Writing
Liam- This week we wrote leaflets.
We looked at the leaflets in our own Castle Visitor Centre (roleplay area). We have leaflets for Glamis Castle, which is one of the Castles Hamish visited.
Emilie- We wrote the leaflets to encourage people to visit Edinburgh Castle.
Connor- We were giving people with information.
Khyla- We wrote facts.
Lucy- The Castle has a Scottish Flag.
Lily- The Castle has a cannon.
Courtney- The Castle has a flag which is blue and white.
Szymon- We drew pictures of the Castle, the volcano, the flag and the Cannon.
Liam- The Cannon fires at 1 o’clock.
In numeracy this week we have continued to learn about subtraction.
Liam- I like playing the Mathopoly game because I can use my addition and subtraction skills.
Lily-I liked being the teacher by hiding ten counters and then taking some away.
Courtney- I liked playing with the skittles, you knock some over and then write down the subtraction sum.
Joanna- I liked using the ten frames to learn how to subtract.
We also were learning about subtraction word problems. We were learning to understand language and phrases…
Find the difference.
Subtract 5 from 10.
How many are left?
Take away 3 from 7.
In topic we were comparing life in the past to today.
Isla- My group had to sort pictures of food.
Lucy- In the past the royal Kings and Queens ate fruit and ham at banquets.
Khyla- We had to sort pictures of transport. The horses and carriages were used in the past.
Joshua- My group sorted pictures of clothing, in the past Knights wore armour.
Julian- They wore shields in the past.
We went to see the P3- P5 dress rehearsal for their show Blast from The Past.
Emileigh-Rose- I liked the singing.
Sophie- I liked the dancing
Joanna- I liked the signing.
Szymon- I liked the costumes.
Have a lovely weekend from Miss Boyes and Primary 1B
Thanks for the update, busy week learning lots of new things. Connor and Liam are really enjoying learning more about castles and are looking forward to visiting Edinburgh castle during the February holidays.