{"id":7225,"date":"2026-01-16T10:59:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/MeldrumPrimarySchoolBlog\/?p=7225"},"modified":"2026-01-16T11:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:00:33","slug":"primary-5-16th-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/MeldrumPrimarySchoolBlog\/2026\/01\/16\/primary-5-16th-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary 5 – 16th January"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Victorians have arrived in Primary 5
\nPrimary 5 are looking at the importance of the Victoria Era in our history;
\nlooking at the life of children, the inventions, transport, the industrial revolution …… We are reading ‘The Mermaid in the Mill pond’ – this is a story about the life of children in a workhouse at this time. <\/p>\n

Great Green – ‘What went well’<\/p>\n

– We had lots of fun practising our badminton skills using balloons. We had to hold the racket in a thumbs up position, flick our wrists and keep the balloons from falling to the floor.
\n – In writing we described our monster using our core skills. We used capital letters and full stops :0) and adjectives and even similes. They were really good descriptions!!We are going to use these characters in our narrative writing.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Think Pink – ‘Even better if’<\/p>\n

– When using a ruler we most remember to start at 0 not at the end of the ruler.
\n – Always remember to use a \u00a3 or p during money calculations.<\/p>\n

Lead Learners.<\/p>\n

Our lead learners last week did a great job. Thank you <\/strong>Neve and Lucy.
\nThis week our Lead Learners are <\/strong>Amelia-Rose and Lily.
\nTheir task will be to support the class in measurement activities, making sure we all start at 0! as well as watching out for \u00a3 signs in money calculations!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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