🌟 Primary 3/4 Weekly Round-Up – Term 3, Week Eight
✏️ Literacy & Spelling
This week our literacy focus was inspired by Stick Man by Julia Donaldson. The children imagined that Stick Man was something special — perhaps a magic wand, a sword, or another powerful object — and wrote creatively about what it could become. It was fantastic to see their imagination and descriptive writing skills shine.
Our grammar focus this week was on capital letters and full stops. We even learned a little dance to help us remember when and how to use them correctly! The children then applied this knowledge carefully in their writing.
We also wrote our own newspaper reports, focusing on using alliteration in our headlines. The task was to create catchy titles using repeated initial sounds, and the children produced some fantastic, eye-catching examples.
In spelling, all of our spelling words this week contained the suffixes “less” and “ness.” We explored how these suffixes change the meaning of root words and practised using them accurately in our writing.
🔢 Maths
In maths, we introduced the jump strategy for addition, using practical and visual approaches to help us understand how numbers move along a number line. The children showed growing confidence in applying this strategy independently.
We continued consolidating our understanding of place value with another lively round of Place Value Bingo, and we extended our shape work with Mrs Smith.
This week we also explored odd and even numbers, learning how to look at the last digit of a number to decide whether it is odd or even. We read a fun story about Monster Odd and Fairy Even, and played games to help embed our understanding.
💻 ICT
We continued developing our coding skills using Code.org, building on our sequencing and problem-solving skills. The children are becoming increasingly confident at debugging when something doesn’t work the first time and understanding the importance of giving clear and precise instructions.
🏊 Wider Learning
We enjoyed another visit to Sandwick Library before heading to swimming. The children continue to show great enthusiasm and responsibility during these outings.
🎭 Assembly Preparation
We have begun preparing for our upcoming Maths Spectacular Assembly. The children will be sharing their maths learning with the rest of the school through drama. This week we enjoyed drama sessions to begin rehearsing, developing ideas, and working collaboratively on our performance.
We also attended the P1-2 assembly, where we listened respectfully and enjoyed learning about what they have been working on in their class.
🧠 Dough Discovery Session
We ended our week with a busy and creative Dough Discovery session, which included a range of mini challenges linked to our recent learning. The children:
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Measured and compared lengths
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Created 3D shapes to consolidate our shape work
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Formed punctuation marks out of dough
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Built a bridge strong enough to hold counters
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Designed an animal habitat
The session ended with a lively Dough Disco, where children took turns leading dance moves using their dough along to music — a brilliant mix of creativity, teamwork and fun.
🎨 Play Provision
Our play provision this week was inspired by Chinese New Year. The children explored:
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Noodles and tongs for sorting and fine motor challenges
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Chinese New Year crafts
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Large traffic light signs
Our Play Project focus this week was vehicles, which linked perfectly with the traffic lights and cones. The children created detailed digital vehicle pictures using Paint, built vehicles with blocks, designed car washes, and tested imaginative transport creations. It was fantastic to see such creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in action.
