Welcome to our beautiful classroom!
Welcome to our beautiful classroom!
Our fantastic class charter! We ensure we focus our effort and success reflecting on our charter each day!
Counting: Count along scales - Step 3 - I can still count along for all of Count Fourways' challenges
Learn It's - The 8 times table
It's Nothing New: Finding Multiples - Step 2 - I can find Mully using 10 lots and a tables fact
Calculation: Subtraction - Step 2 - I can solve 3d - 3d
Spelling WB 17.11.25
wa for wo
was
wash
wasp
swan
watch
warm
water
wand
walking
wanted
magician
centre
soft g
page
margin
angel
digital
engine
giraffe
magical
genetic
gymnastics
dungeon
princess
vacancy
ow endings
shallow
tomorrow
marshmallow
burrow
sparrow
bestow
bungalow
miaow
crossbow
allow
interpret
crochet
Counting: Count along in 4 ways - Step 2 - I can count in 10's/20's/50's/250's
Learn It's - The 4 times table
It's Nothing New: Coin multiplication - Step 3 - I can complete a full coin card.
Calculation: Division (column methods) - Step 2 - I can solve 2d ÷ 1d (using x 2, 3, 4, 5) with no remainders in the answer
Spelling WB 10.11.25
soft g
magic
large
giant
danger
orange
gentle
bridge
giraffe
vegetable
magician
circle
centre
soft c
race
space
since
cancel
princess
office
voice
silence
cereal
vacancy
anchor
extinct
et endings
blanket
wicket
alphabet
gauntlet
interpret
whippet
amulet
ballet
clarinet
crochet
jaundice
majority
Well done to Fifi for getting star of the week!
Well done to our super star Emily who read out our MEERKATS story in front of the whole school!
We created our Viking Longboats in class. Don't they look great!
Two of our learners challenging themselves today within our time lesson- choosing an analogue time (to a specific minute, rather than o'clock, quarter past, half past or quarter to) and then explaining their workings to the class and discussing the properties shown when their time was set on an analogue clock! Well done!!
WOW!! Every single puzzle in p4/5 completed! Well done to this fabulous group and their team effort!
Fun 31/ brain breaks include problem solving and we are so proud of our completed puzzles!!
Counting: Counting Multiple - Step 9 - I can count in 9's
e.g 9, 18, 27, 36 90, 180, 270, 360 0.9, 1.8, 2.7, 3.6
Learn It's - The 3 times table
It's Nothing New: Smile multiplication - Step 3 - I can write smile multiplication fact families.
e.g 6 x 80 = 480 80 x 6 = 480
480/6 = 80 480/80 = 6
Calculation: Subtraction (column methods) - Step 6 - I can solve any 4d - 2d or 3d.
e.g 5686 - 749
Spelling WB 3.11.25
soft c
ice
nice
face
place
dance
city
circle
centre
cylinder
police
heavy
weather
n for ng
anger
skunk
junk
trunk
anchor
blanket
finger
hunger
angler
extinct
impede
intervene
j/g/dge
fridge
stranger
knowledge
jaundice
gymnasium
majority
journey
urgent
porridge
judge
queue
especially
Well done to Emily for getting star of the week!
Counting: Counting Multiple - Step 8 - I can count in 7's
e.g 7, 14, 21, 28 70, 140, 210, 280 0.7, 1.4, 2.1, 2.8
Learn It's - The 6 times table
It's Nothing New: Multiplying by 10 - Step 2 - I can multiply whole numbers by 100
e.g 56 x 100, 77 x 100
Calculation: Division - Step 19 - I can combine 2 or more Tables Facts to solve division (with remainders) (2, 3, 4, 5x tables)
e.g 38 divided by 3, 54 divided by 5
Spelling WB 27.10.25
ea
head
bread
dead
deaf
meadow
heavy
spread
ready
sweater
weather
e-e
gene
these
delete
impede
stampede
complete
extreme
athlete
supreme
intervene
Common/tricky words (2)
acquire
environment
reference
actually
especially
relief
advertise
evaluation
meanwhile
concentration
Term 2 display changes on our numeracy and Science/ RME working walls!
