This week we have been working with equivalent fractions. We all realized how important our multiplication and division knowledge is when working with these fractions.

Mrs Stuart worked with us on problem solving and she taught us how to play Soduko. It really makes your brain work!

P7/6 is working with STEM this term (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

Through using STEM activities we have learned how to work effectively in a group. This means that everyone has a voice and that what we contribute matters. This week we looked at chain reactions and had the opportunity to build and design our own.

P7’s have been working hard on their steps for next weeks transition Ceilidh and are all looking forward to this wonderful experience.

We were writing shape poems about fish, unicorns and monsters

– Adam and Lucy

We all got new reading books this week – Lily

My group chose chapter groups from the book corner – Lily Mc

We were learning about symmetry – we had to make patterns on a butterfly the exact same – Sophie

We were counting up to 20 – Brooke

We were counting in 2s – Kevin

The circle group were subtracting  3 digit numbers – Lucy

We were learning about animal habitats in Science – Calvin

We were learning about where they lived and what they ate – Lily Mc

On Thursday we had the NYCOS man to do more learning about beat in music – Lucy

We were learning key words – Jay

We have been extending our vocabulary through Word Boost – Lily

We were learning how to put our spelling words into context – Lily

We have started doing our cursive handwriting in our writing jotters – Kevin

In Pupil Council we were making posters about the dog poo problem and also reminding people there is NO access through the staff car park.  Also the P7s were writing to the council requesting poo bins to dispose of mess. –   Emily and Scott

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND EVERYONE AND STAY WARM!!!!

Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who came along to the Numeracy Biscuit and Blether today.  The children enjoyed showing off their Numeracy skills using Numicom.

Thank you once again,

Mrs Glancy

We had a lovely time at our Burns Supper on Monday 28th January with Miss Stewart.  We tried Haggis, Neeps and Tatties.  We also had some Shortbread and Irn Bru.

This week in IDL we learned about burns poems and scots words.

This week in maths we have been learning about square numbers, 5 times tables and to explain  lots of different strategies.

This week in literacy we have been learning about different poems from Robert Burns.

This week in health and wellbeing we have been talking about what we would do if different things were taken away from us such as school , home and around the local community.

We hope you have a very nice week.

Lyle , Summer B and Adam.

Save the Date

Primary 4 and 5 would like to invite you to their Scottish Celebration Evening on:

Wednesday 13^th February 2019

Time: 6 – 7:30pm

We look forward to seeing you at the concert.

Miss Calder (P4), Mrs Glancy (p5/4) &  Mrs Craig (P5)

At Murrayfield we use an online literacy resource called IDL. All pupils in P4 and P5 have access to the resource as well as some pupils in P6 and P7. Working through the lessons in IDL is beneficial for all pupils as it provides practise on the skills needed to become an effective reader and writer.

The best results are seen when pupils complete at least 1 hour a week on the program. This can be done in school and at home. We would be grateful if you could support your child to log on and complete some lessons at home. Pupils using IDL in school are aware of their username and password.

Further information can be found on the IDL website https://idlsgroup.com/parents

Happy New Year from P4! It has been a busy first week back to school! We are continuing to learn about the Contexts for Learning and will use this for our Blog update every week.

Curriculum Areas & Subjects

Some of us have been doing division with remainders in numeracy. In class maths, we have all been learning about rounding numbers to the nearest 10.

We have been working on imaginative writing, starting with a winter adventure story. We were focussing on including lots of ambitious words in our writing.

Interdisciplinary Learning

We used our reading skills this week to find traditional Scots language. We read the Gruffalo in Scots as part of our new topic all about Robert Burns and Scottish Culture.

We have started practising for our Burns & Scottish Celebration night which will take place on Wednesday 13^th February.

Well done to Sean, Kirsty and Kenzie for working hard during reading this week and getting a Head Teacher’s award!

We hope you have a lovely weekend!

Primary 4 and Miss Calder

Welcome back and a very happy new year from P5/4!

This week we have started a new topic about Robert Burns and other Famous Scots.

In Wordsmith we have been looking at Tutankhamen and we have been Ancient Crime Squad investigators.

We are about to start a new Homework Grid on Monday 14th January.  Please also learn your Robert Burns poem – My Hoggie.

This weeks Raffle Prize Winner was Adrianna – Well done!

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Glancy and Primary 5/4

Maths

Multiplying by 10 using partial products strategy

To times multiples of 100 and 10

IDL

We have learned  about  Robert burns for our Burns Show .

As well as songs for our show.

Literacy

We did kung-fu punctuation.

To find similarities and differences between characters.

Health and wellbeing

We were talking about why we have jobs.

We talked to our learning partners about why do we have to go to work ?

Blog post by Brogan and Sean

P5 and Mrs Craig