Happy Friday! Primary 5M have had a busy week this week learning about lots of different things:

Literacy

Following on from last week we have been working to improve our descriptive writing skills by ‘up levelling’ our sentences. To do this we have been working in small groups and changing the vocabulary in simple sentences to make them more interesting and descriptive. For example, ‘The horse rode through the field’ became ‘The horse flew through the field as fast as lightening’. We also looked at identifying different connectives in a text (such as; and, also, but, however and because).

To show off our new skills, we focused on describing a haunted house. We looked at all the spooky features on the house as a class and then used our senses to help us ‘set the scene’ by describing the picture.

We enjoyed taking our spelling practice outside this week. We went into the playground and used any natural resources we could find to spell out our spelling words.

During the week we started our class novel ‘The Creakers’ and are all looking forward to finding out where all the parents in Wiffington Town have disappeared to.

Things to do at home –

Practise expanding your vocabulary by trying to ‘up level’ any sentences you read to make them more interesting and descriptive (more detail)

Keep spotting connectives in any reading you do

Please see spelling document posted on Monday

Maths and Numeracy

This week we have been learning about 2D shapes. We took our learning outside and created 2D shapes in the playground using natural resources.

Following on from last week’s work on understanding the value of digits in numbers up to 10,000, we have been practising writing out numbers in words and reading number lines. We discussed why it is important to be able to read number lines, for example thermometers and scales. Using our number lines, we practised rounding to the nearest 10’s, which we will practise further next week.

We have also been practising counting up in 4’s and 5’s. We have enjoyed playing around the world and buzz to help us with our times tables.

Things to do at home –

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/place-value

Practice counting in 4’s and 5’s (for example this can be done by counting up your steps in 3’s or 4’s)

Have a go at reading any scales or thermometers around the house – you can even try to rounding the number to the nearest 10.

Other curricular areas

• After working so hard last week on our health and wellbeing drama’s, we performed these to the rest of the class and discussed what relationships they were based on
• P5M started to discuss our new environment topic this week. We looked at the different aspects we need to cover and decided what we would like to learn about based on this. We decided that our new topic will be called ‘Free the Forests’
• We have been practising our common phrases and greeting in French this week. To help us remember them we have been trying to do our register in French

Have a lovely weekend!

It has been a very industrious week in P4H again as we settle into the new way of working. The class has been very flexible, coping with any changes admirably!

Reading

This week we started to look at reading and how this will be managed. Next week the children will be given a book and a reading homework jotter.They will record the required reading themselves, with date to be read by and it can only be used for this. When the books are finished they must be returned so they can be quarantined for 72 hours before another group of children use them. Thanks for your understanding.

Our Blog has been written together as we reflected over the week about our learning.

This is our class rainbow which we made together. It is giant with colourful decorations. it is so big it is displayed in the corridor!

Spelling

We were learning how to add ing to words and doubling the consonant.

Super/Fantastic skipping, running, swimming, hopping,stopping, dropping,rubbing, digging,stepping,getting

Spectacular wrapping, trimming,dragging,splitting,scrapping,strumming,quilling, forgetting,planning

Tricky words could , would , should

Literacy

We started The Storm by Kevin Crossley-Holland

We are reading it together as a class. It is an amazing story so far, about a girl called Annie who lives near a Marsh where there is supposed to be a ghost horse rider. We focused on the setting this week and made a bank of words to describe it. We reflected on the story line and predicted what would happen next.

We were developing our story writing by looking at openers such as One day….Yesterday….. Suddenly.…. and have written stories about a Magic Pencil and a Secret Door.

Home learning. ideas

Spelling practice

Try spotting adjectives in any reading.

Go to

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zrqqtfr/articles/zy2r6yc

Numeracy

We continued to look at place value and numbers up to 1000.

We practiced partitioning numbers.

We looked at writing numbers in words and also converting to digits.We found the spelling tricky.

We did quick fire tables for mental maths.

Home learning ideas. Practice partitioning eg 456 = 400 + 50+ 6

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/place-value

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zm982hv/articles/zmr72sg

Practice writing numbers in words.

