In Numeracy we have been applying our knowledge of fractions, decimals and percentages through problem solving. We have also worked in pairs to deepen our understanding of percentages. We are in the process of creating some super posters to demonstrate our learning!

In Literacy we are using our previous work of character description, setting description and time travel to create a ‘Time Travelling Tale’. Primary 7 have worked hard to write a mini saga for a Young Writers Competition. There are three golden rules that we have to follow and the first one is the trickiest!!!

Golden Rules of Mini Saga Writing:
1) Mini sagas must be no more than 100 words
2) Mini sagas must have a beginning, middle and an end.
3) Mini sagas must be written in your own words.

Here is an example of one the excellent competition entries…

On a cold and rainy night the Doctor pressed the button and zoomed to the future. He arrived at an old evil haunted house. It was 10 o’clock. The front door opened with a loud creek, it was covered with giant spider webs. He stepped into the house very slowly, he felt the dangerous atmosphere. He caught a glimpse of a shadow, a shadow as fast as a plane taking off. Suddenly the Doctor felt someone tap his back. Startled, he ran, ran for his life, he ran fast! It was an old spirit that chased him, chased him to the death.

By James McGuire

In other areas of the curriculum we have been learning more about how everyday appliances are designed. We have also been very busy practising for the Christmas Variety Show. Hope to see you there. Remember to get your tickets from Mrs Strachan.

Enjoy your weekend!
Primary 7

Before the holidays Primary 7 were set the challenge of creating a scene from their reading book. I was delighted and impressed with the scenes from Captain Underpants, Superfudge, The Mazerunner and Jungle Shorts today. Each scene, even though some were from the same book, were unique and demonstrated great both creativity and innovative ideas.

Well done!!

Mrs Anderson 🙂

We have been working on fractions of an amount in numeracy using our dividing skills. We were also mixing colours for our new art project, we are creating our own Murrayfield street to go on the wall and we have been working very hard in partners. In P.E we were doing a hardcore workout that we had to concentrate and use our strength. We took advantage of the lovely weather and went outside to enjoy the nice sun. We all completed a mini alphabet treasure hunt in the front and back playground. For literacy we are taking part in a Dr Who competition where we all have to write a 3 minute script for a scene, we will be working extra hard on this project and we cant wait to get our entries in! We hope you have a nice weekend, goodbye! 🙂

It’s been a great first week in Primary 7. We have been keeping fit by either running or walking a mile each day.

Our main learning focus has been our class charter, we have discussed and highlighted the most important rights and explored different themes to make our class charter even better. Some ideas include Article Ocean, Article Wall, Football, Space and also perhaps relating it to our new novel.

Our class novel is ‘Toro, Toro’ and we are enjoying this a lot and have learned a little about the Spanish Civil War.

We have also learned more about Picasso’s Art work and have started creating our own masterpieces.

Finally and very importantly in our roles of P7 Buddies we have been helping our buddies settle into Primary 1.

It’s great to be back and we can’t wait for next week!

Enjoy your weekend!

Alyx and Zoe

Primary 7