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News From P5

  • We had a skateboarding taster session and everyone enjoyed it a lot!!
  • We painted our rocks from Ms Macrae gave and every one of them is beautiful.
  • This week saw the start of our science topics my body and electricity. There is much excitement about these topics.
  • P5 created a handwriting practice sheet for a younger target audience and they all worked very hard on these. Picture of completed worksheet will follow.
  • We all got logins for education city, a learning website for primary schools, and everyone is really enjoying using this great resource to build on learning.
  • This week we explored 3D shapes and broadened our mathematical language through describing our shapes using words such as faces, base, vertices and edges.

This weeks blogger – Lewis Dickie

P4’s Amazing Week!

Kenzie B – To help us learn about Similes and metaphors, we have been singing a Youtube song that we found.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoSBVNUO2LU

Lennon – This week we have been learning to skateboard, with instructors who came into the school.

Jack C – We used the Jack in the Box game, from Education City, to help us practice counting back in 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s and 10s.

Erica – We shared our descriptions of the ‘cabin in the woods’ that we had for Big Talk homework.

Alfie – Mrs Cordner, who sponsors a guide dog puppy, gave us the letter she recieved about how Fifi is doing and a lovely picture of her.

Sasha – In P.E., we worked with partners to practice our chest passes.

Murron – In the Circles, with Mrs Stewart, she dropped some cubes into a tub  and we had to count how many she put in. Mrs Stewart took some out and we had to guess how many were left.

Cara – When we were working in our Numeracy groups, one of the stations was a subtraction game that Mrs Stewart made for us. The Triangles had to subtract 2-digit numbers to 50 correctly, to be able to move around the board. If we didn’t, we had to go back to the place before.

Kenzie M – In our writing, we had to think of how to describe the old house, using exciting words.

Lauren – In Education City, the Squares were playing the ‘Jack in the Box’ game which let us practice counting back in 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s and 10s, from 100.

Alex – On Thursday, the Circles played the Cow Countdown game on Education City. We had to find the missing number in a backwards number sequence.

Derek – Yesterday, we went down to the school library to choose a book for reading in class.We had to make sure that it was at a suitable reading level for us, not too easy but a little bit challenging. It also had to be a book that would interest us and we would like to read.

Jamie – During Science, we were sharing what we knew about water and also what we wanted to learn.

Jack P – The Squares played a subtraction game to 100, with a partner, which meant that we had to subtract 2 -digit numbers mentally to be able to move around the game board.

Ava – On Tuesday, because it was Pancake Day, we had to read a piece of text all about Pancake Day,and answer comprehension questions about it.

Ryan Scott – When we were learning to use the skateboards, we had to go down the ramp, standing or sitting. Even though I fell, I tried again.

Lewis – In maths, we were learning about Carroll and Venn diagrams. These are ways of showing information.

Ryan Stewart – The Stars have been learning about words with ‘ng’ endings and we all did very well in our spelling test today!

Kyle – This week the Suns have been learning about words with ‘le’ endings. If the words have a short vowel sound, there has to be two consonants before the ‘le’.

Scott – This week, we were given our own Education City username and password. We have one copy in the classroom and one at the front of our homework jotters, so that we can log in at home.

Teresa – The Circles were imagining that there were 20 cubes in the tub, Mrs Stewart took some out and we had to work out how many should be left.

Makayla – The Blue group has been reading ‘The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark’. We have been reading aloud to improve our reading skills and answering questions about what we have read.

What a week!

Have a lovely weekend! 🙂

P5/4’s weekly update

We had a wonderful start to the week on Monday with our visit to Holyrood Palace where the children got to consolidate and expand their learning about Mary, Queen of Scots.  Everyone really enjoyed the visit and many are keen to return with friends and family.  The staff from the learning team were extremely impressed with the children’s knowledge and understanding about the topic and also complimented them on their behaviour and attitude throughout the visit.  The children made me even more proud of them than I normally am!!  Here are some of the photos from our day.

Mary, Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley
Spiral staircase
Off to see the Queen

lunchtine
A great day was had by all!

Children’s highlights of this week…

Farla: I loved dressing up at Holyrood.

