This week we learned all about Victorian schools. We used Venn diagrams to compare and contrast Victorian schools to Balbardie Schools. We also wrote a diary entry from the perspective of a Victorian school pupil. We are really looking forward to having a Victorian Day next week. In Numeracy we are continuing time and angles. We have been calculating long time durations, using clocks and number lines to help. We got two sessions of Jazzamatazz this week, and we loved it because we got to improvise on our glockenspiels.  Here are some of our highlights:

Mia – I loved violin this week because we passed a test in violin and got a certificate.

Lauren – I really enjoyed P.E this week.

Teighan – The Valentines Disco was really good!

Megan – I liked learning about Victorian schools and writing the diary entry.

Connor – I liked working with my learning partner to do the Venn diagram.

Kiara – I’m looking forward to having the Victorian day in class.

Jason – I am liking planning my class talk.

On Thursday 15th February we will be having a Victorian Day in class. The children can come to school dressed up as Victorian children.

Enjoy the long weekend everyone 🙂

For our Victorian topic we have been learning about horrible accidents that used to happen in workhouses! We wrote newspaper articles, reporting on real accidents that happened in the Victorian times. In numeracy we continue to learn about angles and time, and we played a time loop card game – we will try to beat our time next week. We also had a great time at Jazzamatazz where we got to play music on glockenspiels. In Science with Mrs McClafferty we are continuing to learn about solids, liquids and gases. Here are some other highlights –

Suvi – I liked doing the Dashing White Sergeant to music in P.E.

Skye – I liked Jazzamatazz because we got to play music.

Mia – I am really enjoying using the bow at violin practice.

Alfie – I liked Science this week.

Kiara – I really enjoyed writing the workhouse accident news article.

Amy – I liked Mental Maths this week.

Enjoy your weekend everyone.

We have been continuing to learn about the Victorians, and this week we focused on Thomas Barnardo, who helped thousands of homeless Victorian children. We wrote fact files and drew a portrait of him. In Numeracy, we are continuing to work on 24 hour time and angles. We also had another Jazzamatazz session which we really enjoyed!

Some other highlights:

Hannah – I’m enjoying drawing landscapes in Art.

Ranna – I won the Burns’ Poetry Competition!

Connor – I really enjoyed Mental Maths this week.

Kiara – I liked learning about Victorian children this week.

Suvi – We almost finished learning the Dashing White  Sergeant in P.E and I am really enjoying it.

Lauren – I really like doing problem solving with my learning partner Kiara!

This is us at Jazzamatazz! Have a nice weekend 🙂

We have been learning lots of new things in our first couple of weeks back at school. In Numeracy we are learning about Time and have been using clocks to test our learning partners. We started our new topic, Vile Victorians, and have really enjoyed learning about Queen Victoria – in pairs we made photo albums of her life. Here are some other highlights!

Mia – I really like Scottish Country dancing in P.E.

Alex – I liked Science this week because we got to make cakes!

William – I really like the Mental Maths lessons this week,

Alfie – I liked playing in the snow!

Kiara – I really liked my violin lesson this week because we got to use the bow for the first time!

Teighan – I have enjoyed everything this week!

Suvi – I liked finding out about Queen Victoria and writing a biography about her.

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

We have been learning about Fairtrade in our Caribbean topic and have enjoyed reading about how Fairtrade helps farmers. We have been continuing to learn about adding and subtracting decimals in numeracy. Here are some other highlights from this week:

Connor – I enjoyed practicing addition with the Christmas mosaic worksheet.

Euan – I liked playing musical bumps at our Christmas Party.

Catriona – I loved having breakfast with Santa!

Teighan – I thought the Christmas Lunch was delicious.

Ranna – I was so happy to win Christmas socks for being the best dancer at the Christmas party.

Mia – I liked helping at breakfast with Santa and I also really enjoyed P.E. this week.

Suvi – I liked making up a dance with Kiara at the Christmas Party.

Amy – I have enjoyed practicing carol singing for carolling at Morrisons on Monday.

Miles – I really liked playing team games at P.E. this week.

