Category: Primary 3

In Numeracy and Mathematics we have been revising our subtraction strategies with bridging and we have been learning to use a written method to subtract a two-digit number from a two-digit number. Some of us have been revising our mental and written subtraction strategies and some of us have been subtracting three-digit numbers from four-digit numbers.

This week we looked at giving change from £1. We used a strategy that we learned in subtraction to help us to calculate change. We remembered that £1 is the same as 100p so when we were solving £1-34p, we started at 100, subtracted 30 and then subtracted 4. Some of us were also learning to make money totals using £5 and £10 notes.

This week we revised what we already know about internet safety. We remembered that we should never give away any personal information online and that we should tell an adult if anything on the internet ever upsets us. We watched a video from Jessie and Friends about sharing pictures. Afterwards, we completed an activity and then we made our own helping hands, naming adults that we can talk to if we are ever feeling worried or sad. We will continue to learn about internet safety next week.

On Monday afternoon, we started working on our class assembly. Miss Harrison is letting us plan our own assembly and we gave her a list of suggested topics. We had a vote and we have decided that our assembly is going to be about Endangered Animals.  We sorted ourselves into groups and we selected an endangered animal to research. Currently, we are working on our presentations.

In Expressive Arts, we looked at a painting called ‘The Pink Peach Tree’ by Vincent van Gogh. Miss Harrison explained to us that Vincent van Gogh used short brushstrokes to create his paintings and we tried to make our own images in a similar style. We used short strokes with oil pastels to create our trees and landscapes and then we used paint to add blossom. Our paintings are displayed as part of our ‘Great Outdoors’ theme in our infant area.

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We hope that you have a lovely weekend.

P3A and Miss Harrison xxx

In Numeracy, we have been learning to subtract a two-digit number from a two-digit number, with bridging. When solving 72 – 39, first we have been subtracting 30 and then subtracting 9. Some of us have also been linking addition and subtraction and some of us have been using a written method to subtract two-digit numbers from three-digit numbers, with bridging.

In Numeracy and Mathematics we have also been learning to use money to pay for items. We played a game called ‘Shopping Spree’ and then we had to lay out coins to buy different items. Some of us were also learning to use the correct notation to record money amounts.

This week we participated in the Linlithgow Round Table Competition. We were asked to draw what we would see on the African Savannah. We created beautiful sunset backgrounds by using paint and blending colours. Afterwards we looked at animals that we would find on the African Savannah and then we drew their silhouettes onto our sunset backgrounds. Our competition entries look fantastic!

This week we concluded our learning on how computers have developed over time. We explored how we use technology in our everyday lives and discussed how we use computers today. In our groups, we finished our PowerPoints on the development of computers. We will be presenting these to P3B before the end of term.

On Wednesday and Thursday we became journalists and reported on a digital disaster! Using our knowledge of computers and how technology has developed over time, we discussed what the impact would be if there was no technology. We worked in groups to make notes on the difficulties it would cause in schools and workplaces and the impact it would have on communication. Afterwards we used our notes to plan our newspaper reports. On Thursday, Miss Harrison showed us how to use our notes to write our newspaper reports. We used an interesting headline and organised our reports into sections using columns.

Thank you for reading our blog post. We hope that you have a lovely weekend.

P3A and Miss Harrison xxx

In Numeracy this week, we have been learning to subtract a teen number from a two-digit number, with bridging. When solving 72 – 14, we have been learning to subtract 10 and then subtract 4. Some of us have been learning to use a written method to subtract two-digit numbers, with exchange and some of us have been learning to subtract two-digit numbers from three-digit numbers.

This week we have been continuing to learn about money. We were learning to make different money amounts up to £5 using coins up to £1. Some of us were also learning to give change from £1 and £2. We played different money games on the laptops to revise our learning.

As part of our school’s Health and Wellbeing Relationships trail, this week we learned about growing up. We discussed things that we could do as a baby, things we can do now and things that we would like to do when we are teenagers and adults! We looked at life cycles, growth and change.

In French, we have been learning words for classroom objects. We listened to a song called ‘Dans ma salle de classe’, learned key vocabulary and then worked in pairs to draw and label items in a pencil case. This week we have also been helping Miss Harrison with her Spanish homework and we learned how to say ‘My name is’ in Spanish.

In Literacy, we learned how to write an information leaflet. Our infant area is changing to a ‘Great Outdoors’ theme and Miss Baillie asked us to watch the story, ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’. After we watched and sequenced the main parts of the story, we created a story map using all of the settings in the text. Then we wrote step by step instructions on how to find the bear. We used descriptive language from the story and bossy verbs in our instructions. We look forward to seeing our work on Miss Baillie’s ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ display.

Thank you for reading our blog post. We hope that you have a lovely weekend.

P3A and Miss Harrison xxx

In Numeracy and Mathematics this week, we have been learning to subtract a single digit bridging 20 and to subtract a single digit bridging a multiple of 10. For example, when we have been solving subtraction sums such as 72-4, we have started at 72 and then counted back 4. We have also been subtracting 2 to get to 70 and then another 2 to get to our answer. Some of us have also been learning to use a written method to subtract 2-digit numbers and some of us have been subtracting multiples of 10 from 3-digit numbers, with bridging.

This week we were also learning to use coins to give change. First we had to work out how much change to give by using our subtraction skills and then we listed the coins to make the change. Some of us were also learning to make different money amounts using all coins.

On Tuesday, we continued to learn about how computers have developed. We revised what we already knew about how computers have changed over time and then we watched a video about the introduction of the World Wide Web. We looked at when personal computers became popular in the household and then we worked in our groups to make our presentations on the development of computers.

In Art & Design this week we became Fairtrade chocolate wrapper designers! We looked at the story of chocolate and watched a video about Tayna’s visit to the Dominican Republic. We learned that Fairtrade farmers get a fair price for their cocoa beans and that Fairtrade makes a difference and makes things better for the farmers. Afterwards, we looked at examples of Fairtrade chocolate bars and then we designed our own Fairtrade chocolate wrappers. On Thursday, we went to the P6 Fairtrade Bake Sale.

On Thursday, it was World Book Day. We designed book covers, created our own bookmarks and some of us even started writing our own books at free play!  We also became illustrators for the day! We participated in a draw-along with Chris Riddell and then we watched a video on how to draw Mr Willy Wonka with Quentin Blake. We definitely have lots of budding illustrators in P3A. In the afternoon, we read stories to our friends in Primary One.

As part of our World Book Day celebrations, we also created our own aliens! We read a chapter from our class novel ‘Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator’. In the chapter, ‘Something Nasty in the Lifts’, Charlie and his family, and Mr Wonka, meet some aliens! We looked at the text and highlighted the descriptive language. It helped us to create a picture of the alien. In pairs, we created our own aliens and we used descriptive language to write sentences about our interesting creatures!

Thank you for reading our blog post. We hope that you have a lovely weekend.

P3A and Miss Harrison xxx