In P7c we have been making the most of the better weather and enjoying some time learning outdoors. We have enjoyed exploring numeracy and mathematics challenges through orienteering. We also had fun on our recent visit to Meadow Park. As part of our outdoor learning for term 4, we will be using problem solving skills to complete many activities outdoors. These will involve team work, determination and resilience. We hope as much as possible for this to resemble the camp experience that P7 learners normally have.

In PE we have started to learn about Tennis. We have been practising grip, stance, forehand, backhand and serving. We have played some mini-tennis games and are having fun experiencing all the different skills involved in Tennis. In health our focus has been on relationships. We have been looking at ways to stay safe online and to deal with cyber bullying. We have also been learning about the dangers of smoking, alcohol and other drugs.

We have been taking a trip down memory lane this week in writing. We have been writing about our favourite memories from primary school. In reading we have been creating our own questions about the text and answering questions about the text.

In IDL we have been focusing on Life Cycles. We learned that different living things have different life cycles. We worked cooperatively with others to create posters about the Life cycle of a frog.

In maths we have started to work on 2D Shape. We have enjoyed exploring the circle and finding out about the connection between its diameter and circumference. In maths, we are beginning to look at different 2D shapes and their properties. In particular, this involves demonstrating a good understanding of maths vocabulary such as sides, corners, symmetry and angles.

Primary 7c have been busy completing their S1 Transition tasks on Teams each week. For one of our Art and Design transition tasks we had to create our own colour wheel. In PE we have tried some beat the teacher challenges and fitness activities. We also completed a quiz to help us to think about future career options. All of these activities are helping us to prepare for secondary school.

We have been learning about many exciting new aspects of our learning in P7P. 

In numeracy, we are continuing explore the four capacities of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing and we are using our skills and knowledge to answer worded problems. In maths, we are beginning to look at different 2D shapes and their properties. In particular, this involves demonstrating a good understanding of maths vocabulary such as edges, corners, symmetry and angles. We are also using our understanding of shapes to identify real life examples of where these shapes can be found and what purpose they serve – such as on transport, buildings and classroom objects.

In writing, we are evaluating our 7 years at Windyknowe Primary and planning our writing based on different experiences such as our funniest moments, moments when I was brave and times when I achieved. We are uplevelling our writing by using different adjectives and adverbs in particular.

As part of our outdoor learning for term 4, we will be using problem solving skills to complete many activities in and around the school. These will involve working together, persistence and resilience. We hope as much as possible for this to resemble the camp experience that P7 learners normally have.

In Primary 5MK, we have been learning…

In topic we have been learning about islands, namely what it would be like to live on an island, comparing islands and designing our own custom island.

In literacy we have been reading and answering questions about playscripts.

In numeracy and maths we have been learning about function machines in order to explore algebra.  We have enjoyed working with letters in numeracy!

In HWB we have been learning about relationships and loss, and how to manage and deal with both.

In P.E. we have been learning different techniques for throwing and catching then we used our skills to play handball.

We have enjoyed…

I have had so much fun making our own islands.

I really enjoyed our last class novel – Asha and the Spirit Bird.  I am thoroughly enjoying our new class novel – The Island at the end of Everything.

I really enjoyed playing rounders as part of our P.E.  working on communication skills, game strategies and speed.

In drama i enjoyed improvising because i didn’t have to learn lines and i could say what i wanted.

What we are learning next…

We will be exploring direct speech in Literacy.

In numeracy we will continue to work on our fluency and accuracy in our times tables and we will revisit place value and the 4 operations.  We will also touch on word problems.