Category Archives: Information for Parents
P5/4 Learning Letter Term 3
Primary 5 Term 3 Learning Letter
Primary 4 Term 3 Learning Letter
WCHS: P7-S3 Curriculum Information Evening
Dear Parents and Carers,
You are warmly invited to attend West Calder High School’s P7-S3 Curriculum Information Evening on Wednesday 20 January, from 6:30 pm. The evening will begin with presentations, following which there will be the chance to browse stands, talk to staff and pupils, and go online. This is a great chance to learn more about the subjects, skills and experiences that make up our broad general education, and the way we help pupils keep track of their skills development and achievements. We are delighted that P7 pupils in our cluster schools have the chance to start using didbook for their profiles this year, and will provide a brief introduction to didbook for parents and carers. We will also outline the timelines for specialisation of subjects in S2 and S3. Finally, we are very pleased to announce that a number of other partner agencies who support parents as well as pupils will be present on the evening with information stands, including:
• Sleep Scotland
• Healthy Reading Scheme
• Access to Employment (getting back into work)
• the Advice Shop
• Adult learning
• West Lothian College
• Community Learning and Development
We look forward to welcoming you to what we are sure will be a very worthwhile event.
Yours faithfully,
Fiona H Rowland Head Teacher
Primary 3 Learning Letter
Primary 3/2 Learning Letter
Primary 2 Learning Letter
We certainly measure up in Primary 5!
Learning Intention:
We are learning to estimate and measure items and then check to see how close I was – Length (MNU 2-11b, MNU 2-11a)
Success Criteria:
I can use the vocabulary and metric units of length
I can select and use appropriate equipment to measure the lengths of different items considering how accurate I need to be
I can choose and use suitable units to measure the lengths of items, converting when appropriate, and can present my answer
I can compare my measurement with my estimate to see if my answer was sensible
In our class maths lessons, we have been learning about different ways of measuring things, why you would measure and the instruments you can use to help you. This week, we focused on measuring length and created a list of the key vocabulary we might use, including longest, shortest, width, height, distance, centimeters, meters, millimetres and more… In our teaching group, we looked at the value of estimating and how this can help us, then we were given objects to guess the length, width and height of. We checked our answers using a variety of measuring instruments and even used decimal points when recording the measurements in meters and centimeters, or centimeters and millimeters. In our game group, we were challenged to measure different body parts, for example, the length from the tip of our thumb to our pinkie, or from one ear to the other. We also demonstrated our knowledge of measure using Sumdog, an activity that we can also work on at home.
An extra challenge: can you measure the length of some of the objects around your house and comment with your findings below?
eBooks available for your child’s IT device from West Lothian Library Service
Following a report in December 2015 by the National Literacy Trust looking at eReading and reading motivation in young people. The findings included that significantly, more pupils thought reading was cool after being involved in the eReading project. To read the full report visit:www.literacytrust.org.uk/assets/0002/9076/The_Impact_of_Ebooks_final_report.pdf
Below is a link to a leaflet displaying some of the most popular eBooks for younger readers available from West Lothian Libraries. Children need to be a member of the library to make use of this free service.
