Author: Mrs Morrison

This week, P4/3 learned about stop frame animation during their time with Mrs Buntin. All of the children made contributions to re-telling the Christmas story using the technique of stop frame. A big well done to Ashley and Nathaniel who were able to describe and demonstrate the process to Mrs Morrison!! Look out next week (via e-mail) for the finished piece of work, well done P4/3!

 

Next week, we will enjoy our last week of term before the Christmas holidays. A big well done to all of the children for dealing  so well with the changes that have had to be implemented due to COVID-19. Mrs Morrison is proud of you all!

Special events next week:

Tuesday 15th December- movie afternoon and snacks!

Wednesday 16th December- P4/3 record a Christmas poem. Children to wear Christmas jumpers or something sparkly!!

Enjoy your weekend and I will check in with you all next week.

What a busy week in P4/3 as we have been working collaboratively (a skill for life) to discuss, organise, present and film our learning for parents/carers to view. Look out for the link being sent to your e-mail, so you can watch our amazing presenting skills and learn more about what takes place in class!!

Outdoor Learning

All of the class enjoy outdoor learning with Mrs Dobbie on a Friday morning. Here are some pictures which showcase the learning that takes place in our outdoor environment.

We continue to develop our literacy skills and participate in spelling activities on a daily basis. This consistent approach is certainly helping as some children are scoring 100% in their dictation assessments at the end of the week. Well done P4/3, keep up the good work.

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

It has been another busy week in P4/3 as we continue to build on our learning, challenge ourselves and trying our very best with every task. We have been exploring different texts, with a focus on identifying the differences between fiction and non- fiction books. This is a key skill to develop as the majority of texts children will explore in high school will be non- fiction. We have also been looking at the different types of questions, specifically open and closed questions. Ask your child what is different about each type of question.

 

Next week, we are looking forward to preparing videos that show case the learning in P4/3 and will be sent home for you to view. This may test Mrs Morrison’s IT skills, however I’m up for the challenge!!!!

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

This week, we enjoyed a Health and Well-being focus linked to Children in Need. We explored the 5 to thrive approach to improving physical and emotional well- being.

First Thrive to Five- Connect

Here we explored different ways of connecting with one another to improve well-being. Suggestions included: give someone a smile, sharing is caring , be kind and gentle and include others. We also discussed goals and targets and ways of achieving them.

Second Thrive-  Take Note

Here we looked at  ways of identifying traits of when people are not feeling themselves and actions we could take to help others.

Third Thrive- Get Active

Moving your body in different ways can help your physical and mental well-being. As part of our P.E. lesson, we took part in a range of physical activities such as speed, dribbling and balance. We discussed the positive impacts exercise can have on the body and then we completed a fitness diary, self-assessing our ability to complete the task.

Fourth Thrive- Be Curious

As a class we discussed the importance of taking part in learning, the different ways to challenge ourselves and why it is beneficial to try something new.

Fifth Thrive- Give

Thank you to all who donated to the sharing shed, it is nice to think of others during these difficult times.

There’s been some spooky goings on in P4/3 this week as we have had fun celebrating Halloween!! The children have been creative and designed their own Halloween characters using a range of materials. They will be sent home with your child today.

In Literacy, we have been learning about  Persuasive genre of writing. This involves writing  a one sided argument to try to persuade the reader.

The purple group had some persuasive ideas about  Halloween.
” I think Halloween is fun because  …..
I get to carve pumpkins. (Ashley)
you get to scare people. (Tadas)
you get to dress up in a costume.  (Lennon)
I like dressing as a black cat.  (Nathan)
I like to wear my buzz lightyear costume.  (Nathaniel)
you get to spend time with your family.”  (Elkie)

All the children made a good attempt at this and we look forward to developing our skills in the coming weeks.

Many thanks to all who have completed the homework tasks. It is lovely to see the children motivated and wanting to improve and challenge themselves. Well done P4/3, Mrs Morrison is proud of you all.

Have a lovely weekend, stay safe and I will check in next week.

Last week was a short, but busy week in P4/3. We continue to develop our Literacy and Numeracy skills and try to incorporate strategies learned into all areas of the curriculum. The class liked to participate in outdoor P.E., especially using the trim track where they can develop their balancing and climbing skills. On Thursday, we had to cut short our use of the trim track due to the weather, however, this lead us to discuss the reasons why and how Health and Safety has to be at the forefront of any physical activity we take part in.

From Monday 26th October, spelling, reading and numeracy activities will be sent home for children to complete. These tasks will compliment what has been learned in class and include some written and practical activities. Could I ask that homework is returned to school every Friday. Many thanks for your help in this matter.

Well we have made it to the end of term and what a fun, busy and hard working term we have had. All of the children have made progress in their learning and challenge themselves in everything they do, well done P4/3!!

As part of our learning about the BFG, we decided to use our creative skills and design dream catchers. We talked about the different job roles that use creative skills and some of the suggestions included ‘fashion designer.’ ‘artist,’ and ‘architect’. I think the children have done a great job, well done!!

This week in class our school value focus has been to ‘value’ each other and ourselves. I have to say Mrs Morrison felt valued by her class this week as all of the children made me ‘Best Teacher’ cards to celebrate National Teacher Day. Thank you P4/3 and Miss Taylor for helping to organise the surprise!!

Have a super holiday, stay safe and I look forward to seeing all of the children when they return.

It has been another busy week in P4/3! as all of the children continue to make improvements in their learning, well done everyone!! We have added to our learning environment in the form of our flying high wall display. We shared our ideas on the different ways we can encourage and support each other and succeed in our learning. A big thank you to Mrs Walker who helped create the display in her own time.

Our class novel this term is ‘ The BFG ‘ by Roald Dahl. We have been enjoying exploring the different characters, especially the Giant! Have a look at some of our directed drawings of Sophie and the Giant. Mrs Morrison is proud of your efforts!!

 

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