Welcome back, Everyone!

This term we have started off with revising our times’ tables and have begun to understand how multiplication links to division. We have also started learning about the different coins we have in our monetary system.

In topic, we have been learning about different habitats and how they affect the types of animals living there.

In French, we are learning to listen to and follow instructions by playing the French version of Simon Says. Our favourite phrase is go to the toilet!

We learned about similes and then made up our own similes to write a poem about our pet or favourite animal.

Enjoy your weekend!

This week has been very busy!

We finished our topic about the Ancient Egyptians and learned about the Egyptian seasons, their calendar and why it was based on the flooding of the River Nile, the hierarchy system and also who Moses was and what happened to him and his people. We learned how the events leading up to Easter Sunday and ‘Passover’ are linked to the events at this time in history. We made our own Palm leaves in remembrance of Palm Sunday.

In maths, we have continued looking at multiplication and are now beginning linking it to division. We learned more about the area of things as well.

This week we also had a special visit from a book author who told us about the book he had written, we had Dress down/dress up day and also our last session with Relax Kids.

Congratulations to Dionne for winning the Cheer Leading Competition!

Here are some pictures:

Enjoy the Easter holidays!

This week we learned about area. We learned that area is the space that something takes up. We put what we have been learning in the last few weeks to build pyramids from sugar cubes. We measured the completed pyramids in cm and worked out the area of the base.

In topic, we were learning about pyramids. we designed our own pyramids with a burial chamber, passageways and traps to stop the robbers. We learned about the most famous Pharaoh – Tutankhamun and how his tomb was discovered.

Some of us have had a chance to talk about our shadouf and its purpose. We are recording a presentation which we will be able to share soon.

On Wednesday we had our shared start. We have been learning about VCOP and our focus was how to use speech marks. It is quite tricky!

Have a great weekend. Enjoy the pictures from our shared start and our sugar pyramids!

What a busy week!
We had our assembly this week and had lots to prepare as last week we got no practice due to snow days. We worked very hard and enjoyed performing it for everyone. It didn’t go quite as planned as at the last minute the screen wouldn’t connect to the netbook so when we were giving information about Egypt there was nothing to see! We had great fun preparing and performing it though.
We would like to say a very big thank you to the parents who came and helped us get our makeup on.
In topic, we learned about the clothes that the Ancient Egyptians wore. We also learned lots about the different types of jewellery they wore and what material they used to make them. We then used our knowledge to help us design and make our own jewellery.
In maths, we learned about measuring items in cm and how we need to see what measurement is appropriate for the task. Should we use cm or m?
We are really lucky to get a slot with Sharon from ‘Relax Kids’ who has been teaching us about our bodies and how we can be in control of our bodies. So far we have learned about ‘My Brilliant body, Brain and Heart. We really enjoy the sessions and love to relax under the blankets at the end.
Here are some pictures from our assembly.

Have a great weekend!

Hello all P3’s!

As you know the school is now closed for tomorrow as well, Friday 2nd March, so don’t get bored! There are lots of different activities for you to do in the snow learning pack which I’m reposting for finding easily! Have fun but don’t forget to be safe. Stay away from frozen water!

See you all Monday!

Mrs. Ghafoor
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This was a short week but we still managed to fit a lot into it.

In French, we were learning to respond to simple instructions. We played the French version of Simon Says.

In writing, we are learning how to write a three-part story. Our story has a beginning, middle and end.

In topic, we learned what Hieroglyphs are and how the Egyptians used them to write. We made cartouches from clay and wrote our initials on them. We can’t wait to wear them as necklaces! We also made papyrus but not from the papyrus plant – we made it from rhubarb. It should be dry by next week so we will write on it using special pens and ink.

Enjoy your weekend!

This week we used our knowledge of foods we order every day to say what we liked or disliked, in French.

In maths, we have been learning different strategies to help us to subtract. and have been practising our times tables facts.

In our topic, we learned about the River Nile and why it was important to the Ancient Egyptians and why it is still important today. We also looked at what life was like for Ancient Egyptians and how it is similar or different to ours.

We have been learning how to ask questions about what we are reading. We had to remember to only ask questions that could be answered by watching, looking at or reading the information given.

Enjoy your long weekend.

This week we have been busy learning about subtraction. We have also been learning our times tables to help us with Big Maths Beat That. In topic maths, we have been learning about weight and how and why it is used in life. We have learned about kilograms (Kg) and grams (g). We made shortbread weighing our ingredients in grams but used Kg to weigh heavier things like stones, books or sand.

