I have enjoyed reading your information reports about Sharks and thought you would do so here is a selection.

Look for – a title, a general statement, a description and an evaluation.

Sharks    By Allan Radkowski

Sharks are types of fish.

Sharks breathe through gills. Sharks don’t have bones, instead they have cartilage, what human nose and ears are made of. There are 500 types of shark. A group of sharks is called a school or shoal.

Sharks are marvellous creatures.

Sharks       By Elizabeth Johnston

A shark is a type of fish.

Sharks can be deadly. Sometimes sharks think surfboards are seals so they might take the board. Sharks can hear fish moving 400m away. They can also smell fish from 500m away. Sharks breathe through a thing called gills. There are 500 types of sharks like hammerhead, white and blue. Sharks have a spiky thing on his or her back called a fin. They have a bit at the back, it is to help them swim. They can see in the dark.

I think sharks are good.

Sharks    By Thomas Gifford

Sharks are a type of fish.

Sharks can hear from 500m away. Sharks can smell blood from 400m away. There are 500 species of shark. Sharks live in the ocean. Sharks breathe through their gills. Sharks swim in schools. Sharks sometimes kill other sharks. Only 12 species of shark eat people. Sharks steal tuna fish from seals.

I think sharks are amazing creatures.

Sharks     By Sebastian Bennett

This will tell you about sharks.

It can hear 500m away. It can smell 400m away. Sharks eat squids and crabs and dolphins. It hunts fish normally. Sharks have sharp teeth. Sharks are clever fish. Sharks are carnivores. Shark groups are called schools.

I think sharks are great.

Sharks    By Charlotte Shearer

Sharks are a type of fish.

They can smell blood from 400m away. They can hear a fish move from 500m away. Big sharks eat other sharks, sea lions, dolphins and small whales. Small sharks eat squid, crab and clams. A group of sharks is called a school. Sharks breathe out of their gills. If they stop moving they will die. There are 500 types of sharks such as hammerhead, tiger shark, great white shark and grey reef shark. Sharks live in the ocean.

I think sharks are fascinating.

Sharks   By Harris Crosbie

This will tell you about sharks.

A shark can smell a drop of blood. Sharks use their gills to breathe. Sharks can hear fish from 500m away. There are 500 different types of shark. Scientists believe that sharks have been in our ocean for 455 million years.

Sharks are cool.

Well done everyone.

We hope you are all safe and well.

Thank you again for our lovely flowers.

Have a look with your grown up at the home learning page on our blog. There are lots of ideas for learning to do at home.  We hope you will all take part in the Daffodil Challenge too.

Please keep us updated on what you’re doing by sharing your pictures and comments on the ‘Share my learning’ page, email us or even comment on this post to say hello.

We look forward to seeing what you’re up to,
Mrs McGilp and Mrs Lloyd

We hope you are all well and keeping safe.
Suggested activities can be found in the home learning area of our blog. Also, keep an eye on the school website for the Kingsland challenge.
Please keep in touch with us all and share what you have been doing at home. You can do this by adding your work to the shared learning area of our blog; by commenting on the blog or by emailing us.
We look forward to hearing from you all.
Stay Well. Mrs Brown and Mrs Maxfield

Mrs. Thomson and Mrs. Dundas hope that P3 are all well and keeping safe.

We hope that you will keep in touch with us all and share what you have been doing at home.  You can do this by adding your work to the Shared Learning Page, by commenting on the blog or by emailing us.

We hope you enjoy doing fun things with your family in this extra time at home and look forward to seeing all your great ideas.

Hi Primary 5

Hope you are all well and looking forward to some activities and challenges.  There will be some tasks for you to do in the Home Learning page and also on the school website.  Please share your learning with us either on the share page or by email.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Mrs Harrison, Mrs Scott and Mrs Smith hope that Primary 6 are all well and keeping safe.

We hope that you will keep in touch with us all and share what you have been doing at home.  You can do this by adding your work to the Shared Learning Page, by commenting on the blog or by emailing us.

We look forward to hearing from you all.

Take care, stay safe and keep cool.

Here is a reminder of your Block 3 Homework.   

Please choose one starter, one main and one dessert activity.

Starter

• Make a quiz based on what you have been learning about in mapping e.g. a flag quiz, a capital cities quiz, etc.
• Design a multiplication game that can be used to practise double digit multiplication.
• Approximately what fraction of the walls of your bedroom is made of glass? Write about what you did to find out.
• Make a poster demonstrating your knowledge of equivalent fractions.

Main

• Debates (Can be displayed in any form e.g. poster, PPT, etc)
• Create your own motion to debate.
• List as many proposing arguments and opposing arguments as possible.
• Remember to give reasons for your answers.

• Persuasive writing
• Write a piece of exposition writing to try and convince your teacher to allow you to do something in class e.g. Always write with a pen or change seats every day, etc
• Remember to include
• An introduction
• Arguments
• Conclusion

• Write about a famous Scottish person. Include at least 6 facts and opinions to tell us about them.

Dessert

• Create a French game demonstrating numbers to 100.
• Investigate a Scottish Architect/ artist and create something based on their style.
• Produce a 3D map of Scotland showing some physical features and locations of major cities.

P1/2 have been thinking about the benefits of keeping active, following our Skipper assembly. We gathered data on our favourite activities and counted using tally marks. Then we made a bar graph and talked about the most and least popular activities.

P7 had great fun recreating VE day celebrations to end our topic on WW2!

P7 enjoyed some fun in the sun today and are looking forward to being together soon.