This week has been week of very varied weather and we’ve certainly been kept on our toes updating it on our french board!

Our thoughts on our learning this week –

Ben – I learnt how to read time on digital and analogue clocks.
Maisey – In music we learnt how to interact with different types of music.
Charlotte – I learnt how to feel the music when we were learning some songs.
Luke – I learnt about Darnley’s murder with 3 items beside him.
Hope – I learnt tricky words in spelling.
Emma – I learnt how to make a circuit.
Callum – I learnt how to join 2 circuits together.
Guy – I know how to make a circuit and I answered a question about making a circuit.
Jason – I have learnt to do tricky maths, especially doing my bronze tables test.
Nathan – I have learnt more about saying the days of the week in French.

We loved the song and you can too!

Jack – I learnt about the days of the week in French.
Camaron – I learnt about Mary Queen of Scots.
Isaac – I learnt how to nmake a circuit with 2 batteries.
Jacob – I learnt that if you put something non metal into a circuit, it doesn’t go on fire but the circuit didnt work either.
Lucy – I learnt tricky words in spelling.
Katie- I learnt that electricity can flow through metal.
Rose – I learnt to put 2 batteries into a circuit.
Hayley – I learnt how to make a circuit.
Louie – I learnt how to add a buzzer into a circuit.
Elliot – I know what happens if you connect a battery to a pen.
Aryan – I learnt how to add 2 batteries into a circuit.

In Science, we asked a lot of questions about circuits. We then tried to find out the answers.

We also enjoyed investigating electricity on this website.
http://www.hyperstaffs.info/science/work/child/circuits.swf

Pupil of the week – Hope for being helpful to her classmates and being a good friend.

Table to the week blue with 690 points!

Literacy

We have been learning how to write a newspaper article this week. We used a writing planner to take notes before transferring the notes into a full article. We had to make sure we had the correct layout and an appropriate headline. Some of us included quotes in our article and Miss Drummond was impressed with our ‘have a go approach’ with punctuation we weren’t sure of.

Mia– I enjoy writing and I like trying new kinds of writing and different punctuation

Euan – I enjoyed doing the newspaper article and I think I had a good headline – Murder Mystery

Maths

We have been learning about the 24 hour clock this week. It really is extremely tricky because there are 24 hours in a day but that’s actually day and night. A.m. is the part between midnight and midday and pm is between midday and midnight but pm gets 12 hours added on but you don’t say 13 o’clock you say thirteen hundred hours …easy ! There is so much to remember however we are getting there.

Connor – I really enjoyed learning about the 24 hour clock.

Jason – It was tricky at first but I kept trying and that’s our growth mindset

LATC

We have been discussing the death of Lord Darnley and who the possible suspects are, and if he was indeed murdered.

Suvi – I thought that Elizabeth killed Darnley because she wanted Mary to marry one of her friends

William – I think the Earl of Bothwell killed Darnley because he knew everyone hated Darnley and killing him could mean that everyone would want him to be king for killing him

Sophia – I think Mary killed Darnley because she said she was at a masked ball but no one would know if she was there or not or she might have sent someone else in her place . She wanted Darnley dead because he was horrible to her.

Have a great weekend!!!

Hi,

In this week’s Circle Time we focused on Changes.  We realised that we have changed a lot since the beginning of the school year and that we have learned lots of new information and developed skills to help us as we grow.  We spoke about the thing that we have improved the most:

Max – “I have got better at counting and writing numbers.  I can sometimes do the red level!”

Liam – “I can do my best work now because my friends and teacher can show me what I have to do”

Leila – “I know how to read some words now and am starting to be able to write some words”

Emily – “I have learned how to use a ten frame.  They help me to learn my numbers”

Breghannon – “I learned about ten frames too! I like moving the counters to build ten”

We have also had a great time learning in other areas of the classroom!  Here are some of our best bits:

Teigan – “Counting with Pete the Dragon”

Marley – “I liked playing with new friends at the number station”

Cameron – “Mixing colours was really fun! It was funny when Mrs Mansfield rubbed paint on her hands to show us what happens when we mix colours!”

Regan – “I liked playing at role play, I liked using the real-life superhero puppets”

Ellie – “When we went outside to have some fun learning numbers and counting”

Keegan – “When we went outside and got to draw number bubbles on the ground”

Poppy – “When we got to play PE games with Mr Jeffries”

Leah – “When Mrs Mansfield took us for PE, I liked the new Shark Attack game where we practised travelling”

We spoke about keeping ourselves safe and using medicine properly, here are some of the things that we have learned:

Brandon – “Only adults that we know and trust should give us medicine because it can be dangerous if we take medicine that we shouldn’t have”

Rio – “Medicine can look like sweeties, we shouldn’t pick up things off the ground and eat them”

Rory – “The wrong medicines can make us very sick, we should only take medicine if a grown up that we trust tells us to – sometimes we don’t need medicine, we might just need a rest”.

We hope you have a lovely weekend!

Thank you!

Primary 2/1

Rowan: I enjoyed learning how to estimate in maths. We were placing  numbers on an number line.

Jennie: I enjoyed learning colours in French. Rouge is red!

Cole: I enjoyed learning more about space. We were learning about the relationship between the moon, sun and earth.

Zoe: I am enjoying reading our class novel the BFG.

Lucy: I enjoyed learning more about space. We were learning about the planets and that Jupiter is the giant of the solar system.

Paul: I have enjoyed reading my group novel- The Dancing Bear by Michael Murpugo.

It has been a short week at school this week; nevertheless it has been a busy one!

This week we completed art work where we drew the outline of our side profile onto coloured paper then cut it out to make a silhouette.  We then wrote three facts about ourselves and stuck them underneath our silhouette so that others can guess who is who by reading the facts and looking at the shape of our faces.

Yesterday we revised our learning so far about 2D and 3D shapes.  We learned the different names for different triangles (equilateral, scalene, isosceles and right angle.)  We also looked at the art technique called perspective.  This is where objects look smaller when they are further away.  To create perspective art, you have to include a vanishing point and ensure that all corners meet at that exact point.  We transferred our learning about quadrilaterals and triangles by incorporating them into our art work.  Our 2D shapes now look 3D as a result of the vanishing point.  They will look really effective on display in our class.

As part of our CSI context for learning, we examined finger prints.  We learned that there are three main types of fingerprints- loops, arches and whorls.  Approximately 60% of people have loops, 35% have whorls and 5% have arches.

‘I discovered that I had a plain whorl.’ – David.

We looked at our own finger prints and next week will be lifting our prints.  We will also compare the finger prints found at the crime scene in school and compare them with our 6 suspects.

Have a lovely weekend,

P7b

Dojo Winners- David and Millie

RRS- Article 28- Right to an education

Important Assembly Date Change

Please note our class assembly date is now on Friday 28th of October and not on 11th of November as previously stated.

This week in P2 we were very excited to get a visit from Diana the optician.  She told us a lot of information about her job, how our eyes work and what we can do to help our eyesight. We tried on lots of different glasses and lenses and had fun with all of the games.

We have had fun this week learning the days of the week in French and we will try to practise them every day.

In maths this week we have been busy practising our BIG numbers in our mental maths and next week we are looking forward to our Number talk activities.

Mr Bremner the minister,came to visit during assembly and we listened to his stories about the bible.

Achievements this week

Kyle has achieved his red belt in Tae Kwon Do

In swimming Lexi moved up to a higher level

Archie has been practising hard on his electric scooter

Lois has been practising her tennis skills

Luke and Hollie have been improving in his drama class

Emma is on step 4 in dancing

Hello,

We have enjoyed having a short week at school this week and have liked telling everyone about our adventures over the weekend.  We have learned about writing postcards, our new sound ‘i’, using ten frames and dot patterns to help our counting, 2D shapes and their properties and we have also had a circle time to extend our learning about feelings and way to express these.  In our ‘Balbardie Superheroes’ lessons we have been learning about what to do in an emergency!  We identified the real life superheroes that work in the emergency services and the Primary 2s were able to think about what equipment these people need for their jobs and how they keep us safe.

We spoke about what qualities real life superheroes must have to do their job.  This is what we spoke about:

Regan – “Firemen, policemen and ambulance drivers save the day, every day!”

Poppy – “The vet is a superhero because they help the animals when they are not well”

Leila – “The nurse is amazing because she helps people”

Millie – “The vet helps the animals, that is cool”

Brandon – “The dentist is a hero because they check your teeth and keep people’s mouths healthy so they don’t get sore”

Rio – “A doctor is the best real life superhero because they can help you when you fall or get really sick”

Ellie – “A policeman or policewoman is very brave.  They can help if a wee boy or girl gets lost, they can get them home safely”

Cameron – “Firemen put out the fires.  This makes them a superhero because they must be very brave”

Liam – “I like ambulance drivers because they help people in an emergency, grown ups too!”

Teigan – “Policemen help people.  They helped me when I got lost”

Breghannon – “Firemen help in emergencies like when there is a real fire.  There wasn’t a real fire at school this week”

Max – “The emergency services are very fast, they must be healthy!”

Marley – “Maybe when I grow up and work in McDonalds the firemen will need to come and put out the fires, the firemen will have jobs for years!”

Rory – “The lollypop man is an important superhero because they keep people safe when they cross the road”

Romeo – “Policemen can keep the roads safe – if someone goes too fast they can tell them to stop!”

Rocco – “Firemen can climb up ladders to help people if they are stuck.  They can’t be scared of heights”

Jonah – “Doctors are a special superhero because they help people and save lives”

Keegan – “Teachers are real life superheroes because they teach us everything we know!”

Leah – “A vet is my favourite superhero because they look after animals.  I would like a hamster, the vet would look after my animal”

Even though it has been a short week we have learned lots!  We are all looking forward to more exciting learning next week!

From

Primary 2/1

Hi Everyone!

We have been busy navigating our way around Didbook this week in preparation for us using it to record our learning journey.  We are excited about all the different things we can put on it, and will be using it this year instead of our Profile Jotters.

Next week we are off to Low Port and we have been talking about what it will be like, what we will be learning and of course, the best clothes to wear to the disco!  An important reminder that on the Monday all children should bring their own packed lunch but Tuesday and Wednesdays are provided. We also asked Mrs Aitken a few questions we had –

We  should not bring technologies – no devices of any kind.

We can bring a hairdrier but not straigtening irons.

We do not need sweets for nighttime.

We meet at the shelter for 9am – the children know where abouts!