Term 2 overview
Literacy
Spelling: We will introduce each groups new spelling sound every Monday. The children will then practise these sounds throughout the work through various learning strategies and complete a spelling test each Friday.
Writing: Miss Main will continue to teach genre writing. This will involve recount writing (retelling a personal story, and then retelling a story of their choice). We will then explore question styles. Mrs McGregor will teach CYPIC writing (daily writing) where we will focus on specific VCOP targets.
Numeracy
CLIC: Mrs McGregor will teach CLIC lessons on a Monday morning, Wednesday morning. Miss Main will teach CLIC on a Tuesday and Thursday morning. Miss Main will complete Friday's BEAT THAT big maths challenges.
This term Mrs McGregor will teach estimating and rounding of numbers on a Monday and Wednesday.
This term Miss Main will teach time on a Tuesday morning and Thursday morning.
HWB
This term Miss Main will explore relationships sexual health and relationships each Friday.
RME
Miss Main will teach RME on a Friday afternoon. This term we are exploring Christianity belifes, values and traditions.
PE/ RADS
Our PE day will be a Monday. We will focus on team games, basketball and badminton.
Our RADS session will be on Tuesday's with Craig.
Please remember to bring indoor footwear.
IDL (interdisciplinary learning)
Our topics this term will be vikings and showtime!
French
We will revise and learn new phrases linked to the topics; weather, numbers, foods (likes and dislikes) and calendar vocabulary.
Well done to Gods'power for getting star of the week!
Autumn Onomatopoeia art work! Fantastic effort P4/5!
This Thursday afternoon, P 4/5 and Miss Main went on an Autumnal walk with our frames to capture the beautiful nature we have in our grounds. We were considering our senses as we explored! We can't wait to create our Autumn writing art piece!
Our term 1 BEAT THAT question strategies! Each week the numbers in the questions will change, but the strategies stay the same! We hope to complete all 10 questions using abridged or brain only by the end of term 2!
Our mini Viking warriors with the shields they designed.
It's the last week of term and here are a few pictures of us using our problem solving skills, to create, using a variety of resources, whilst also enjoying fun 31!
As we reach the end of our science topic (biodiversity and interdependence), our flowers are now ready to take home! We are so excited with the growth and can't wait to see them further develop at home! They are antirrhinum flowers!
As we reach the end of term 1, we have a fantastic Viking display, viking swords to take home, and other crafts demonstrating our knowledge of 3d shape/ NETS!
Counting: Counting Multiple - Step 8 - I can count in 7's
e.g 7, 14, 21, 28 70, 140, 210, 280 0.7, 1.4, 2.1, 2.8
Learn It's - The 6 times table
It's Nothing New: Multiplying by 10 - Step 2 - I can multiply whole numbers by 100
e.g 56 x 100, 77 x 100
Calculation: Division - Step 19 - I can combine 2 or more Tables Facts to solve division (with remainders) (2, 3, 4, 5x tables)
e.g 38 divided by 3, 54 divided by 5
Spelling WB 6.10.25
Revision
thumb
doubt
sword
wrist
knock
knight
knuckle
whisk
whisper
whisker
dolphin
alphabet
Revision
waiting
crayon
beanstalk
underneath
describe
butterfly
alright
elbow
croak
envelope
statue
fewer
Revision
queue
reaction
frightening
measuring
patchy
steady
laundry
sunnier
dirtier
easiest
resourceful
thoughtful
Well done to Marnie for getting star of the week!
Our fantastic wind turbines! We have been learning about renewable energy! We now know that turbines converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. Scotland is a leader in wind energy, hosting the UK's largest onshore wind farm, Whitelee, and several offshore projects like Moray West and Seagreen, the largest offshore wind farm in Scotland.
