What a fabulous week we have had in Primary 5 this week. The pupils have been working so hard learning about length and distance in maths. Lots of measuring and thinking about how we really do need to know this maths in real life. Most pupils were able to explain how their parents use measuring skills in their jobs. It is so important to make the link between what we are learning and why.

The pupils were truly heroes during the bleep test this week. It started off a bit chilly but we ended up running in the rain. All the pupils were so determined that they wanted to run regardless of the weather. Some amazing scores were posted.

We ended the week with some spooky looking pupils. We were able to use Teams to share our Halloween jokes with P4, P6 and P7 – some big groans there but a few giggles too.

Labib – I enjoyed everything this week, especially the maths because I like measuring. I also liked the PE and the Smart Start on Tuesday when we had to see if we could find lots of words from some random letters.

Luke – I enjoyed Mandarin and I enjoyed dressing up for Halloween.

Freya – I liked the maths because it was challenging in some parts and sometimes I like to think about it.

Leo – I liked being allowed to dress up on Friday. My sister has a really cool costume.

Finn – I liked how when we were on Teams and we got to say our jokes to the other classes.

William – I liked colouring in the pumpkin pictures and I liked playing hockey in PE on Monday.

Luke – I enjoyed the Friday CLIC maths because I think I’m going to move up this week.

Jarrad – I like the Project Code X book I am reading this week. It is good how the characters have gadgets and can do different things. I like the French and saying the numbers. Neuf is my favourite. It is nine.

Anna – I like doing French with Madame Moore. I learned how to say I have a sister and how to pronounce it properly. You say “J’ai une soeur.”

Emma – I enjoyed the Mandarin lessons. I learned to say hi. It is ni hao.

What a great week we have had in Primary 5. Our first Outdoor Learning was a great success and amazingly it stayed dry for us. We had our second French lesson with Madame Moore who taught us how to say how many brothers and sisters we have. We are all very sad to say goodbye to Mrs Mill, but we have made her two lovely  books to help her remember us. One is full of memories and messages, the other is the P5 Guide to Peace and Positivity which is full of great ideas to cheer Mrs Mill up on a gloomy day.

Anna – I liked Outdoor Learning. I liked trying to balance the leaf on the water and seeing if the needle would turn the right way.

Jarrad – I am sad about Mrs Mill leaving. I liked learning the hockey skills in PE.

Harris – I liked the Teams assembly today when I found out I won the decorate a mug competition.

Lakshya – I liked the Outdoor Learning when we were working out which way was North. We tried to make our own compass but it was hard to get the needle to balance on the water.

Labib – I like the French class because we were learning about how to say How are you? and What is your age? I also liked trying to make a compass in Outdoor Learning and learning hockey in PE. The RME was good too it was interesting. It was good when we played the How to Train Your Dragon game too.

Teme – I liked the How to Train Your Dragon board games when we got to play them. I am very sad that Mrs Mill is leaving.

Luke N – I feel really sad that Mrs Mill is leaving today because she was really nice to us and always had a smile.

Leo – I liked it when we were outside for an assembly to say goodbye to Mrs Mill. The Outdoor Learning was good because we did proper nature things and we made a compass. I also liked learning about RME with Mr Keast because it was interesting to find out about buildings that different religions have and are special to them. In PE I liked how we were doing hockey and learning hockey skills.

Rohan – I liked the nice and fresh air when we went for our walk in Outdoor Learning. I liked the big stairs that were muddy.

Kaitlyn – I am really sad that Mrs Mill has to leave. She was always so nice to us.

Before we reflect on this busy week, just a reminder that P5 will be starting their Outdoor Learning lessons on Wednesday afternoon 7th October. Please ensure your child is dressed so that they can stay warm and dry.

There was a lot of new learning and activities in Primary 5 this week. Madame Moore from Inveralmond CHS came to visit this morning to teach us French. She was impressed by how much we have remembered from previous lessons. Madame Moore will be coming back every Thursday afternoon starting next week.

Emma M finally received her prize for the poetry competition she won during lockdown. Congratulations Emma!

We have watched a video from Mr Gourdie the school instrumental teacher about learning to play a brass instrument. A few of us were very interested in taking up this opportunity.

As part of Maths week Scotland we have been watching some videos of STEM Ambassadors talking about their jobs and how they use STEM subjects even in jobs where you wouldn’t think about it. We also heard some of them say how important it is to check and double check our work in case we make a mistake.

Freya – I liked when Madame Moore came this morning. It was fun to learn and I enjoyed it.