PE /HWB

We played “Squares” and developed throwing and catching with “Tadpole” and circle catch. We also developed our fitness with relay races and looked at speed.

We used our outdoor Learning time to play friendship games and continues to work together on some learning tasks. We have shoulder partners and Learning partners.

We did a Scavenger hunt outside and had to find different things.

Art

We discussed the scene and setting of the Storm and drew pictures with pastels. They are much softer than crayons and easy to use. ( The end results were very impressive and effective -Ms Hastie)

Have a good weekend from

P4H and Ms Hastie

We have a had a busy week in P6J! Here is a summary of our learning:

Literacy – We have been practising our referencing and dictionary skills.

We have continued to practise our proofreading skills, identifying nouns and verbs, and homophone errors.

We have been planning an adventure story. We have created and planned two main characters and a setting for a story. We then used our planning to write a story with a focus on correct punctuation and connectives.

We have been practising picking out key words to make notes and using our notes to create a new text about the lifecycle of a bee.

Spelling – The spelling rule this week: the g is soft when it comes before e, i, y.

Super: gym germ giant ginger general gentle gentleman generation geography gymnast gymnasium geology geoboard gigantic generate genuine

Fantastic: digit apology rigid tragic magic imagine hinge margin engine allergic

Tricky words: not knot

Reading – We are learning about the roles involved in a Literature Circle. Over the past two weeks, we have been practising the skills of a Character Captain and Vocabulary Vulture.

This week, each Literature Circle set the number of pages they have agreed to read for their next meeting on Wednesday. Here is a reminder of the pages:

• Framed – to page 55
• Who’s a Big Bully Then? – Chapters 1 and 2
• Friday Forever – Chapters 1 – 3
• Our City – page 9 – page 31
• The Accidental Time Traveller – to Chapter 5
• How Kirsty Jenkins Stole The Elephant – to Chapter 5
• Beetle Boy – Chapters 1 – 4

Home Learning:

• Set reading books to be completed by Wednesday. Please bring your book back to school on Wednesday to meet in your Literature Circle.
• A reminder of dictionary skills: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbmv2sg/articles/zjyyb82
• Look for tricky words in your reading book and find their definitions in a dictionary.

 

Maths – We have been learning to multiply and divide numbers by 10,100 and 1000. We discussed moving the digits along the place value frame to make the number 10/100/100 times bigger/smaller.

We have been learning to round to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000. We discussed which digit we need to look at to see if we need to round up or down (e.g. if we are rounding to the nearest 100, we look at the tens digit).

We have been practising doubling and halving numbers quickly and accurately.

Home Learning:

• Further multiplying and dividing practice: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z7r492p 
• Practise doubling or your times tables: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 

Other:

• We have been learning about the 4 stages of the lifecycle of a bee (egg – larvae – pupa – adult). We have been using scientific vocabulary to write about their process.
• We were inspired by the work of the artist Andy Goldsworthy to create some natural art projects of own. Some of the examples are below.
• We have been identifying the trees in our playground by recognising twigs and leaves.
• We have been testing our fitness in the beep test and developing our fitness during circuit activities. We have also been discussing the importance our warming up and cooling down our muscles.
• We have been learning how to greet someone in German dependent on who you are talking to and the time of day (Guten Tag, Guten Morgen, Guten Abend, Gute Nacht).
• We have been practising our cursive handwriting and improving the presentation of our work.

Have a lovely weekend!

 

 

 

 

Reflective Friday 4.9.20– Eilidh F, Katie, Fergus, Korey, Hazel and Emily 

Literacy 

This week in spelling we looked at the sound ‘eigh’ and chose a spelling task from the activities grid.  

We also worked on Kensuke’s kingdom, our class novel, on how important Stella Artois the dog is and how if Michael hadn’t had to rescue stella they wouldn’t have fall in the ocean. 

We looked at up levelling our sentences with fronted adverbials and we also upgraded our vcop and added in clauses using commas.  

Numeracy/Math 

This week we learnt about decimal scales on a number line. We learnt about the place value of tenths and hundredths. 

