Primary 4 have been completing a novel study this term on Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. To celebrate completing the novel we had a day yesterday completing lots of fun activities linked to the novel. Lots of learners dressed up and enjoyed being in role as characters from the text. Well done to everyone in Primary 4 for their hard work and enthusiasm towards the novel this term.
Author: Miss Conner
Chess Club
Chess club have been learning about the rules of chess and how to correctly set up a chess board. We spent time learning about all of the pieces on the board before beginning to challenge each other in our chess league.
World Book Day in Primary 4A
For world book day we celebrated as a school by dressing up in our pyjamas and getting comfortable for a ‘Big Bedtime Read’. Here we are enjoying some texts of our choice in class on Friday.
Primary 4 Party
Yesterday Primary 4 pupils took part in their Christmas party. We had games, dancing and lots of delicious snacks. We had a lovely morning all together.
Primary 4A- Class Pet
Team 3 worked together to clean out our class pet yesterday.
They made sure to give her cage a really good clean before setting it back up for her. The children hid some treats and chews around her cage to keep her busy. She enjoys having a play in her ball.
Primary 4A Learning
Primary 4 have been working with NYCOS on Wednesday afternoons to develop their music and singing skills. This week we were learning about rhythm and pulse.
In maths we have been learning about money and using coins. Learners have been converting pounds to pence and deciding which combination of coins would be the most efficient to pay for items.
Team 2 cleaned out Salt this week. Making sure to save some of her bedding to make it smell familiar. We hid some treats and chews around her gerbilarium to keep her busy and happy. We have been writing descriptions of her in class this week.
Learning in Primary 4A
This week we have been learning about descriptive language and planning to write our own descriptions. We started by writing descriptive vocabulary to describe our class pet. We then organised descriptive words into groups. In teams we made a description bubble for our class writing wall. We used words to describe the colour, size, number, texture and shape of a person or thing. We tried to be as creative as we could using words, pictures, photographs or play dough to present our ideas.
Both Primary 4 classes had their first session with NYCOS on Wednesday. We were learning about pitch, temp and pulse when singing.
We have been thinking about the well-being indicator’s in class. We worked in pairs to make models that represent what each indicator means to us.
Primary 4A Number Talks
Primary 4 have been working on identifying patterns in our choral counting this week. We counted in 2s and 3s and identified interesting patterns as a class. We also worked on finding different calculations to create our target number in our ‘broken calculator’ challenge. Learners tried to find the most efficient ways to create a number with a selected range of digits and symbols. We shared some creative and interesting strategies and overcame some challenges.
Free Writing Friday
Primary 4A were busy writing in class today during ‘Free Writing Friday’. Every week learners use this time to create a text of their choice for enjoyment. Salt also enjoys this time when our learners are focussed and she is always very active and inquisitive. She enjoyed watching the children writing and the children found working with her relaxing and fun.
Primary 4A Class Pet
Primary 4A are learning all about gerbils. In class we have been researching gerbils and how to care for them. We have been gathering information from a range of texts, including leaflets and websites and using our notes to create a PowerPoint.
On Monday we cleaned out our class pet for the first time. Team 1 emptied the cage, keeping some bedding aside to smell familiar when she returned to her cage. We then cleaned the cage carefully before making her a new bed and setting up her gerbilarium. We then shared photos with the rest of the class to teach them how to clean out her cage.
