Category: Primary 7

Our class have been thinking about ideas they would propose if they were prime minister. There were some really valuable and interesting suggestions such as, possible solutions for global warming, strategies for reducing homelessness and living in more environmentally friendly ways.

On Tuesday lots of people wore their Christmas jumpers to school and greatly enjoyed having their Christmas lunch together. The class is getting more and more excited as the holidays draw near! Many members of our class have been taking on extra responsibilities either in the choir, leadership team or as a narrator in the infant’s nativity.

In literacy we completed a piece of information writing about school life in Japan. We used the internet and topic books to research relevant information and take notes. We worked on using appropriate titles, subtitles and topic vocabulary.

The class are looking forward to their pizza and movie afternoon next week.

In topic work this week we have been trying out some anime style art. Pupils worked well to grasp the techniques involved and produced some excellent results.

In maths we have started work on angles and will be moving onto compass bearings next week which will also link in with our map work on Japan.

In ICT we have been continuing work on our information leaflets and re visiting maths and spelling topics on Education City and Sumdog.

This afternoon we planned out our topic for next session.  The pupils have chosen an environmental awareness theme. As part of this we will be looking at; the impact of human activity upon different areas, renewable energy, transport around the world and the work of different environmental campaigners.

The class are looking forward to their local area visit this week. However,  we are still missing some permission slips so if these could be brought in tomorrow that would be great.

 

 

On Tuesday 26th the boys and girls of P7 joined all the other local schools at Craigswood Sports Centre . They participated in a sportshall athletic festival which involved 10 different activities. All children put 100% effort into all the events and had a great time.

Throughout the month the children have been practising the 6, 7, 8 and 9 times table. Each week I (Mrs Dobbie) have challenged them to a times table test. All the children did their best to beat me and on 2 out of the 4 occasions I was too good for them. In the 8 times table test I made a mistake and was beaten to the post and on the 9 times table I missed out an answer, easy done. I would like to congratulate everyone for the effort they put in.

The tables challenges will continue with an expectation for all children to improve on their previous results.

Keep practising.

The children have continued to learn how to be assertive by being a ‘positive bystander’. This is when they observe an unfair situation and choose to say or do something about it rather than watch it unfold and / or walk away.

It’s been a very busy week in P6/7!

At the start of the week we all chose a book from the Waterstone’s website to add to our new class library. We look forward to them arriving soon.

On Tuesday our P7’s went to a Sports festival at Craigswood. After getting changed the P7’s took part in approximately 12 activities such as hurdles, javelin, long jump and sprinting. They had a great time but everyone was very tired the next day!

In maths we have been working on multiplication by two digits, square roots and division. Next week we will be moving onto angles.

As part of our work on information writing we have been creating information leaflets about Japan. Work on these is still ongoing and we hope to print them off next week for our display.

In health we have been discussing celebrating differences and recognising individuals for their qualities. We also discussed gender stereotyping and how this can affect us in daily life.

P6/7 have created some excellent art work as part of our topic on Japan. For this they had to complete pictures of Japanese creatures, paying particular attention to proportion, symmetry and detail.

Finally, some staff from Deans Community High School came down to work with the P7’s on their science passport as part of their transition activities for high school.

Primary 7 have started their Celebrating Difference programme by learning to challenge prejudice and discrimination. This will enable the children to identify what is important for them and what their expectations are. They have to take into account the beliefs and expectations that others have for themselves.

The children will be covering activities to help them become more assertive by communicating their feelings in the correct way.

We will let you know how we get on.

P7 have been learning to add, subtract, multiply and divide using the order of operation.

The children have found that many calculations have to be completed in a specific order. An easy way to remember which part of the calculation comes first is using the mnemonic BOMDAS.

Brackets                                                                                                                            Of                                                                                                                       Multiplication                                                                                                               Division                                                                                                                       Addition                                                                                                            Subtraction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In gym this week we have been learning about the Haka and the traditions associated with it. We watched some clips of men and women’s rugby teams performing the Haka. We then worked in groups to create our own sequence of moves in that style. This was also a good opportunity to develop skills in collaboration, communication and leadership. In just two sessions each of the groups did incredibly well and there was a great range of facial expressions, gestures and moves in the sequences. Pupils in the class reported that they thoroughly enjoyed the sessions as was evident from the volume of noise in the hall and smiles on faces!

In literacy we applied our descriptive skills in our last session on narrative writing. We used a video clip from the Literacy Shed website to give us a story start and focus for our writing. We looked closely at the targets for our level to make sure we were including the right aspects. We then used peer and self assessment mats to provide constructive feedback. Next week we will be starting work on information writing and will be creating a leaflet about Japan using Publisher.

In art this week we have been creating pieces based on celebrating difference which is our health theme just now. These are still a work in progress and will be finished off next week. The class are looking forward to working on anime style art as part of our topic on Japan. The lessons will be led by one of our pupils who is very skilled in this area.

It was great to see so many people at our school birthday celebrations last week. Our class really enjoyed seeing everybody and sharing their learning. The visit from the ice cream van was also a firm favourite for pupils!

Our class have been discussing changes they would like to make to their learning environment. So far we have incorporated a new library area with new books from the main school library. Pupils are looking forward to adding to their book collection next week. Classes have been allocated some money for pupils to select a range of new books from Waterstones. This follows on from our reading ambassadors visit to the Livingston branch to select some books by their favourite authors. These included Michael Morpurgo, Emma Carroll and David Walliams.

Pupils have further plans to develop/ improve their classroom by adding in inspirational posters and LED strip lighting. A common request was also to buy in new Together Time and wet play activities.

This week we have been working on some Winter poetry and trying to incorporate descriptive language techniques. We described scenes using our senses, alliteration, similes, metaphors and personification. Our pupils will be creating a display of the work for everyone to see.