We have been revising 3D shape. Today we did spy and count the 3D shapes.

We learned how to multiply numbers by 10 and 100. With a partner we created numbers using dice to make sums for each other.

We carried out paired reading with P6 today. Both classes have created their own fiction books to celebrate Scottish Book Week!

Look at the control and balance skills this group of boys had in PE. Fantastic work 👍

Gymnastics

Gymnastics skills in PE

Dictionary skills

Some numeracy games today

Neon party

Neon party

Neon party fun

Halloween art

An exciting way to practise his spelling words. If you do things like this at home, we would love to see your photos.

Primary 5 were working on following instructions today. They followed instructions to create pumpkins. They then had the option to customise them.

Enjoy your October break p5!

Exploring circuits and finding materials in the classroom which allowed the circuit to flow. We discussed which meta skills we were using and showed excellent collaboration and sense making skills.

We took our PE outdoors today and pupils created their own games using the equipment provided ⚽️🪢🏸

We enjoyed creating some pumpkin art 🎃

We visualised what our reading book cover might look like. We then compared our designs to the real cover. New reading books should be in bags tonight!

A little well earned play at the park on our long walk back to school 😂

We also got to try out the date stamper and ring the bell 🛎️

Enjoying some time in the library to explore.

We had a lovely visit to Polmont Library this morning. Most children should now have a library card. They can visit the library at any time to take books home 📚

Not all achievements are in the classroom. This pupil has achieved her goal of being able to complete the monkey bars! Well done!

During Outdoor Learning, we worked with Primary 6. We were measuring the size of animals in the playground. Does your child remember how long the whale was?

Outdoor maths continued …

Outdoor maths continued …

We took our maths outdoors today. Pupils had to design and make a maths related game for our classmates 🔢 we had lots of fun and enjoyed some challenging questions. #mathsweekscotland

We used materials around our classroom to make our spelling words this morning 👍

Some active spelling practise this morning 👍

We were working on ball skills in PE today. Underarm throws, bounce passing and dribbling. Excellent coordination and focus!

I love the concentration faces 😃

Meta skills, can you guess which ones we were working on?

Look at the concentration on our faces! We worked on our meta skills skills focussing on collaborating, communication and adapting to complete this group task.

Our Judo taster session was fantastic today! There are leaflets in bags with information about classes.

We enjoyed working with Primary 6 to learn new ICT skills.

I have put a message on teams. Please like the message so I know you have access. I have also posted this weeks spelling words.

We experimented with cola today to investigate what happened when we put a copper coin in it.

Child led learning today

Some dodgeball fun in PE today 🏐

For Outdoor Learning today we did leaf art. We had to create a picture by painting and printing leaves. All the creations looked fantastic!

We have been working on the skill of trial and error, we designed paper aeroplanes and discussed how we could make them better and fly further through different folding techniques. We had great fun letting them go ✈️

Today we worked on a continuous line drawing in art to represent “running my own race”. We also used watercolours to add some detail to our drawings.

We enjoyed playing UNO wars to consolidate our place value work, and addition connect 4 using dice to practice quick recall of number bonds.

Some competitive addition and place value games today in maths ➕

Kapla bridge designs continued…

We visited our Laurieston Lab and worked in groups to create a bridge structure using Kapla. Some excellent problem solving and group work 👍

Together with Primary 6, we explored the loose parts during Outdoor Learning.

We discussed Growth Mindset today. We started our Growth Mindset posters using Zentangle art. Watch this space to see our finished posters!