We also did triangles we had to draw the exact measurement’s with protractors and rulers. We did numeracy ninja. We revised rounding numbers up and down.  

IDL/other 

In topic we were learning about how earthquakes happen. We did research on some of the latest earthquakes and how it affected people.  

In pe we were doing circuits here are some e.g. running, star jumps, wall sits and hopscotch.  

In RME we were learning all about different creation story’s like the Hindu and the Cristian. 

We were still practicing numbers up to 20 in French. 

Andy Goldsworthy is a popular artist, and he LOVES nature, and we played a game. you get sticks close your eyes and feel the sticks put them in the pile and open your eyes and guess which stick you felt. 

What we enjoyed 

French bingo was a lot of fun. 

Art with sticks was fun we had to collect lots of sticks and blindfolded ourselves. Then our partner gave us a stick and we had to feel it then are partner would take the stick out of in the other partners hands and put it with the other sticks. The partner would open their eyes and guess which one was the stick they were holding. 

Next steps/home learning      

You could ask your mum or dad to test you on your spelling words for the week. 

You could get someone to test you on your tables 

You could practice your division to help you with times tables. 

Hello everyone!

It has been a busy week of learning in P4W.

We have been developing skills across the curriculum.

Literacy

You may have heard the drum-roll as our new class novel was unveiled! We will be reading ‘Ottoline and the Yellow Cat’ to develop our skills.

We are exploring the features of mystery stories.

We are finding information about the characters and asking questions.

Discussing a text with a partner and in a group.

Giving our opinion on a text.

Answering questions about a text, using correct sentence structure.

Developing our cursive handwriting.

Idea for home learning – choose a few great words from a book you are reading. Write them using joined up, cursive handwriting.

Spelling

Adding an ‘ing’ suffix- double the consonant in the root word before adding ‘ing’.

FANTASTIC–  skipping running swimming  hopping  dropping  stopping  rubbing  digging  stepping  getting

SPECTACULAR– wrapping trimming  dragging  plotting  splitting  scrapping  quitting  forgetting  planning

 

Ideas for home learning– find words using the double consonant rule in the books you are reading.

Make a list of words you find.

 

Maths

Adding and subtracting from 3-digit numbers in multiples of 10 and 100.

Problem solving within 3- digit numbers.

Identifying numbers between two given numbers.

Estimating/ calculating the number half- way between two numbers.

Recalling number facts quickly and accurately.

Recalling doubles quickly and accurately.

Developing our knowledge of the 2 and 10 times tables.

Using strategies to make calculations.

Suggestions for home learning.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Work on developing these skills- doubling, number bonds, 5 and ten times tables.

 

Health and Wellbeing

We are continuing to develop our classroom identity- this week’s focus -our Wonderful Woodland being a welcoming place to be.

We have been sharing a selection of books which help us develop strategies that help us when we have worries.

Developing our fitness, listening and quick thinking skills.

 

Social Skills

We are learning how to listen carefully- what this looks like and sounds like.

Identifying the qualities of a great Learning Partner.

 

I.D.L.

 

Developing our drawing skills.

Developing our design skills.

 

We intend to use our outdoor time for P.E. on Tuesday and Thursday. 

Trainers can therefore be worn to school on those days.

Many thanks!

 

Have a lovely weekend!

What a fantastic week we have had in P5B, here are the children’s reflections and ideas for home learning.

Have a great weekend

 

Hello Wonderful Wolves and Happy Friday!

We have had another fantastic week of learning! The children have settled in really well and we are much more used to our new routines now too! 😊

In literacy we have covered:

• Single sounds of the alphabet
• Sounding out/blending/spelling CVC words
• Re-cap of sounding out and blending
• Digraphs (sh, ch, wh, th)
• Spelling words with digraph sounds (sh, ch, wh, th) independently
• Letter formation
• Reading assessments

In Numeracy we have covered:

• Recognising numbers to 30
• Ordering numbers to 30
• Numbers bonds to 10
• We played number bonds bingo and Around the World which was fun!
• Addition to 10, 20 and 30
• Number formation

P.E:

Our P.E days are a Monday and Wednesday.

