Hi all,
The children have returned from the February break feeling refreshed and very ready to learn, which is excellent!! I hope you all had a lovely break too.
Apologises I am a little later in posting this week.
The class had P.E. on Tuesday and they have it again tomorrow (Thursday).
Skiing was great fun today and all children must remember to bring gloves! We also had Mandarin with Miss Sun this afternoon.
Tomorrow the class have African Drumming with Infectious Grooves.
On Friday, we are attending assembly with Mrs Donnelly in the hall.
Just a reminder that children can get a hot meal from the dining hall at lunch time if they wish and this has to be prepaid through ParentPay.
On Monday, the children received learning trio and jockey letters (if they wanted to be considered as a jockey in the Gala). These both must be returned by Friday.
This week we have started our new class novel ‘Wonder’ and our new topic which is ‘Titanic’.
Ms Gault will be taking full responsibility of the class for the next three weeks (starting next week) and we cannot wait to see what exciting lessons she has planned for us!
Homework:
The children wrote their spelling words into their jotter on Monday, as there is still the expectation that they write them three times in cursive. In addition, there is a spelling and numeracy task on Google Classroom for them to complete. Reading homework should also be completed every night. All homework is due in on Friday and please ensure the spellings are correct.
Learning Trios
These are taking place next week on Wednesday and Friday afternoon. If you cannot attend on the dates given, please let me know to arrange a different day / date or to arrange a telephone consultation.
Thank you,
Miss Lauren Waller
L.Waller@midlothian.education
Reading – We will soon finish The Diary of Anne Frank. World Book Day is 3rd March this year – more info to follow. We will be conducting a reading survey within P7 and issuing the First Minister’s Reading Challenge to encourage reading for enjoyment. Within class, we will be focussing on deeper learning comprehension skills using short extracts of fiction and poetry.
PE – Tuesday and Thursday – please come to school dressed for PE outdoors. Remember to bring a water bottle for hydration. 
Homework :
Spelling – Please hand in completed work on Friday. Please ensure all writing is neat.
Maths/Numeracy –General revision – a worksheet will be issued on Thursday.
Spelling: homework tasks consist of pupils writing new spelling words in their homework jotter on Wednesday each week. At home they should use:
Numeracy & Maths: each week an activity sheet will be given to practise work which has been taught in class. Pupils can write straight onto this sheet so no need to copy into their jotters and this can be returned in their folder on Monday of the following week.
PE/Health & Wellbeing: this will be a mix of indoor and outdoor activities where possible and to that end, can children please come dressed for outdoor PE on Monday and Wednesday each week. An outdoor kit will consist of trainers, shorts/jogging bottoms/leggings, t-shirt, fleece and outdoor showerproof jacket. We still don’t have a changing area at present so children will wear their kit for the day. Additionally, please ensure pupils bring a water bottle to keep hydrated.
Student Teacher – Mr Ferguson is now half way through his time with P4 and the pupils are really enjoying having him in class.
Mandarin – P4 will continue to take part in weekly, half hour Mandarin lessons every Wednesday morning.
Digital Devices – All pupils have now received their own Chromebook to use between home and school. We are going to keep the Chromebooks in school until pupils have become familiar using them but will be in touch soon with further guidance. For further information on the programme, please see the links below.