Literacy:

In literacy this week we have been learning how to structure and write an exposition.  We have been looking at persuasive language and vocabulary that we can use to persuade our reader.  In comprehension we have been looking at similar texts and answering evaluative questions.  We have finished our class novel – The Christmasaurus Cracker which we really enjoyed and we are hoping to start our new one after the holidays.

Numeracy:

In numeracy, we are finishing up a block of integers as part of our Academy transition.  In class, we are focussing on decimals and using the four operations.  We continue to practise our mental maths every day and our times tables especially the 7,8 and 12.

Topic/IDL:

We have completed another whole school STEAM challenge with lots of exciting activities such as designing and building our own snowball launcher, building the Tallest Christmas tree that we can and designing, building and testing an elf trap!  We have also started our Kindness Project where we are making Christmas cards and chocolate coins to say Thank You to people in our community.  Next week we plan to visit and deliver our Thank You gifts to spread some Christmas cheer!

Other Achievements:

Our coasters have sold well as part of our Enterprise project, if you did not have time to come to the Christmas Fayre, they are still on sale if you wish to purchase.  Just send in money with your child who can buy them at the tuck shop.

We had a successful transition morning on Friday at Armadale Academy where we took part in various activities with the S6 leadership team.  Our favourite activity was the scavenger hunt!

J – I enjoyed our Enterprise project and helping out at the Christmas Fayre.  It was so busy!

R – I liked the ending to the Christmasaurus cracker.

L – I can’t believe we are nearly halfway through P7.  The Academy looks good through, we had pizza for snack!