Author: Mrs McJimpsey

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Hello from P5!

After exploring Scots language in Reading and some of the unusual characters from ‘Blethertoon Braes’, Primary 5 have started to create their own character.  They have a designed their character using a range of materials and made a plan for a descriptive piece.  We will be trying hard to use lots of Scots language when we finish the writing next week.    

In P.E we have continued to improve our fitness with a range of strength and stamina exercises.  Next week we will be starting to create our own fitness routine in groups using music.

In Maths, we are becoming more confident counting in fractions.  We are also using arrays and skip counting to solve multiplication problems.

We were introduced to our new reading book ‘Christophe’s Story’  after making a prediction using only the title and the front cover.  We have now discovered that that the main character is from Rwanda.  Today, we learned a little more about life in Rwanda to help us understand where he has come from.

We hope everyone has a nice weekend!

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Another hello fae Primary 5!

In maths, we have been recapping on what we know about fractions. We discussed the different vocabulary used in fractions and started to create different fractions of shapes using paper. We had a go at naming the fractions in pictorial bars.
Our French focus is classroom objects. It would be fantastic if this could be practised at home too!
Je voudrais …
un crayon
une regle
un stylo
les ciseaux
… s’il te plait
In P.E, we challenged ourselves in the Beep Test to assess our levels of fitness before we start a block of fitness learning.Over the next few weeks we will be working on a range of circuits to improve our CV fitness and strength.  Our teacher was so impressed by our determination and effort. I think everyone will sleep well tonight!
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P1 Book Pen Pals

P1 and P2/1 had some very exciting mail this week.  We received our first postcard from our new Book Penpal, Sophie Ambrose!  We loved reading about Albie, the warthog in her book ‘Bedtime for Albie.  We even had a shot of becoming illustrators by drawing Albie. We hope you like our pictures.  We will write you a postcard soon next week.

 

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West Lothian Sumdog Contest Starts Today!

Sumdog’s West Lothian Maths Contest is here! It finishes at 8pm on Thursday 19th November.Here are some things to keep in mind during the contest:

  • Students can play at any time.
  • For the score to count, the West Lothian Maths Contest activity must be showing in the green panel on the left of the student’s screen when they click to start each game.
  • Their scores are based on correct answers.
  • A class’s score is the average of the scores from all students from that class who take part.
  • To appear on the leaderboard, at least 10 students from a class need to play.

We still need a few more players in each class to join the leaderboard!

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Nursery to Primary 2 – Play Well Pack

Please check your child’s bag this week and next for the ‘Play Well Pack’.

Play Scotland and Save the Children are delighted to launch the Play Well pack, which is packed full of suggestions, ideas and tips to support your child’s play and learning at home. There are games and activities designed for children aged three to six. These can easily be changed to suit younger or older children too.

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