January 22, 2021 – East Calder Primary School Blog

P2A Remote Learning

You have been working so hard on your learning at home Primary 2A! I have been so impressed with your hard work on Seesaw and in class this week. In Literacy, we have been learning to read and write soft g words. You all worked so hard to write a fantastic description of a family member this week. I saw lots of brilliant connectives which was our Success Criteria challenge. Next week we are going to begin writing an imaginative story.

In Numeracy we have been learning to make equal groups. You all know this means you were dividing and this week, we have been learning to divide by 2. You used concrete materials at home to practise sharing equally and I was impressed with how hard you all worked on this task. We have also continued with our number talks too.

I am glad so many of you asked for more French target tasks and you all put in so much effort to your French learning this week. I have loved seeing everyone being so creative in your learning. Here are some examples of your amazing work on Seesaw.

Alex worked really hard to build a house for the Three Little Pigs. This was Mrs Beattie’s STEM challenge this week. Super effort Alex!

Isla used her nail varnish collection to spell soft g words. I love her creativity and she has a very impresive collection. Super spelling Isla:)

Harry read this book himself at home this week. I am very proud that you were practising your reading Harry and choosing to read a book for enjoyment:)

Jaysiel worked hard to sequence numbers from smallest to largest in Numeracy. This was a great challenge and you could order all the numbers in the correct order. Well done:)

Have a great weekend everyone:)

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P3 Remote Learning

WOW P3! You have had an amazing week! We have been so impressed by all your fantastic learning.

We have been learning a poem in Scots.
Using Scots words..and French words!.. to describe the weather.
Learning how to use speech marks.
Using arrays to work out multiplication problems.
Looking at non- fiction texts about polar bears.
Designing super inventions for Mrs Beattie’s Invention Challenge.
Creating our own tartan.
Taking part in Mr Millar’s Active Challenge.
..and not forgetting sledging, building snowmen and having fun outdoors!

Thank you to your families for supporting you in your learning.

We really hope you have all enjoyed the activities. Remember you can give us some feedback too! Let us know which ones you liked best.

Have a great weekend!

Miss Reid P3A Mrs Robertson P3B (your very proud teachers!)

P4/3 Remote Learning

We have been learning lots over the past fortnight.

In Literacy we have written descriptions, imaginary stories and worked on our reading comprehension in lots of different ways.

In Numeracy we have been practicing our hardest tables and taking part in Sumdog challenges. In Maths we have been learning about 2D & 3D shapes, developing our knowledge of Time and working on Fractions.

In Health we have looked at healthy foods and created an Eatwell Plate, thought about what happens to our body when we exercise, created goals for this year and thought about our achievements and how we feel when we achieve something new.

We have also told stories, drawn turtles, learned about animal habitats and found out about snowflakes.

Wow what a busy fortnight we have had!

This week in P4 remote learning edition

Hi everyone,

This week in P4 we have been learning about Time in numeracy and doing a range of activities in literacy from descriptive writing to reading and understanding a text. It has been great to take part in a range of science and art activities as well as see some photos of pupils playing in the snow.

It has been great to see so many pupils taking part in our daily live calls. I’m looking forward to next week.

Primary 1

Good morning Primary 1.

Thank you for all your hard work in school and on SeeSaw. Your models, pictures and poems for Scots Week have been super.

This week we have continued our phonics work, learning the new sound ‘th’ and practising ‘sh’ and ‘ch’. We have been learning number bonds to 5 and 10. We also measured using footsteps and blocks.

Have a super weekend.

Mrs Forbes, Mrs Murdoch & Ms Rutherford

P5/4 & P5 ⭐️⭐️

This week both P5/4 and P5 have worked very hard⭐️.

They have created fact files on their favourite animal, learned the bus stop division method with remainders and engaged in live quizzes. They were set a challenge to create a model from recycled materials and to build a sustainable house for the three little pigs. Below you will see some photos of excellent examples. Keep up the good work 👍🏼😀🌈.

P2B Remote Learning from home

Good morning everyone,

I would like to say a massive thank you for all of your hard work over the past week. The work you have uploaded to Seesaw is amazing and you should be proud of yourselves.

Thank you to parents/carers who have supported the learning this week as I know how difficult times are at the moment. All of your hard work does not go unnoticed.

Here is some of our work from this week: