C Blog Archive

It’s been another busy week in primary 4!  On Monday we had another lesson with NYCOS (The National Youth Choir of Scotland).  We were learning all about rhythm and learning lots of new songs.

In numeracy we’ve been working on fractions and trying to work out which fractions are bigger than others and in maths we’ve been interpreting lots of different types of graphs and charts.

Last term we were working on persuasive writing and we are now looking at how to write instructions.  This week we created instructions for a disgusting sandwich and some of the sandwiches were very creative.  There were a lot of slugs, slime and mouldy food going into our sandwiches!  You will be able to see these wonderful creations when  you come in for parents’ evening.

Our new topic for this term is technologies.  We started by looking at how technology has changed over the past few decades and thinking about how it might change in the future.  We were all surprised at the speed at how things are changing, especially at how small computers are now compared to the very first computers!

On Friday (24th) it is our Scots assembly and next week the children will choose two people from each class to recite their poem in front of the whole school in this assembly. Thank you for your support with learning the poem.

We hope you have a great weekend!

Mrs Muir and Miss Clark.

In maths we have been converting measurements and calculating perimeters. In numeracy we are focusing on fractions, decimals and percentages. To support the children’s learning in class please continue to encourage your child to log on to education city where there is a variety of activities for them to do.

We have been continuing to work on our science skills using our passports from DCHS. Our focus was on measuring water and temperatures accurately. Next week we will be looking at measuring mass and time precisely before undertaking more experiments.

All the children have been working really hard in class to learn their Scottish poem which they will be reciting in front of the class on Tuesday 21^st and Wednesday 22^nd January. Two children will be chosen to represent each class at the Burns assembly.

WWII Families and National Identity Cards

Primary 7 have travelled back in time to 1939; they have changed identity and have moved to either London or Clydebank! Other facts about their war time lives will be revealed to them over the next few weeks. The pupils will be finding factual details about their lives through various sources. Thank you to all the families who have shared their own memories and family histories of WWII, personal stories and artefacts bring the topic alive for the pupils. We have decided to add a section to our wall display to share family histories.

Literacy circles

We had some strong discussions at our literacy circles on Thursday and some interesting predications about what will unfold in our novels.

We would like to reiterate the importance of each child completing their literacy circle tasks in order to gain the full benefits of working in literacy teams.

Reminders:

Outdoor PE – Monday

Indoor PE – Tuesday

Homework:

Continue to learn Scottish poem

Mrs Macaulay’s numeracy – due on Tuesday

Mrs Wylie’s Denominators – homework due on Friday

Literacy circle –Thursday

Spelling – Friday

Topic homework  – due 24^th March

Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs Wylie , Mrs Macaulay and Mrs Muir .

This week in Primary 3 we have been working hard on health and hygiene. Pupils have created thorough instructions for hand washing and we now have the best hand washers in the school! (probably). We have been experimenting with glitter to show how easily germs can spread and how difficult it is to get some of the germs off, even after a thorough scrubbing. We also used a black light to shine a light on the problem of hand washing and it highlighted the effects of hand washing on hands and made us realise that germs can get in all the nooks and crannies and so making sure to wash everywhere is imperative.

We continued to develop our knowledge of knights and castles with work on how castles have evolved over the years from hill forts right up until the big towering castles that we have all seen and heard of. The pupils have been very inquisitive during our topic and this week was no different with many questions asked and many tangents followed which will hopefully allow them to have a deeper curiosity and understanding of our topic.

We have been continuing to develop our understanding of fractions and across the year group the pupils have so far been very comfortable with the topic. We have continued to work on our measuring skills and will be developing these further over the coming weeks.

Reminders:

Indoor PE: Mr Woodward – Monday                       Miss Smith – Wednesday

Outdoor PE: Both Classes Thursday

Scottish Poems to be learned for Wednesday 22^nd January

Spelling to be handed in Fridays

Thanks for your continued support,

Miss Smith and Mr Woodward

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! A welcome return to thy Primary 3s! We hath begun our topic of Knights and Castles and verily we hath created a year group full of the bravest of knights. We hath looked at the peasantry and nobility and hath created splendid portraits of our pupils as noble lords and ladies. We hath looked at the insides of castles and how castle were built, what makes a castle and who lived in them. The pupils hath made names for themselves as ‘Brave, Defenders, Powerful and Courageous’ and we look forward to creating adventures for our knights throughout the topic.

We have also given oot the Scot’s Poems fir oor Burn’s Poetry reading topic. Pupils wir given a chance to hear the poems read oot loud, with some very questionable Scottish accents by Mr Woodward, and wir given their choice of poem. This will be worked on in class but we also ask that they are encouraged to learn their poems at hame as they will be performing them in front of their own class. Those who would like to can also learn them to be put forward for the school’s Burn’s Poetry competitions.

We have started learning about fractions and the pupils have so far coped very well. We have been looking at splitting shapes up into parts, shading in those parts and asking what fraction has been shaded. Pupils have been comfortable in discussing and completing these challenges and are ready to get into more detail with further fraction work.

Reminders:

Indoor PE:           Mr Woodward – Monday                           Miss Smith – Wednesday

Outdoor PE:       Both classes – Thursday

We would like to thank you all for your kindness and generosity with the wonderful cards and gifts that were received before Christmas, they were very appreciated and it was very thoughtful, thank you!

Thanks for all your continued support,

Miss Smith and Mr Woodward

There has been a lot of festive fun in Primary 3 this week with the Christmas Party giving the children an opportunity to play games, dance, get dressed up and get their Christmas on! There were some spectacular dance moves on display and everyone was in great spirits. We played some party games and both classes showed such great class in showing great encouragement and sportsmanship to each other. They also had a great time doing our Scottish dances, the Military Two-Step and the Canadian Barn Dance, and most of them knew the dances well and were flinging and clapping and tapping all around the hall. We have also been working on some artistic Christmas projects, with wintery window scenes, reindeer and Santas aplenty.

We have looked at the Nativity story and have been creating puppets and backgrounds to be put together to create a stop motion movie of the Nativity. They have been story-boarding so they know what will happen throughout their scene and will then be testing their skills as voice actors as they record what their characters are saying. The pupils also showed off their own Nativity to the rest of the school in our first run through with costumes and it went very well. There were good reviews all round and I am sure that the full shows next week will be even better.

We have started to look at symmetry in maths and had a look at various shapes and buildings in real life that may or may not be symmetrical and we had some good discussions as to why we could argue some things are, or aren’t, symmetrical. There was a lot of debate as to whether Spiderman’s mask was symmetrical so I’m sure a closer look at the Marvel movies is in order just to make sure.

Reminders:

Monday 16^th December – Talent Show

Christmas Dress Down (50p)

Wednesday 18^th December – Nativity (10am and 2pm)

Friday 20^th December – Last Day of Term (There will be a collection at the Church as normal, any donations are appreciated)

Thanks for your continued support,

Miss Smith and Mr Woodward