Category: Primary 3

Literacy

During Literacy this week, we were up-levelling our writing by adding adjectives and using our core writing targets.

Alexis- “I was writing sentences about Pudsey Bear”.

 

We read through our reading book and then answered comprehension questions about the text. When reading, we made predictions about what might happen and looked at the picture for clues.

Tyller J. “I was reading my book”.

 

We have been practicing our new spelling sounds every day. We practice using our whiteboards, rainbow writing and using our spelling words when writing a sentences.

 

Maths

In maths this week, we were learning about patterns. We were also completing a number sequence and identifying the rule of the number sequence. We used a 100 square to support us and work out the rule and complete the number sequence.

 

Calvin- “Pattern is when the same thing is repeated”.

 

Aaron – “We were learning about number sequence. This is when you add the same amount to each number”.

 

IDL

For our topic this week, we were learning about Vikings homes and what they wore. We looked at what Vikings made their homes from. We compared a Viking house to our home and discussed the different materials that were used and the advantages and disadvantages of these materials. We also learned about how the Vikings dressed and the materials that their clothes were made from. The Viking used materials such a wool, leather and fur to make clothes and shoes.

 

Robyn- “We were learning about what the Vikings wore. They wore capes”

 

Scarlet- “They wore jewellery and broaches”.

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.

Maths

In maths this week we were partitioning numbers. Partitioning is when we split large numbers into smaller. This can make it easier to solve maths problems.

Darby- “We were partitioning numbers this week”.

Lucy- “partitioning a number means to spit the number. If you were to split the number 35, you would get 30 and 5”.

 

Literacy

This week we been reading our new books. We then had to read the book to find the information to ask questions about the story.

In word boost, our story of the week was ‘The Paper Dolls’ by Julia Donaldson. We were learning the meaning of our boost words and then identifying if these words were nouns or verbs.

Brianna- “I was spelling words with the sound ‘s’.”

Kyle –“We read every week and everyday”.

 

IDL

This week were we using the drama technique of hot seating. Hot seating is a strategy in which a pupil played the character of the witch from ‘Room on the Broom’. The other students would ask the witch questions and the pupil would need to answer them in character.

Robyn- “We were asking our friends questions because they were pretending to be the witch from ‘Room on the Broom”.

 

 

Hope you all have a lovely holiday!

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.

Literacy

 

This week we were describing how we looked, our personalities and our hobbies. We used the descriptive bubble to support our writing.

 

We have also been reading our books and looking for information to help us answer questions based on the text.

 

During spelling this week, we have been practising our words using rainbow writing, Play-Doh writing and writing the words with our eyes closed. We were also writing sentences with our new words.

 

“We were spelling out our tricky word on white boards”. (Sarah-Louise)

 

“I was getting better at reading because I have been reading everyday”. (Kyle)

 

Maths

 

This week we have continued with our topic of place value. We have been using hundreds, tens and ones cubes to represent different numbers.

We also had to collaborate and work as a team to identify the hundreds, tens and ones of the given number.

 

Health and Wellbeing

 

This week we were discussing how it feels to belong and safe. Everyone in the class shared an example of when then had felt that they belong or they were safe.

We also thought about our goals for the year. Everybody had to think of at least one goal they would like to set for in school.

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.

 

Writing

Scarlet- “We were describing The Stick Man”.

Erica- “We were using the describing bubble to describe the sticks that were on the table”.

Sophia- “We were free writing this Friday”.

 

Literacy

Sai and Robyn- “We were spelling tricky words”.

 

Maths

Lucy- “We were counting shapes and using tally marks outside”.

Alexia- “We counted the tally marks and then made a bar graph or a pictogram”.

 

IDL

Harrison-”We read a book about Julia Donaldson”.

Aayan- “The book was a biography. This is a book about someone’s life but they did not write it”.

 

Mia and Emma- “We then wrote facts in our jotter about Julia Donaldson”.

Lucy- “When Julia was a girl she lived with her mum, dad, sister, gran, grandad and auntie”.

Sophia- “Julia Donaldson writes books for children”.

Darby- “She wrote poems when she was little”.

Robyn- “She wrote books for her three sons”.

It has been a short, but busy week in P4/3. We have been working hard on developing our literacy skills, in particular learning to take notes to help us write extended sentences. Have a look at some of our work.

 

We also looked at core writing targets and how we should be using them every time we write. Ask your child to tell you more about them.

In numeracy , we have been exploring adding and subtracting 10 or 100 to a given number. Some children have been finding this a tricky concept to grasp, so we will revise our learning next week.

We have made the most of the better weather and enjoyed P.E. sessions. We continue to improve our fitness levels by using the trim track and taking part in different races.

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