Emma: I really liked getting to see inside Holyrood Palace.

Liam: I loved getting a shot on the ramp in our skateboarding workshop.

Kirstin: In writing this week I loved describing a setting.  My ideas were flowing onto the page!

Jack: I enjoyed getting to meet the people who did the skateboarding workshop and I liked getting to do the tricks.

Brihanna: I thought the skateboarding was going to be really tricky but I did it!

Robbie: I enjoyed getting to start our two new topics – My body and Electricity.  I liked finding out about the two power sources.

 

Looking forward…

Anton: I’m looking forward to Benchball in PE because this week we are getting to play a real game.

Kaiden: I’m looking forward to playing more dice games in maths.

Rachael: I can’t wait to get my new reading book.  I want to see if it’s adventurous!

Neive: I’m looking forward to gymnastics to see what I can do and what I can learn.

Christopher: I’m already wondering what my new reading book will be – it could be anything!

Layla: I’m looking forward to our next ‘My Body’ lesson as I like learning about how my body works.

Anna:  The two things I’m most looking forward to this week are gymnastics to see what we’re going to be doing now and getting my new reading book.  I want to see if its less sad than the one we’ve just finished.

P7 Class Trip!

Dear Parents and Carers,

So sorry for taking so long uploading the photos from our class trip last week. There was a problem with the blog but luckily it is fixed now 🙂

The class has such a good day and learned a lot about the Jacobites and their March to Culloden. The children even managed to use some of their stick building skills from last year to create shelters and then freeze frame scenes for a drama. After this they marched on to Culloden where,  sadly it  was not the outcome the poor Jacobites had hoped for at this point.

This week in class we have been working on our writing and creating some fantastic newspaper articles about The Battle of Prestonpans. Thank you for the continued support at home-this is really helping the children with their ideas in their writing. This week the children will be setting the scene through a picture. Look out for The Big Talk homework activity.

Just a little last to note to say Aimee Clifton, Summer Harkison, Laura Thomson and Lenny Murage have been working very hard at The Bathgate Orchestra and will be taking part in their first performance tonight! I am so proud of them for working so hard with their instruments and learning lots of very hard songs. Good Luck 🙂

Have a nice weekend!

Miss Moir

 

Hard-working busy bees in P4!

We have been focussing on counting backwards this week because as need to be able to do this for subtraction. Teresa

We have been learning to describe a character. This will help us to write imaginative stories. Lewis

We have been learning about similes as they will help us write more interesting stories. Similes use ‘as’ and ‘like’. Murron

We also had a look at metaphors which also help us make our writing interesting. Lennon

We watched a funny video about  Metaphor Man and Simile girl, which helped us to learn the difference between them. Derek

Our mindfulness colouring this week focussed on kind messages that we passed on to someone, to make their day. Erica

The Planets were learning to add –ed and –ing endings onto words this week.  Leighla

The Stars were practising –ff endings this week. Ryan Stewart

This week, the Moons were completing a crossword that contained all their spelling words.  Jack P

This week, the Suns were practising words with double letters, then adding –le to the end. Murron

We used the ‘rain letters’ game on the laptop to practice our spelling words. Scott

We played skip-counting dominoes to help us become more confident when we are counting. Ava

We continued to work on our conjunctions, using them to make longer sentences. We used words like – since, while, but, and, so, because, etc.  Lauren

We have been working on addition with/without regrouping, using 2,3-digit numbers.  Cara

We have been learning how to do chest passes in benchball this week. Kenzie M

We also practised ‘passing and moving’ in benchball. Derek

We were also ‘pivoting’ during benchball. Lauren

We will continue our imaginative story development next week, by looking at Settings.

Please encourage your child to practice counting backwards from any given number (eg. Can you count backwards from 91, until I tell you to stop?) and also to work on ‘number before’ a given number (eg. what’s the number that comes before before 70?), as this will benefit their understanding of Subtraction processes.  Mrs Stewart

Have a lovely weekend! 🙂

 

P5

  • We had great fun going to library today and are exited to read our books.
  • P5 worked hard on their newspaper articles this week and we are all aware that this is work in progress.
  • The boys and girls have all worked hard on their 6x and 7x tables.
  • We have started exploring 2D and 3D shapes and hope to learn more about these.
  • All the P5’s have received their login details for Education City and had the opportunity to explore this fantastic resource.
  • We looked at non- fiction books during guided reading this week. Some very interesting facts and information.
  • As promised some pictures form our healthy sandwiches.

