasting our food! We used reading, listening skills, group work and cooking skills to be successful.

Term 2 was hectic with Halloween, Bonfire Night and Christmas celebrations! We had lots of fun. During science lessons, we looked at states of matter and how things can change state from solids, liquids and gasses. We made predictions about what would happen when we mixed certain substances together. We were amazed when we made a pumpkin eruption. We created science reports about our findings and identified if our hypothesis was accurate!

We had lots of Christmas fun! We made reindeer hot chocolate cones for the Christmas Fayre. In numeracy lessons, we focused on money and also business enterprise. We had a budget to stick to and wanted to make a profit. We explored mathematical language such as profit, loss, budget and break even. We also learned about hidden costs such as delivery charges when buying items online. We think it is important to link our learning to real life contexts!

Term 3

Our topic this term is firstly Scot’s Language and The Life of Robert Burns as we explore his early life and become familiar with his famous poems. We are learning “To A Mouse” and “Willie Wastle” as part of our Scots language unit of work. We also learned our national anthem “O’ Flower of Scotland”. P5 worked extremely hard to learn a Scots poem and song. An extra special well done to our Scots poem finalists Bronwen, Lara, Blair and Russell and song finalists Finlay, Cameron, Samuel and Courtney. You were all fabulous!

We also created some lovely Scottish themed art. We sketched realistic portraits of Robert Burns using sketching pencils and painted tartan backgrounds. We placed our portraits on top of the tartan to make them stand out.

Below is photos of us sketching and painting and also some finished art work which we are very proud of:

We know that the best way to improve our own understanding is by teaching others. We have promoted ‘mini-professors’ that consolidate their knowledge by supporting others. We love teaching and learning with our peers in P5! Below is some photos from our peer learning in action during numeracy sessions:

In light of current events in the world we are also exploring natural disasters as our topic in Term 3. We are becoming familiar with causes of natural disasters and the impacts of extreme weather on life and land. Look at our amazing models we created as part of our home learning – they are amazing! Huge well done to the boys and girls and their families who put in lots of effort, time and hard work to produce wonderful models.

By Katie-jo, Mia, Connor, Cameron and Finlay

We are currently participating in weekly Golf sessions with Oli from Trump Turnberry. We are learning a range of new skills and getting to use lots of equipment. We can now putt and chip successfully! We have also been learning how to play badminton in our weekly PE sessions.

We updated our Health and Well-being wall our new class motto is “Strong people do not pull others down, they help pull them up”. Every week we choose a pupil to celebrate and we write things that we love about them or what makes them unique and add post-its to our display. It is a super way of encouraging kindness and improving self-esteem in our classroom. We enjoy celebrating each others successes and spreading kindness everyday. Here is a very happy boy showing off what his class love about him:

We are also participating in a Citizen Science Project linked to our topic of Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather. We are carrying out a study to explore the impact of weather on birds and mini beasts in our local area around the school. We have been working with Karen, a ranger from Culzean who has been sharing her expert knowledge with us! We loved getting outdoors and exploring our local area.

This term, we will also put together our school show. This includes a lot of singing, dancing, acting, hard work and most importantly FUN! We are excited to showcase all our hard work!

Below is the Home Learning Grid for Term 3:

Home Learning Plan March 2020

Term 4

P5 Home Learning Plan April 2020

We are all adjusting to home learning and using Microsoft Teams to keep in touch and complete tasks! Below is a list of activities for Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Well-being which have been posted on the P5 Team.

Home Learning Plan Activities

Literacy

Spelling:

Practise the 50 GL spelling word list in a range of ways. Use the spelling menu you usually use for homework which includes active spelling strategies.
Have a spelling test with an adult to see which words you still need to work on
Practise common words and highlight which ones you need to work on
Play lots of engaging games to practise spelling and grammar on Topmarks. Google “topmarks spelling games” or use this link https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar

Reading:

Read a story with a member of your family and discuss your favourite parts and favourite characters. Did you enjoy the book? Why? Why not?
Read a book, newspaper or magazine and get an adult to create questions for you and quiz you on what you read.
Create a different ending for a famous story or fairy tale you know.
Create 5 questions about anything you read and get someone to answer them
Log in to Readingwise to complete tasks online (if you need log in details contact Miss McNeillie on TEAM’s)

Writing:

Write a list of things you would like to do or places you would like to go after lockdown. This could be then be ticked off once lockdown is over and you can look forward to these things!
Write a paragraph about what you did in the Easter holidays – what have you been doing to keep busy and stay safe?
Watch Newsround and write a news report on one of the stories you hear.
Research Tom Moore and write a paragraph about who he is and what he is doing.
Look on TEAMS for questions about The Tiny Dragon and write responses to the discussion questions.

