Category Archives: Primary 4

Primary 4

Japanese Experiences in P4/3

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Today has been an immersive day in lots of things Japanese.
We enjoyed experiencing some Japanese anime when we watched My Neighbour Totoro. This is a very popular anime created by a Japanese film studio, Studio Gibli. We watched a little part at the beginning in Japanese and then we changed it to English.
We then looked at the Japanese alphabet and tried writing some sounds in Japanese and we practised writing the Japanese words for animals. We found lots of the symbols were complicated to write.
in the afternoon we had a taster session of some Japanese food and we tried to use chopsticks to eat it. We tried sushi and some mochi, the mochi was definitely more popular than the sushi.

Lill y- I didn’t like the sushi

Jenson – I didn’t like any of the food, the outside of the mochi was weird

Freya – I loved the sushi and the mochi

Macie – I loved the mochi, especially the ice-cream inside.

Siena – I thought they were both the best thing in the world

Jorja – It wasn’t good.

Abner – I liked everything, the ice-cream and the sushi

Grace – I loved it all especially the sushi with the soy sauce

Joseph – The mochi felt weird in my mouth, it has a funny texture

Jake – I liked everything except the soy sauce and the outside of the mochi

Lucy – I liked everything because the sushi was really nice, I liked the seaweed and the mochi was a different kind of ice-cream.

Philip – I liked the ice-cream but I didn’t like the sushi

Jude – I didn’t like the sushi, I didn’t like the taste of the seaweed but I liked the mochi

Amber – I didn’t like the sushi but I did like the mochi

Primary 4

P4/3 pray the Holy Rosary

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The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary due to the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on October 7. Praying the Rosary helps us to reflect on the life of Jesus and His mother, Mary, by meditating on the Mysteries. We  learned about the four sets of Mysteries: Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, and Luminous, which reflect the life of Jesus and Mary. 
We all had a set of Rosary beads today and we prayed a decade of the Rosary. We will do this regularly throughout the month.

 

Primary 4, Whole School Events

Fun in P4/3

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Each week we love our time outdoors with Miss Nelson. Last week we were out in the woods exploring and playing. We were given a task to create a home for an animal using any materials we could find lying around. We used acorns, sticks, leaves, stones, string, little pieces of bricks and rocks.

We have been learning to read and say numbers in French. We had fun playing snakes and ladders using a French dice.

Primary 4, Whole School Events

House corner in P4/3

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In our classroom we have a house corner which we are always changing. Last week we had a business meeting which Joseph chaired and Riley took the minutes.  During this meeting we all got to share our ideas for the house corner and what we would like to turn it into next. We thought about the time of year and lots of us had some very creative ideas. Afterwards we had a vote and it was decided to turn it into a haunted cinema.

We then worked in groups to create the haunted cinema. Some of us painted cardboard to be the outside spooky cinema building and some of us painted scary characters to decorate the inside. We discussed that we need tickets and money and a group of us made those. We made promotional posters which we will display to show which films are on in the cinema and we were very creative in making lots of snacks for the snack stall. We now have lots of popcorn, sweets, chocolate and drinks we can buy when we go to watch a film.

Primary 3, Primary 4

Sharing the Learning – P4/3

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Shared Learning at School - Rokeby Primary School

Thank you to all of the parents and carers who were able to attend our Sharing the Learning event this morning.  The children loved having you in class as they engaged in a range of reading activities.

Joseph – My mum was here and we did a crossword and read a story.

Ariana – My mum came and we designed a character and did a word search.  My character was Rapunzel and she had a crown and long hair and a dress.

Charlotte – Me and my mum read a story and did a wordsearch.

Jorja – Me and my mum did the questions (about reading) on the board and I read a book to her called “Cowboy Kid”.  I drew me as a cowboy.

Abner – I read a story called “Secret Seven” and my mum helped me with the word search.

Oonagh – I read about Highland Cows and answered lots of questions about them because I know lots about them and I love them.

Amber – I did a reading crossword with my mum and showed her around the classroom.

Jude – I was doing the crossword with my mum.

Darcy – I did a Captain America character drawing with my mum.