This week for P.E the weather was a bit of a challenge, however we focused on:

• Team work, hand/eye co-ordination and listening skills
• Fitness – games/circuits outside (high knees, lunging, jogging, jumping and shape movements), we also tried to run a mile within the school playground!

Morning Starters:

• Monday – Weekend Whiteboard
• Tuesday – Literacy Activity
• Wednesday – Literacy Activity
• Thursday – Numeracy activity
• Friday – Numeracy Activity

How does outdoor learning and P.E help to keep us healthy?

“Exercise is healthy.” Vinnie

“Because you run about and running about keeps you healthy!” Erin

“When we are outside we get fresh air which is good for your lungs!” Sophie and Erin

“We did yoga and it’s good for moving your muscles and being relaxed.” – Jacob

“It can burn fat.” – Jamie

“It keeps your body and brain fit.” Annie and Isabella

“It’s good for our hearts.” Ben

Reading:

• Home reading will start on Monday (07.09.2020)
• A new book will come home on a Monday and be collected on a Thursday – This will allow us to “quarantine” the books over the weekend and swap them with other groups/classes.
• Reading should come to school every day – please use your child’s purple folder to transport reading books to and from school. Books will stay in these folders and only come out at your child’s reading time
• I have set up new groups based on in-class assessments – these groups are fluid.
• Please don’t be alarmed or worried if your child moves groups – changes are only made in order to support your child’s individual development.
• I will re-assess reading over the next few weeks and make any changes/swaps necessary.
• I have attached an “at home reading guide” to support you at home – a paper copy will also be sent home on Monday with your child’s first book.
• At Home Reading Guide: Reading With Your Child at Home
• There will be no reading log book sent home – any reading information you need will be posted on the class blog.
• Please refer to the “at home reading guide” to support you with reading at home.
• Child specific information will be emailed via the Office Admin account.

Extra Information 

• P.E is outside – we are trying our best to work with new guidelines re Covid-19 and deliver quality P.E.
• Windows are open in the classroom from 07.30 – 15.00. They are closed at the end of the day, so we can be organised for home time.
• Once we are more settled I will start to put photographs of our learning on the blog – at the moment with limited time in school this isn’t possible. We do have some super photos on our classroom display!
• Please label all items of school uniform as we don’t have access to a lost property box – thank you.

Have a lovely, fun weekend and I will see you all on Monday.

Mrs Williamson x

Hello Magic Monkeys and Happy Friday!

We have had another super week of learning! The children have really settled well

In literacy we have covered:

• Single sounds of the alphabet
• Sounding out/blending/spelling CVC words
• Re-cap of sounding out and blending
• Digraphs (sh, ch, wh, th)
• Spelling words with middle sounds (a,e,i,o,u) independently
• Spelling words with digraph sounds (ch, sh, wh, th) independently
• We played digraph bingo and even had some prizes!
• Letter formation
• Reading assessments
• Reading Groups – in class

In Numeracy we have covered:

• Recognising numbers to 30
• Ordering numbers to 30
• Numbers bonds to 10
• Addition to 10, 20 and 30
• Chilli Challenge addition
• Number formation

P.E:

• Fitness – circuits outside (high knees, shuttle runs, jogging, step ups, lunges)

Morning Starters:

• Monday – Weekend Whiteboard
• Tuesday – Literacy Activity
• Wednesday – Learning Partner activity
• Thursday – Numeracy activity
• Friday – Music activity

Something I have learned this week:

Writing about the weekend – Lily

Playing with the popcorn and finding the letters we have been learning – Zoe

I’ve been in my reading group – Scarlett

I’ve been learning lots of sounds – Beth

Addition calculations – Mahdis

I like doing number bonds – Max

I like doing reading groups – Lewis

I like writing – Jack

I like the chilli challenge – Hannah

Reading:

