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Feel-Good Friday – Sculpture

This Friday we will be once again visiting the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh for our inspiration.

One of my favourite sculptures in the Gallery of Modern Art is ‘Vulcan’.  He is an enormous figure constructed from steel, measuring 730 cm in height.  He was created by the  Scottish artist, Eduardo Paolozzi

Click on the Sway to find out more about your Feel-Good Friday activity!  I hope you have fun creating it.

Book Club – Reading – Hot – The Ickabog – Chapter 7,8 and 9

Good morning everyone and welcome back to Methlick’s Book Club!

I hope that you have enjoyed your second week of Social Studies fortnight. This week, I have read chapter 7, 8 and 9 of J.K. Rowling’s new book , ‘The Ickabog’. Have you managed to read all three chapters?

Our activities this week:

Chapter 7 – Create a character profile for one of the characters that we have met.

Chapter 8 – Imagine that you live in Cornucopia – What issue would you bring to the king on the Day of Petition?

Chapter 9 – In no more than a paragraph, can you summarise the events of chapter 9?

In the comments below, can you share your response for any of the three tasks?

The Scottish Book Trust competition – Story Writing

You may have seen on the Literacy learning grid that the Scottish Book Trust is holding a story-writing competition.

It is open to all ages, and there are 4 different categories – Adult,  5-11, 12-18 and Gaelic.  Prizes will be awarded for the winning entries in each category, and they will also be published on the website.

You can find more details here:  Entry Details and Entry Form

Click on the Sway to learn more, and also for some story-writing tips.

Remember – the subject must be ‘Fog’, the maximum word limit is 50 words and the competition closes on 30th June.

Good luck to everyone taking part!

Book Club – Reading – Hot – The Ickabog

Good morning everyone and welcome back to Methlick’s Book Club!

Let’s carry on reading J.K. Rowling’s new story – The Ickabog.

We are currently on Chapter 4 of the story. Feel free to read on if you wish but please do not reveal any story details on the blog. The activities provided will be a deep dive into each chapter. Read the story so far – https://bit.ly/3eoPBIY 

Click on the Sway below to see our new activities for this week.

Feel-Good Friday – National Galleries of Scotland

Today, rather than posting a Sway, I’m going to share some art activities from the National Galleries of Scotland.

Each week, throughout the lockdown, they have been posting ideas for creative projects for children, including mud painting,  spiral finding, map drawing, and bangle making.

Click on the link to find out more.  Don’t forget to take photos of your artwork and tell your teacher how you got on!

Home is where the art is

Have fun!

 

Book Club – Reading – Hot – The Ickabog – Chapter 4,5 and 6

Good morning everyone and welcome back to Methlick’s Book Club!

I hope that you have enjoyed your first week of Social Studies fortnight. This week, I have read chapter 4, 5 and 6 of J.K. Rowling’s new book , ‘The Ickabog’. Have you managed to read all three chapters?

Our activities this week:

This week we focused on answering a set of Comprehension questions. You were asked to complete the questions in your Home Learning Journal and share your answers with your class teacher.

In the comments, can you share one of your answers to the questions that were provided?

Anagrams #3 – Scottish Cities, Towns and Villages

In keeping with our ‘Scotland’ theme, here are some more anagrams for you to  unscramble.

This time, the answers are all names of cities, towns and villages around Scotland.  The majority are located in the North-East, though there are a couple from farther away.

Let me know how you get on!

Compare the Supermarkets – Spicy/Hot

Today’s maths challenge is related to our ‘Money’ theme.  You will be given a shopping list and challenged to find the best value online supermarket.

A minimum of 2 supermarkets should be selected, however if you wish a slightly HOTTER challenge you can, of course, choose more.

Instructions and a shopping list are contained in the Sway.

Ensure that you stick to the guidelines, and keep an eye open at all times for any special offers, such as ‘3 for 2’ or  ‘Buy-One-Get-One-Free’ as these offer good value for money.

Remember to post your results on Seesaw or write them in your jotter, and come back to the Blog to tell us how you got on!