Monthly Archives: April 2020

Creativity Challenge, Expressive Arts, P2 Mr Mutch

Mr.Mutch’s Digital Skills Quest #2

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Lets get ready for Episode 1!

So last term I started a new challenge for myself to learn some digital skills to take back to the classroom. I decided to do this through making a web-show that we can all take part in creating.

This is a project that we could easily continue when we are back to school, learning about screen-writing, story-boarding, filming and editing in a club.

I’ve already started my learning journey by producing ‘Mr.Mutch vs Mr.Reid which I think has been quite popular. For Mr.Reid and myself to communicate so far away we had to make codes and notes that we could understand. So that was my first step into story boarding. You can see in the sway below a sneak peak of some of the story boards from the episode. Can you match the drawings to the shot in the final video?

You can follow the sway below to get and update and find out what the first episode is going to be about with the first roll.

It’s going to be a wild story as I’m going to have to get my thinking hat on. I’ll be in charge of the first 3 cubes but you have to tell me what I should do to finish the story.

I asked you last time to create for me a logo for the Web Show. I have a few in but would like a larger group to feature in the opening titles.

Here is the task from last time:

So Lets find out about the show…

A synopsis:

Imagine the Magic Key from Biff, Chip and Kipper, mixed with Jumanji, add a dash of bedtime stories, all told through story cubes and you will have my idea of the Web Show.

A boy receives a strange package in the mail, it has an oddly written letter and a bag full of cubes. The cubes all have a variety of different symbols on them, they are Story Cubes. When he rolls the cubes, the symbols that are on top will become the story that he is sucked into (just like the magic key stories). The cubes will lead him on an eventful adventure until he returns home. Each adventure will be different as you never know how the cubes will roll.

6 cubes will be rolled each time, an episode will cover the first three cubes. It will be your task to look at the remaining cubes and write the second half of the story. It will be up to me to choose one or combine a few ideas and film the next episode. These stories can be as imaginative as possible as it will be up to me to figure out how to bring the story to life learning new digital skills along the way while staying at home.

The Web-Show will be called ‘CUBES’

Your first task  is to design for me the logo of the show, something that I will use in the title sequence.

Your Success Criteria

  • It must include the name ‘Cubes’
  • It must relate to the synopsis you have been given
  • It must be colourful
  • It must be readable and viewed easily at a glance

If you can think of a tagline for the show, that would also be great to add to your design. Or you can try to create an animation for the title sequence on Scratch Jr.

I look forward to see your logos.

Hot Literacy, Literacy, P4 Mrs Rees, Spicy Literacy

Anagrams – Spicy/Hot – Ms Rees

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As my class knows, I love all kinds of puzzles such as crosswords and sudoku.  Working out anagrams is another of my favourites so, as an extra challenge this week, I thought you might like to  find the answers to the anagrams I’ve created.

If you haven’t heard of anagrams before, don’t worry –  the sway explains everything.

You might like to do this with the rest of your family to see who is first to find all the answers.  Set a timer and have a whole-family challenge!

 

 

Hot Literacy, Literacy, Spicy Literacy

‘The Book of Hopes’ – free online resource

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Good morning, everyone.

Yesterday I came across this free online resource which I thought might be of interest, particularly to the older classes.  It is a collection of over 100 short stories, poems, essays and pictures from well-known authors,  poets and illustrators, all with the underlying theme of ‘Hope’.

The book, which is completely free, is dedicated to the doctors, nurses, carers, porters, cleaners and everyone currently working in hospitals.

Some of the stories are very thought-provoking, while others are amusing and guaranteed to cheer you up if you’re feeling down.

I hope you enjoy reading them.

The Book of Hopes

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Numeracy: MILD – Data Handling – Looking at your work!

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LOOK AT YOUR HARD WORK!

Thank you for sharing your efforts.

Now in this blog post I want you to look at these pupils efforts and answer the following questions.

This is called Data Analysis, we are reading the information that has been gathered.

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The Questions

1. How many more people have a pet than those who do not have a pet? 

2. How many people submitted an answer in ‘how many pets do you have? 

3. What type of pet is in most of our homes?

4. What  4 animals can add up to give the same value of Cat (8) in what type of animal? 

5. In how many pets, which two amounts got the same amount of votes? 

6. In the Ice-Cream Graph, what is the difference in votes between Vanilla and Mint? 

7. In the Teddy Bar Chart, what bar colour is the small teddies?

Enjoy using your classmates work to answer the questions above. Remember to explain how you found your answer to a family member. What are you looking at closely on the graphs/charts?
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Whoosh & Kaboom! Science-Stem Activity

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Good Morning Boys and Girls,

For today’s topic I am going to ask you to relate the title of this post and a picture of one of my favourite Disney films. Can you guess what we will build today? Can you name the film?

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Well done! Today we will build a Catapult, in order to do that I am going to show you some materials you can use and a possible way to do it. You can choose the level of difficulty you want:

Spicy: You can follow the steps from below.

