Have you heard that it is Scottish Book Week, this week 14th – 18th November? We have organised loads of fun reading activities for you to do in class, at home and around school. Watch this space for the Book competitions, Book Bugs, First Minister’s Reading Challenge, stories read by familiar faces and if you haven’t already seen it our reading homework grid, created by Ms Brunner, that has something for everyone to try.
Let’s get everyone reading in the Royal Mile Primary! You can even bring your favourite book to school to share and read. Watch your blog for any reading updates!!
Primary 5 would like to say a big thank you to everyone who bought their baking on Friday. We raised £36.47 after £10 went towards the ingredients. Here is the great baking and sales team from P5. Well done!
Primary 5 will be holding their Bake Sale on Friday 11th November at break time. We will have healthy snacks, apple crisps and chocolate strawberries. Bring 50p for some delicious treats!
I hope that you have had a safe and restful Bonfire Weekend. Last week Primary 5 had begun their Ancient Egyptian project by looking at artifacts and researching them. We also looked at why the River Nile was important to the Ancient Egyptians and compared some aspects of their lives with ours. This week coming in our topic, we will be looking at the Pyramids and Hieroglyphic.
In math this week we will be leaving behind Position and Direction but will return to it again through our outdoor learning and we will be starting multiplication and division. In writing we will be starting imaginative stories based around our Ancient Egyptian topic and this week we will focus on developing our characters.
Last week Primary 5 made a visit to the Museum of Scotland to attend the launch of My Amazing Brain a new exhibition in the museum developed by Alzheimer’s Scotland and Scottish Government to support children in how to look after their brain, keep it safe and healthy. Primary 5 were praised for their knowledge, questioning of the guest speaker and how well they behaved. They attended two workshops, one discussing how the brain works and the other was to give feedback to the organisers to help them develop the event to role out to other schools. The organisers stated that Primary 5’s input had been constructive and helpful.
I have attached the homework sheet for this week w/b 7th November and it should be returned with the book next Monday. I will also place a copy in the school bags. Please remember if the book is not returned to school for Monday then a new one cannot be issued. Regards Mrs Leslie
Royal Mile Primary School 