Our learning highlights in Primary 5/6 this week were:

• We really enjoyed learning about equivalent fractions and how to simplify fractions
• We have really enjoyed our topic work and researching our chosen famous Scottish person for our projects
• Many of us enjoyed the art activity that we took part in this week when we were working on shading and using art pencils to produce different art effects
• Lots of the boys and girls have been enjoying working on their Scottish poems and becoming familiar with the Scots words
• We enjoyed restarting our Reading groups this week and the new books that we read together and discussed with Mr Hamilton
• We are still loving our class novel, “Danny, the Champion of the World”, and learning about the different characters and the exciting events that happened with Danny and his dad this week
• We enjoyed our writing task with Mrs Egan this week and learning about creating an imaginative story

This week some of us thought that these were tricky tasks:

• Our Maths work with fractions was a little tricky at times but we all kept trying hard and asking for help when we needed it
• We have found learning our poems a bit tricky as we get to grips with some of the Scots vocabulary and pronunciation
• Some of us found the art task a little difficult and getting the different grades of shading was a bit troublesome
• Organising our personal project work was a little difficult for some of us and a few of the boys and girls have found it tricky choosing a person to focus on for their project
• Some of us thought that reading and writing tasks were a bit tricky this week

Our Lead Learners in Primary 5/6 this week were Paige and Jack. They were assisted by the previous week’s Lead Learners, Harrison and Sophie S. The three targets that our Lead Learners set for the class were as follows:

• Being resilient during our Maths work
• Not walking to other tables in the classroom during learning time
• Not talking during quiet learning time

The Lead Learners and their assistants spotted lots of children in the class meeting all three of the targets this week. The trickiest target was not walking to other tables and this is definitely something for many of us to keep working hard on

Well done Primary 5/6 on another fantastic week and excellent work with the Scottish poetry and projects.