Hi all,
Sean Fallon from the outdoor learning team is coming to school on Monday to help us build some shelters in the woodland behind the school.
We will be outside from 11:30-12:15 and therefore all children should bring a waterproof jacket. Please ensure they are wearing shoes that are watertight.
Photos will follow on the website so that you can see what they get up to.
Letters have gone into bags about this and I think we are all looking forward to Monday.
Laura
P4 Information
Welcome back everyone! I hope that you had a nice holiday and are settling back into the school routine easily.
I thought I would provide you with some current information about timetable and topic organisation, homework and swimming.
Timetable Information
Music- The children have music on a Monday morning with Mrs Callaghan and will come into school from the lines first.
P.E.- Our pre-planned P.E. days are Wednesday (with me) and Thursday with Mrs Duncan. I think everyone now has a P.E. kit in school but if not can I remind you to provide one for those days.
Class Novel- By popular demand I am reading Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone to the class after breaks.
Topic- For the next week we are learning about Pirates and Mapping. Linked to survival on a desert island a member of the Outdoor Learning Team is coming on Monday 4th September to assist us in the building of Outdoor Shelters.
Swimming
Due to the fact that the building of the new leisure center is not yet complete swimming will begin on the 12th of September. Children will need a packed lunch that day- a letter with follow.
The children should bring a swimming costume/trunks a towel and goggles. There is no need to pay for a locker and we won’t be using hairdryers or vending machines.
Homework
Homework in P4 will be distributed on a Tuesday and should be returned on a Monday.
There will always be reading and spelling and initially (starting from next week) the children will be asked to revise their learn its. More numeracy homework may be handed out as and when additional numeracy support is needed.
Tomorrow (Tuesday 29th) I will give everyone a printed copy of the spelling chart and children will be expected to write what is required in their jotters.
There will be a copy on the Website, posted by 4pm on Tuesday.
Any worksheets that are required will be given and any further copies will either be available from the website (if possible) or from me.
Homework 30/05/17
Spelling
Gorillas (i) Week 2 like in find and pint
Pandas (ur) Week 2
Wolves (ur) Week 2
Activities: All groups
3 sentences or a silly story including connectives.
Word Detective, find ten words with your spelling pattern in a piece of writing.
Reading Homework
The Yellow group- Flat Stanley Chapters 1 and 2 and write two questions using your question character sheet.
Blue Group- The Mystery of Meerkat Hill Chapters 1 and 2 and write two questions using your question character sheet.
Pink – See bookmark
Orange – See bookmark
Green – See bookmark.
*NEW* Numeracy- Keep going with your Learnits. If there are any people who need new learnits can you write a note and let me know.
Learnits- The Rules…
The children are asked the question on the learnits card on several occasions and if they answer correctly, within about two seconds, they can have a tick. Once they have ten ticks they can throw the learnit away. Once the envelope is empty they can have some new learnits. You can keep the envelope at home until it needs refilled.
Don’t feel you have to do all of them at once. A few at a time is sufficient.
Hi all,
After the trip next week we are beginning Forces our new science topic. We are going to combine this with music and design and technology.
We need some materials to help us make instruments such as:
Plastic tubs (margarine, icecream or old Tupperware)
Pringles tubs
Biscuit tins, coffee tins, other tins without sharp edges
Plantpots.
For the science aspect if anyone has any:
old material, carpet, lino, tile, magnets or toy cars (wheeled toys) that we could use/ borrow then this would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Mrs Cooney and P4
Homework 16/05/17
Spelling
Gorillas (i) Week 1 like in find and pint
Pandas (ur) Week 1
Wolves (ur) Week 1
Activities: All groups 4 sentences or a silly story. Write cover copy and check.
Reading Homework
The Yellow group- News Reports week 1 BEE and Q report: We have discussed a news report in class. Read again at home and answer the questions on the worksheet you have been given.
Blue Group- News Reports week 2- A fishy situation: We have discussed a news report in class. Read again at home and answer the questions on the worksheet you have been given. (Please note, the group didn’t get their activity home today!- I will make sure they get it tomorrow (Wednesday)
Pink – See bookmark
Orange – See bookmark
Green – See bookmark.
