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P3a Trip to Owl Centre

This week we went on a trip to the Owl Centre at Polkemmet Country Park. In the morning we met different owls and played a game to help us understand what they eat. Next we got to look round all the cages and try to find answers to different questions. Then we had a flying display where we found out even more information. We also got to play at the Owl Park which had a huge owl slide. In the afternoon we went on a forest walk and played some outdoor games, making us think about our natural surroundings. Finally we got to play at the park where they had a big wooden castle, dragon swing and flying fox. It was great fun!

P3a Sharing the Learning

Our adults came into class to see what we have been learning. We showed them our Numeracy skills by working through an Esti-mystery. Then we got out lots of different concrete materials so we could show them how we use them. We had thousands, hundreds, tens & ones blocks and rods out to make numbers up to and beyond one thousand, counters to show our division work, iPads to show how we work on our tables online and a Maths table with shapes, money and geo-boards to work with. We introduced our adults to some different resources. It also gave them time to read what is on the walls in our classroom.

P3a Problem Solving

Today we were set a task to find out how many different towers we could make using one green, one yellow & one red block.  We used the cards to get into random partners. We got out the blocks and worked together on the towers. We came up with our success criteria together. We needed to –

  • work together
  • try
  • Used different colours of blocks
  • write / draw our answer
  • have same answer as partner

Once we had found a tower we had to record it on our sheet. We discussed our strategies and shared how we got our answers.

Once we had found as many towers as we could, we thought about what would make it harder.  We decided to add another block, this time a blue one.

Primary 3a Number Talks

This week we have been learning about the value of numbers. We used the 100 square on the smart board and had to click on the correct number. If the number had 5 tens and 3 ones we would click on 53. Once we were confident in this we moved onto numbers to 1000. For this we used the place value flip chart. If the number had 3 hundreds, 4 tens and 3 ones we had to make the chart read 348. We are going to keep working on this next week.

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.”

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.

Maths Week in P3B

 

We had a very busy week in P3B. It was Maths Week and we were excited to find another surprise in our mystery box. This time, we opened our box to find some 2D shapes. This started a discussion about the names of the shapes and we started discussing their properties.

 

We then watched a video of a shape story which led to another discussion about the features of 2D and 3D shapes. Then we took part in four stations over several days and we really enjoyed our learning. We had the opportunity to consolidate addition and subtraction by playing Sumdog on the ipads. We are developing our independence logging in using our usernames and passwords. We also practised adding coins at another station. We used the till, labels and money to set up a “shop” to consolidate adding coins to make different amounts of money.

The other two stations involved exploring 2D and 3D shapes. We used 2D shapes to make pictures and we also used the shape construction to make 3D models. This initiated discussion about all the different shapes we used.

“We are making a house and we’re using rectangles and squares.”  Emmi and Sofia

 

“I didn’t make a picture, I traced the shapes. I used triangles, squares and rectangles. I learned the name of a new shape too. I learned the word rhombus.”   Sophie B

 

“I made £3.5o with 50p coins.” Struan

 

“I love Sumdog. The questions are getting harder and it’s a good challenge.” Lucas

We also delivered our class assembly this week. It was amazing and we got so many compliments from other children and adults in the school. Miss Marra is very proud of us. We all read fluently and with confidence. We organised everything ourselves before the assembly started and we remembered when to say our parts. We also sat so quietly during the assembly to show respect towards the person who was speaking. One of our favourite parts was performing when I Grow Up from Matilda the Musical. We sang so well and used fantastic facial expressions. We got extra play as a special treat for all our hard work. Thank you to Miss Baldacci for helping us with the sound.

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

P3a Maths Week Activities

A mysterious box was left in our classroom this morning. We tried to think what might be. When we opened it, it was filled with triangles. We looked at them and discussed what was the same and what was different. Then we heard a story about triangles. Next we split into groups and took part in different activities.

At Base 1 we were using 2d shapes to create a picture and then tried to name all the shapes we had used.

At Base 2 we were using construction to build 3d shapes. We then thought where we might see them in the world.

At Base 3 we were working on our money by setting up a shop and buying different items.

At Base 4 we logged onto our Sumdog accounts and worked on our Maths online.






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