Another busy week in P4a…
In Language, we have been learning our Scottish poems for homework and we have been reciting them in our class competition. We all tried hard to remember the lines, add actions and perform them with expression. We have been giving peer feedback on the good things about the performances and things that we could improve – using 2 Stars and a Wish. We also learned how to write a letter by setting it out with the date and address at the top. The letter was inspired by our class novel Charlotte’s Web and it was to persuade Fern’s Dad or Uncle to let her keep Wilbur the pig.
In Maths, we have continued developing our knowledge and understanding of multiplication and division. Our focus this week was the 2, 4, and 8 times tables and how they are related. We made array patterns at school and home to help us with this. We also did a problem-solving task where we worked with a partner to find solutions using different resources such as blocks and lego.
In our Water Topic, we have been working in our groups to finish our posters about saving water and to prepare our speeches We are working with our Indian partner school in Mumbai on this topic. The children there have also been preparing campaigns to encourage people to use water wisely. We are hoping to hold an online meeting with them soon to share our ideas.
In Drama with Mrs Thomson, we have learned another Scottish poem called Address to the Toothache by Robert Burns. We have been acting it out in pairs and trios and some of us will be preforming this at the Scottish Evening soon.
In Art with Miss Trotter, we have been learning about the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai and looking at some of his paintings and prints. We used our brand new sketch books to draw some sketches of our own. We will use these in our art lessons over the next few weeks.
In P.E., we started Futsal lessons with our coach Laura. We practised skills like the step over and drag back and played some team games. In yoga this week we went on a journey to the Arctic and made arctic poses. In Dance, we started our topic on Scottish ceilidh dancing and practised some of the steps while keeping in time to the music. We will be revising some dances we learned in P3 and then learning some new ones.
In French, we had a session with Mrs Kasparek the French Teacher. She helped us learn about food and shopping and asked us to research French sweets. We will have another lesson next week.
Au Revoir!
