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Mr Eagleson visited the campers at Fordell Firs this afternoon, in fantastic weather. They were having a great time and really challenging themselves with climbing, abseiling and caving.
The pupils are due back to school at approx 2:15 tomorrow and can be collected then or at the end of the day at 3:15.
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There has been lots of new learning in P3 this week.
An important and exciting letter arrived last week asking us to go off to learn magical ways at Hogwarts. It arrived by Owl Post from our very own Max! We all have a special challenge to design our own wands for next Monday so we are ready.
In Maths, we have been focusing on addition and subtraction. Some groups have been adding multiples of 10 to 2 digit numbers. Other groups have been learning written strategies for addition and subtraction.
I wonder if any children in P3 could explain their maths learning to someone at home?
Measure!
We have been measuring length, weight and volume. We know lots of language for measure!
A Miss McLaughlin post this time…
On Friday, both the upper and lower school trialled our new approach to Golden Time. Children were able to sign up to a particular activity and were in mixed groups to take part. It was lovely to spend time with some familiar faces! Below are photos from my Outdoor Learning group – we had a smashing day for den building and the teams were fantastic!
Looking forward to next week’s session already!
Until then…
Miss M & the Outdoor Team 🙂
This week, we have begun to practise for our assembly which will be all about the human body. We are looking forward to presenting what we’ve learned to the rest of the school and to our families next Friday.
In Maths this week, we have enjoyed exploring 3D shapes. We can sort them, say their names and talk about the different shapes of their faces.
Primary 4 have been discussing the work we are proud of today.
Samuel – “I used a lot of connectives in my scary story this week.”
Jamie “I got my highest score on big maths this week”.
Kyle – “I am proud of my work on time with Mrs McConville and that I worked so hard I got a certificate”.
Michal – “I am proud of my maths work – I did a lot of sums”.
Sam “I am happy that I have moved onto a harder book in reading”.
Jessica – ” I am proud of my writing work this week”.
Renee – “I am getting better at my multiplication using the groups strategy.”
This term, P6 are learning about computer coding. This involves putting together pieces of code (instructions for the computer) to create an animation or a game.
Today we learned how to code a simple computer game called Pong (adults at home might have played this when they were younger!). We had to add sprites (characters) and a backdrop then use a variety of code to make a ball bounce off a paddle. We even added a scoring system to make the game competitive.
P6s can log in to their Scratch account at home to share their game with others.
This week, Primary 5 got stuck in with papier mache!
We have started a new mini-project with Miss Mulholland – to construct volcano models and then make them explode!
We started by looking at the different parts of a volcano such as the crater and magma reservoir. Then, we used papier mache and plastic bottles to build the main structure of our volcanoes.
Next time, we will look at examples of real-life volcanoes and use these to create landscapes for our models. Finally, we will make them explode. This will tie in well with our Science learning as we will soon be looking at chemical reactions. Photos and videos to come!
Check in with us to see how we are getting on!
Until next time…
Primary 5 & Miss M 🙂
Primary 1 have reflected on their learning this week – here is what we have been learning.
Ruby: We have been learning about life cycles. A butterfly starts as an egg.
Sophie Rose: The egg turns into a caterpillar and it eats it’s own shell. It then turns into a Pupa, then it turns in a butterfly.
Jack: In Maths we have been learning about odd and even numbers. The number 3 is odd and 4 is even because it has a friend.
Caitlin: I know about having a growth mindset. If I can’t do something, I say I can’t do it “yet”.
This week’s blog comes to you from Jasmin and Lauren…
This week we were making 3D umbrellas by folding paper like origami. We glued them to an A4 Spring background.
In PE with Mrs Cullum we have been learning how to bowl in cricket. This week we learned how to underarm bowl and played a game where we had to bowl to a partner and get the ball to bounce on a target.
In PE with Ms Pender we have been focusing on running and throwing for athletics. We played Tom and Jerry for running and had a throwing competition.