Remember VCOP in all of your writing!

Numeracy

Log in to Sumdog daily and play games to revise all numeracy and maths concepts. Miss McNeillie can see who has logged in and how they are getting on. Sumdog is a wonderful resource to keep practising vital maths skills!
Practise all times tables and know the answers rapidly – get an adult to test you with the poster included in home learning packs. Play hit the button!
Complete a Daily 10 mental maths on Topmarks or create your own questions – https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

P5 covered time in term three. Below are a list of activities that could be completed at home to revise these skills.

Time Activities:

Create a time table of how you will spend your time over the week. Make sure you include times.
Can you use a bus time table to plan a journey?

Select a start date and time
Where would you be leaving from
Where would you be travelling to?
What time do you have to leave your house to reach the bus stop?

CHALLENGE – work with an adult

You must travel to Glasgow airport and you must be there 2 hours before your flight leaves
Your flight time is at 1:00pm
What time must you leave your house to arrive at the airport 2 hours before the flight leaves?
How will you get to the airport?
If you must use public transport you must ensure you leave in plenty of time.
Will you be travelling during peak hours? Consider this when planning your journey.

FURTHER CHALLENGE – work with an adult

You decided to travel from Manchester airport and your flight is at 6:00pm
What time will you leave Glasgow to arrive at Manchester airport 2 hours before your 6:00pm flight time?

Find an analogue and digital clock (if you don’t have one at home you will be able to find one on google). Throughout the day you check the time. Can you write the time in different ways? Can you convert the time from 12 hour to 24 hour time?
Help make dinner – (adult supervision):

Check how long it takes to cook everything
You must check the time
Set a timer
Remember you don’t want to burn anything

Clean your room:

Estimate how long you think it will take

You can set a timer

Was your estimate accurate?

How long did it actually take?

Aim to beat this time next time you clean your room😊

Health and Wellbeing

1.PE with Joe Wicks on Youtube to stay active

2.Cosmic Yoga on Youtube for mindfulness

Positive Thinking Task

Choose a quote below and illustrate it (you could draw more than one)
Discuss what you think the quote means
Discuss with an adult why a positive attitude is important

Gratitude Mind Map

Create a mind map with the heading “What I am Grateful For”. Around the bubble write and draw things you are grateful for e.g friends, family, the sun and so on. It’s always good to reflect on the positives😊

5.Watch the Disney movie Inside Out (if possible) and write a review. Make a list of the different emotions and how each of them are displayed throughout the movie. How does Riley act to show these emotions?

Topic – The NHS

What is the NHS?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/38906932

Follow the link above and watch videos and read information on Newsround about The National Health Service. Create a poster or fact file about what you learn!

Days of the Year Challenges – Fun for all the family!

Remote Learning Timetable 27.4.20

Click the link above to access this weeks suggested activities. This also shows the BBC Bitesize Daily Lessons schedule which is mentioned within the timetable,

Can all P5 students please access their Readingwise, Sumdog, Nessy and Education City accounts as these websites are a fantastic way to keep working on many vital skills at home and Miss McNeillie can set work and monitor your progress!

It would be great to see all your hard work so any photos of you engaging in home learning or completed tasks and activities would be fabulous to add our blog so please post photos either on Facebook or on our TEAM’s page.

Home Learning Timetable 5.5.20

Home Learning Timetable 11.5.20

Click the link above to find this weeks home learning timetable and below is the resources mentioned within it which you can also find on Glow. Have a great week!

Correct the Sentence Activity

How not to go to School – short story

Read the story ‘ How To Not Go To School’ and get an adult to quiz you about it. Post what your favourite part was on our P5 team.

Week beginning 18.5.20

Please find links to this weeks home learning grid and related activities:

Home Learning Grid 18.5.20

Comparing the cost of good’s

Character Profile – for Bill’s New Frock tasks

How to Write a Summary – for Bill’s New Frock Chapter 1

How to Make a Paper Aeroplane

Have a great week!

Home Learning Resources