World Book Day!

We have gotten off to a good start.  Primary 2 have had the chance to show off their characters to each other and the wholes school.  We all met in the hall this morning to show off our costumes.

Strictly...

Today we were treated to the winning performance from Orkney's Strictly Come Dancing.  Mr MacIntosh and Mrs Aberdein were in costume this time and thoroughly entertained the school.  They have helped to raise a fantastic amount for charity. Well done!

Spelling

Today we have been working on words that have i with magic e.  Children worked in small groups to come up with words in that group and some used class dictionaries to check their answers.

Today's numeracy

We have been grouping and multiplying today.  We have been using towers of cubes to help us see how numbers can be grouped equally.  Many children understand that this is dividing and can now write a sum to match their practical work.  Other children were interested in learning about times tables and square numbers so we spent some time using counters to help illustrate what this meant.

World Book Day Assembly

Today we have been putting the finishing touches on what we would like to say/show in our WBD assembly.  Scripts will be ready to go home tomorrow to give children the chance to practise at the weekend as well as throughout next week.
For the assembly it would be helpful if children had their favourite book to show and have learnt their lines.  The assembly will be at 9.45, Friday 6th March.

Sketching Stromness

Today we took advantage of our beautiful views and the sunny weather to sketch parts of our town.  Children worked in pairs, armed with a pencil, paper and clip board to set about their creations.

Sharing and grouping

We used counters and whiteboards to show how well we can put a larger number into groups (divide).  Some children can now show what happens when some counters are left over and others have been taught the link between dividing and times tables.