P6/7 have settled down quickly after the October holidays. We are busy making plans for the celebrations to mark the school’s big birthday. Our class will be learning about events and life in the 1960’s and are planning activities to share with our visitors. Some pupils have asked if they can dress in 1960’s style clothing on the special day and it is completely optional. (Please don’t buy anything special for this as it’s just for the one morning.)
On another note tomorrow – 25th October – is a dress down day in school. If you would like to send in a donation, we are collecting money for our supported child Segenet from Ethiopia.
We have been revising basic maths processes for Smart start tasks in the morning and the class are enjoying this challenge. It would be really helpful if you could remind your child to learn their times tables at home. We have been working on place value and will move onto decimals and fractions next. Everyone is looking forward to it!
In literacy we have been developing our descriptive skills and your child should be able to tell you what similes, metaphors and personification are. Please ask them about this.
Before the holidays we were learning about natural disasters such as earthquakes. Our new topic this term will be Japan and everyone has great suggestions for aspects they would like to learn about.
In gym we have been developing skills in basketball and team games. The class are also loving the zumba sessions we use for brain breaks. We use the Go Noodle site for this which is free to access from home in case your child wants to try some zumba with you.
