This week in Primary 3 we have been learning about foods that can be grown at home.  The children were excited to share the foods they grow at their own homes and we went into the garden to consider the foods grown in the greenhouse.  Angus said he enjoyed this learning and told us he grows apples and pears at home.  William said he enjoyed looking at the pictures of commonly grown foods and guessing which plants they were.  Joe told us he enjoyed writing about foods that can be grown at home.

In literacy this week we have been continuing our learning about plurals and learning the rules for words that end in ‘y’.  Luke N said he enjoyed the activities we did to learn these rules.  We also learned about the layout of a formal letter when we wrote thank you letters to New Lanark for our recent visit.  Writing his thank you letter was a highlight for Harris St.  In reading we have been looking at asking good questions to encourage better discussion.

Maths this week was all about patterns with numbers and we played lots of games using number squares and loop cards.  Finn and Kayden said they enjoyed the loop card game and Mrs Clyne was impressed when we knocked 3 mins off our last time!  Rhys said he particularly enjoyed the number problems which we tackled for Smart Start.

This week saw us design our Christmas cards for the parent council’s fundraiser.  These will now be sent away and the children’s proofs will be returned in due course.  Emma F, Jarrad and Lakshya all said they enjoyed designing their own Christmas card and we look forward to seeing them when they arrive.

In drama this week we have been practising our mime skills and recreating characters from the story of The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde.  We learnt that it can be quite tricky to convey a message through mime alone.  Anna said she really enjoyed the drama and liked playing one of the children from the story.

In technology Kalista said it was fun making the tractors and working collaboratively with her peers.

This week sees the children bring their jotters home so you are able to discuss your child’s learning with them before you attend learning consultations next week.  I would urge you to complete the feedback form and return the jotters to school on Monday.

Have a lovely weekend.