Counting: Counting Multiple - Step 7 - I can count in 6's
e.g 6, 12, 18, 24 60, 120, 180, 240 0.6, 1.2, 1.8, 2.4
Learn It's - The 6 fact challenge
6x6 6x7 6x9 7x7 7x9 9x9
It's Nothing New: Dividing by 10 - Step 1 - I can divide multiples of 10 by 10
Calculation: Multiplication - Step 13 - I can do any smile multiplication
Spelling WB 29.09.25
ph
phone
photo
dolphin
sphere
graph
trophy
alphabet
elephant
phantom
microphone
whale
whisper
ue, ew, u_e
cue
statue
venue
threw
fewer
screwdriver
flute
amuse
volume
pollute
lightening
envelope
ful
shameful
resourceful
dreadful
grateful
colourful
delightful
truthful
meaningful
thoughtful
forgetful
prettiest
easiest
Outdoor Learning - Session 1
Today was a wet start to our first outdoor learning session with Mr Miller but that didn't stop us from having lots of fun!
Buddies with P3 - We have been reading stories with our buddies and we also wrote our names in Runic, as we are both learning about the Vikings!
WOW! We are so excited with the growth of our seeds, we can clearly see the plant growing and we recognise the importance of sunlight, water and consistency is key for survival!
Counting: Counting Multiple - Step 7 - I can count in 6's
e.g 6, 12, 18, 24 60, 120, 180, 240 0.6, 1.2, 1.8, 2.4
Learn It's - The 6 fact challenge
6x6 6x7 6x9 7x7 7x9 9x9
It's Nothing New: Dividing by 10 - Step 1 - I can divide multiples of 10 by 10
Calculation: Multiplication - Step 13 - I can do any smile multiplication
Well done to Bella for getting star of the week!
Spelling WB 22.09.25
Silent wh
wheel
whisk
when
while
whale
whip
what
why
whisper
whisker
doubt
knew
ou, ow, o-e
float
croak
moaning
elbow
shadow
rainbow
joke
alone
tightrope
envelope
lightening
pantomime
ier/iest
windier
sunnier
dirtier
hairier
angrier
foggiest
rainiest
easiest
pointiest
prettiest
steady
pharmacy
What a successful morning with Miss Main! We moved on from exploring all things 2d shape.. to 3d! We were detectives with our clip boards to explore the properties of 3d shapes! We worked as a team and motivated each other to complete the task! We found it a challenge to count the edges of some of the shapes as there can be lots to count! We look forward to seeing what we will do next to help us...
Counting: Mastery of Numbers - Step 5 - I can understand 4d numbers
e.g 1,431, 1,432, 1,433 1,434
Learn It's - 8 times table
It's Nothing New: Number Bonds - Step 4 - I can find the missing piece to 1000
Calculation: Multiplication - Step 12 - I can solve any 1d x 1d
Spelling WB 15.09.25
Silent k
knee
knit
know
knock
knot
knife
knew
knight
knuckle
knitting
doubt
answer
ie, y, igh, i-e
flies
tied
spying
butterfly
alright
lightning
frightening
alive
describe
pantomime
coffee
seaweed
adding y
academy
patchy
expiry
steady
pharmacy
agency
laundry
courtesy
satisfy
multiply
admitting
labelling
Well done to Yoma for getting star of the week!
CLIC experts today! Well done !
In p4/5 we are developing our confidence with triangles, recognising each triangle using their properties to support our answer!
Our fabulous experts in CLIC this morning! Understanding place value and partitioning 2dp numbers! Well done!