In writing we are learning to write a story and how to develop it to make it more interesting. We have to remember to use everything we have learned in grammar!

We have started our new topic about the Ancient Egyptians. We researched the jobs that Ancient Egyptians had. We learned how to use fact books to help us do this.

Enjoy your weekend!

We have had a very busy week and had lots of things to do and enjoy.
We learned about all things Scottish; the history of Tartan, Scottish foods, bagpipes and Robert Burns. We had a special visit from Mr Mackinnon who showed us the bagpipes. He showed us how they are played and what all the different parts are called. We also learned how to make shortbread. Then we ate it!
Here are our thoughts:
Orlaith: I enjoyed it when Graces’ dad came with the bagpipes.
Tiana: I enjoyed the music he played.
Grace: I enjoyed it when dad came in and showed us the different things.
Evie: I enjoyed making shortbread.
Eilidh: I enjoyed assembly practice and learning about Scots.
Grace Q: I enjoyed learning the dance.
Fearne: I enjoyed making the shortbread.
Ava: I enjoyed eating it!
Dionne: I liked learning the colours in French.
Sara: I enjoyed making shortbread.
Lilyrose: I liked making and eating the shortbread.

Happy New Year and Welcome back!

We started our new mini topic this week on Scots. We learned about Robert Burns and why he is famous and important to Scotland. We have started making our tartan bagpipes and they should be finished by next week. We wrote a poem in Scots Dialect about an animal – they are very interesting! Read them on the wall outside the classroom! We also chose our poem for the Robert Burns competition – 3 people will be chosen to go forward so we should practice learning them at home too.

In maths we finished off learning about Data Handling – we made bar graphs using frequency tables created from our class circle time about our favourite present received. We have started learning about subtraction as well.

In Health and Wellbeing, we are learning how to keep ourselves safe online. We had to choose a quality that makes us special.

Last week of the term/year is over!

We had lots of fun this week. We watched the panto – Cinderella and really loved it. We enjoyed singing along to the songs!
We learned how to make snowflakes and made them into Christmas cards for our family.
In maths, we played different games.

In topic, we learned how to keep safe in extreme weather. We learned about air pressure and we also learned about different climates around the world and why we have them.

In literacy, we learned how to use commas in lists – this will come in handy when asking for multiple presents and saying thank you for all the gifts we receive.

Now it’s time to relax!
Enjoy your holidays and have a Happy New Year!

This week has flown by – and not long till the holidays either!

This week we learned about Global Warming, it’s effects and also what we can do to prevent further Global Warming. We learned that we can recycle, reuse and reduce our waste. We made posters for different types of recycling.

In literacy, we learned how to identify an adverb in a sentence – this is tricky and we got really good at finding adjectives instead!

In maths, we have been learning about 3D shapes and how to build them. We also learned about their properties.

We had our Christmas party this week as well and it was great fun. We played different games and got a visit from Santa. We got a little reindeer each as a present!

Today was also the last session from the Bathgate Xcite team. We have learned lots about how to eat healthily and keep healthy. We got a certificate and a water bottle.

Have a great weekend.

This was an exciting week!

We got to go to our Rookie Rockstars performance on Wednesday or Thursday. We had lots of fun singing the songs we learnt for the CD> Some of us have bought the CD’s since they sounded amazing.

In maths, we have been using different strategies for adding and have also started learning about 3D shapes. 3D shapes are so cool because we made our Christmas tree decorations from them. To make a 3D shape, you need the net for it, which is a 2D shape! Our decorations look fantastic on our tree!

In Literacy, we were learning about adverbs. In writing, we wrote a letter to Santa asking him to come and visit all the P3’s at our Christmas Party, which is on 14th December at 1:30-3:00pm. We hope he can make it and isn’t too busy making the toys!

In LAC, we were learning about Global Warming and how it affects the weather. We learnt that we can try to prevent further Global Warming by working together as a team – not just in class or school but across the world. We all have to do our bit! We can do three things.
1. Switch off lights, (use less electricity), when we don’t need them.
2. Use cars less, use public transport more and walk to school if possible.
3. Reduce, reuse and recycle things.
We also looked at the water cycle and did an experiment for a water cycle in a bag.

Have a good weekend!

This week we revised what we wear in French – we remembered and learnt lots of new words.

