🌟 Primary 3/4 Weekly Round-Up – Term 4, Week Ten
✏️ Literacy
This week, our spelling focus was the ‘aw’ sound. In grammar, we learned about commas in a list. To make our learning memorable, we designed some very unusual pizzas! The children created lists of ingredients for both their favourite pizzas and some truly disgusting combinations, practising how to separate items correctly using commas and and.
This week also marked the final chapter of our Magical Door journey. We entered Promise World, linking our learning to Global Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals.
The children wrote conversations between themselves and the Keeper of the Door, who explained why the Magical Door must now leave. In response, the children reflected on everything they had learned from the different worlds they had visited throughout the year and considered how these lessons might help them in the future.
To conclude our journey, each child wrote a Planet Protector Promise, explaining what they have learned through our Global Goals work and what actions they will take to help protect our world.
🔢 Maths
This week, we continued developing our understanding of time and explored how numbers change when dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000.
We also continued our work on area, helping the children build confidence in measuring and calculating the space inside shapes.
One of the highlights of the week was our Maths Whodunit Challenge. The children became maths detectives, using their skills and reasoning to solve a series of mysteries, including The Missing Pencil,and The Missing Chocolates. This was a fantastic way to apply maths in a fun and engaging context. Would you believe that they discovered it was Mrs Teale who had stolen the chocolate!!
We also completed some maths assessments, giving the children an opportunity to demonstrate the progress they have made this term.
🌍 Topic – Building a Business
Our café enterprise project continued this week as we worked alongside Primary 1/2 to create decorations and displays for our café.
We also explored the importance of risk assessments, discussing potential hazards and how businesses can identify and reduce risks to keep both staff and customers safe. This helped the children understand another important aspect of running a successful business.
💻 ICT and Global Learning
As part of our World Cup learning, the children selected one of their countries from our classroom sweepstake and carried out their own research.
Using their digital research skills, they investigated:
- Flags
- Population
- Languages
- Culture and traditions
- Interesting facts about their country
This provided a valuable opportunity to develop research skills while broadening our understanding of countries and cultures around the world.
🌎 World Cup Learning
We have continued to enjoy our daily World Cup activities, reading stories from different countries, learning about capitals and cultures, locating countries on our world map, and tracking tournament results on our classroom wall chart.
The children have shown great enthusiasm for learning about the wider world and making connections between geography, culture and current events.
🌟 Wider Learning
On Friday, we enjoyed Move Up Day, giving the children the opportunity to meet their new teachers and spend time in their new classrooms.
This was an exciting experience and helped everyone begin preparing for the transition into the next school year.
As we reach the end of our Magical Door journey, it has been wonderful to reflect on everything the children have learned this year. From Vikings to cafés, oceans to future worlds, and Global Goals to enterprise projects, the children have shown creativity, curiosity and enthusiasm every step of the way.
