This week was Maths Week Scotland and we’ve tried lots of fun maths activities.
We made angles and shapes using our bodies in PE, we measured angles on the desk (and wrote our answers on the desk!) and primary 6 used compasses to plan routes in the playground!

Pupil Voice:

Aaron: I enjoyed writing although I had a bit of a temper tantrum

Ethan: I enjoyed doing writing assessment.

Joshua: I enjoyed the trip to the risk factory it was intriguing and fun at the same time it was probably my favorite trip.

Louise:I enjoyed going to the risk factory and being the driver of the bus.

Shannon: I enjoyed going to the Risk Factory and learn about different risks.

Hasan: I enjoyed the maths activity because I got to learn new things it was hard but eventually I got the answer.

Emma- I enjoyed the girls active sports day.

Zuzanna-I enjoyed PE with Miss Ford.

Levente: I enjoyed doing Fibonacci in maths this week because it was very fun to do.

Mark: i enjoyed P.E with miss ford

Joseph: I enjoyed doing maths with Mrs Mcdonald

Kasia- I enjoyed writing.

Ailie: I enjoyed the risk factory

Jan:This week i really enjoyed going to the risk factory it was very FUN.

Huda: this week p6 girls went to James young high school to teach girls to get active and I enjoyed dodge ball.

Adrin: This week we went to the risk factory (my house burned down)

Sean: I enjoyed the writing assessment

Oliwier: I really enjoyed the Risk Factory because we had to escape a room for a test and I also liked the part when you phone 999. It was so FUN!!!  XD

Robbie: I enjoyed doing maths outside with all the primary 6s, we even exercised!

Kacper: i really enjoyed starting the posters about science and also for the reading and talking assessment.

This week we have started our new science topic, our first focus is Wonderful Water.  We have learned about water turning into a gas when it is heated up.  We used our observational skills to watch a kettle boil and we noticed a gas coming out of the kettle as well as the water inside the kettle moving and bubbling.  At first we thought the gas coming out of the kettle was smoke but we then learned that it is actually still water but it had changed state into steam.  We have also used this topic to inspire us in art too.  We looked at a George Seurat painting of a boat on the water and we noticed that he used an art technique called pointillism (lots of dots of paint) to create his picture.  We had a go at using the technique pointillism to paint a picture of a boat on the sea.  We used a cotton bud to make the dots of paint.  The colours we used were red, blue and yellow, and learned that these were the primary colours.  We were all very proud of our pictures.

P2 – In Numeracy we have continued to look at number sequences up to 100.  We based a lot of learning on the board game Snakes and Ladders.  This helped us to start at any number within 100 and continue to count.  We found starting on a number which we then had to bridge the decade the trickiest.  For extra practise try counting on from 59 up to 79.  In Literacy we have been using the word boost book “Billy Monsters Daymare”, the boost words are; gloomy, tiny, wail, soothe and stroke.  For a challenge try to use one of these words when you are having a conversation.  For spelling we focused on ‘ai’ words, we used our outdoor learning time on Thursday to complete a word hunt around the playground (Mrs Currie had hidden ai words for us to find and we had to write them on our whiteboards.)  For our reading comprehension work we explored characters from our reading books and completed a profile for them.

P1 – In Numeracy we have continued to consolidate our knowledge and understanding of the numbers to 10.  Through our play room investigations we were ordering numbered lollisticks by sticking them into play doh and we have been counting pictures and matching them to the correct numeral using peg cards.  We have also been improving our written formation of the numbers too.  At home for extra practise try writing the numbers 0 – 10.  In Literacy we have learned the three sounds c, k and ck, we have discussed where we see and hear these sounds in a word and we have found out the ck doesn’t start words it only comes at the end of a cvc (consonant, vowel, consonant).  We used our outdoor learning time to consolidate this using large letter cards to build words.

Have a lovely weekend

Mrs Currie

Primary 6/7 have had a busy week of learning.

