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Maths & Numeracy, Money Week 2016, Primary 1, Uncategorized

Money Week

October 9, 2016 Mrs Smith Leave a comment

This week in Primary 1 we have been learning all about money.

LI: We are learning to recognise the value of different coins

I can sort coins
I can recognise and name coins of the same value
I can count 1p coins and say how much I have altogether

We began by investigating and sorting coins using criteria suggested by the children.

The children had lots of different ideas, and soon we had –

a set of silver coins
a set of brown coins
a set of big coins
a set of round coins
a set of coins with straight bits

Then we looked even more closely and we began to recognise that the coins had numbers on them, so we sorted them according to the numbers too. We decided to focus on 1p coins.

We looked at money bags containing 1p coins and we counted how much there was in each one.

We played some interactive games on the Smartboard. We emptied the 1p coins out of Piggy Banks and counted how much there was altogether.

We used 1p coins to fill up the Piggy Banks.

We used 1p coins to buy items in a shop.

We used 1p coins to play a game with a partner.

Primary 1 really enjoyed exploring coins this week. We will continue to revisit the topic of Money, and develop our skills further over the coming months.

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iAchieve in P5

October 9, 2016 Miss Burton Leave a comment

At Mid Calder we recognise that profiling it creating a holistic overview of the child as a learner through reflection and dialogue. This is central to practice in recognising achievement, profiling and reporting.

What is profiling?

Profiling means that learners will be engaged in regular, on-going discussions with staff about their progress. This should be a continuous process for all learners from 3 to 18.

iAchieve

iAchieve is our new approach to achievement which is being used in all our cluster schools. Each child now has a copy of their iAchieve level (you can download these here: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/public/mcps/uploads/sites/2949/2016/09/iAchieve-Level-4.pdf

This is used to track their achievements inside and outside of school. When they have achieved three of the tasks in each box they will receive a certificate in class or at a Friday Assembly and move on to the next area within their level, for example if they complete Brilliant Bronze for Responsible Citizen they will move on to Super Silver.

If the achievement has been completed at home the pupil can fill out an iAchieve sheet which are available from their class teacher or Primary 4 to 5 have the option of using their private iAchieve blog: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/mcpsiachieve2010/

Using the iAchieve Blog:

Google MCPS Blog to access the school blog
Select iAchieve, Primary 5 from the tab along the top
Pupils enter their Glow username and password
At the top they can click add, new post or on the right hand panel they can click add a new post
The blog post should link to their iAchieve pathway
Tick the categories for the post including:
- Award
- 4 Capacities
- Value
- Level – 5
- And any other relevant category
Tag their name by typing in their name and clicking add
Add a title
Write their post (you will see examples on the blog):
- Title of achievement from their pathway (in bold and colour)
- Summary of achievement and what they learned
- What school value they lived (the school value can be in bold and colour)
If you wish to add a photo:
Click on add media
This will ask you to browse for the photo on your computer
Click insert into post
Click Publish

Download these instructions: iAchieve-in-p5

iAchieve Level 5: iAchieve Level 5

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iAchieve in P4

October 9, 2016 Miss Burton Leave a comment

What is profiling?

Profiling means that learners will be engaged in regular, on-going discussions with staff about their progress. This should be a continuous process for all learners from 3 to 18.

iAchieve

iAchieve is our new approach to achievement which is being used in all our cluster schools. Each child now has a copy of their iAchieve level. You can download these here: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/public/mcps/uploads/sites/2949/2016/09/iAchieve-Level-4.pdf

Using the iAchieve Blog:

Google MCPS Blog to access the school blog
Select iAchieve, Primary 4 from the tab along the top
Pupils enter their Glow username and password
At the top they can click add, new post or on the right hand panel they can click add a new post
The blog post should link to their iAchieve pathway
Tick the categories for the post including:
- Award
- 4 Capacities
- Value
- Level – 4
- And any other relevant category
Tag their name by typing in their name and clicking add
Add a title
Write their post (you will see examples on the blog):
- Title of achievement from their pathway (in bold and colour)
- Summary of achievement and what they learned
- What school value they lived (the school value can be in bold and colour)
If you wish to add a photo:
Click on add media
This will ask you to browse for the photo on your computer
Click insert into post
Click Publish

Download these instructions here: iAchieve-in-p4

Level 4 iAchieve: iAchieve Level 4

Maths & Numeracy, Money Week 2016, Primary 1, Primary 2, Uncategorized

P2/1 Money Week

October 9, 2016 User deactivated Leave a comment

During this year’s Money Week the P2s have been revisiting recognising all of the coins and notes, and making totals within 20p. The P1s have also been learning to sort and recognise different coins. As well as conting 1p coins to pay for items in play situations, they are also beginning to make totals using 1p, 2p and 5p coins.

