St John Ogilvie Primary School

Another exciting week for Primary 5!

Topic – We have started our new topic and we have been learning about the Wars of Independence! Primary 5  have already created a timeline of important events and watched some BBC Bitesize history clips which helped us to understand how the Wars of Independence started.  We had fun making notes about the main points and using them in our class discussion.

Numeracy –  We have been learning to subtract 3, 4 and  5 digit numbers using the written method.  Some of us shared our methods and  strategies during number talks.

Writing  Our writing this week was based on creating and designing a firework safety poster for children our own age. We discussed what makes a good poster and tried hard to include colourful illustrations, catchy slogans and appropriate graphics in our work.

Outdoor Learning  Our class collected a variety of leaves in the woodlands so that we could use them to design our own Autumn wreath. We collected different colours, styles and types of leaves. They looked fantastic and we have even added some glitter to make them sparkle!

R.E.  Primary 5 learned about the Creation story from the book of Genesis and made their own storyboards describing what happened each day. Our completed work was amazing !

Hot Chocolate Award – Congratulations to JJ for being our hot chocolate winner and going over and above with his learning this week !

Mrs Lea and Primary 5 A

 

 

We have had a fantastic week in P2A this week where we have created some brilliant pieces of work.

Anshika created a wonderful piece of work where she drew lots of lovely pictures of what makes her special.

Ignacy wrote a super piece about keeping safe on Bonfire Night.

Logan and Mason have been working super hard on subtraction.

Julia and Mia really enjoyed Free Writing Friday where they created some wonderful stories.

Have a great weekend everyone!

This week we were in the Woodlands and we were making nests using sticks and leaves.  We had to fit in the nest!

We have been learning the sound ‘n’. We can write the letter, we can say words with the sound and we can say where the sound is made in our mouths.

In maths we have been learning to draw one more and then count to get the total. We had to count the letters in our name and then count squares of coloured paper to make a rocket.

In the purple tray we had to make a fireworks display using the glass beads, pompoms and the wooden shapes.

We made Bonfire Safety poster.  We had to write one rule and then draw a picture.

Some of the rules we learned were:

Aiden – Don’t throw fireworks.

Zosia – Keep pets indoors.

Ollie – Keep fireworks in a closed box.

Ella – Stay back from fire.

Minny – Stand back from the fireworks.

Julia – Put on gloves when you are using sparklers.

 

There has been so much learning in Primary 4B again this week. We learned more about telling the time. We also were able to show that we were more confident adding and subtracting in htu using carrying. We have been continuing to develop different spelling strategies and are continuing to practice our joined handwriting. In health and wellbeing we have considered safety around fireworks, creating a list of firework safety rules. We learned that inner peace comes from within and thought about ways we can be peaceful and calm when things are confusing or upsetting.

Highlights of the week ; Carving our wands, drawing our owls and making maps of Diagon Alley as part of our Harry Potter Topic. Some people chose PE as their highlight this week. Next week PE will be on a Thursday afternoon and a Friday morning because PE will begin to move inside and this is to fit in with the spread out lunch break.

Children can now bring in indoor shoes to wear which will be kept in the classroom.

We’ve had a very busy week in P7A.

Some of our highlights have been: finishing our project on the Rainforest and starting our new project on Japan;  inventing our own games in the woodlands: orienteering in PE with Mrs Lafferty and writing our simile poems.

Lots of us are very excited about our new project as we have a special interest in some aspects of Japanese life, art,  Manga and Anime.

We each wrote simile poems beginning with a positive and a negative emotion.  Here are some of them for you to enjoy:

 

Safe,

as being cuddled by your siblings,

like a star in the sky,

with the ones you loved watching over you.

Kiera

 

Sadness,

Tears flowing like the ocean waves on a stormy night,

As cold as ice,

Tears dripping like the rain.

Connor

 

Sadness,

Blue like a cloudy night with no moon to light the way,

Tears flowing like a river, falling like the rain,

Sobs as loud as thunder.

Megan

 

Depression

Dark, loneliness, empty.

Feelings overwhelming, swirling, sinking.

Its cold grip pulling you further and further into despair.