*NEW* Numeracy- Keep going with your Learnits. If there are any people who need new learnits can you write a note and let me know.
Learnits- The Rules…
The children are asked the question on the learnits card on several occasions and if they answer correctly, within about two seconds, they can have a tick. Once they have ten ticks they can throw the learnit away. Once the envelope is empty they can have some new learnits. You can keep the envelope at home until it needs refilled.
Don’t feel you have to do all of them at once. A few at a time is sufficient.
Dear Parents, some dates for your diaries.
Friday 19th May
The children have been working on an assembly and would love to show you their production. Please feel free to come and see the Loanhead Primary News Station report on the continents and climate on Friday the 19th May 11:45 in the large hall.
The children who have speaking roles will be bringing scripts home from next week to practise and may be asking for some items to wear. Please don’t go to any expense. I will send a note home about this when we have discussed what we may need.
Thursday 25th May
P4 will be visiting Dynamic Earth on Thursday the 25th of May from 9.30- approx 2pm. Packed lunches will be required.
We have been learning about the Continents, climates and the weather cycle and we will be learning more about this on the trip. We will also be taking part in a forces workshop on the day which is the new topic we are starting after the trip.
A letter with detailed costs will come out soon; I am still waiting on details of the buses and can’t calculate this till then.
The children have asked if they can bring some money for the shop and I have no issue with this, as there will be time but, I would ask that the amount they bring is limited to £3 per child.
I will also need a few parent helpers for this trip if you think you can help please return the slip at the bottom. If you can make the assembly also fill in a slip, this is to work out how many chairs etc are required.
Thanks, Mrs Cooney
Homework 09/05/17
Spelling
Due to spelling assessments taking place in class during Spelling teaching time, there will not be spelling homework this week. It will resume again next week.
Reading Homework
The Yellow group- Read Chapter 8 for homework and review the book in 50 words. Use evaluation questions to help generate ideas. I.e. what was your favourite part of the book, who would you recommend it to and why? If you could change one bit what would it be?
Blue Group- News Reports week 1- We have discussed a news report in class. Read again at home and answer the questions on the worksheet you have been given.
Pink – See bookmark
Orange – See bookmark
Green – See bookmark- Tj remember your instructions are in your yellow jotter.
*NEW* Numeracy- Keep going with your Learnits. If there are any people who need new learnits can you write a note and let me know.
Learnits- The Rules…
The children are asked the question on the learnits card on several occasions and if they answer correctly, within about two seconds, they can have a tick. Once they have ten ticks they can throw the learnit away. Once the envelope is empty they can have some new learnits. You can keep the envelope at home until it needs refilled.
Don’t feel you have to do all of them at once. A few at a time is sufficient.
Homework 02/05/17
Apologies, someone told me they couldn’t find the homework on the website for the last two weeks. I looked and couldn’t find it either, not sure what happened there. I have double checked and this is definitely on the website now
Also, homework wont be marked this week as the children weren’t here yesterday to hand it in. .
Spelling– (Week 2)
Gorillas (au)
Copy words 3x. Write four sentences and think of at least three more words that end with this sound.
Pandas (ing) ( Spelling rule drop the e add ing)
Copy words 3x. Write four sentences and think of at least three more words that have this sound in them.
Wolves (ing)
Copy words 3x. Write four sentences. Plus think of three more words.
Reading Homework
The Yellow and the Blue group- Question Master- Learning Blooms questions.
Yellow Group Chapter 6 and 7 of their book and create 2 questions. 1 must be an evaluating question the other can be any type of the ones we have covred ( remembering, understanding, evaluating or analysing) these should be completed in their yellow jotters and each child should have a description of these questions in there.
Blue- No reading this week.
Pink – See bookmark
Orange – See bookmark
Green – See bookmark
*NEW* Numeracy- Keep going with your Learnits. If there are any people who need new learnits can you write a note and let me know.
Learnits- The Rules…
The children are asked the question on the learnits card on several occasions and if they answer correctly, within about two seconds, they can have a tick. Once they have ten ticks they can throw the learnit away. Once the envelope is empty they can have some new learnits. You can keep the envelope at home until it needs refilled.
Don’t feel you have to do all of them at once. A few at a time is sufficient.