Well done to everyone in our class for learning their poems, performing in front of everyone, using actions and Scottish accents. The standard was extremely high this year!
We are pleased to announce that Emma Nimmo and Callum Twogood will represent P5 at the Burns Assembly on Friday morning. Callum will recite, ‘My Doggie’ and Emma will recite ‘Street Talk’.
Good luck from P5.
Thank you for all my beautiful Christmas gifts, I was spoiled and feel extremely lucky.
We have an exciting term ahead of us! You can look forward to learning all about the Tudors and Mary Queen of Scots. This was a very interesting time in both the history of Scotland and Great Britain. You could visit Linlithgow Palace, Edinburgh Castle, Loch Leven or the Palace of Holyroodhouse to learn more about this time. There will be a home challenge this term which will include you building a Tudor home or decorating a Tudor room. Start doing some research as the challenge will be on Glow soon. I will check this task every Friday so please bring it to school on this day.
We will begin to work on measure, information handling and shape in numeracy, as well as trying out a fun new resource called Big Maths.
I look forward to reading some of your fantastic writing and hearing you all improve in your reading. We will be doing our literacy circle work as home learning this term and discussing it in class every Monday. Please complete one task a week and bring it to school on a Monday.
P.E. will continue be on a Tuesday and Thursday so please remember your P.E. kit on these days. We will be going outside as often as possible so it would be helpful if you could bring jogging bottoms and a hooded jumper on these days.
Primary 3/2 have been busy with their pirate topic. They made some super pirate hats using their folding skills and cutting skills. In Art pupils have learned how to draw a pirate face and colour it in using oil pastels. They look brilliant ! In writing pupils have learned how to write a Captain’s log all about life at sea.
Primary 6 have been asked as part of their Home Learning to comment below on their learning this week about aspects they have enjoyed.
We are busy decorating plates and making decorations to sell at the Christmas fair in the school. We will put some pictures on the blog soon of our lovely crafts.
We have been learning about the Hindu festival of light ‘Diwali’. We read the story and looked at Diya lamps. We had fun dressing up making our own saris and making rangoli patterns. We watched Diwali celebrations on the Smartboard and have been learning about fireworks and fire safety.
In the nursery we have been reading the nativity story ‘The Sleepy Shepherd’. We are all trying hard to learn the songs and we look forward to performing the nativity on 12.12.13 in the school hall.
Primary 6 have been working hard rehearsing their assembly which they will be presenting this Friday 22 November at 9.30 am. We all hope you all enjoy it!
Calling all Pupils in P4 and p4/3…
Snowflakes might fall from the sky,
And if they do here is stuff that you can try,
Take out your snow jotters and get onto Glow,
Click on these links, don’t be slow!
You will find games, challenges and worksheets too,
Become one of the online working crew
Look on here to see your learning hooks
So let’s get started, get out your books!
Writing
Create a story about when Santa got stuck up your chimney. In your jotters, plan around the 5 ‘W’s’: Who, What, Where, Why and When. Remember to include;
• Where and when is your story taking place?
• Who are the characters that will be in your story?
• Explain what you are going to do to help Santa save Christmas and include reasons for your decisions (why?)
• Write about how your story will end.
• Remember to include 3 paragraphs for your; beginning, middle and end.
Imagine you get trapped inside a snow globe. Write about what you would do if you had to live inside as if you couldn’t get out. Remember to include the 5 ‘W’s’ and paragraphs as described above.
Espresso
Remember you can log on to our Espresso website using the login details in your Glow booklet. Watch the First Level news on a Wednesday, try the daily challenges, look at the First Level Maths games, watch and try out the Scottish country dancing videos and navigate the section on The Titanic.
Literacy
Read a book at home, of your own choice that you enjoy, and complete a book review to describe what you thought of it.
www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/printouts/BookReview.pdf
Spelling
Spelling will be listed here if the school closes. Use all your active strategies and include writing in the snow. You could also try some games on Spelling City, available at: www.spellingcity.com and use the free activities on the left hand side.
Maths
You can access various maths games on:
http://www.multiplication.com/
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm
www.sumdog.com/
Titanic Topic tasks:
Online Game- Explore this website about the Titanic and play the game.
http://www.kids.nationalgeographic.co.uk/kids/games/interactiveadventures/titanic/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/titanic-survivors-pt-1-2/6865.html
As a mark of respect, Primary 7 worked in pairs to write ‘Poppy Poems’ to remember all those who have fought and died at war. Below are some excellent examples of the children’s work.
Well done Primary 7. Keep working hard!
Hello Primary 7 and Primary 7/6,
Below are some activities for you to do if we happen to have any ‘snow’ days this winter. Please do not complete these tasks unless the school is shut. Try your best but remember to have some fun in the snow too!
