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Primary 7 Learning Letter 2015
September Newsletter
Dear Parent/Carer,
It was lovely to see so many of you at the recent Meet the Teacher event. Our House Captains made an excellent presentation to parents outlining the school Positive Ethos policy. This was their first House Captain duty and they delivered their key messages in an engaging and informative way and are a true asset to the school.
I hope you all have a lovely September break.
Miss Thompson
Walk Your Wigs Off
SumDog
As you will be aware we have bought a Sum Dog Maths subscription for P5-7 pupils. This is an online gaming system that allows children to practise their mental maths skills. They can use this account at home. Please click here for more information. Pupils in P1-4 can make use of the free login in option at home, this is something parents can set up, please click here for more information.
P7 Rounding
We are learning to round a wide range of numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000. MNU 2-01a
I can round to the nearest 10,100 and 1000 by looking at the digits and can explain the rule I have used.
I can explain the importance of looking at particular digits in a number when I am deciding how to round.
I can give examples of numbers which are rounded to a multiple of 10, 100, 1000.
This week in Maths we have been using our knowledge of place value to round numbers. We created posters to help us remember the rules of rounding. We have been completing text book activities, a Sum Dog challenge and have used some of our new resources to apply our knowledge of rounding.
First Event for House & Vice Captains
Today our house and vice-captains had their first task to complete in their new leadership roles. The house captains presented to guests at our Validated Self Evaluation (VSE) Scoping Meeting about the changes that have occurred in our school and the positive impact the changes had had on them. The vice captains showed our guests around the school. A big thank you to the house captain team who represented our school in a positive and engaging way.
Meet the Teacher 2015
Tonight we had our annual Meet the Teacher evening. The evening began with an introduction from Miss Thompson explaining our priorities for the year ahead. This was followed by the a presentation from the house captains on our positive ethos policy and how we have been building our community. We shared a video made by P4-7 about internet safety and Mrs Kellner gave an overview of support for learning at Mid Calder Primary. Next each class had a workshop so that parents could find out more about what their child will be learning this year. Thank you to the parents who supported this event, and to the house captains and staff for their contributions.
2014-2015_Standard & Quality Report: Parent leaflet
2015 16 School Improvement Plan: Parent Leaflet
School Improvement Plan 2015-16: Pupil Version
The Pupil Council met to discuss this year’s school improvement plan and create a pupil friendly version. This will be displayed in all classrooms across the school to remind us of our priorities this year.
Place Value
We are learning to explain the link between a digit, its place and its value. MNU 2-02a
We are learning to extend the range of whole numbers we can work with. MNU 2-02a
- I can talk about the digits which make up a number and can work out what each digit represents (i.e. partitioning).
- I can use an empty number line to show the position of numbers in relation to each other.
- I can compare and order numbers (by looking at the most significant digits).
This week we have been exploring place value in 6 digit numbers and beyond. We can understand numbers using digits, words, pictures and the expanded form. We have completed written activities were we had to describe, order and explain numbers. Also we started our Sum Dog place value competition.
