Class Teacher: Miss K McCook (Mon & Tues) & Mrs L McLaughlin (Wed-Fri)
Classroom Assistant: Miss K Brown
SEN Classroom Assistant: Mrs R McConaghy
Mrs L McLaughlin Miss K McCook Mrs R McConaghy Miss K Brown
Literacy and Numeracy
In term 1 Primary 3 children are learning lots of new and exciting things in Literacy and Numeracy. They are developing their understanding of alphabetical order and exploring a dictionary for the first time. By working together they can find and copy definitions from the dictionary. They are also taking part in some independent writing each Monday as they write about their 'Weekend News.' Children are also exploring initial joins for the first time in their handwriting! We love sharing stories and so far this term have enjoyed listening to; Ten Delicious Teachers, The Colour Monster Goes to School, Seren's Seasons, Whatever the Weather and The Carrot Club.
Our focus in Numeracy is consolidating place value of numbers to 30 as well as addition to 20. Through games and practical activities the children are developing quick recall skills for doubles and adding on 10. We are exploring days of the week, months of the year and the seasons through songs and data-handling activities. In a recent survey we discovered that P3's favourite season is Winter!
Activity Based Learning
Children thoroughly enjoy participating in weekly ABL sessions. They work in small groups and rotate around different activities over a six week cycle. This half-term the activities reflect our WAU topic of Whatever the Weather and include; Travel Agents Role Play, Airport Small World Play, Watercolour Umbrella Craft, Weather Activities on iPad and a Lego Building Challenge!
Outdoor Learning
'Welly Wednesday' is a highlight of the week for many children in Primary 3. We love getting outside to work together and explore the natural environment. To date the children have used chalk to draw weather symbols on the playground, use cheerios and pipe cleaners to make bird feeders, had fun using the outdoor equipment and collected natural resources to make different facial expressions.
Pupil Voice
In September children applied for the roles of School Council, Eco-Council and Playground Buddies. They had to present their applications in front of their peers before voting took place! The children demonstrated great confidence and enthusiam when sharing their ideas. Representing Primary 3 this year are;
School Council: Max and Mollie
Eco-Council: Cole and Ember
Playground Buddies: Alice, Annabel, Annie and Grace
Huge well done to everyone!
