Word Detectives in P3B

Our new phonics sound in Literacy this week is the “sh” sound. This morning, we had the opportunity to be word detectives to help us spell “sh” words. We worked with our partner to spell “sh” words using the letters written on the sticky notes. We challenged ourselves and some of even used extra letters to extend our words.

 

We were also very excited to work in randomised groups for the first time. This means we didn’t choose our partner and Miss Marra didn’t choose our partner either. All our names are in a tub, and we picked a name card out. The name on the card was our partner. It was exciting to have a surprise when we found out who we were going to be working with. We were all engaged in our learning and on task. Miss Marra was very proud of us all.

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


Lucas was very proud of himself for creating the word “shrimp.”

Coming Soon! Book Week Scotland 2022

Book  Week Scotland is almost here!

From Monday 14th November we will be celebrating all kinds of books.

Please look out for this newsletter which has all the information about Book Week Scotland at East Calder Primary School.

We  are delighted to be able to invite parents and carers of Primary 1, 2 and 3 pupils into school during Book Week to enjoy some relaxing reading time in our school library.

P1      Monday 14th Nov    2.30pm

P3     Tues 15th Nov    2.30pm

P2     Wed 16th Nov    2.30pm

 

All classes will have time to read, celebrate books and authors and take part in  a competition.

We will also take this opportunity to issue all pupils with their copy of the late Queen’s Jubilee book.

If you would like to to find out more about Book Week Scotland please visit the Scottish Book Trust online.

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-scotland

Looking forward to a fantastic, fun-filled Book Week!

 

P3 Literacy

Something strange was in our mystery box this morning. A few of us tried to guess. Some said a number 2, which was quite a good guess. Others couldn’t find anything. After lots of discussion round what sort of shape it was, Harris worked out it was a question mark. We looked at the shape then tried to draw a few ourselves. We were allowed to draw it on our desks!! Then we thought about words that could be used at the start of a question. We wrote them on our desks too and then discussed them as a class. Next we had to think of questions we could ask, using these words.

Clay After School Club

The primary one and two pupils had a super spooky time yesterday at our Clay After School club.

They were able to paint the wonderful creations they had made the week before.  There were some great Halloween figures and objects, including an orange pumpkin and several black bats and cats. We also had some stars, a tiny elephant and a bird’s nest with little eggs.

Fantastic work everyone!

I wonder what we will make next week?

Article 29  You have the right to develop your talents.

 

Primary 2

Happy Halloween from Primary 2 !
Today we shared lots of strategies during our number talks time. We used our problem solving and communication skills to complete the challenge. Well done!

Primary 1a & b

Last week Primary 1 completed our leaning of the second set of phonics (ck, e, h, r, m, d).  These sounds will be included in reading bags going home tomorrow.  In numeracy we have been adding within 5 and learning the number bonds.  In class we have been reading the number sentences using the maths vocabulary previously shared on Seesaw.

We have begun to learn about our weather and are observing and recording the weather in a chart this week.

We enjoyed dressing up for Halloween and today went to the hall and had fun singing and dancing to Halloween songs.

P3B Number Talks

 

We have only been back at school for a week and a half, but we have been working so hard. In Number Talks, we have been learning to combine numbers. We used a Smart board game called “Dreambox Teacher Tools” to talk about the different ways numbers were represented on ten frames. We started with numbers to 20 and then moved on to numbers within 100. It was interesting to talk about our strategies and share our thoughts on other ways to make that number. We tried to identify the most efficient strategy.

We have also started learning multiplication this week. We started with the mystery box and found counting sticks inside. We used the sticks to demonstrate our knowledge of the two times table. Miss Marra then wrote a calculation on the board “3 x 2” and we worked in pairs to make this calculation using concrete materials.

We then drew our strategy and wrote it down in our Maths jotters. Some of us then worked on the three times table as a challenge.

 

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

The Pumpkin Problem

Primary 7B were all given the same instructions:

  1. Fold a piece of paper into 8ths and cut it.
  2. Cut 2 circles using another piece of paper.
  3. Make a pumpkin using the paper and glue.

They had the chance to create their own pumpkin based on how they interpreted the instructions. We discussed fractions and what these look like in different forms – we started with playdoh and then practised folding a piece of paper into 8ths. They were then set the task of making a pumpkin which required lots of problem solving and brought great results and creations. Well done P7B!

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