• Home reading will start on Monday (07.09.2020)
• A new book will come home on a Monday and be collected on a Thursday – This will allow us to “quarantine” the books over the weekend and swap them with other groups/classes.
• Reading should come to school everyday – please use your child’s purple folder to transport reading books to and from school. Books will stay in these folders and only come out at your child’s reading time
• I have set up new groups based on in-class assessments – these groups are fluid.
• Please don’t be alarmed or worried if your child moves groups – changes are only made in order to support your child’s individual development.
• I will re-assess reading over the next few weeks and make any changes/swaps necessary.
• I have attached an “at home reading guide” to support you at home – a paper copy will also be sent home on Monday with your child’d first book.
• At Home Reading Guide: Reading With Your Child at Home
• There will be no reading log book sent home – any reading Information you need will be posted on the class blog.
• Please refer to the “at home reading guide” to support you with reading at home.
• Child specific information will be emailed via the Office Admin account.

Extra Information 

• P.E is outside –  we are trying our best to work with new guidelines re Covid-19 and deliver quality P.E.
• Windows are open in the classroom from 07.30 – 15.00. They are closed at the end of the day so we can be organised for home time.
• Once we are more settled I will start to put photographs of our learning on the blog – at the moment with limited time in school this isn’t possible. We do have some super photo on our classroom display!
• Please label all items of school uniform as we don’t have access to a lost property box – thank you.

Have a lovely weekend – have fun and stay safe,

Miss McGhee

Another busy week of learning in the Golden Treasures class!

Important information:

Next week we will start reading in class/at home.  Books will be sent home on a Monday, brought to school every day (please!) and returned to school on a Thursday.  This is really important, particularly this term, as the books need a 72 hour quarantine period before they can be used by a different class.

We will not be sending home reading records at the moment. On a Monday the blog will be updated with any information you may require for reading.  It may be the case that your child is sent home with a book that they have not started to read yet so it is vital that the books are in school every day for reading groups to be heard and so that your child can take part in tasks linked to their book.

Below is a practical guide to helping your child with their reading at home.

Home Reading Guide For Parents-Carers

PE on Tuesdays and Thursdays will take place outdoors.  Please continue to come to school on these days dressed for outdoor PE.

Literacy

• practising our tricky words from Block 1 and 2- reading and writing
• P2s- revising the sounds sh, ch, th and wh
• P3s- using initial consonant blends to spell words correctly
• retelling the story of Silly Billy aloud in our own words to our learning partners and sequencing the story using picture cards
• writing some simple sentences as part of our morning challenges
• practising our letter formation and handwriting skills
• writing and drawing about The Twits

Ideas for home learning

• finding tricky words/sounds/spelling patterns in books, newspapers or magazines
• reading aloud to your child as much as you can and getting them to read to you if they can
• retelling a simple story to you in their own words
• practising handwriting together at home

Here are the tricky words in case you need them

block-1-and-2-tricky-words

and the P3 spelling words we have worked on

P3 Spelling week 2

Numeracy and Maths

• saying numbers sequences forwards and backwards from a variety of starting points
• identifying numbers on a number line/100 square and saying the number before and after
• identifying missing numbers in a sequence
• practising number formation, particularly getting our numbers the right way around
• practising number bonds to 10
• using tally charts and making own pictograms

Ideas for home learning

• practising counting together for example, “Can you count up from 12 to 25?  How about backwards from 25 to 12?”  Use a variety of numbers that your child is comfortable with.
• listen to and join in with this fun song about counting to 100

Jack Hartmann count to 100

• practising number formation on paper, in sand, using play-doh, on a whiteboard, using apps- you choose!

Other Areas

• Outdoor PE- fitness circuits and running
• Learning through play in the classroom
• Outdoor learning- inventing our own new games to play outside
• Naming our new tables- we are now the Mega Meerkats, Diving Dolphins, Speedy Sharks and Playing Puppies- do you like our names?

What we enjoyed this week:

“I enjoyed playing with the blocks during learning through play time.” Emma

“Drawing!” Callum

“I liked tidying up!” Ruari

“I liked playing the new games of ‘tig’ that we invented.” Angus

“I liked playing with the dinosaurs.” Andrey

Have a great weekend!

Mrs Tweedie and Mrs Graham

Please find information on this week’s learning below. As completed by P7F.

Have a look at some examples of our learning below. Beautifully presented! Well done P7F.