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Class Posts, General Information, Primary 7

Short Week but Busy as Ever in P7

Hi everyone,

This week we had our first session of reading circles. There is a lot to remember and to discuss but for a first session most people rose to the challenge. Already many pupils have reflected on how to make things work better the next time. The most important thing though is that everyone has done the expected reading and activity. We will usually do our reading on a Monday but we did it on Wednesday this week because we were so keen to get started.

Word of the Week – this is proving a popular, if challenging way to learn new words. House points are available to anyone trying out the word in a conversation or in their writing. This week the word is ZEALOUS. Previous words are ARCHIPELAGO and QUANDARY.

We have learned some useful phrases in French – j’ai faim, j’ai soif, je suis fatigue, bonsoir, j’ai chaud, j’ai froid

Comments from pupils:

Harry – this week I found updating Didbook really fun because I go to write about what I am good at. What I found hard was the Lepra dance: it was confusing for me.

Matthew – the Lepra dancing/boxing on Thursday morning was fun. Maths yesterday was fun and a challenge. Also I enjoyed handball.

Claudia – I thought the problem solving maths was really fun on Thursday. I didn’t get them all right but it was still fun.

Erin – ERIC time went really well because I am ZEALOUS about reading and when it is quiet it’s best because I can really get into the story.

Brooke – The dancing on Thursday was pretty funny. Also the interview for the house captains was good. Nothing much difficult happened this week because it was a half week. My target is to win the winning house again.

Remember home learning is due in on Thursday 26th September.

General Information, Primary 3/2

P2 this week

 We have been showing compassion through our acts of kindness this week. We have held open doors, shared toys and resources, helped friends when they are hurt and cared for others.

We have learned about our sense of touch and created feely pictures to demonstrate our understanding of the words; hard, soft, rough and smooth.

In numeracy we have added within 20 and furthered our knowledge of 2D shape.

On Thursday we had fun dancing with the instructor from the charity Lepra which we have been fundraising for.

General Information, Primary 3

P3 Weekly Reflection 21.09.18

Although this has been a short week we have still done lots of great learning.  We had loads of fun when we joined with P4 to take part in a workout to raise funds for Lepra.  Thank you to all those who made a donation, it is much appreciated.  If you still have money to return please send it in to the school office as soon as possible please.  In P.E. we have been practising our large ball skills with a particular focus on dribbling the ball with both our hands and feet.  Mrs Clyne was very impressed with how well we managed to keep the ball under control.

In Maths, we used base 10 materials to explore place value of 2-digit and 3-digit numbers.  We are becoming more confident to identify the value of a digit within these numbers.  Perhaps you could test us when we spot numbers in the local environment?

In reading we have been learning about fact and opinion and while Mrs Clyne led the guided reading sessions we were asked to make up our own facts and opinions about Scotland.  Anna told us that Scotland is a country;  Emma M said that Scotland is at the top of the U.K. and Kaitlyn reminded us that Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland.  Most of us thought that Scotland was a cold and wet country.

During our food and farming learning this week we had an interesting discussion about the source of our food.  We worked in groups to sort foods into those which came from plants and those which came from animals.  We were a little bit confused about chocolate and had a good debate.  Kalista told us that chocolate is made from cocoa beans which come from trees but Kayden and Jarrad said that chocolate has milk in it which comes from a cow.  We decided that it would go in the middle as it came from both sources.

Have a good weekend and enjoy chatting with the children about their learning.

Class Posts, Primary 6

This week in P6…

It’s been a short but busy week in P6.

In literacy we discussed the school vision, values and aims.

“We wrote about our aspirations and mine was about wanting to be an artist” – Ellie

“I want to work in the gaming industry.” – Silvester

“I liked writing about my aspirations.  I’d like to be an actress.” – Sri

“I also liked writing about my aspirations.  I’d like to play football and go travelling around the world.” – Rowan

“I’d like to be a vet when I’m older because I like caring and looking after animals.” – Natalie

“I really liked writing about my aspirations.  I’d like to play rugby and maybe play for Scotland.” – Logan F

“It was really fun.  I’ve always wanted to become an artist but if I can’t do that then I’d like to explore the world.” – Katy

“You could do that while being an artist!” – Logan F

“I liked the aspirations writing because it was fun writing about what you want to be.  I would like to be a marine biologist!” – Charlie

 

In maths we consolidated our learning of place value and rounding numbers to the nearest 10 and 100.

“We also learned how to divide by 1000. The decimal point never moved by the digits move places.” – Cade & Cameron

“You don’t remove the zeros!  The digits are moving places!” – Rowan

“We also multiplied by 100 and 1000.” – Callan

“I enjoyed rounding numbers.” – Eesa & Logan Y

 

In PE we are still practising handball in preparation for our first festival of P6.

“I like that we got to play games in our teams.” – Murray

 

On Wednesday we did some research about Raleigh in North Carolina.  That is where our penpals live and they have recently experienced Hurricane Florence.

“I really enjoyed learning facts about the hurricane.” – Calum

“I thought it was amazing that there are 10 million people living in North Carolina and only just over 5 million live in Scotland!” – Charlie

“We compared the population of Raleigh to Livingston.” – Aiden

“I can’t wait until we receive our letters from our penpals!” – Luke

 

On Thursday we had a good start to the day by taking part in the Fun Fitness session for Lepra.

