Month: October 2026

Have a look below to see what we’ve been doing in the final week of term 1. Happy Holidays to you 😊

Maths. We’ve had a very busy week with lots of different maths activities. We did our counting challenge on Monday to warm up our brains and Mrs. A challenged us to find patterns within our numbers to help us count. We’ve also been enjoying the new maths textbooks and how we can set personal challenges within the different exercises. We all have been working hard with Sumdog tasks this week too and enjoy the opportunities to play games within this.

Shoebox Appeal. On Monday afternoon, Clive, Trevor’s brother, came in to talk to us about the shoebox appeal and how we can help out if we want to.

French Fun🐖🐈🐏🐕🐔🦃🐍🐢🦆 . On Wednesday, we did a French animals scavenger hunt. Kay hid 9 ‘French’ animals around the playground and then we had 10 minutes to find them and translate the animal into English. We then had to draw a matching picture. Jess was first to complete it and got all 9 animals correct.

Big Question. This week we’ve finished off our ‘Surviving the Savannah topic’ by investigating different animals and writing our own books about them. We had to research facts linked to all our big questions this term and use these in our books. We had a gallery walk to share our books which everyone really enjoyed.

We also learned about super senses by playing the ‘Savannah Sense’ game whereby the class worked in pairs to identify different smells. We then discussed how some animals use their amazing senses to find food, sense storms or move away from danger.

 

Our ‘Big Question’ wall is full of all the amazing learning that has taken place this term.

Have a look below to see what P5/7 have been learning this week.

Silent Count. For our counting challenge this week, we played the ‘silent count’ game in trios or pairs. We had to count up from a given number but weren’t allowed to talk or help our group. Some groups quickly spotted patterns in the numbers and were able to count at a faster rate using this.

Film of the Week – Hercules. We’ve travelled back to Ancient Greece for our writing activities this week. Firstly, we learned about 12 different Greek gods and goddesses and then wrote our own cinquain poems about them. We then worked in pairs or trios to research mythical creatures and create fact files. Finally we wrote adventure stories based on gods and goddesses we invented.

 

Fire Safety. On Wednesday, Peter came in to speak to P5, 6 and 7 about bonfire safety and lithium batteries. Here are some facts we learned:

• You have to be 5 and over to hold a sparkler
• You have to be 18 or over to buy fireworks
• You have to not leave bonfires unattended
• You only hold 1 sparkler at a time
• You should only set off 1 firework at a time
• Never put lithium batteries in the bin unless it’s the proper bin
• If your phone starts to swell up, contact the manufacturer
• Only use approved chargers, with the CE sign
• Never leave your charger on over night
• Never, ever put batteries in your mouth

Big Question. This week we’ve been learning about sound – how it travels, vibrations and parts of the ear. In groups, we researched different Savannah animals and how they use sound and communicate. We had some excellent group presentations where once again, the creativity of the class really shone!