Broomhill School P6/7 Room 21

Topic

Japanese Inventions Talks due Monday 12th December.

Over the next two weeks, please write and practise a talk on a Japanese invention of your interest – anything from robots and artificial intelligence to ramen cooling fans is fine, so long as you can make it interesting for your audience to listen to.

• The talk should be between 2-3 minutes in length.
• You can use PowerPoint or take in cue cards and picture/props to use during your presentation.
• The talk should be interesting, well-rehearsed and have a clear introduction and conclusion.
• Remember to practise at home and to give good eye contact when presenting.
• The talks will be peer and teacher assessed in class.

We are looking forward to listening to a variety of talks so remember to choose your subject carefully and spemd quality time preparing and practising your presentation!

Maths

This week for maths homework children are working on understanding addition and subtraction with negative numbers. They should complete the sheet which has been handed out to them in their maths homework jotter.

Spelling

Individuals will receive spelling homework from their spelling teacher.

Reading

We are taking a break from our regular reading programme to have a look at an online reading resource as a whole class. This online reading resource is called Inanimate Alice and is linked below. Different reading groups will be given different homework. They will be made aware of this homework on Wednesday and it should be handed in on Monday.

Inanimate Alice – Episode 1.   http://www.inanimatealice.com/episode1/

Homework will be handed out on Monday and will be due in for Friday. Please ask your parent or carer to sign each piece of your homework before you hand it in.

Topic

In class we have been learning the numbers 1-20 in Japanese. Each child has been given the task of creating a poster for a number for display on the classroom wall. It should include the English number, the Japanese word and the Japanese symbol. They should complete this for Friday.

As promised P6/7, here is the numbers to 20 rap for you to enjoy at home 😀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3won-7W3Js

Maths

This week for maths homework children are to work on their Big Maths learn its. This is a big focus in our class at the moment. If the children are able to complete all sums correctly 3 weeks in a row in class then they will be able to move up a level!

Spelling

Individuals will receive spelling homework from their spelling teacher.

Reading

We have taken a break from regular reading this week to focus on our shared reading project with the Primary 1 class. We are learning some tricks to make reading to younger children more exciting. Below are links to YouTube videos of the authors reading the books. The children can watch these and pick up tips on how to engage with the text.

There’s a Bear on my Chair – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDfQNcn5uGo#

Shark in the Park – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2RwvAHUAdc

Hare and Tortoise – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRsiWnyn0rI

Happy Halloween!

Homework will be handed out on Monday and will be due in for Friday. Please ask your parent or carer to sign each piece of your homework before you hand it in.

Language

To consolidate our topic work in class this week, can you please complete the map of Japan worksheet which has been handed out to you. Make sure to add your name to your work.

Maths

Continue to practice your Big Maths learn its using the laminated sheet I have given to you.

Spelling

Individuals will receive spelling homework from their spelling teacher. All spelling homework is due in on Friday.

Reading

Reading homework will be handed out on Wednesday and due in for Monday.