“I enjoyed it because it was really fun!” – Lewis

“I enjoyed the boxing part!” – Ainslie

“It was really tough!” – Logan F

“It was a good way to get your heart going in the morning!” – Hayley B

“It was awesome and really fun!” – Sri

Primary 1

P1 Learning Reflection W/E 21st September

P1 have been learning to word build using mats and hoops. We also had a go at turtle talk and Fred talk which involves us sliding sounds together to blend words. In Numeracy we were learning about number 10. We used the rekenreks to find the different patterns of 10. In RME we spoke about the four seasons and went on a walk to find signs of Autumn. We also got together with P1 and Ms King to sing some Fischy music songs. On Thursday we took part in our Lepra fitness session. It was great fun. We enjoyed learning about equality during our assembly. Here are some of the children’s reflections:

Charley: “I found learning the p sound tricky.”

Coben: “I found counting to 10 tricky.”

Leighton: “I enjoyed playing Sumdog to help me learn about numbers.”

Isaac: “I found it tricky writing the sounds n and p.”

Murdo: “I found it tricky playing some of the games on Sumdog.”

Sevinc:  “I found it tricky playing Street Cars on Sumdog. I enjoyed playing the cake game.”

Rory: “I think playing Sumdog is easy.”

 

Primary 3

P3 Home Learning Sept/Oct

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All of the children have now received their first home learning grid and a copy is attached to this post for your information.  There are nine tasks and the children have been asked to choose one task from each row to complete, they can complete more tasks if they wish.  It is hoped that this format for home learning will encourage the children to become more independent and more willing to discuss their learning at home.  The first homework tasks will be discussed in class on Thursday 11th October and your child should come prepared to talk about the tasks they completed.  As always should you have any questions regarding to child’s learning please do not hesitate to get in touch.

P3 Home Learning Sept-Oct

Class Posts, Primary 5

The news from P5…

This week saw P5 take part in some interesting Maths challenges to celebrate Maths week. This included using Blether Stations to help with Problem Solving, A Murder Mystery Challenge and some SumDog as well. Some great communication and explaining of strategies from the children!

Class readers were handed out this week and the children were very excited to start their reading, using E.R.I.C time to catch up with their new novels.

The new Homework was issued on Monday too. Lots of different activities for the children to do and feedback to the class on 28th September.

We have also been discussing what makes a good learner and how the class can become better learners, including strategies that they can use in class. Today we changed our classroom around and have started to use Talk Partners to help the children share their learning with a focused partner each week. Partners and seats will change weekly which creates a more positive learning environment and helps P5 become the best TEAM that they can be!

Primary 5 have also continued with Handball this week and will have a Festival on Tuesday 9th October at Inveralmond CHS with other classes within our cluster. Please pop the date in your diary and I will ensure permission forms and EE2’s are sent out next week.

Final reminder that all forms need to be returned for Lowport as soon as possible so please check their bags, just incase!

Have a lovely weekend…hopefully the sun may shine!

Mrs Taylor

Primary 2/1

P1 & Ms King

Learning Reflection for W/E 14.9.18

This week we learned sounds n, i and tricky word the.

Our number focus this week was counting and sorting with numbers 8 and 9.

Tree of Kindness

We read the story, Kindness is Cooler Mrs Ruler by Margery Cuyler. The class in the story persevered and managed to reach 100 acts of kindness.

P1 aspire to reach more…

101 acts of kindness!!! Take a look at our tree, it is starting to bear the fruits of our kindness…

Austin – I helped Daddy with his work

Alister – I lifted the rubbish out for Granny

James –  I helped Mummy clean the kitchen

Charley – I helped by showing Hiba the toilet

Subhan – helping my friend

Solomia – helped tidy the class

Nicholas – I helped Christian draw

Subhan – I helped Lewis build a tower

Lewis – Subhan is kind he helped me with the tower

Hiba – I helped Solomia feel better

Poppy – I helped James get the apron on

Roshan I helped Hiba draw

Learning Highlights of the Week 

Lewis – I liked writing, I feel loved when my mum hugs me.

James – my doggy was licking my face

Charley – we were learning smooth and tough. The floor is smooth and the table is smooth.

Hiba – I enjoyed playing on sumdog on the burger game

Sushanth – I win on the garbage game on sumdog

Austin – I like the haircut one on sumdog

Alister – I am the pupil of the week

Subhan – building the tower

Christian – making insects for i

Nicholas –  playing in the house

Challenges

Subhan – counting all the numbers

Austin – being a silent ninja

Austin – I want the snake belt, if I play more games I will get more coins

Lewis – getting ready for PE

Alister – writing n

General Information, Primary 3/2

P2 refllection

P2 Learning Reflection

In literacy we have been busy learning the ‘ea’ sound. We completed a word building and writing activity. When reading at home, see how many ‘ea’ words the children can find in their reading book! We have also been spotting nouns in stories.

In numeracy we began counting and sequencing numbers to 50 and the children are becoming more confident in using their number squares to help them. Everyone now has their Sumdog logins which are stuck inside our reading records.

In RME we have been thinking about the theme of friendship. We enjoyed reading the story of ‘Starry Eyed Stan’. We discussed the qualities of a good friend and how we can be kind to others.

In Science, we started learning about our five senses. We began by exploring our sense of sight, investigating the different parts of the eye and how our eyes work.