{"id":10408,"date":"2019-05-26T21:37:58","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T20:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/st-peters.aberdeen.sch.uk\/?p=10408"},"modified":"2019-05-26T21:37:58","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T20:37:58","slug":"primary-6-term-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/st-peters.aberdeen.sch.uk\/?p=10408","title":{"rendered":"Primary 6 Term 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Literacy<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In reading, children will continue to be encouraged to reach their targets on Accelerated Reader. They have been learning different reading strategies through our class novel, &#8216;Alice in Wonderland&#8217;. At the moment, we are learning to ask different kinds of questions when we read to help our comprehension.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children have continued to learn how to debate by responding to others respectfully and building on each others\u2019 ideas.. \u00a0Through this, we have been learning how to write a balanced argument. Our writing this term will be linked to our topic on Biomes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Maths<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This term we continued our work on Data Handling and have focused on accurately presenting gathered data using different kinds of graphs. \u00a0We have been linking our work on fractions and percentages from last term as we deepen our understanding of pie charts. We are now exploring the topic of Time..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Health and Wellbeing<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This term Primary 6 have football with the RADs coaches on Tuesday morning and PE with Mrs Armstrong on a Wednesday. \u00a0With Mrs Armstrong, children are preparing for Sports Day. Primary 6 have also been given the opportunity to organise some activities for Sports Day which they have been doing in our class PE session on Friday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This term Primary 6 will discuss what being included looks, sounds and feels like. We will continue applying what we have been learning about growth mindset and the learning pit to learning challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/st-peters.aberdeen.sch.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/File_000-7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10409 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/st-peters.aberdeen.sch.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/File_000-7-224x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"186\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pupils were given the opportunity to take their Level 2 Bikeability. \u00a0Well done to those who have passed!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/st-peters.aberdeen.sch.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/File_000-6.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10411 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/st-peters.aberdeen.sch.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/File_000-6-300x224.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/st-peters.aberdeen.sch.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/File_000-6-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/st-peters.aberdeen.sch.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/File_000-6.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our topic this term is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Natural World <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and, within this, Primary 6 are exploring <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biomes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u00a0We will learn about some of Earth\u2019s Biomes such as desert, rainforest, tundra and deciduous forest and will compa<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">re the different climates, plants, and animals they each have.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>RE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/st-peters.aberdeen.sch.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/File_004-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10410 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/st-peters.aberdeen.sch.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/File_004-1-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/st-peters.aberdeen.sch.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/File_004-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/st-peters.aberdeen.sch.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/File_004-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/st-peters.aberdeen.sch.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/File_004-1.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primary 6 participated in a series of events on the Easter story at the Mission Church. \u00a0They enjoyed the wonderful sun on our trip to Seaton Park for the fun run and managed to solve clues set by our P7s.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Literacy In reading, children will continue to be encouraged to reach their targets on Accelerated Reader. 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