Miss Holley and Miss Weston
Writing
Task 1: Log on to Espresso and watch the latest News Bites. Choose one of the main stories to research in more detail and write a newspaper article about it. Watch the BBC Bitesize clip to remind you of the key features of a newspaper report and use the template provided to help you structure it correctly.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/writing/newspapers/play/
Task 2: Write a set of instructions about how to build a snowman. Watch the BBC Bitesize clip again to remind you of the structure and use the checklist below to ensure you have included everything in the correct order:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/writing/instructions/play.shtml
Task 3: Bah! Humbug! Write a letter to the character of Scrooge from ‘A Christmas Carol’ to persuade him to celebrate Christmas. Have a look at the link below to help you structure your letter correctly:
You may wish to listen to ‘A Christmas Carol’ audio book using the following link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/english/a_christmas_carol
Task 4: Write an acrostic poem about Snowflakes. Remember an acrostic poem uses the letters in a word to begin each line. The activity in the link below will help you out:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrostic/
Task 5: Write an A-Z poem about Christmas. Read through the example in the link to inspire you. Remember to include lots of ‘WOW’ words, similes and metaphors!
Task 6: Write some Haiku poems about Winter. Remember to first line must contain 5 syllables, the second 7 syllables and the third 5 syllables. Look at the example below:
Reading
Task 1: Read the interesting information on the website below to find out how other countries celebrate Christmas. Then complete the Literacy Circle roles detailed in the links below – Super Summariser and Imaginative Illustrator. You can choose which two countries to focus on.
http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/index.htm
Task 2: Read the poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ in the link below and answer the comprehension questions which follow. Then try to create your own poem describing how you imagine Santa delivers toys on Christmas Eve.
Twas the Night Before Christmas Comprehension
Maths
The following links will help you improve your accuracy with grid multiplication:
http://www.gridmult.co.uk/activity/
http://www.iboard.co.uk/activity/Grid-Method-547
http://mathsframe.co.uk/fr/resources/resource/11/multiplication_grid_method
The following worksheets will give you more practise of grid multiplication:
http://www.worksheetworks.com/pdf/e73/7c04962608a6/WorksheetWorks_Grid_Multiplication_3.pdf (TU x TU)
http://www.worksheetworks.com/pdf/e73/7c04962608a6/WorksheetWorks_Grid_Multiplication_2.pdf (HTU x TU)
http://www.worksheetworks.com/pdf/e73/7c04962608a6/WorksheetWorks_Grid_Multiplication_1.pdf (HTU x HTU)
The following link has lots of different games and activities to support your numeracy and maths work and mental recall. Try some of the Year 5 and Year 6 activities:
http://www.primarystudents.co.uk/
Remember you can log on to Mathletics or Sumdog at any time using your individual passwords and play any of the games!
Christmas Origami:
Try to following the instructions and videos to make some lovely paper crafts. There are even some great Christmas stocking ideas which won’t cost you a penny!
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/christmas_origami_for_kids.htm
Build a Snowman Game:
http://www.flasharcade.com/arcade-games/build-a-snowman-game.html
Primary 7/6 are looking forward to presenting their class assembly to the rest of the school and parents on Friday 15 November at 9:30am. Our assembly will be on the Victorians which has been our topic this term. We hope you all enjoy it.
Miss Weston wants to check that everyone in P7/6 can log onto glow in case we are closed because of the snow. Please leave a comment below to show me you were able to log on. Thanks 🙂
Primary 1 have now settled into school life and are very familiar with rules and routines.
They have been learning initial sounds and numbers to ten! Ask them about odd and even numbers.
We are now moving on to a new topic called ‘Penguin Small’ and can’t wait to hear the story!
The following websites can be used in the event of school closures due to adverse weather conditions.
Maths:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/interactive/index.htm
Addition and subtraction to 10 and 20. As well as a variety of other maths learning.
Language:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/adventures/index.shtml
A variety of literacy skills and games.
Science:
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/seasons/eng/Introduction/
Find out as much as you can about the months of the year and the 4 seasons!
Fun!:
http://www.northpole.com/
Fun activities with Santa and his elves!
Many thanks!
Mrs Watson (p.2/1)
On Friday 7 November Primary 5 will be presenting their fantastic assembly. If you are a parent or carer of a child in P5 please come along for a 9.30am start to see all our hard work come together.
We look forward to seeing you.
P.2/1 have been learning lots about nocturnal animals as part of our new inter-disciplinary topic! Ask them to tell you a fact about a nocturnal animal!
The nursery pre school children are looking forward to starting their project with the P1 children where they will be learning all about ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’. We are excited to work with the P1’s in their classrooms.
The children in the nursery have been working hard to plant potatoes. The morning children planted 4 potatoes and the afternoon children planted 3. We have to remember to feed and water them to help them grow. We can’t wait to harvest the potatoes and use them for snack.
