P3a Division

We used concrete materials to work on division. We started off dividing by 2 as we all know that table. Once we worked one out we wrote the sum on our table. We worked out lots of different sums. Then we moved on to dividing by 3 and some of us even tried dividing by 4.

When we work in pairs we have started using numbered cards to find out who we are working with. This makes it totally random so even the teacher doesn’t know who we will end up with. It also keeps our brains working as we are not able to rely on the same person each time.

Profiling in P6

We were fortunate enough to have a visit from some members of P7A today. They were sharing their learning and experiences of using a Profile folder on One Note. A profile is a snapshot of a young person’s best achievements at a given point in time. The content of the profile is decided by the young person following a conversation with their teacher or key adult. This is a great opportunity for the class to showcase their achievements and work they are proud of. The class are taking real ownership of the profiling process by choosing not only what they incude in the folder but also when. Each piece of work will be labelled with an explanation to why they have chosen a particular piece of work. The profile is divided into 4 sections

  • Maths/Numeracy
  • Literacy
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Other Curricular Areas

The profile will be populated termly

Christmas Curling 2022

Pupils from primary 5, 6 and 7 took part in a fun but competitive Christmas indoor curling competition. There were 14 teams participating in the Primary 7 event!

All of the pupils played some excellent curling with great sportsmanship. There were lots of successful takeouts, guards, tap ins and draws being thrown!

Congratulations to our P5, 6 and 7 winning teams!

Experiment – Science and HWB

Primary 7 have focussed on understanding the different ways unkind behaviour can be presented.

The mains things we discussed were:

  • How unkind words and actions impact people
  • How to help someone who is experiencing bullying or unkind behaviour
  • That unkind words and actions are not always direct to the person
  • How to notice if your behaviour is unkind and how to make up for your mistakes and make amends

We watched this award winning video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJsGGsPNakw

We decided to do an experiment on how unkind words and actions can harm any living thing. Instead of saying unkind things to plant 2, we put hand sanitiser in the water.

We ensured we had all the correct details in order to carry out a valid experiment, this included:

  • Diagrams
  • Controls
  • Variables
  • Predictions
  • Results

The results were similar to our predictions, that plant 2 would die.

We decided to see if we could reverse the negative actions by putting Plant 2 in with Plant 1 so it had plenty of water and food.

See below for our experiment notes.

This experiment helped us visualise what unkind words and actions can do to a living thing. We discussed the impact this has on others and how to help someone you think is struggling.

Book Week Winners and Runners up.

Today we had a small gathering in the library for our Book Week winners, and the Runners- up. They were all able to bring along a friend to join them. We enjoyed biscuits, juice and some festive cartoons.

We had so many fantastic book marks, drawings and book covers  it was a very difficult decision to choose winners. Thanks to the pupils in the Literacy Hub for  their help with the judging.

We have such a lot of artistic talent at East Calder Primary! Well done everyone!

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