Maths & Numeracy, Money Week 2016

Money Week in P6

October 7, 2016 Miss Burton Leave a comment

We are learning to work out the total cost, how I should pay and any change I should receive.

I can use a variety of strategies to find a total of several amounts of money with or without jottings or written calculations.
I can work out the total of several items, and how much change I should receive.

In Primary 6 this week we have been looking at key skills in relation to money. We have used our number talks strategies to help us add 2 or 3 prices of items together, to do this we used friendly numbers and partitioned numbers using ones and tens. Then we used counting on strategies to calculate the correct change.

We completed some written tasks using receipts, played games where we had to select items to purchase and entered the Sum Dog money week competition.

Help at home: Give your children the opportunity to use money in real like situations.

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/Images/Numeracy_MoneyEN_tcm4-825779.pdf

Maths & Numeracy, Money Week 2016, Primary 5

Money Week in Primary 5

October 7, 2016 Miss Sherlow 2 Comments

Learning intention:
We are learning how to solve money problems
We are learning how to record our working accurately

To mark West Lothian’s money week, P5A and P5B took part in a bug related money challenge. We had to help Bluey the Bug to find his way through a money maze so that he got the highest amount of money possible.

We were given a few hints and tips along the way, and had to record our route and the money Bluey had gained/lost accurately as we progressed through the maze. We had fun exploring the maze, and were challenged when having to calculate the different amounts and add or subtract this from our total.

Across the two classes, the highest amount we managed to get Bluey was £680. Can you find a way help him to get a higher amount?

Maths & Numeracy, Money Week 2016, Primary 7, Uncategorized

Primary 6 and 7 Money Week!

October 7, 2016 Mrs Ross Leave a comment

This week for Mid Calder Money Week, we have been investigating through our IDL topic, the value of money from 1940 compared to 2016.

Learning Intention:

We are learning to convert money and compare costs from 1940 and 2016.

Success criteria:

I understand the names of old money

I can confidently discuss all coinage and notes from 2016

I can change from pennies to modern pence

I can change from shillings to modern pence

Through our challenge, we looked at the different values of money from now and then – we were surprised to find how differently money was used during WW2. We then began the tricky process of conversion – we used old pennies and new pence to start with and then added in shillings. We used examples of foods available during rationing and calculated the costs related to modern money.

On day three of the challenge, we had to design a rationed meal for four people using our knowledge of old money, and we planned a meal using ingredients and cost. We presented our findings to a high standard. We then participated in a valuable plenary session where we explained our learning and evaluated against our learning intention. We really enjoyed the activities and liked discovering the value of money from 1940.

Maths & Numeracy, Money Week 2016, Primary 3, Uncategorized

Primary 3 fun money challenges!

October 7, 2016 Miss Clark Leave a comment

This week our class were focussing on money! We took part in 5 different activities.

Activity 1: We had a few bowls of different coins and cards with amounts on them. We had to make the amount on the card with our coins.

Activity 2: We played money games on Sumdog. Emma says “It was great fun!”

Activity 3: We had a go at different money worksheets. Some of them were a tricky challenge but helped us learn!

Activity 4: Kaitlin enjoyed picking a money card and finding the matching coin card!

Activity 5: Money Bingo was fun! We had to pick a card from the pile and if the total matched the price of a toy on your bingo card then you won that card.

Daisy: “I liked the games that were on Sumdog, especially the challenge Miss Burton set for us!”

Eilidh: “I liked playing on Sumdog. I found some of the games and questions really tricky and some easy. I really enjoyed it!”

Euan: “I enjoyed playing Sumdog and learning new sums involving money!”

Sophie: “I used money at home this week. I had to buy cans of food and work out the prices!”

Marc: “I have been counting up in 5 pences up to 100 at home this week!”

Maths & Numeracy, Money Week 2016, Uncategorized

P4B Money Week

October 7, 2016 Miss Prior 1 Comment

Learning Intention: We are learning to spend within a budget.
Success Criteria:
– I understand what a budget is and can keep within it.
– I can discuss and plan spending with others.
– I can use ICT to select items and work out their cost.
– I can apply addition strategies to work out total amount spent.

In groups, pupils were asked to discuss, plan and select different items to buy for the school’s new nursery playground. Pupils had a budget of £500 and had to buy at least 10 exciting items for the new playground. We used netbooks to research different shopping sites and select various items. We were also able to apply our knowledge of money and addition to calculate the total about spent.