P5D enjoyed toasting, decorating and eating pancakes today. In Literacy they looked at instructions and wrote out how to make pancakes. During Numeracy it was time to calculate how much the toppings would cost for each pancake they wanted to make. Finally, in WAU they researched how countries around the world celebrate Pancake Day.
We were delighted to have Laurence from Hope Community Church again today, to lead our assembly. He spoke about: Contentment, Respect, Gratitude and Kindness.
Some of the P7 Digital leaders also spoke to us as part of our Safer Internet Day work that has been happening all week.
They talked about online scams, how to spot them and what to do.
This half term P5D have been learning about lighthouses and during technology they have used their knowledge of circuits to design and make lighthouses.
P5D have been learning the names and properties of 3D shapes in Numeracy this week. They completed a variety of different activities in class to help with their knowledge and understanding.
We had Mrs Lee as a guest in our assembly this morning, She talked about a new programme we will be focusing on in school, called TREK.
The T stands for Trust and she reminded us of the importance of trust in all our relationships and in school life.
The boys and girls had a wonderful afternoon using bulbs, switches, wires, batteries, bulb holders and battery holders. They had to use the equipment to build circuits and test to see if the circuits were complete or incomplete. Lots of fun was had trying to get the lightbulbs to light up.
Mrs White and the School Council came to our assembly today, to remind us of the importance of coming to school every day.
Be a HERO - H is for Here. E is for Every day. R is for Ready for School. O is for On time.
This week P5D have been learning how to write instructions in Literacy. They have been reading a variety of instruction texts during guided reading sessions, using this knowledge to write instructions and then following instructions to enjoy making hot chocolate and decorating gingerbread men.