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

We had the best time at Rookie Rockstars and really enjoyed performing in front of our families. In literacy last week we wrote a personal piece about Winter and this week we made pamphlets advertising a Caribbean holiday. We have also loved reading in our animal themed class library. We are continuing to learn about the Caribbean and have been focusing on the coral reefs and the damage being done to them. We made posters with information about how to help save the coral reefs. In numeracy we have been learning about co-ordinates, decimals and multiplication with large numbers. Thank you to the parents who came in for PATPALS last week – we really enjoyed showing you all of the different activities we do for numeracy (some of us especially enjoyed eating all of the Cheerios we were supposed to use for making arrays!).

Thank you to the families who came to see our assembly. Enjoy the weekend!

In the event of school closure due to adverse weather conditions please use the link below for activities.

P5 Snow Learning

We have had a really busy and active week in P5a. On Monday we got a chance to try out Judo and we all loved it!  We also went to the Handball Festival and we really enjoyed meeting and playing against other schools. After this we got to dress up in our Halloween costumes and we learned about the history of Halloween. We are also continuing to learn about our new topic, Caribbean Island, where we have been looking at the key features of a map.  In Numeracy we have been learning about perimeter. We used straws to create our own shapes and then calculated the perimeter of them. Have a look at our pictures to see what we got up to.

We have had a busy first term and are looking forward to a well-deserved rest.

I have had an amazing first term in P5 – Teighan 

I really enjoyed all of the fun work we’ve done – Kiara 

I have really enjoyed Maths this term – William 

I really liked working on the Scottish Wars of Inpependence project – Alex 

I have enjoyed drama this term – Suvi 

I had fun in Art with Mrs Thomson – Ranna

I have really enjoyed P.E so far – James 

Thank you to everyone who worked so hard on the Freedom projects. They were all fantastic.

Enjoy the holiday!

This week in numeracy we have been focusing on the properties of 3D shapes and multiplication. We learned the correct terminology for the properties of 3D shapes and we worked in pairs to solve multiplication challenges. We also really enjoyed RME with Mrs Spence, where we discussed our opinions on our moral code today compared to the 10 commandments in Moses’ time. For literacy we collected leaves and wrote an acrostic poem all about Autumn. We have also started learning Futsal which we really enjoyed.

Thank you to all the parents who came to the class this morning for PATPALS.

We have had another great week in P5a. We really enjoyed painting this week with Mrs Thomson and RME with Mrs Spence. In numeracy we have been trying to beat our score in Big Maths Beat That, as well as building 3D shapes using sticks and card – have a look at our pictures to see what we made! We also had fun drawing David Walliams’ book covers and doing research on him for our library display. Finally, for drama we read the Twits and worked in groups to create a short performance as Mr and Mrs Twit and we loved performing this in front of the class.

We also had a lovely time at the Macmillan Coffee Morning and want to say thank you to everyone who helped organise it.

We have had a busy couple of weeks in Primary 5a!

Last week we had the best time at Low Port and we have some things we want to share with you!

Alex  I really enjoyed canoeing!

Liam I loved getting muddy at Beecraigs!

Euan I enjoyed having my birthday at Lowport

Suvi My favourite parts were the rain and canoeing.

Ranna When I had to put mud on my face I was absolutely devastated!!

Lucas My favourite part was going to Beecraigs and building the little houses

Kiara I enjoyed going to the Loch because we got to jump in puddles and get soaking!

Lauren I had fun canoeing

Campbell I loved the canoeing because we got to have a water fight

Catriona I liked jumping in the water

Murray I liked playing hide and seek when we did the Loch Walk

Miles I liked going to the chippy

Megan I liked getting Kelly’s ice cream when we went on the Loch walk

Joshua I liked going swimming

Amy I fell into the canal but it was fun!

Connor I had lots of fun soaking Teighan and Hannah on the canoes

Mia I really enjoyed sleeping after a busy, fun day

Here are some pictures!

Thank you to Mrs Aitkin and all other staff who made our time at Low Port “legendary” (Murray)

This week we really enjoyed continuing a story called The Tunnel using drama and instruments. Ranna I liked having the star role of Captain Hook!

Jess and Alfie made an excellent spelling game called Spelling Snakes for the class to play.

We really liked Art with Mrs Thomson when we got to draw lots of different shapes and use paint.

We played a game in maths called Splat which was really fun and exciting.

Lastly we got to tell spooky stories before writing our own stories called the Haunted House. We are really looking forward to Halloween now! Robert I really Kiara’s spooky story.

Have a lovely weekend!