P6b have had a wonderful week continuing our rainforest and place value learning.

In our literacy we finished off our information texts and they look absolutely amazing! Please feel free to observe our display outside the P6 classrooms on Thursday (meet the teacher) showcasing our amazing learning!

Later in the week we began looking at a newspaper article highlighting the impending climate chaos being caused by deforestation. We are presently planning our own newspaper articles in preparation for writing one next week.

In maths we finished our work on place value and essential calculations. We looked at some challenging 2-digit by 2-digit calculations as well as beginning our next topic; fractions. The children were absolutely enthralled to see the different connections fractions can make. We were able to recognise equivalence between thirds, sixths, ninths and twelfths as well as halves, quarters, sixths, tenths and twelfths.

Throughout the week we have also had a big focus on French. This week we have been recapping some words we learnt previously: days of the week, months of the year and colours.

Last, but by no means least, a huge well done to everyone in class who put themselves forward to the elected position of Student Councillor. This caused huge, but most importantly respectful, excitement in P6b. Every child who put themselves forward prepared a speech and had to take a question from the floor. I was extremely proud of how supportive we all were to each other during what can be a nerve-wrecking experience. Nevertheless, a secret ballet followed our presentations and it gives me great pleasure to announce Ben Templeton as our Student Councillor for 2018/19. Well done!

Congratulations on another super week, P6b!

PS – Meet the teacher is on Thursday night, please come upstairs to the P6 classrooms.