In Numeracy we started learning about Fractions. We were revising halves and quarters of shapes. We also learnt about halving numbers and linked this to our work on doubles. We had lots of practical activities set up to help us apply our new skills to different contexts.
In Literacy we were learning about how Alan the explorer travelled to Antarctica. We talked about different modes of transport then had to use different sentence starters to describe Alan’s journey. We were learning how to use an Atlas and a globe.
We have also been learning how to use a dictionary this week. We used our knowledge of alphabetical order to help us.
P2A and P2B worked together to look at different landmarks in Linlithgow. We had a great discussion about our favourite places and talked about the Geography of Linlithgow. We then mixed the classes up and worked in pairs to create a poster to advertise our favourite places.
We continued our work on Charlie and the Chocolate factory and this week we were focussing on the characters in the story. We created a character profile for Charlie and Grandpa Joe to demonstrate what we have learnt about them so far. We had to use examples from the story to support our answers and we had to use the word ‘because’ to help us explain our thinking.
In phonics Miss Mudd’s group were learning all about questions. We learnt how to use a question mark and we were learning how to spell some of our key questioning words. We had to look at different pictures and think of questions we could ask about them.
With our milk this week, we have been looking at different pictures and developing our inference skills. We have to look for clues in the picture and try to make inferences and predictions based on what we can see. We had to look for clues and find the evidence. It is like becoming a reading detective!
Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the sunshine
Miss Mudd and P2A x
