Here are some of our highlights of the week in P7B:
Literacy:
Spelling: The sh and ci sound. The words we learned, grew and used in context were – dish, bash, shield, shape, astonish, dietician, paediatrician and statistician.
Reading: We have been focusing on more challenging fiction texts and exploring questions which examine the plot, characterisation, language features, figures of speech and imagery.
Writing: The class have started to look at Explanation Writing which explains why or how something happens. We have broken the text into its key features and have worked in groups to write our own piece of Explanation writing together. We will collate each group’s work next week and work together to proof read and edit our work.
Numeracy:
Number Work: We have been looking at number patterns this week, applying our knowledge and understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to each set of numbers. Some of the patterns were particularly challenging but we were resilient and gave them a go.
Practical Maths: We have been practising measuring accurately with a ruler, converting different units of measure and learning how to calculate the perimeter of a shape. We have been able to apply our learning in word problem activities and problem solving tasks.
Health and Wellbeing
We have continued with our ‘Respect Yourself’ topic in class as part of our Building Resilience work. This week we thought about how we could respect our bodies and look after our physical health. It made many of us consider changes that we could make to our daily routines.
Scottish Celebration Afternoon
We had some lovely Scottie Dog shortbread to eat while we watched our Scottish Assembly. It was a brilliant display of learning from all of the children at Kingsland!
Music:
With Mrs Inglis, we have been looking at Scottish songs and creating our own songs. We have also been playing games to help with our memory and rhythm.
PE
We are lucky to have a wonderful new PE teacher, Mrs Edge, who has joined us at Kingsland. We are very much looking forward to developing our fitness and skills with her. Welcome Mrs Edge!
IDL – Natural Disasters
Our new topic is Natural Disasters and we have begun learning about how the earth is made up and how tectonic plates move, resulting in earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis. We will be recording all of our learning on Book Creator on our iPads.
Questions to consider:
1. We have completed a number of activities with a partner and in groups this week. Do you think you worked well within your group? What skills did you need to use to help you? If you didn’t feel you worked well, what skills do you think you need to develop?
2. We watched the Scottish celebration assembly together on Thursday. What was your favourite part of the assembly?
3. Think of something you did to help someone in school this week. What did you do and how did it make you feel?
Isla:
1. I liked working in a group with people I wouldn’t normally work with.
2. My favourite part of the assembly was both parts from P7.
3. This week I helped someone with maths because they didn’t understand it. It made me feel happy I helped someone.
Ruby:
1. I think I worked well in my group as I like smaller groups.
2. My favourite part of the assembly was the P7A football.
3. I helped Millie in maths and it made me feel helpful.
1. I think I worked well with my group.
2. My favourite part of the assembly was the P7a part at the end.
3. I filled in for someone this week and did their prefect duty in the p1/2 playground.
Aidan:
This week we were doing some perimeter in maths. I found it easy. We did some research on earthquakes. We had a scottish meeting where there a pre-recording for the school.
1. I think I done good and worked well in my group
2. My favourite thing in the assembly was seeing people doing there Scottish singing
3. This week I was on p1 and p2 duty and I was helping them
Lochain McNae:
1. I thought our group worked well as a team as we all contributed great information.
2. I really enjoyed the singing in the Scottish assembly.
3. I subbed for a prefect duty to help out it made me feel like I was doing something good.
In our group writing a paragraph not everyone participated but it was still very fun
My favourite part of the Scottish assembly was the other P7s class Scottish movie thingie
This week I was on p1 and p2 duty and I helped them a lot this week and it made me feel happy 😃
I feel like I worked well in the groups with my Partners .
I liked the p5 acting I really enjoyed that
I helped Lucas in his maths when he was stuck.
Lucas Scott:
1. I worked well in my group as I was taking part.
2. My favourite part was the football part from P7a. It was quite funny!
3. I helped Drew in maths.
Annabelle:
1. In the group we were in for earthquakes I didn’t think we worked well as we ended up with two pieces of writing and I didn’t get involved. I could work more with my group next time.
2. I really liked P7a’s movie trailer. It was really cool.
3. I helped Mea a couple of times with maths. It made me feel helpful.
I think I worked well in the group. I used my listening and talking skills. My favourite part of the assembly was Lucy’s song and the p1s artwork. I helped on Monday by filling in for someones Duty so they could go in the muga.
I found the partner work with the groups easy to work with the people in my group.
My favourite part of the Scottish assembly was the p7as poem video and the highland dancing.
I helped a p1 who had no one to play with find some people to play with.
I think I worked well in a group. I used my listening and talking skills.
My favourite part of the assembly was seeing all of the p1s beautiful artwork.
I have helped someone with the problem solving we did this morning.
1. I think I did well with groups because we did a lot of teamwork and listening
2. I enjoyed the Scottish art a lot in the Assembly
3. I helped people in maths and it made me feel great
I used my thinking skills when I worked in my group. I liked seeing all the different kind of art’s especially the mcoos . I don’t really know probably asking someone if there all right .
I think we worked well because we worked to find different facts about volcanoes and we all had parts to do so no one was left out. I liked at the Scottish assembly my favourite part was p7a trailer because I think it took a lot of hard work.I helped someone with getting a rubber.
I worked well in a group because we put all our group ideas into our answer.
My favourite part of the Scottish assembly was the end part with the P7s.
I helped someone get a snack because they didn’t have one it made me feel helpful.
I think i worked well with my group.
My favourite part of the assembly was the other classes football poem trailer.
I helped ruby with mathes and it made me feel useful.
I think that I worked kinda well in a group but I can’t be sure.
I liked the Scottish assembly as I was the PIPER so it was kool
I helped Zack with his math when he was finding it hard.
John🥸
1. Yes but most of the activities I didn’t have a group
2. The artwork
3. I gave olly maom pinballs