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Money Week
This week in Primary 1 we have been learning all about money.
LI: We are learning to recognise the value of different coins
SC
- 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.
iAchieve in P5
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
P2/1 Money Week
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.
Nursery Money
- I can recognise the value of coins.
- I can pay for items using coins in play and real life contexts.
This week in the nursery we have been learning more about money. We talked about what we already knew about money: –
Hannah told us “We buy cat food with money.”
Charlotte “buys toys from Toys r Us” and Connor knew that “we use money for snack.” Finlay was able to tell the other children that a £1 coin was the same as 100 pennies!
We played the dino game on Education City and managed to match the coin to place in the piggy bank. The children also came to Mrs Murray’s restaurant and paid for their pasta snack with real pennies. We spoke about the coins they chose and some children could identify them.
Well done nursery boys and girls!
P2/3 Forest Foragers
Primary 2 and 3 Forage in the Forest 28th September 2016
The walk was brilliant – it is amazing how much more incidental learning happens when you get outdoors. We saw birds migrating, found cep boletus and examined the parts of the fungi, created journey sticks and transient artworks, recorded interesting finds on talking tins and i-pads, and gathered data from layers of the forest as tally marks. Some tasted brambles for the first time! On our next adventure this week we gathered rosehips to make a healthy syrup.
Money Week in Primary 5
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?
Primary 6 and 7 Money Week!
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.
Primary 3 fun money challenges!
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!”
Sum Dog Money Competition
As this week is West Lothian Money pupils in P2-7 have been invited to take part in a whole school Money Week Competition. This runs from Monday to 4pm on Thursday and is divided into P2-4 and P5-7. The pupils can assess this competition at school and at home. Remember we are looking for high accuracy scores.
Good luck!
