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This week we were doing mapping outside in the school playground and on the grass. We had to run to cones that were named after countries. We were in one big group. We were split into pairs to find different places in the playground. We had to use maps and set it to North. Our teacher was called Eion. Written by Primary 5
Yesterday P3 had a great day out at Dynamic Earth. We went there to learn about the importance of recycling our rubbish. We also learnt how to reduce the amount of rubbish we produce and how we can reuse it!
We watched a great video in the Show Dome about how the universe started and then did a tour learning about how the Earth was created.
On the bus we even managed to practice some of our nativity songs!
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Primary 5 are learning all about Danny MacAskill. He is a famous BMX star who has had to overcome many obstacles to be successful. He is a great inspiration to all of our pupils. Watch this space for further posts from Primary 5.
The boys and girls have been practising their problem solving and team building through a variety of engaging activities. This helped develop listening and talking skills as well as being really good fun.
the pupils in Primary 5 are very creative and enjoy practising their spelling words on a large scale. The children chose to work with each other to create large graffiti versions of their spelling words in the warm November sunshine. 
Please find attached our September newsletter.
Diary Dates November December 2015 Please find attached a list of whole school diary dates, correct as of 29th October 2015 for whole school.
Please find attached our October School Newsletter.
Please find attached a copy of our most recent Standards and Quality Report for session 2014.2015.
This year all children in St Luke’s will be taking part in Number Clubs. Number Clubs are short tests designed to help children improve the speed of recalling key numeracy facts. It starts with working on number formation and number bonds, through times tables and then on to percentages and fractions. The children have 3 minutes to answer the questions of the club regardless of the club they are on. This is to help improve the speed of recall of important number facts.
The children will take their club every week. If they get 100% 3 times in a row they then move up to the next club. If they get 100% the very first time they take a new number club, then the children move up straight away to the next level. Children in Primary 1 will start this later in the year.
Practising the number facts contained in the clubs is really important so this practice will be the children’s numeracy homework each week. Once the club has been marked and the teacher has made a note of the score, it will be sent home so you can see how they are progressing and which questions they need to practice.
Children can progress as quickly or as slowly as they are comfortable with through the clubs. Some classes have already taken part in number clubs. For those who haven’t, the class teacher will decide on the most appropriate starting point for the class.
Below is the order and a brief description of each number club.
Mr Tilmouth
| Number Club | Description |
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Numbers to 20 Club
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Writing the numbers 1-20 in the correct orientation. |
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10 Bonds Club
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Ten questions about number bonds to 10. |
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20 Bonds Club
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Twenty questions about number bonds to 20 |
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20 Mix-up Bonds Club
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Twenty addition and subtraction questions with answers to 20. |
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100 Bonds Club
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Thirty questions about number bonds to 100. |
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10 Club
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Ten 10x table questions. |
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20 Club
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Twenty 10x and 2x table questions. |
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30 Club
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Thirty 10x, 2x and 5x table questions. |
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40 Club
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Fourty 10x, 2x, 5x, 3x and 4x table questions. |
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55 Club
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Fifty-five questions about all the times tables. |
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75 Club
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Seventy-five questions about all the times tables. |
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75 ÷ Club
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Seventy-five division questions. |
| Percentages Club |
35 questions about percentages.
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| Fractions Club |
60 questions about fractions.
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| 45 Mix-Up Club | 45 questions about times tables, percentages and fractions. |