Counting: Place Value - Step 4 - I can partition a 2dp number
e,g 6.17 - 6 0.1 0.07
Learn It's - 4 x table
It's Nothing New: Halving with PIM - Step 3 - I know half of 300, 500, 700, 900
Calculation: Subtraction - Step 32 - I can solve 3d - 3d
Spelling WB 08.09.25
Silent w
wrong
write
wrist
wrap
wreck
sword
wrote
wren
answer
wrinkle
doubt
plumber
ee/ea/e-e
coffee
thirteen
agreement
seaweed
reach
beanstalk
underneath
theme
evening
compete
escape
decade
Adding 'ing'
dying
trying
performing
frightening
measuring
exercising
admitting
discovering
grinning
labelling
queue
weight
We created posters and made a speech on why we believed we should be the Pupil Council rep.
We are all so excited with the growth in our flower seeds this week!
Well done to Libby for getting star of the week!
Using our memory from our planting experience last week, we wrote a recount using fantastic openers, adjectives and verbs to describe what we did!
Our class charter! We recognise that each person is unique and individual (personalised car) however, we are all on the same road to success!
Fabulous effort in our shape lesson this morning learning about the types of triangles. We discussed their properties and made fantastic diagrams with labels.
Spelling WB 01.09.25
Silent b
lamb
comb
thumb
crumb
numb
bomb
limb
doubt
plumber
climbing
ai, ay, a_e
tail
mainly
waiting
stay
spray
crayon
shape
escape
pancake
decade
Common and tricky words
chocolate
engagement
queue
Wednesday
climb
reaction
weird
weight
listening
ache
Counting: Reading Numbers - Step 6 - I can read 3d numbers
Learn It's - 3 x table
It's Nothing New: Addition Step 3 - I can add thousands
Calculation: Addition : Step 28 - I can solve 3d + 3d
A very proud pupil showed us her gymnastics achievements from the weekend. 3 medals! Bronze for floor, Bronze for the vault and an overall Bronze placed medal. We are all very proud of you!
Planting with Miss Main this Friday afternoon, following on from last weeks science lesson on the life cycle of a flower!
Fun31 puzzle gang!
Hip-hip Hooray,
Up, Up and away,
These our are special birthdays!
Well done to Zara for getting star of the week!
This week in our shape topic with Miss Main, we were learning about quadrilaterals and their properties! We discussed each shape and used a ruler to draw them accurately in our jotters.
This week in p4/5 with Miss Main, we were revisiting the basic parts of speech, reminding ourselves of what must be included in order to produce a fantastic piece of writing! We came up with great, individual ideas!
Well done to Ruby for getting star of the week!
Science with Miss Main this week! This is preparing us ahead of our exciting planting experience next week!
Term 1 overview
Literacy
Spelling: We will introduce each groups new spelling sound every Monday. The children will then practise these sounds throughout the work through various learning strategies and complete a spelling test each Friday.
Writing: Miss Main will teacher genre writing this term. This will involve recount writing (retelling a personal story, and then retelling a story of their choice). Mrs McGregor will teach CYPIC writing (daily writing) where we will focus on specific VCOP targets.
Numeracy
CLIC: Mrs McGregor will teach CLIC lessons on a Monday morning, Wednesday morning. Miss Main will teach CLIC on a Tuesday and Thursday morning. Miss Main will complete Friday's BEAT THAT big maths challenges.
This term Mrs McGregor will teach patterns and relationships of numbers on a Monday and Wednesday.
This term Miss Main will teach shape on a Tuesday morning and Thursday morning.
HWB
This term Miss Main will explore mental, emotional, social, and physical wellbeing through circle times and class discussions and experiences each Friday.
Science
Miss Main will teach science on a Friday afternoon. This term we are exploring biodiversity and interdependence (life cycles of living things). We will then explore energy sources and sustainability.
PE/ RADS
Our PE day will be a Monday. We will focus on team games, orienteering, basketball and badminton.
Our RADS session will be on Tuesday's with Craig.
Please remember to bring indoor footwear.
IDL (interdisciplinary learning)
Our topics this term will be Caring Citizens and the Vikings!
French
We will revise and learn new phrases linked to the topics; greetings, personal information, colours, numbers to 50, days, months and seasons.