Numeracy
- Established the difference between a pattern (shapes) and a sequence (numbers)
- Explained and used rules to extend well known number sequences including square numbers, triangular numbers and Fibonacci sequences
- Applied knowledge of multiples, factors and square numbers to generate and continue number sequences
- Challenged peers to solve our own pattern and sequence problems
Literacy
- Completed our personal projects on an aspect of WWII and received our feedback
- Beginning to summarise our personal projects ahead of our class talks
- Carried out research on the blitz in Scotland and how this affected those in Glasgow and the surrounding areas
- Used the Literacy Box for comprehension challenges and consolidated our learning of grammatical rules and punctuation
- Began reading and exploring the themes within our new WWII related class novel, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
- See examples of our propaganda below
WWII
- Created a display around our classroom door using our propaganda posters
- Produced blitz artwork using watercolour paints and silhouettes of British and German aircraft
- See examples of our artwork below
Health and Wellbeing
- Continued improving our physical fitness as part of a fitness and track athletics block in P.E
- Completed a fitness circuit with various activities and exercises
- Recorded and tracked our progress using score sheets at each of the 8 stations
- Football team trained in preparation for this year’s George Allan tournament on Sunday 20th May, 7-a-side games with a formation/shaping focus
- Netball girls participated in their final league meeting of the year, finishing 3rd in the cluster league standings
- MF and LC successfully led our Cheerleading after school club for their younger peers ahead of their showcase event
Skills for Learning, Life and Work
- We welcomed Mr. Vereker into class to speak about his job in rope access
- Mr. Matheson also visited us to speak about his job as Software Writer
- Putting together our list of professionals and local businesses ahead of our P7 Careers Fayre on 1st May at 6pm
Lion King
- Final preparations and rehearsals taking place for our Lion King performances at Linlithgow Academy next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
- All tickets now sold out for the Tuesday evening and a very limited number remaining for Wednesday
- See photos below of us rehearsing below
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Next Week
- Monday 23rd April – After school football training outdoors at 3.15pm
- Tuesday 24th April – Full day dress rehearsal at Linlithgow Academy and Lion King performance at 7.30pm
- Wednesday 25th April – Lion King performance at 7.30pm
- Thursday 26th April – Mr. Boiling visiting for WWII at Sea presentation, rugby taster sessions to begin, sports leaders to assist at Minikickers football for P1 at 3.15pm
As always, have a great weekend when it arrives!
P7b and Mr. Logan