We have all started new class novels and have made predictions about them. We focused on using Higher Order Thinking Skills when writing answers to show our understanding of a text. We also started our spelling groups and all have our lists in our homework jotters.

In Maths we have continued working with shape, looking and regular and irregular 2D shapes. We then completed a challenge to make shapes using equilateral triangles.
In Numeracy we have been using concrete material to represent decimal fractions.

House captains have been involved in learning walks and focus groups this week – they all did an excellent job! A big thank you to the 6 pupils who represented our class .

Pupil Voice:

Jan: I really enjoyed doing the huge rugby match in P.E against the P7

Ethan : I enjoyed the rugby match

Aidan : I really enjoyed rugby  and maths.

Joshua : I enjoyed making shapes out of triangles, it really got my brain working.

Kacper:I really enjoyed making shapes out of triangles(it was a mayhem in the class)

Hasan: I really enjoyed science because I got to learn new things.

Emma- we finished Wonder and we all really enjoyed it and we  did a worksheet about the most important character

Ola: I enjoyed getting and doing questions about are new book and I really like the book.

Zuzanna: I enjoyed PE because we done one big game with the p7 class.

Oliwier: I enjoyed playing rugby because it was P7 vs P6/7 and also we gave them extra time for PE so that was very kind of us  XD.

Sean: I enjoyed playing against the p7

Mark: I enjoyed playing rugby against primary seven

Kasia-I really enjoyed writing narrative story

Aaron-I enjoyed everything

Joseph – I enjoyed maths and making shapes with triangles

Adrin-I enjoyed making shapes out of triangles.

Evie- This week I enjoyed learning about decimal fractions.

Huda in p6\7 we got new books

Louise~I enjoed painting for fun 31

Shannon~ I enjoyed maths when we made shapes out of triangles.

Literacy

This week we have been learning about the ‘k’ and ‘ck’ sounds. The ‘ck’ sound is a tricky one. We use this sound when the ‘c’ sound is at the end of the word. We have been using this rule to help us read and spell words this week. Listen to the ‘k’ song below:

We have been using our velcro mats to spell words and some of us have even started spelling words in our learning journals. We have all been working on our formation of the ‘k’ sound. It is quite tricky but we are remembering to draw a straight line, then from the middle of the line kick up and then go back to the middle and kick down. We were also working on our reading skills this week and trying to find the correct word for a picture.

What is the correct spelling – cat or ckat. Why?

What is the correct spelling – sick or sik. Why?

We put up a word document on the netbooks and had a go and typing. We were able to spot some sounds we know on the keyboard.

We also played this game on the netbooks too:

http://www.literactive.com/Download/live.asp?swf=story_files/slides_US.swf

Numeracy

We have been continuing to work on counting with 1-1 correspondence, matching the numeral to the value and number formation. We enjoyed playing lots of games to reinforce our learning this week and we have also started number talks. During number talks we are learning about the make-up of a number. E.g. 4 is also 3 and 1 or 2 and 2. So far, we have focused on numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Next week we will look at 5 and 6.

We were introduced to subitising this week too. This is when you need to try to figure out the number of objects without counting them. Check out this song we used:

Here are some links to the games we have been using on the smart board or net books this week:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/gingerbread-man-game (Try the matching part of this game)

https://www.themathsfactor.com/games/try/?gameid=46&prefix=ZONE&config=IPG_CM_Y1_CA_001,%20support&title=Count%20the%20Yeti%201%20to%2010 (We played the silver level. Can you try the gold level at home?)

https://www.tvokids.com/preschool/games/caterpillar-count

We decided to share with you our learning highlights of the week:

Ethan: I liked learning about the ‘k’ sound. I can write the ‘k’ sound.

Reka: I learned the number 2, “half a heart says I love you, add a line now I’ve made the number 2.”

Oliver: I learning about letters, we learned the ‘k’ sound. It is a yellow sound.

Sylvia: I liked learning about numbers, we learned about the number 4. 4 and 0 is 4.

