Monthly Archives: September 2022

P6W Blog Update 2.9.22

September 2nd  Primary 6W Blog

 

In literacy we have been creating descriptive texts using our class novel, “The Twits” and our topic on “Russia” as inspiration. We discussed different interesting places in Russia to visit and then wrote about how we thought it would look and feel to visit there. We wrote about St Basil’s Cathedral, The Kremlin, The Kungar Caves and Kizhi Island.

In numeracy, we have been revising place value and how to use this to help with mental maths strategies.  We have been learning about factors of numbers and identifying multiples. In Maths, we have been looking at different ways to calculate time intervals.

In IDL, we have been working on our Russian topic.  We have looked at Atlases to find the major cities, mountains and lakes in Russia.  We have also investigated the different biomes/ climates within Russia.

In science we have been investigating different types of energy.  First we looked and potential and kinetic energy.  We carried out some experiments using pencils and elastic bands to show how energy changes from potential to kinetic. We have also been comparing non- renewable and renewable energies.  We have researched where each of the energies comes from and how it is converted for use in our homes.

In PE we have been improving our gymnastic skills by working on different rolls and jumping on and off a vault. In Health and wellbeing we have been learning about our place in the World and how we can ensure our, and other peoples’ rights are being met.

On Monday, we were lucky enough to have a panto company perform in school.  We watched a fabulous performance of “Oliver Twist.”

 

ELC Blog Post 2nd September

First of all we would like to say a huge Windyknowe welcome to all of our new children and their families. We have been focussing on forming friendships and discussing our emotions. We have been settling into our new routines and becoming more independent within our setting. We are super proud of how well our new children have settled and how supportive our current children have been towards their new peers.

Our children have been working really hard on our learning wall and it is looking fantastic. We continue to embed our wellbeing characters and use these within our play. Ask your child about the characters. They are very excited and looking forward to receiving our special wellbeing stickers. Some of their comments are listed below.

Gracie: “Iris Included looks after all the new boys and girls.”

Ben: “It’s Archie, George has an Archie at his home.”

Max: “Be safe when climbing.”

Hamish: “Harry Healthy eats vegetables.”

We are looking forward to a fun term ahead.

P7me 02/09/22

P7me

Numeracy & Maths

We have been practising our times tables every day with our Mad Maths Minutes! In numeracy we are learning different methods of multiplication such as the grid method, the lattice method, partitioning and the Japanese method.  Our knowledge and understanding of these methods will help us decide which is the most efficient when solving multiplication problems!  We also entered a STEAM competition from ASSET to design and create a paper aeroplane which could travel a long distance.  The winner in our class made it to 9ft!  In maths we are learning about data handling by creating our own databases.

Literacy

In literacy we wrote persuasive application letters, an autobiographical account of a journey and we are entering the West Lothian Bathgate Hills writing competition!  We used our listening and talking skills to present to the class, either for a leadership position or on a subject of our own choice.  We are all a bunch of confident and clear speakers!

Other areas

During indoor P.E we are nearing the end of our block of gymnastics.  We have learned how to do specific and technical jumps and rolls and we are going to be creating our own sequence of gymnastics movements to perform to the class.  Our outdoor P.E block has involved our very own P7 boot camp and lots of teamwork games and activities.

We have enjoyed learning about the Scottish Parliament.  We have created factfiles, SWAYs and posters to demonstrate our understanding of the history of Scottish Politics, the 6 main political parties and their manifestos  and the roles and responsibilities of an MSP.  We are looking forward to building a 3D model of the Scottish Parliament building next week!

We completed the portraits of the staff at Windyknowe!  Next time you are in school, take a look on the wall at the office and see if you can guess who is who!

We have enjoyed:

T – I liked going to the woods to do a phonics hunt with our buddies.

O – I loved when we went to the Muga and made our own stations for PE!

O – I have enjoyed learning about different genres in writing.

R – I liked our Mad Maths!