Category: Primary 4

We learned about tessellation/tiling this week. We worked out that some shapes were better than others for tiling (remember you can’t overlap or leave spaces). Rectangles, squares, triangles and even hexagons were good but circles were not. We created our own tiling patterns and some were fabulous!

It was really good fun but challenging! – Derry

My tessellation turned into a 3D drawing! – Erin R

It was quite challenging because the shapes had to be the same size. – Chloe

It was tricky but we got the hang of it in the end. – Summer

 

In Numeracy we continue to work on Subtraction. We all had the opportunity of being “the teacher” and spoke through a ‘borrowing’ sum with the rest of the class. Here are some photos of us doing this:

 

In writing this week we have completed one more Persuasive Writing and created a one-sided argument about why a Movie Day is a good idea. We enjoyed doing this and thinking about how a movie can help us learn new vocabulary etc as well as being relaxing and a lovely treat.

“It’s the perfect way to get ready for the Christmas holidays” – Rihanna

“Having a movie day helps us learn hard words” – Hadiyaah

“It gives us a treat for all our hard work” – Joe

“A movie day gives us the chance to learn something new” – Gracie

 

In Reading this week we have continued reading in our groups as well as listening to and discussing our class novel which is The Christmasaurus. We are excited to see what happens next. We will continue to use this text to help us in our Word Wizard roles.

 

We have been busy learning our Christmas poem this week. As a class we split up the poem a line at a time in small groups. This has worked really well! We are looking forward to filming this next.

 

 

 

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.

In Numeracy we have been working on decomposition (borrowing). Some of us have found this quite a challenge, but we have stuck with it. This would be a good thing for the children to practise at home when they can!

We continue to work on Subtraction. We have enjoyed using our Heinemann textbooks to challenge ourselves this week. In Number Talks we have looked at how we can use the answer to one sum to help us quickly and easily solve the answer to another. Here is an example below:

 

 

In writing this week we have continued to look at Persuasive Writing and created a one-sided argument about why reading is important. We thought about how reading impacts our lives at school, at home and how it will prepare us for the World of Work. We know that it is without a doubt, a very important skill to have!

 

Here are some of our finished pieces:

 

In Reading this week we have looked at the role of a Word Wizard. This is where we find a word we are unsure of, we make a guess at its meaning, then we find out what it means and then finally show our understanding of this by using it in a sentence. Here are our words from this week:

‘Trampled’

‘Consumed’

‘Disbelief’

 

We have been busy filming our Sharing the Learning this week! We have lots of good things to tell you about that P4 do in Literacy and Numeracy. We look forward to you seeing our videos.

 

 

 

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.

In Numeracy we have been working on decomposition (borrowing). Some of us have found this quite a challenge, but we have stuck with it. This would be a good thing for the children to practise at home when they can!

At first I thought it would be hard, but when I got the hang of it, it was really easy – Emily

When I started it was quite tricky and now it’s got really easy – Caelan

When I’ve started using my head to work them out it has gotten easier – Sophie C

It was tricky but when we got our mind to it, we could do it – Summer

I found it extremely hard, but when I thought about it, it was easy – Shay

 

In writing this week we have looked at Persuasive Writing again and creating a one-sided argument about why having a school uniform is important. We began by coming up with good reasons for this before completing our pieces. Here are some of our thoughts:

We should have school uniform for if we get lost on a trip – Maisy

When I thought about having a school uniform, I thought of hundreds of ideas! – Erin R

It was tiring, but it was a good job and worth it! – Alyssa

When I was writing I used my persuasive writing mat to help me – Kayleigh

Here are some of our finished pieces:

 

We have been busy preparing our Sharing the Learning ready to film next week! We have lots of good things to tell you about that P4 do in Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing.

 

In PE this week we have been playing some games to help increase our fitness levels. We were in the hall this week due to rainy weather. We really enjoyed the Video Game where we had to ‘fast forward’ – run, ‘rewind’ – go backwards, ‘pause’ – stop, ‘record’ – pull a silly face and ‘slow motion’ – walk at half speed! Here are some photos of us enjoying the games this week:

 

Well done on another productive week Primary 4!!

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.

We had lots of fun dressing up for Children in Need but then we got on with some serious writing!