In maths, we have been learning to use different strategies to add and we have also been learning about data frequency tables and how to find information from it. We understand the information given but found the written questions a lot more tricky.

We made hurricanes for our art lesson with Miss Lee – they look great!

We are practising writing using cursive writing and it is quite tricky as we have to focus on getting the letters the same size.

In writing, we learnt how to write freestyle poems. They sound easy but can be a little tricky!

Enjoy your weekend!

This week we have been busy with learning about data frequency tables. We learned how to collate information using tally marks and then how to answer questions about the information.

In literacy, we have been learning how to write a shape poem. We wrote one about tornadoes.

In topic, we were learning about extreme weather. We learned how to take notes about different things.

In art, we have been making poppies with Mrs. Thomson and in class, we have been learning how to create an effect using two types of media.

On Thursday, we had a special remembrance assembly. Remember to hold a minutes silence on the 11th hour, of the 11th, day of the 11th month. (Saturday)

Enjoy your weekend!

This week we have been very busy.

We learned about the seasons and the different types of weather you get in the UK. We looked at how the weather affects us and how we dress accordingly. We learned the names of clothes in French and made people to dress according to the seasons.

We already order our lunch tray in |French and now we have started ordering sandwiches in French!

In maths, we are looking at adding multiples of tens and are using different strategies to help us.

In Literacy, we wrote a poem about our favourite season. It was an acrostic poem.

We also had a M.A.D assembly – we did lots of talking with other chidren from all areas of the school!

Enjoy your weekend!

This week we finished our topic on Our Community. We worked as a team and made a town. The town had different types of shops and businesses, office blocks, a hospital, school, cinema and different types of houses. We discussed what was needed to make a town and then we designed a building for it. It looked really good – what do you think?

Orlaith: We built a town using cardboard boxes and paint. It was fun!
Fearne: We were learning about different buildings.
Grace M: Today we went to church and sang Harvest songs.
Sara: We’ve been learning how to design and paint different buildings.
Eilidh: We’ve been learning about giving instructions using forward, backwards, clockwise, anticlockwise, half turns, quarter turns and full turns.
Tiana: Golden time is fun.
Ava: My favourite thing was seeing the teacher smile!
Keira: My favourite part was when we got to draw a map of a town on paper.
Esther: My favourite thing was shared start because I got to show mum the floor grid.
Grace Q: I liked it when we went on our trip to spot houses.

This week we were learning how to write sentences remembering to use capital letters and full stops.
In maths, we have started to learn about co-ordinates and why they are used.
In topic, we learned about the history, what there is to do and see as well as about some famous people from Bathgate. We went on a trip around Bathgate town centre to see the different types of buildings, their uses and where

they were situated. We learned about the different types of people living in the houses.
Wednesday was our shared start and we shared our learning with our parents and grandparents. We had different stations with games and activities showcasing our learning about giving and following directions.

Evie: This week we were learning about less and more in numbers.
Keira: we have been learning about numbers before and after.
Sara: we have been counting in 10’s to 100.
Orlaith: We went on a walkabout around Bathgate to learn about all the different houses.
Evie: This week we started writing about our trip.
Alysheeya: We looked at different types of houses.
Ava: Bathgate used to be a mining community.
Alfie: John Newlands built the old Academy with money he earned abroad.
Joseph: We were learning about houses and how they connect – they are called semi-detached or terraced houses.
Alfie: I was at a Tae Kwon Do competition and I came in second place for doing the ‘Scissor Kick’ and I got a Silver medal. Well done Alfie!
Enjoy your weekend!

Here is a selection of things we have been learning and enjoying this week.

Fearne: We have been learning about maths facts and how to do them fast.
Evie: In maths, we have been learning about numbers more or less
Orlaith: We learnt about the different shade of colour. I did two pictures in art.
Sara: I enjoyed maths because I learn new things.
Tiana:: I enjoyed Golden Time.
Keira: I liked coffee morning because I got to see my Daddy.
Alfie: I enjoy school because we have a class charter that shows us how we behave.
Grace Q: I enjoy school because I like doing art and P.E.

In our short week, we have been quite busy.

We made posters to ask people to be responsible and put litter in the bin.
We made a line drawing of imaginary buildings.
We visited the Wild About Scotland Bus.
We played games when learning to count in 10’s forwards and backwards.
We reviewed our Review jotters!
We had lots of fun.