We have started our new P4 topic about Bonnie Scotland. We have developed our mapping skills locating places on a map of Scotland, begun learning Scottish poems, researched the famous Scot, Robert Burns and practised some Ceilidh dances. We are looking forward to learning more about our country and culture over the next couple of months. And we will be holding a P4 Burns Party soon!
In P4 we were lucky enough to take part in a drama workshop day with Stacey and Cameron from One Day Creative. The title was Rabbie Burns, A Play-in-a-Day – and it was all about the life and works of Scotland’s National Poet, Robert Burns. Luckily we had already learned quite a bit about him and his poetry and songs, so we had lots of information to share. We all had a part to play in the show and we worked really hard to learn our lines and say them with expression. Remembering all the actions and directions wasn’t easy! We discovered there are lots of talented actors and actresses in P4! The highlight of the day was performing the play to an audience of other pupils and teachers. It was an amazing experience!
In P4 we are continuing with our Information Handling topic and had fun sorting and displaying information in tree diagrams. We did a few class examples which included questions about foods that we like and pets. We then had the chance to work in groups to make our own tree diagrams and survey our classmates.
We nominated our classmates for their achievements in a secret vote. Well done to all children who received an Achievement Award!
Connor – For becoming more confident in the class and school.
Jessica – For excellent effort in all areas of the curriculum.
Ryan – For being a great, funny friend who always lets others join in games.
Darcy – For being kind to others and helping people with their work.
Corin – For being a very special friend.
We have had a Christmas card competition in P4b. We designed our own cards around a Christmas theme. Check out the winning entries!
Our sessions with Mrs Poynter for the NYCOS Bronze Musicianship have now finished. We had 12 sessions in total and we learned lots about rhythm, musical notation and singing. We even started to write our own music! And of course, we enjoyed all the fun games. Thank you Mrs Poynter!
In P4b, we were delighted to have a session with Miss How where we learned some new words in Mandarin. We were learning numbers up to 10 and each number had a symbol and a hand gesture. We loved singing the number song!
In P4, we have started a new maths topic on Information Handling and we have been busy sorting and displaying information in Venn and Carroll diagrams. This has linked well with our number work (e.g. sorting odd/even numbers and times table facts) and shape work (e.g. sorting shapes by number of sides or corners). And it was good fun too!
At the African Drumming Club, we enjoyed showing off our new talents and skills to parents, family and friends at our last session. We played a selection of rhythms, using a Christmas theme, on various instruments. But our favourite was The Rumble!