An update from P5/4

This week’s stars of the week are Kirstin and Layla.  Well done girls.

Raffle Winners

Pink chair – Esme

Sitting beside Mrs v at assembly – Layla

Sitting in Mrs V’s chair for one lesson – Ryan

Sitting beside a friend for one lesson – Robbie

Prizes from the prize box – Anton and Liam

 

Highlights from this week

Anna – I liked the unusual words in handwriting using the ae pattern.

Layla – I really liked doing the Character profiles in our big write this week.  I liked giving the character a name and getting to describe him.

Neive – I liked doing the Big write too.  It was fun.

Rachael – I really liked the mad maths minutes.  They were really challenging.

Anton – I liked reading the last chapter of Bills New Frock.  I really enjoyed the book and was interested to see what happened at the end.

 

What we’re looking forward to for next week

Brooke – I can’t wait for our trip on Monday

Harry – I’m looking forward to seeing inside Holyrood Palace.

Ryan – I’ve never been to Holyrood Palace before so I hope I see some exciting things.

Josh – I’m looking forward to the big write on Thursday.  We’re going to be looking at ‘setting’ next week.

Neve – I’m looking forward to doing more work on my times tables.  I don’t know all of them so I’m going to improve my knowledge.

Zander – I can’t wait for the mad maths minutes next Friday.  They’re really challenging and I like that.

Esme – I’m looking forward to spending time with some of the younger boys and girls at playtime and lunchtime.  I like playing with them and helping them.

 

Trip Information

As you are aware, we will be going on our class trip to Holyrood Palace on Monday.  The bus will leave at 9.05am sharp so please ensure that children arrive at school on time.  Full school uniform should be worn and a warm, waterproof jacket should be worn too.  Lunches should be brought in a bag with the child’s name clearly labelled.  Those who have ordered a school lunch will be given this before we leave the school.  Our estimated time of return is 2.30pm so we should be back in plenty of time for the end of the school day.  Please note that the children are not required to bring their school bags on Monday.  Everyone is really looking forward to the excursion and I will post photos on Monday evening after we return to school.

News from Primary 2F

What have we been learning this week?

 

We have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes – Millie

We have been learning x2 tables in maths – Adriana

We have been learning the x4 tables – Zoe

We have been practising our handwriting – Cameron

We have been solving problems in maths – William

We were writing about our favourite movie – Hali

We were reading our new books – Kaiili

We are learning to read with expression – Rhian and Cameron

We have enjoyed doing Early Intervention with Miss Akram again – William

We have been revising ar/or sounds and other sounds – Millie

We have been revising oi, ou, igh with Miss Adam – Sean

We helped do the Biscuit and Blether on Healthy Eating today –

Kenzie

Thank you to my helpers Kailli, Alfie, Sean and Cameron – Miss Adam . You did a great job and well done to the Mummies that came along.

Have a nice weekend

 

 

 

P5 news

This week saw the final lesson on Scottish country dancing with P5/4. The children all enjoyed learning these dances and did a fantastic job in remembering all the steps. This was a great way to work on our Scottish heritage, rhythm and team work.

The children had great fun at their respective masterclasses. Please watch this space for some photos.

A huge thank you to all the P5’s for putting so much effort into preparing your Scottish rhyme’s.

A huge congratulations to Leona McCormack and Lewis Dickie who will represent Murrayfield at the Burns competition.

News from the NEW Primary 2F

We have all settled in well to our new class. It’s been a short but busy week.

 

We were learning the 4 times tables – William

We were learning the 2 times tables – Rhian

We were doing handwriting – Cameron

We wrote about what we did in our holidays – Zoe

We were making Trolls for our new Class Charter – Millie

We were drawing our selfies – Kailli

We were making posters of What Makes a Good Friend – Kirsty

We made name tags for our desks – William

The Head Teacher Awards this week went to Millie, Zoe and Leyla for super independent writing!