Sophie J: I liked learning about numbers. I found 4 things in the classroom – I found 4 letters.

Joanna: I liked learning about numbers, we learned the number 5. 4 is beside the number 5.

Lennox: I liked learning about the number 5, I can write it like with the neck then the tummy and then the hat.

Harry: I liked learning about the number 4.

Myron: I learned about the ‘k’ sound – it is a kicking sound.

Anaiya: I liked learning about numbers. I liked playing a game on the computer.

Anna: I liked learning about letters. I can write the ‘c’ sound – it looks like a half ball.

Parker: I can make 4 with 2 and 2.

Grace: I learned about the number 2. 1 and 1 is the same as 2.

Kian: I liked learning about where animals live. It is called a habitat they need somewhere to keep their babies stuff and to keep predators away.

Zaki: My work was on the work to be proud of wall.

Max: I liked writing the number 8. I can do it.

Amelie: I learned about the number 6. You can make it with 5 and 1.

Sophie F: I have been writing the number 2 “half a heart says I love you, add a line now I’ve made the number 2.”

Carly: I learned about the ‘ck’ sound, you use it at the end of the word.

Lucy G: I have learned about the ‘c’, it comes from the back of your mouth.

Chloe: I liked learning about the number 7. I can write it “across the sky and down from heaven, now I’ve made the number 7.”

Mason: I learned about the ‘c’ sound. It comes from the back of your mouth and it is yellow.

We have had a busy week in P5.

In PE, we have been continuing to work on our basketball skills to help us when we go to a basketball tournament. We learned some more skills including defending and trying to get better at dribbling the ball and move faster when we have it.

“It was very fun learning how to do basketball more.” – Madison

“We have been trying our best on our basket skills for the tournament.” – Ahmad

In maths, we have been focussing on the value of each digit in big numbers. We have been doing a variety of different activities to help us learn.

“I liked doing the place value game outside where we had to make numbers using markers.” – Alishba

“I liked doing the written task where I had to break the numbers down!” – Filip

“I like getting to ick what activity I wanted to do at any time.” – Alan

We have also been learning bout 3D shapes and looking at their properties.

“I enjoyed building 3D shapes using art straws and playdoh.” – Julia C

As part of our smart start activities we had to send an email to share our favourite colours with someone else in our class.

“I sent my email to Aaron, it was good fun!” – Leo

“I liked having a conversation on my email with Harry and James because I have done t before but not actually had a conversation with everyone on it.” – Wojtek

We had another free writing Friday session where we wrote about dogs, animals, formula 1, haircuts and lots more!

We continued with James and the Giant Peach this week and learned some new vocabulary. Some of these words were: serenely, aghast, pandemonium, frantic and colossal.

In PM writing we have been learning all about ‘Narrative’ texts. We learned that the key features of this type of text are a title, the orientation, the complication and the resolution. It has to be written in the past tense and we tried to include adverbs in our writing to make it more interesting.

“I liked doing PM writing because we wrote a story together as a class which had an orientation, a complication and a resolution all about a Formula 1 race.”

We hope you have a great weekend, P5 and Miss Diamond.

P2/1 have used their Author study of Julia Donaldson to link up their learning.  They have all learned and written some facts about Julia Donaldson and then they used her story of The Stickman to help them develop their skill of retelling a story.  We used her story Paper Dolls to help us strengthen and develop our fine motor skills, we have all created our own set of paper dolls which involved us having to fold the paper and then cut out one doll that when you opened it out it created a series of dolls holding hands.

In  Numeracy we have been focusing on the number before and after up to 100.  We have been using 100 squares to help us with this.  When we use the 100 square we have discovered that we can see patterns within the numbers; the last column going down shows us the decade numbers etc.

In class we have been using “I Love Literacy” and “I Love Numeracy” practical tasks to help us consolidate our learning by using many different skills and learning techniques.  Ask us to explain some of our tasks to you and how we complete these within our school day.

Have a lovely long weekend,

Mrs Currie