In Primary 5 we have been learning;

• about equivalent fractions – Usman
• how to identify the features of a book review – Aaron
• how to calculate fractions of a number – Olly
• how to jump over hurdles in PE – Liam
• how to do the long jump safely in PE – Cody
• about William Wallace and key events in his life – Nino
• how to write a diary of events told in the past tense – Leanna
• different starting positions for running 100m race – Loughlan
• how to use water colours and oil pastels to create reflection pictures of Linlithgow Palace – Elliot
• how to improve our handwriting by writing out the lyrics to “Flower of Scotland” – Alfie
• how babies are made in health – Joshua
• how to edit and improve our writing – CJ
• how to order decimals – Daniel
• how to understand and convert improper fractions -Danny
• how to work backwards to solve a maths problem – Hailey
• how to calculate fractions of shapes – Jack
• how to act out scenes from the life of Mary Queen of Scots in drama – Mario
• how to make patterns with musical instruments – Jake
• how to calculate the area and perimeter of a shape – Oran
• how to tell the difference between fact and opinion – Scarlett
• about Scottish music including the Red Hot Chilli Pipers – Lucy
• about how Rizzio, MQoS friend, died  – Paighton
• how to use =, < and > signs in numeracy – Lana
• how to identify commands, statements, questions and exclamations in reading – Sasha
• how to weigh objects and measure mass – Mara
• how to do a kneel start sprint in PE – Usman
• how to throw a javelin – Mya
• how to create PowerPoint Presentations on William Wallace

Hello,

Here is what P3HW have been learning this week!

Rizuana- We have been learning about fractions. We have been doing fifths, quarters, thirds and halves.

Logan- We have been doing really hard sums with the calculators. It was fun!

Lewis- In writing we were doing our own topic we chose on Africa.

Angela- We have been doing run a mile.

Ramzi- This is because we are trying to run a marathon before the summer holidays!

Ailie- We have been doing our presentations all about Africa.

Jacob- We’ve been researching at home and at school about the topic we’ve chosen.

Oliver- We’ve been seeing other people’s knowledge of Africa.

Demi- Also people used the internet for their presentations.

Have a good weekend from P3HW!

PE

P6h have been learning how to play Basketball. We have been trying to improve our aim and score lots of points – Ben.

In rounders we learned the different positions and rules. We had to work as a team and communicate with each other. I liked running really fast and winning! – Anthony

We went to cross country. I enjoyed the running and I came seventh. – Josh

Numeracy

We have been doing lots of Multiplication and learning times tables. I know some new strategies for multiplying. – Brooke

In long multiplication I have been finding it difficult but over the past few weeks I have improved and I feel more confident. To help me improve I checked my work and made improvements. – Eva

Topic

I have been learning about World War 2 and I know lots of information about it. – India

A few days ago Tyler, Oliver and John made a presentation to the class about World War 2. – Eva

In art we made some World War 2 paintings using colour and shading. – John

Literacy

We did some writing. We researched a topic and used this information to create a piece of writing. – Amy

We completed a cloze-procedure and had to fill in the missing words. I did well with this task. – Abbie

We have been reading for enjoyment. I chose Animal Encyclopedia and I have learned a lot of facts about animals. – Hannah