This week our class have been learning how to multiply decimals. We tried our best to ensure that we put the the decimal point in the right place. In addition to jotter work, we further embedded the skill we learnt by playing boards, card and Sumdog games.
For Science, learnt about the Principles of Ecotourism. We then created our very own Resort Plan which follows the three basic principles of Ecotourism.
Wednesday 19th February
In the morning we were working on our topic.We were finishing off our mind maps and our calendars .We call ourselves “Deans Travel Agents.”In P7 we use pathways to come up with learning intentions .
Maths pathways ~ I can carry out money calculations involving the four operations.
I can collect, organise and display data accurately on a verity of ways including the use of digital technologies. 
Reading pathways ~
I can organise my notes and present my information in different forms including mind-maps, 
Community Garden
P7 now have some seeds to plant (indoors) so when the weather improves we can get outside and plant them in the garden.
We are also Chitting potatoes we got from the RHET (Royal Highland Education Trust) and hopefully when the weather improves we can get them outside as well. The potatoes are part of a competition, Super Sonic Spuds, to see which school involved can grow the heaviest crop.
Week beginning 21st February 2020
Mon –
P1 and P2 multi-sports lunch club
P4-7 Football club 3.15pm
P5-7 art club 3.15pm
P1 science club 3.15pm
P5-7 Choir 3.15pm
Tue-
PEEP sessions
NYCOS working with p4
Ukulele lunch club
Basketball lunch club
P3/4 Sharing the Learning
Planet soccer nursery session
Netball club at 3.15pm
Home learning club 3.15pm
Wed-
Scripture Union lunch club
Planet soccer nursery session
P1-3 football club 3.15pm
Lego club 3.15pm
Numeracy club 3.15pm
Thu-
P4 Futsal session
Zumba club 3.15pm
Cookery club 3.15pm
Lego club 3.15pm
Football tournament 3.15pm at DCHS
Fri-
Handball P3-5 12.30pm
This week we have been doing decimals as a way of helping us with our understanding of decimals, their addition and times tables.
We have also been visiting the nursery where we had lots of fun. It brought back lots of memories.
Despite it only being a short week we have still worked hard!
Maths
This week in our ongoing learning about fractions we recapped how to find fractions of amounts and practised finding equivalent fractions.
Monika – Fractions was hard but fun!
Leigha – I enjoyed learning different ways of working things out.
We also played fraction games to reinforce our learning.
After practising the x9 table for the last few weeks we are now going to practise the x3 table for the next two weeks before having a test.
Big Maths – More of us beat our score this week and we were very happy about that!
Literacy
We have been learning about how to write persuasively.
Princess – I enjoyed doing the advert because I like designing things.
Shantell – I enjoyed the adverts – it was fun.
R.M.E.
Using the laptops we researched the meaning of Christian artefacts.
Health
We found out what would happen to our bodies if we misused alcohol.
Hannah – I enjoyed learning about the effects alcohol can have on the body.
Aleena – It was very interesting.
Art
We continued our learning about how line is important when drawing. The work of Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro was considered before we went on to complete some expressive work. Some of us drew a person with spaghetti, nails or string for hair and then we tried to draw a hairy spider.
Samuel really enjoyed this work. He thought it was fun!
Mason-I liked the art.
Keris – My favourite part was drawing the hairy spiders.
P.E.
Bella – I enjoyed flicking the ball in P.E. when we played hockey.
New Topic – WWII
Next week we will start learning about WWII.
Lewis – I enjoyed the WWII brainstorm. I am looking forward to our new topic.
STEM
In our class some people entered the school design competition and their brilliant designs earnt them a certificate. The overall class winner won a ‘Build a Volcano’ set.
It has been a short but busy week in Deans Den. The children continue to develop their reading skills by using known strategies such as looking at the picture clues. Most children are becoming more confident to share their suggestions with others, well done !!
Snack time and preparation is a key part of group time as it enables children to become more independent and develop their social skills, whilst sitting at the dining table. This week we have discussed changing our snack options and here are some of the suggestions:
” cheese sandwiches with sauce” Andrew
” bagels, oranges and carrots” Charli- Mae
” cherries and carrots” Maddison
” Crackers and cheese” Max
Updated snack menus will be sent home on Monday.
Well it has been a shorter week this week in P3/4.
Numeracy
In numeracy this week we have continued to explore different strategies to use in subtraction. Last week the circles were introduced to the inverse rule of addition and subtraction within numbers up to 100. This week they continued to use this strategy to check their answers to an addition problem. They were able to achieve this by reversing the process and using a subtraction sum to see if their answer was correct in the addition sum. The triangles and rectangles were introduced to this strategy this week. They were challenged to use the inverse rule working with numbers up to 20. The children were able to use their knowledge of number facts of numbers within 20 to successfully use this strategy. The children were given an extra challenge, they were asked to try using this strategies
Topic
P3/4 and P3 continued working on ‘Oor Wee Tour of Scotland’ topic. The children worked collaboratively in their groups to create a dramatatised advert to encourage tourism in Glasgow. The children were to use their acting skilss to show what Glasgow has to offer and why people should visit. The children were also tasked with writing their own script of facts about Glasgow today and Glasgow in the past.
The children were given the opportunity lead their own learning by working in their groups and sharing ideas with one one another. This really helped the children to solidify their idea for an advert and how they would present. The children then were given the chance to do a practice run, this allowed feedback from their peers with a clear picture of any next steps needed to tighten up their advert for when they come to recording it.
Literacy
We used our dictionary skills to locate this weeks spelling words. the children were asked to find the definition of the word and write them next to their spelling words. The children enjoy using this strategy. Next the children will be asked to use a thesaurus to find words of a similar meaning. This will help them expand their vocabulary and attain an understanding of when and how to use different words.
This week has been very short after the long weekend! Numeracy We have been continuing to learn about time. Tyler: "I'm good at time, I like that I challenge myself to get the correct answers." Isla: "It's hard sometimes but I never give up." Writing We have been trying to use adjectives in our writing. Darby: "An adjective is a describing word." Ethan: "Some adjectives are big, teeny and small." RME We have been learning about the Creation Story. Brendan: "We had to wear pictures and order ourselves to put the story in order." Lucy: "Eve ate the fruit from the tree when she wasn't allowed to." Art We have been creating different kinds of lines by making 2D shapes. Aayan: "We had to use special dot paper to draw 2D shapes using a ruler." Sophie: "We used lots of bright colours to colour each shape a different colour."