Hot: You will build your own using your own way to do it.

With this activity you will be developing your Scientific skills, such as critical thinking, planning, problem-solving,  persevering, following steps.

Some of you might need help or supervision when using the materials. If you realize you don’t have the exact materials you can always find other things  to help you, that would be a fantastic problem-solving!

Score Card and Planner: Click the green link to find a handout that will track your design, play and questioning skills.

Whoosh & Kaboom!

 

Materials

 

Steps 1 

Collect all the materials you will need and set them on your table, ready to begin.

Step 2-3

As it is shown in the picture, pile up 7 popsicles  and make a safe knot at the end of each.  The 2 popsicles left, pill them up too and make a knot just at one end.

Steps 4-5

Like a big tweezer open the two popsicles and place them on top and under the other big pile. Make sure the one in the bottom passes between the last two popsicles of the pile. See picture below.

Step 6-7

Make sure everything is well tight and stable. At the end glue the lid at the tip of the popsicle, make sure it’s well glued before using it.

While you wait for it to dry you can start preparing your targets, here are two ideas.

Let’s begin the battle! You can comment on the post about your work and thoughts. Also, you can send me a photo of your design to amanda.maturana@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

This is mine, it was so fun trying it! There were a few things I didn’t have so I replaced them and it worked 🙂

Well done for trying!

 

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Well-Being Wednesday: Mr.Mutch vs Mr.Reid #2

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THEY’RE BACK!

Tune in now to see Mr.Mutch and Mr.Reid go head to head in an Ant vs Dec style showdown!

Each week the teachers will be presented with a challenge to complete. Watch each week to see what challenge they take on. You can get involved too, after watching the episode copy the activity and comment on how you got on.

You could be featured in the following weeks episode on the leader board. Get the whole family involved and see if you can beat Mr.Mutch and Mr.Reid!

Mr.Mutch vs Mr.Reid                            Episode 2

Furthest Paper Plane Throw

Your teachers have been tasked to use their designated time outside following social distancing rules to throw a paper plane as far as they can.

Research a unique design and then take to the skies and throw it.

Comment below how you got on and find out next week to see how Mr.Mutch and Mr.Reid got on!

Have a G.R.E.A.T Well Being Wednesday.

Hot Numeracy, P6/5 Mr Reid, P7/6 Miss Deans, Spicy Numeracy

Play Sumdog with Mr Reid and Miss Deans – Spicy/Hot – Numeracy – Term 4 – Week 2

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Good morning everyone

If your child has a Sumdog account, they will be able to play with Mr Reid and Miss Deans between 12pm – 1pm today.

Mr Reid will be playing – Dance

Miss Deans will be playing – High Rise

Each game will start on a 5 minute interval, meaning that the first game will start at 12pm, then 12.05pm, 12.10pm etc.

When selecting ‘Who do you want to play against?’ – Select ‘Class’.

We have added every teacher to each class, so we should all be able to play together!

We look forward to playing Sumdog with you all.

Health and Wellbeing, Mild literacy, P1 Ms Rossvoll, P2 Mr Mutch

Mild Literacy – Let’s learn to write a letter.

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On Tuesday Mr Mutch asked you to think about

  • why each crayon was quitting
  • how they were feeling
  • what problems they had

Let’s try and get the crayons to stay by writing a letter back to them.

Which crayon would you write to?

I am writing to Pink crayon.

Read the letter and think about the problem Pink crayon has.

Click on the letter to make it bigger. 

Please read the letter I have written.

This book also helps you learn how to write a letter.

You could use this idea to help you write to one of the crayons.

The best crayon in the box

Do you think I will get Pink crayon to stay in the box?

On Friday I will share different types of letters and envelopes you can make but let’s focus on the writing first.

Health and Wellbeing

Eco Challenge from Eco Group and Mrs Flockton 29th April

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This challenge may need some resources and time but it can be based around any theme. Read on to find out….

I have added it now so that people can gather items and be ready for the closing dates if you wish to enter.

Task – Both of these websites have Gardening competitions to design a shoebox or small garden at home. ‘One Seed Forward’ are the local group who we get our free seed potatoes from and Keep Scotland Beautiful is a National resource who run the Eco Schools award. Both tasks are similar but the Keep Scotland Beautiful one is more strict with items used so it may be possible to enter both with one entry but please read the guidelines.

One Seed Forward Local Shoebox Garden Competition

http://oneseedforward.co.uk/

Last years winner was a pupil from Methlick for this competition (See web post)  Here is her winning garden.

 

Keep Scotland Beautiful Pop-up garden from Home Competition 2020

https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/sustainable-development-education/food-and-the-environment/pocket-garden/pop-up-pocket-gardens-at-home/

Here are some examples from previous years.

Let us know if you have managed any gardening activities big or small. We know a few of you have been busy helping in the garden doing various things and good luck if you enter either of these competitions. Comment to let me know if you do or you think you might.

Best wishes Mrs Flockton and the Eco group.