Category: Class Learning
Learning in P2/1
We have been learning about money and have had a great time playing in our class shop. We are beginning to recognise different coins and starting to add coins together. We also love to play the ‘topmarks toy shop’ game in the iPads.
We have been extending our vocabulary during our learning about the weather. We learned the words ‘condensation’, ‘evaporation’ and ‘precipitation’. We played one of our favourite games in class (corners) to help us remember the different words.
Primary 1
This week Primary 1 have been very busy learning about measure. We used a balance scale and have been using the words heavier and lighter to describe the objects we weighed. We then estimated what we thought some classroom items might weigh then recorded how many cubes it took to make the scale balance. We used measuring cups to make reindeer food to sell tomorrow at the Christmas Fayre.
In Literacy we have been learning the new sound ‘j’. Some of us have been identifying and writing beginning sounds and others have been writing small words; stretching out the words to write the beginning, ending and middle sound.
We have started going onto the stage to practise our nativity and were very excited when the tickets went home!
We have always been discussing how to stay safe near roads and have learnt Super Cat’s rules; Stop! Look both ways. Listen. Think!
P3B Showing Creativity in Numeracy
In Numeracy, we have been using our new geo boards to help us learn multiplication. We always use a concrete, pictorial and abstract approach and we talk about the groups we make to show a calculation.
We have been using the geo boards to make arrays. Last week, we worked hard to make groups of 10 and we could talk confidently about the arrays we made. The photo at the bottom shows Finlay’s creativity with the geo boards. He used the elastic bands to show a calculation in a different way and he enjoyed sharing his strategy. This started a new trend in class as his peers started using the boards in the same way. Well done everyone!
Article 13: We have the right to find out things and share what we think with others.
“10 x 3 = 30.”
P.E in Primary 3B
We have been working hard to develop ball control skills in P.E. We enjoyed taking our P.E outside on Wednesday for the first time in a while. We used the basketballs to bounce to a partner and the aim of the game was to try and make sure the ball only bounced in the hoop once.
We had a discussion about the skills we were using and we all agreed that teamwork was one of the most important skills. We also identified “adapting” as a skill we used as we had to use a growth mind-set, especially if our partner won more points than us. We are excited to use our skills to play team games.
Article 24: We have the right to be healthy.
P3a Handwriting
Every Friday we work on our handwriting. We practice our letters lots of different ways – white boards, smart board, jotters and wipe clean boards. We work on our letter formation so that we do it correctly in all of our work. Later on this year we will start to join letters so really need to be writing them the correct way.
Book Week Primary 1
What a busy Book Week Primary 1 have had! It was great to meet so many parents in the library on Monday and receive Book Bags. In class we have read each story and made bats, our own sea creature book and chosen clothes to dress for different weathers.
We were also surprised 3 times with secret readers and loved the stories. We had a bookmark competition in class and are waiting to hear who our winners are.
Please remember to return reading books on Thursdays to ensure everyone can take one home the following week.
P3a Book Week
During book week we took part in lots of great activities. We received visits from several secret readers. We went to the library and got our Read, Write, Count bags and a book from the Queen. We also listened to stories and read with each other. We took part in the Book Week bookmark competition by drawing our favourite animals character from a book. It has been a brilliant week.
Book Week in P2/1
P2/1 have had a super Book Week. We’ve really enjoyed receiving our Bookbug bags (in P1) and our Read Write and Count bags (in P2). We were excited to have our parents and carers join us the school library! We loved hearing Mrs Robertson read us a story (and we also loved the juice and biscuits).
‘Scaredy Bat’ by Jonathan Meres inspired us to make our own bats. We like how they hang upside down on our washing line.
‘The Perfect Fit’ by Naomi Jones has lots of different 2d shapes. We made 2d shape pictures with our partners.
We had lots of fun meeting our ‘secret readers’! Thank you so much to the parents who came into our class and read to us. We loved listening to some of our favourite stories and some new ones too.
Maths and Book Week in The Hive
This week is Scottish book week. We discussed our favourite types of books and a common theme was Space! In Maths this week we have been learning about money. We have been recognising and adding the value of coins, and some of us managed to work out change too! We linked our maths with our book week chats and tried to work out how much it would cost us to go into Space. We then did some role play and acted out us being in a space rocket.
