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January in Primary 5 has been fun!
We went to the City Art Centre for a Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, CREATE workshop!
Inspired by the beautiful art of John Henry Lorimer, P5 created a collage design of a room using a range of materials. It was such a fantastic day, where we had the opportunity to learn news skills, experiment with new materials, critique some art, appraise work by an artist and enjoy a wonderful creative space!
Primary 4 thoroughly enjoyed their lesson this morning involving some Scottish Country Dancing. We practiced doing moves for a count of eight beats and linking different moves together. A huge thank you to Miss Kirkup for helping us to learn this and we can’t wait to see what we achieve next week!
On Wednesday Primary 2 will be visiting the Central Children’s Library again. If you wish to return some books that day, please do send them in so we can take them along!
General Homework for 31st January
Reading – Reading books will go out on Thursday. Please ensure you return your books on Monday the 7th of February.
Literacy – Take some time to practise saying your speed sounds on the attached sheet.
We are focusing on the ou and oy patterns for our speed sounds this week.
Complete the work in your child’s orange jotter.
Maths – Continue to look over your Mental Agility Activity Sheet. Have a go at one or two activities on the sheet.
There is still a Time Homework on Education City. Have a go at no more than two activities from the assigned homework OR try the worksheet that goes home today.
Here is a picture of the Mental Agility Activity Sheet and an an electronic copy of this file:
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This week in maths we looked at
To see Miss Copeland’s Videos from last year’s lockdown on this subject, including how to make some non-standard unit scales at home, click the links below
“It is the Scotland flag. It has an x on it” Emily
“It is the Saltire Cross” Corey
Christians believe that “Saint Andrew died on a x shaped cross” Clara
“Jesus died on the cross that looks like the English flag” Jack
“We were were painting tartan” Corey
“We were painting straight lines” Mason
“We had lots of paintbrushes. The thick ones make the lines bigger” Mohtada
“We were making straight line patterns and the white is a square” Ethan
Last week we were challenged by Primary 4 to learn a poem where some of the words were in Scots. To help us, we had a visitor from Primary 7 teach us some Scots language. On Friday we invited our challengers back to our classroom so we could perform the poem to them. They rewarded us with a Scottish badge each!
We worked together to prepare the tatties for our Burns Supper by washing, peeling, chopping and mashing the potatoes. We made sure to wash our hands at every stage as we know that germs can transfer from our hands, to our food, to our mouths.
After decorating our classroom with bunting and laying our placemats and plates, we served up the ‘tatties’ which P1 made, along with the vegetarian haggis and neeps. We enjoyed the song Auld Lang Syne then tried the traditional food. Finally we put our dancing shoes on for a ceilidh and of course some freestyle too!
Here is Mason’s fantastic wanted poster that he made for Ms Finlayson’s home learning task. Mason said that he would want a friend who is strong, patient, kind and happy. Excellent work! ⭐⭐⭐
We will be learning about the words unique, similar and different, as well as diversity.
We will be celebrating the diversity of our class, as well as the Lunar New Year.
We will have classroom visits from the following adults:
If you would like to share any poems, songs, instruments or dances from your home culture, we would love to hear from you!
Dear Primary 5 families,
Please see below an overview of our learning intentions this week.
Maths: I can describe the points of a compass. I can explain different turns using fractions, degrees and a sketch. I can label the 8 points of a compass. I can describe a simple journey using my knowledge of angles and a compass.
Numeracy: I can recognise equivalent fractions using a visual support. I am starting to understand how equivalent fractions relate to one another. I can compare fractions with the same denominator. I am starting to compare fractions with different denominators using a visual aid. I can find a half of a shape. I can find a half of an amount. I can draw and recognise a quarter.
Reading: I can discuss the events of the class novel. I can identify how the author builds suspense.
Writing and Grammar: I can explain what a simile is. I can find examples of similes. I can use similes in my writing. I can use alliteration, rhyme and personification to enhance my poems.
Times Tables: I can recite the 9 times tables. I can work out numeracy questions using my knowledge of the 9 times tables.
Spelling: Our pattern this week are words containing ea. Please see the homework post for more information.
Social Studies/Art: I can locate places in Scotland on a map. I am learning about key landmarks of Scotland. I can discuss key features of the physical landscape. I can demonstrate my understanding of the layout of Scotland in a creative way.
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