P5 have had a fun week this week.
Christmas Card Competition
Mrs Stewart set the class a task of designing a Christmas card. Miss Stanway had a difficult job of picking a winning one because the standard was so high! This card will be sent out to a community group.
Summer – My card was a Christmas tree with a snowy window!
Health
Bella – Football is fun.
We love seeing Bella buzzing around enthusiastically like a rocket on the football pitch in her bobble hat although Oscar being successfully tackled by a large plant pot this week was a sight to behold!
Topic – Europe
This week we learnt about the Seville Fair that usually happens every year in Spain.
Colin – we designed a persuasive poster to encourage people to go to the fair.
Our success criteria for designing a good poster included detailed pictures of an appropriate size, colourful font and a persuasive slogan. Cameron knew it was important to make sure important information such as when and where it took place was included.
We listened to some flamenco music and many of the children were keen to have a go at being flamenco dancers.
Bailey enjoyed being a bull and Leo volunteered to be a matador with a swirling cape. This led to an interesting conversation about animal cruelty.
Music
We started our music sessions with ‘Limelight’ and have been practising using our body as a percussion instrument!
Numeracy
This week we have learnt different strategies for mental subtraction such as counting up to and we have used number lines to support our thinking.
Look out for our numeracy video coming soon!
Literacy
After reading this week, we practised writing a summary of what we have read. It is important to only include key information and make sure the facts are in the correct order. As we found this tricky, we agreed that it is a skill we need to practise.
Look out for our spelling strategy video coming out soon!
Compliment box
Jaxson was chosen this week and the class had several compliments to give him because he is so supportive and kind.
Homework
Some people brought in homework to share with the class, which was a very high standard. Well done everybody!