Evan – My mum helped me with a wordsearch.

Freya – I designed a book cover and a wordsearch and I read a book too.

Siena – I did a reading wordsearch and designed a character with my mum and dad. I also started to make my own book.

Zac – I liked my mum and dad in my classroom.

Philip – I did a wordsearch and read a book about a snake with my mum and it’s called “There’s a Snake in my School”.

Kendall – Me and my dad did a wordsearch and crossword.

Grace – Me and my mum answered the questions about books and started to read a book.

 

Primary 4

P4/3 numeracy update

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we have  had a successful start to the new year in P4/3. We are  working hard and enjoying making new friends.
in maths we have completed our first topic of place value. We have been working with numbers in the hundreds, tens and ones columns and learning the difference between a digit and a number as well as greater than and less than.  We have used practical equipment to support our learning and we have enjoyed playing maths games with others in class.

Everyday we start our lesson with a problem solving task through our Building Thinking Classrooms approach. In this part of the lesson we work in random groups and at a vertical board. Through this task we are developing our collaboration skills and are learning to share our thoughts and ideas and to listen to others.

Primary 3, Primary 4

P4/3 Rights and Responsibilities

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Children's Rights and Responsibilities < WithoutStress.com

We have been learning about Rights and Responsibilities.  Rights are  needs or the things that we should all have.  These are things like the right to learn by going to school, the right to a name, the right to have your say, the right to play or the right to be safe.  Rights protect you in every day life, regardless of who you are or where you come from.  Children’s rights help make sure they are safe, healthy, heard and can be themselves.

We also have responsibilities.  These are things we are expected to do, such as following rules, being kind and helpful to others.

What are some of your responsibilities?

Each of us has different responsibilities in our lives.  At home, you could be responsible for tidying your room or putting shopping away.  At school, you could help your teacher or be a buddy to someone who needs help.  In your community, you can help to protect the environment by putting rubbish in the bin.

Can your responsibilities change?

As we get older our responsibilities can change.  Your parent or carer looks after you at the moment, but when you grow up you will be more responsible for yourself.  For young children, responsibilities are simple and practical, such as putting away toys, feeding pets, or helping to set the table. 

A class charter is a contract that we have devised together as a class. We have specific rights and responsibilities that our class are focusing on and these are displayed on our class charter.  The charter is a reminder of how we should all behave and how we should treat each other in order to respect the rights of every single member of our class.

Our thoughts…

Amber – I have the right to have healthy food to eat and clean water to drink.  I have the right to have a name when I was born.  I have the right to go to school.  I have the right to play and rest.  I have the right to be heard.

Riley – We all have rights and responsibilities and as you get older you get more responsibilities.  I have a right to play and my responsibility would be to not play for too long on video games as it could give you a sore head.

Jorja – We made a class charter and we all signed it.  We agreed to make sure we are responsible with our actions and we should not take other people’s rights away from them.

Grace – The UNCRC has 54 articles and it tells us what the rights are.  Number 1 tells us that all children under (age) 18 have all the rights.  Rights are important as they keep us safe, healthy and happy.

Jude – We have the right to play and the responsibility is to be kind and share and show friendship.

Philip – Rights are important because they protect you.

Oonagh – We are learning about all of the rights and we have a class charter telling you more about it.  We all signed the charter.  My favourite right is the right to have your own religion and beliefs.

Primary 4, Whole School Events

P4 at the safari park

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P4 had a fantastic trip to Blair Drummond Safari Park. We watched the sealion  show and learned all about their health and how we can help them by looking after the environment. We got to pet some goats and sheep and we loved how soft they were. We saw lions, an elephant, giraffes and camels. We had a great time playing at the large park and sliding down the bumpy chute. We had a brilliant day out.

Primary 4, Whole School Events

P4 health week day 2

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Today we learned about different medicines and how they can help us to feel better and keep us healthy. We also learned about medicine safety and the importance of reading labels and only taking medicines that are for us. We had a fantastic football session learning to dribble, pass and shoot. We loved the game of football hungry hippos! The school nurses talked about healthy eating and teeth hygiene.
Another fantastic day.