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Mental Agility

Ms.Brunner

and thank you for checking in on us!

is an important skill that aids learners to concentrate on their calculations, the problems and the methods involved. It enables learners to apply thinking skills to the problems presented to them and deepen their understanding!

The ability to calculate in your head is an important part of mathematics. It is also an essential part of coping with society’s demands and managing everyday events!

Please take a look at our new section of our Mental Agility rainbow – orange with

NUMBER BEFORE and NUMBER after

This is a school wide focus for all classes for the next 5 weeks!

Here are some suggestions in how to support numeracy and mental agility at home:

EARLY LEVEL – Primary 1

On the way to school, while laying out the dinner table or going for a walk, why not practise the number before and after to 100!

Please find attached some activities and ideas for early level:

Early Level 2 Orange Number after and beforeDownload

FIRST LEVEL – Primary 2,3 and 4

Verbally or in writing practise numbers before and after to 1000!

Please find attached some activities and ideas for first level:

First Level 2 Orange Number before and afterDownload

SECOND LEVEL – Primary 5,6 and 7

Gain confidence in naming numbers before and after to 1 000 000.

Practise your times tables and skip counting on and off the table such as adding 4: 2,6,10,14,18 etc

Challenge yourself including decimal numbers!

Please find attached some activities and ideas for second level:

Second Level 2 Orange Number after and beforeDownload

Select your chilli challenge and consolidate your learning at home!

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to see

MsBrunner (Primary 2 teacher) anytime!

Always happy to help 🙂

Primary 5 Blog

Primary 5’s Windy Afternoon Hike

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Unfortunately due to the high winds P5 weren’t able to do their usual outdoor learning session, anything they made would have blown away!

But unperturbed we went for a hike around Arthurs Seat instead. Totalling just over 6km and just under 200m of elevation gained, we were all feeling quite tired afterwards!

‘The weather was kind of messed up, it was sunny, rainy and windy all at the same time. But it was worth it for the view, you could see almost all of the city from the top.’ Freddy

‘It was good but walking up the hill at the start was quite hard. Once it was flat and down hill afterwards it was a lot easier.’ Bryce

‘It was nice to be out in nature instead of in the classroom. At the Loch at the top we saw two swans on what looked like a raft.’ George