Literacy in P3B

 

We have been taking part in stations this week to help us read and write “ou” words.  We enjoyed our learning activities and could talk about how they help us to remember how to read and write our words.

We used play dough to make our words.

We completed a word search to help us read our words. We enjoyed trying to find our words, especially the ones that were hidden very well. Miss Marra gave us some extra words to challenge us too!

We also looked for our words in books. We then wrote the words we found using a strategy of our choice. Some of us chose to write our words on our Literacy Learning Wall.

Some of also practised writing our words in hieroglyphics to challenge ourselves further. We enjoyed linking our learning in Literacy with our Ancient Egyptian Topic.

 

Article 29: We have the right to develop our talents and abilities.

 

Red Nose Day 2023

Red Nose Day is almost upon us once more and we are asking pupils to do their bit by ‘Wearing Red From Toes to Head’ this Friday,17th March. Please try to wear your red, (even if it’s just socks!) and bring a donation if you can – all money raised will go directly to help with issues such as mental health, child poverty and homelessness. Thank you from Mrs Campbell and Primary  5

Coding Angles in P7A

As part of our pupil led exploratory work recently, the pupils had agency to create and code an angle in whatever way they wanted to. Some coded their angles on Micro:bits, some chose to create dances with angles through Code.org (Dance Party) and some used Scratch.

Take a look at some of our creations below. The coding activity helped the pupils to use their innovation skills whilst deepening their mathematic understanding surrounding angles.

We also received a very exciting delivery of Binary Bots which we are using our skills to build in class, we can’t wait until they are completed.

Learning in P2/1

P2/1 had a really great time in their Judo taster session last week. Everyone was tired out at the end of it! The pupils enjoyed working together.


We were very excited to share our learning about Scotland with our parents and carers this week. We showed our jotter work, built Scottish castles, designed a Nessie and created tartans. We thought the tasting table with the shortbread and oatcakes was the most popular activity!

Yesterday was World Book Day. We could come to school dressed as a character from a book. We liked sharing our favourite stories with our classmates. We made our own mini books and could say that a front cover needs a title, the name of the author and the name of the illustrator. Some of us copied our favourite book.

Learning In and Around The Hive

We were looking at different ways to learn some new numeracy and maths skills.  We took our learning outdoors and Henry was looking for different shapes in the woods.  Kayden and Aria were doing a times tables challenge.  They were asking each other a times tables question then looking for the answer in the sand.  Eoin was looking at different shapes, sizes, lengths and widths to make some fabulous creations in the Block play.

Glen and Alex were working on their fine and gross motor skills and enjoyed using the new outdoor toys!

Sharing the Learning P2

Yesterday, Primary 2 shared some of their learning with their grown ups. We showed them our pre recorded assembly which they loved. Then we shared what we had learned about Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Some of the activities included, designing tartan kilts, tasting shortbread and listening to Scottish music. Photos below capture some of these moments.

Snapshot of Learning in P3B

We have been taking part in “choral counting” in Number Talks. We count together as a class, usually skip counting, and then we look for patterns. Miss Marra asks us the questions “what do you notice? What do you wonder?” This gives us the chance to talk about patterns and share our strategies. In this choral count, we were skip counting in 3’s.

I noticed all the number going up in order, adding 3 each time.   Lexi

The first digit of each number gets higher to show that the numbers are getting higher e.g. 1, 2, 3.  Struan

I noticed that in the bottom row when you add the digit in each number together, they make either 6 or 9.    Finlay

 


 

We are continuing to practise reading and writing Fry’s words in class. On the weeks when we are working on a Phonics sound, we still practise reading and writing Fry’s words during Smart Start. We love writing our words on the desks because it is a fun way to write them and it helps us to practise spelling them correctly.

 

We are enjoying our Ancient Egyptian Topic and we have been provided with opportunities to lead our own learning. We asked Miss Marra if we could learn more about mummification so we watched a video, explaining the process and then we had a go ourselves. We mummified dolls and we even had a go mummifying our partners. Luckily no organs were removed! We remembered to start from the head down.  Two of the most important skills we had to use were communication and teamwork. This is what we said about our learning.

I loved it so much because it was so much fun!   Aria

That was so good. I remembered to start at the head.   Tyler

I started at the feet by mistake but then I started again and remembered to start at the head.    Isla

I’ve learned more about what mummification is and how they do it.   Emmi

I already knew lots of facts about this but I liked sharing what I know.   Peter

Article 13: We have the right to find out things and share what we think with others.

Coding and Dancing in P7A

We were lucky enough to have a visit from a coding specialist last week. Miss Gurung, from Edinburgh University sparked our creativity and critical thinking skills when she asked us to identify different popular dances through code.

We then had a chance to demonstrate the code through dancing and show off our moves.

The final part of the challenge was to create and code our own character to prepare for a dance off. We carried out the dance battle and voted for the winning team. Have a look at some of our dances and code below:

P3B Judo

We were so excited to participate in a taster session with Destination Judo on Wednesday. We had to use some very important skills such as teamwork and resilience. Some of the moves were quite tricky but we worked hard and helped each other.

Some of us enjoyed the session so much that we would like to start going to Judo in East Calder each week. We can certainly say it was a success! Miss Marra was also very impressed with our listening skills and we were all so focused. Well done everyone!

Article 29: We have the right to develop our talents and abilities.

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