Finn – I liked the maths when it was learning about taking away with more than one exchange. I didn’t whizz through it because it was more challenging but it was good.

Jarrad – I liked the French with Madame Moore and I liked the PE. We learned some skills for hockey and I enjoyed it. On Tuesday it was fun when we were looking at the different leaf shapes in the garden. It started to rain and it was fun.

William – I like PE because I enjoy the laps around the field and I like the duck walks.

Olly – I enjoyed doing the card for Mrs Robertson because it was really quiet and I liked doing something nice for Mrs Robertson.

Labib – I liked PE when we did hockey and I also liked it when we did PE Bingo. I liked the Smart Start when we have to find as many words as we can. I liked doing French with Madame Moore.

Angus – I liked it when Mrs Sansom included Super Mario as one of the Odd One Out things during Smart Start. It was Mario’s 35th birthday.

Darcy – I liked doing the subtracting with more than one exchange because it was a challenge.

Luke – It is quite fun to be creating a cover for our book for French lessons.

Leo – I liked French with Madame Moore because it was fun and she was nice. I am enjoying making the cover for my French book.

Here is our reflection of our first few weeks back at school. The time has whizzed by and we have learned a lot.

Rohan – I like when we are doing our maths. When we were learning counting in 25s and learning about numbers in the thousands.

Sebastian – I liked doing the Optical Art because it was interesting and colourful.

Anna – I liked doing the PE outside on the field and on the playground. It is a bit more fun outside. I also liked listening to How to Train Your Dragon.

Olly – This week I enjoyed the writing because I thought it was imaginary and I liked reading about the first kid to go to the moon.

Freya – I like rounding to the nearest thousand.  I got used to rounding to the nearest 10 and 100 first then it was easy to round to the nearest 1000.

Luke N – I enjoyed doing Op Art because it was really cool and made my eyes feel weird.

Kayden – I enjoyed PE outside because since Lockdown started I haven’t been out or playing football that much.

Jarrad – I like the Optical Art because it is cool and I am interested in Art. I like it when Hiccup has to be brave in How to Train Your Dragon because it is exciting.

Euan – I like How to Train Your Dragon because it is as cool as seeing a snake on the way back from the hotel in  Florida. I enjoyed learning about Similes!

Darcy – I really like counting in 25s. It was fun.

Harris – I liked when we went outside to the pagoda to listen to How to Train Your Dragon. It was funny when Toothless put a dead rat inside Stoick the Vast’s bed.

William – I like How to Train Your Dragon because Hiccup is always funny but he is brave too and he nearly dies sometimes.

Labib – I like being at this school. I was very happy when I went home. I like rounding to 10, 100 and 1000. I am quite good at it now. I like trying to make lots of words in the smart start. You can also learn new words. I enjoyed the one where we used Old Wrinkly letters.

Kaitlyn – I liked doing the Optical Art and it was good giving feedback to each other about what we liked and disliked.

Sophie – I like listening to How to Train Your Dragon.

Emma M – I liked learning about Resilience today in assembly. I found out that baby turtles have an instinct to head for the water.

Luke C – I like learning about there, their and they’re because now I understand it more. I loved How to Train Your Dragon because Toothless is puny but he gets stronger as he does things if you tell him a joke.

Leo – I like the CLIC maths every Friday because it is challenging and it gets my brain focussed.

Finn – I like How to Train Your Dragon because it is very peculiar because it is unusual as Toothless only does things because he likes a joke. It is fun to hear it.

Blake – I like reading the How to Train Your Dragon book. It is getting better every time. I like trying to use the Words of the Day.

Teme – I liked counting in 25s and How to Train Your Dragon because it is very good.

Angus – I like How to Train Your Dragon when Hiccup finally trains Toothless by telling him a joke. The joke was only a bit funny.

Rhys – I liked science with Mr Keast because we were learning about famous scientists. I learned about Albert Einstein.

1. Complete the My Top Five Worries sheet – please note there are 2 activities to complete which are on pages 2 and 3 of the document.
2. Do the Sumdog 6,7 and 9 times challenge – it will be available on Wednesday from 8:45am until 8pm.
3. Create a colourful rainbow picture to help decorate the class. It should be A4 in size and your design can be made out of whatever you want to use.
4. If you haven’t already done so, please complete the 2 Lies and a Truth sheet – some of you might have already done this after you got the meet the teacher letter back at the end of term. I have also attached my statements in case you can’t find them. You can have a think about what my answers will be.

My Top Five Worries about Returning to School Worksheet

Two Lies and a Truth

Mrs Sansom 2 Lies and a Truth