Depression

Carla

 

Sadness

In the wind

Rushing through your veins

Angry waves in the deep ocean

Waves as big as a mountain

Ciaran

 

Happiness

As yellow as the beautiful sun

Flowers blooming like a beautiful resolution

Calming like petting an animal

Amy

 

Happy

as warm as a blanket

like a beautiful flower

as fluffy as a teddy bear

Callum

 

Strong

Like you can fight anyone who comes your way,

Tries so hard to ace every test,

Seeing the Starbucks logo only makes me stronger.

Temi

 

Joyful

As a lollipop

Bright as the sun

Burning like the sun

Luke D

 

Happiness

Colours of the rainbow

Flowing over you

like a different world of candy

Dawid

 

Happy

As gold as a goldfish

Like slippery fish having fun

Happy as skipping on the beach

Ralfs

 

Anger

As red as flaming fire

A hot as boiling lava,

Hot air dripping on your face,

Disappointment

Viktoria

 

Loneliness

As a tree alone,

Lonely as black,

Black as a midnight sky.

Julia

 

Deceitful,

As green and as slimy as a snake,

Slithering through your body,

Chilling, like a melting iceberg.

Liam

 

Sadness

As dark as a storm

As tear filled as a cloud

As much tears as rain

Luke L

 

Happiness

As yellow as the shining sun,

Like bright rays of sunlight,

Lightening up your day.

Sarah

 

Loneliness

As black as a deep cold night,

All alone in the pouring rain,

Empty as a dark soul lurking inside of a dead spirit.

Zuzanna

 

Happy

As a shining star

Yellow like the sun

Showing happiness

Having a big smile on my face.

Amelia

 

Lonely

As someone when someone they loved dies,

Empty and sad felling rubbish,

As black as the sky when it’s dark.

Lonely

Hashim

 

Happiness

Yellow as a lemon,

Bright as a sun blooming like a flower,

You always have a smile on your face.

Keedie

 

Depression

Like a never ending black hole

A deep endless painful sorrow

Failure flowing down a river

Misery through your whole entire life

Israel

 

Happy

Yellow like the sun

Smile spread from ear to ear

Like a bird with yellow wings

Aidan

 

Anxious

As black as cigarette smoke,

Feeling as if you aren’t good enough and everyone’s judging you,

Feeling like the walls are closing in and nobody wants to help you.

Rose

 

Happiness

as yellow as the sun,

a smile shooting up like a shooting star,

like lemonade.

Niya

 

Loneliness

Like a star in the vast ice black void of space

Spinning endlessly through shades of black upon black

Like a wandering soul searching for the purpose of life

James

 

Sadness

As black as the darkness in a black hole,

As dark as the midnight sky,

Like an abandoned warehouse.

Andrew

 

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Dear Parents,

This week we have been working very hard this week with our maths. We practised using adding and subtraction strategies.

 

 

 

 

 

We created haunted houses then used persuasive language to put them up for sale.

 

 

 

 

 

 

During our Outdoor Learning we saw lots of signs of Autumn changes. We  built homes for lego people and tried to identify types of trees from feeling their twigs. Some of us created spiral artwork using leaves, stones and sticks. We collected sticks to make into our wands for our Harry Potter topic this term.

 

 

 

 

Most of us posted our homework on our personal learning blogs to share with Mrs Miller.

Next week we are looking forward to finding out more about Harry Potter.

Primary 5 have had another busy week with lots of fun learning experiences.

Maths– We have been learning how to estimate the length of various objects and then accurately measure items using our ruler. Some of our estimates turned out to be the actual  measurement!

Grammar- We have been learning about adverbs and how to use them to improve our writing.

Writing –  In story writing this week, we wrote  letter from Mary Lennox  ( a character  in our class novel) to her ayah in India, outlining her experiences at her uncle’s mansion. We tried hard to use the correct layout and emotive vocabulary.

Science – We learned about photosynthesis and how plants turn light energy into food. Although it was a difficult  concept to understand, we rose to the challenge and found that we have many budding scientists in Primary 5 A!

We are looking forward to starting our new topic and meeting more challenges next week !

Mrs Lea and Primary 5 A