Day: May 28, 2021

Literacy

 

We were learning to improve our vocabulary during Word Boost. We were introduced to 6 boost words and their meaning. When we hear a boost word, we have to put our finger on our nose and explain the meaning of the word. We also played the miming game, this is where one person has to mime out the boost word and the class have identify what the boost word is.

 

We were also developing our skimming and scanning skills during our reading comprehension. This is where we have to identify the key words within the question and skim read the text to find the answer.

 

For writing this week, we started learning about narrative writing. We were introduced to the structure we have to use for this genre and we created a narrative piece in small groups. Afterwards, we peer assessed each groups work and identified the areas of success and areas that they could improve on.

 

Maths

 

This week, we continued to develop our division skills. We were using our jotters to solve equations from the textbook. During number talks, we looked at division word problems. This is challenging as you have to initially work out what the question is asking you to do. We then discussed the different strategies we could use to calculate the answer.

 

IDL

 

For art this week, we were creating various landscapes. We were using pencils and we had to use different techniques to create different textures.

Numreacy- We have been finding discount.  We are getting good at it.

Literacy- We have been reading our class novel and we also wrote similarities and differences between 2 texts.

Writing- we wrote a comparison between two different stories.  We shared our writing to the class.

HWB- We discussed what afiirmation and self image means.

Writing

We began a new genre of writing this week – Narrative.

Vrishti – “We start with a title, then an orientation, then a complication, then a resolution”

Andrew – “We planned with a story mountain”

Charli – “We wrote a narrative story about minions losing their banana”

HWB

Elizabeth – “We were learning about life cycles”

Jayden – “A butterfly starts caterpillar, then a cocoon, then a butterfly”

Connor – “A human starts in a tummy, then a baby, then  toddler, then a teenager, then an adult”

Maths

Euan – “We had to estimate how many exercises we could do in the time”

Louie – “It was easy to estimate – I was close to some”

P.E.

Alfie – “We did some yoga with Mrs Anderson”

Oliver – “We did different poses like downward dog”

Emily – “We went outside to do football”

Maddison – “We were practising different passes”

P4/3 have enjoyed another successful week of learning and Mrs Morrison is proud of her class. We were lucky to have Mrs Stewart visit our class this week, where we demonstrated our knowledge of explanation writing. We explained the purpose of the writing and presented our information in paragraphs. Great job, P4/3!

Numeracy

We began our new topic of division and learned that dividing means to share groups equally. Some children used concrete materials to demonstrate their understanding, whilst others began to work out division problems. We also looked at the connection between division and multiplication. Please practise dividing by 2,5 and 10. Homework sheets will be sent home on Monday.

Literacy- Class Talks

Presenting information in front of others can be a nerve-wracking experience and as a class we discussed how some people are more confident than others at delivering this skill. However, we are all willing to give this a go and support and encourage each other. Well done to Isla and Ethan who presented their talks and answered questions from their friends. I look forward to listening to other children next week.

Have a lovely weekend and I will check in with you again next Friday.