This week we have been working hard to become more independent learners. We have focused on strategies that we could use when writing to help us become more independent. The main strategies we have found to be most useful are using a wordbank, an alphabet strip and attempting to sound out words phonetically. The children have done so well and are becoming more confident and willing to “give it a go”. Some examples below.
Hamish McHaggis
We have just about come to the end of our tour of Scotland with Hamish. The children have really enjoyed it. This week we drew pictures of Nessie and tried to think about words to describe her. The children thought she was beautiful, shy, friendly, enormous etc.
We also tried to plot some towns and cities he had visited on a map of Scotland.
Also a big thank you to Elizabeth who along with her mum made this beautiful tartan handbag.
Developing the Young Workforce
Children are becoming more confident when leading learning and are now more readily volunteering. We are working on the skills required to lead e.g. good listening, fairness, encouraging members of their team etc.
Children have also been trying to work collaboratively with each other and developing turn taking as well as listening and talking skills.
Numeracy Challenge
This week the children worked in small groups. They had to add 2 numbers together and display the answer using dots patterns.
Have a lovely weekend!
