Author: Miss Sutherland

On our Tuesday in PE, P3/2 and P4 will be learning how to play tennis. We talked about the equipment we use in tennis and how to be safe with them. This week, we focused on our balance and ball control, trying to balance the ball on our racket while racing.

On Thursday in PE this term we will be learning how to play benchball. This week we focused on our throwing and catching skills, practising our over head throw and chest pass. We used our communication and collaboration skills to pass the ball within our groups.

This term in PE P4 and P3/2 have been working on our handball skills. We have been practising throwing, catching, passing and dribbling the ball. This week we brought all those skills together to play a game of handball. The pupils used their collaboration and communication skills to work together in their teams to score points.

Primary 4 have started learning about Rainforests. We have looked at where rainforests are in the world and what the climate is like in a rainforest. This week, we investigated the different layers of a rainforest, the different climates they have and the animals and plants that live in each layer. We used our critical thinking skills to research and complete a fact file on the layers of a rainforest.

In Primary 4 this week, we have been working on our 2D shapes. We played different games to practise identifying 2D shapes, discussing the different properties of 2D shapes and practising making tessellation patterns. We were using our communication, creativity and critical thinking skills.

This week Primary 4 started their interest stations. In these the pupils lead their learning in small groups. They used their collaboration and communication skills to plan out what they want to learn and how they are going to do it. For this block the pupils have chosen to do stop motion animation, art and Hama beads. Lots of creativity, collaboration and communication skills being used!