Hello everyone
It was lovely to welcome back the Primary 4 children back to school this week. We have got off to a flying start so far!
At the end of last term we finished our topic “Resilience through film”. The children wrote fantastic film reviews on either “Zootropolis”, “Moana” or “Inside Out” and showed great understandings of the plot, characters and setting of each film. The children were also able to discuss how the main characters in each of the films showed resilience. This week the children chose their new topic completely by themselves. We voted on our favourites and our new topic is… Animals! The children are very excited to begin this topic. We will be learning through Science, Technology and Art. We are looking forward to seeing how this topic unfolds.
Mr Woodward and I are looking forward to hearing the children’s class talks next week that they have been working on at home. We will begin to hear the children’s talks on Monday but will be listening to them throughout the week when each child is ready. There is more information on your child’s Teams page about this.
In Numeracy this week we have introduced the 6 times table to the children. They have made an excellent start on learning the stations of the 6 times table with a partner and also through listening to a very catchy song! We are sure the children will be 6 times table experts in no time!
Homework will resume on Teams on Monday. If you need paper copies of any of the activities then please let your child’s teacher know.
PE days will remain a Monday and a Friday each week for the next few weeks.
Thank you for all your support. Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Clark & Mr Woodward
Tag: Class Talk
Primary 4, 4.3.16
What an exciting day we had for World Book Day and some excellent costumes and characters from our favourite books! We took part in a class quiz to see how much we knew about famous books just for a bit of fun in celebrating World Book Day and customised bookmarks to make them our own.
This week we also had fun in health, ordering drinks depending on the amount of sugar we thought they had in them. We were extremely surprised when we seen the results. We have been learning about the effects of sugar on our teeth and are awaiting a visit from the Dental Nurses who have kindly agreed to come in to visit us and give us a talk. This will be followed up nicely next term with healthy eating.
Reminders:
Sport Relief bands will be on sale next week for £1.
Homework diaries to be signed.
Outdoor PE kit on Tuesday.
No indoor PE on Wednesday.
Homework:
Due Friday: Spelling as normal (all on new sheets)
Reading: apologies to the blue group, I forgot to hand out the book review sheets on Monday and therefore, they sat on my desk all week.
This week Reading homework for everyone will be a book review. Apologies again.
Class talk due to be handed in, the following week we will work our way through hearing them.
Primary 4 25.2.16
This week we have been busy practising our assembly for the rest of the school and our parents. We hope if you came to watch it, you enjoyed it and learned a lot. We have loved showing off all of our work and are very proud of how much we have learned so far!
Our science electricity challenge has finally been completed this afternoon with only a few more groups to report back. We have self and peer assessed our ability to make working circuits which include wires, buzzers, lights, batteries and motors. Our challenge stated we had to create a house with upstairs and downstairs which included working circuit components. It was up to us what we used the components for. We had a motorised revolving chair, a washing machine, a revolving ballerina for a jewellery box. Our creativity in this challenge really was super! Here are a few pictures.
Please remember next Thursday we have a dress down day where we have been asked by Primary 3 to come in dressed as a character from a book. Everyone has their thinking caps on with this one! Even the teachers!
Primary 4 have to organise the Day for Change very soon. If anyone has any ideas, please add a comment below. In the past we have had a change of disguise, change of hair do, wear our clothes backwards for a change, change of time (come into school in our PJs) so any other ideas are welcome!
Reminders:
Please sign homework diaries
Tuesday: outdoor PE Kit
Wednesday: Indoor PE Kit
Thursday: Dress as a character from a book (no donation is required)
10th March – P.S.A event: Spring Disco. If you wish tickets, please return the yellow form with money for ticket. £3.00 for one child, £2.50 per child for a family with two or more children attending.
Homework:
Due: Friday – Reading:
Red – P.154 – end
Blue – Write a book review following the worksheet provided.
Green – P.109 – end
Spelling as normal
Friday 11th March – Class Talks
