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Learning Resources

Resilience Alphabet

I wanted to share this super learning resource called the Resilience Alphabet. The Resilience Alphabet includes ideas and activities to help you build inner strength and wellbeing.  For each letter there is a definition, something to think about, something positive to say and some suggestions of things to Make, Do or Write.

Being resilient is all about how well you deal with and cope with difficult situations, which we are all facing more than ever during this tricky time. If you are resilient, you have the skills to bounce-back or recover from challenges. We have talked a lot about ‘bouncing back’ in school and I hope this is something you can use to help ‘bounce back’ at home.

The Resilience Alphabet can be used in lots of different way to develop these skills.

It’s up to you how and when you choose to use the Resilience Alphabet. Perhaps you could randomly select letters of the alphabet – maybe using the letters within your name, or perhaps start at the very beginning, a, b, c and so on, trying to complete one letter a day?

I think these are great ideas to stay positive and I will be trying some of these out at home! Please share if you do try any of the activities and I hope these help you.

This morning I tried letter ‘A’. I thought about how I’ve had to adapt to not seeing all of your lovely faces in our normal classroom, and instead I try to plan fun lessons and activities for us to try in our new online classroom. I practised saying “Every day I’m learning how to adapt by doing things differently” and then I tried 2 of the “Do” activities. I tried to brush my teeth with my other hand which was very tricky! (and messy!) Then I tried to draw a picture of a cat with my eyes closed I don’t think it’s too bad… I think I will try another letter later as it made me smile. Which letters of the Resilience Alphabet will you try today? Share it with us if you can!

Keep your eyes open for any more learning resources to be shared throughout the week.

Love from Miss McInally

Hi Primary 5!

Are you ready for another week of home learning? I’m missing you all very much. I hope you are enjoying these learning activities and keeping your brains working.

I’ve created a new Learning Grid for this week, which includes more Numeracy, Literacy, Health and Wellbeing and other activities. You could choose an activity from each area to try each day or whatever works best for you and your family. If a document is underlined in the grid, this means it is a separate document (these are all listed at the bottom of this post). There are also some links to websites in the grid.

Please click on the links at the bottom of this post to see this week’s Learning Grid and activities.

Remember to still try to log into Teams if you can (contact the school office if you are not sure of your login). There is also a blog post on Teams Instructions to help you. I would love to hear from you and know how you are getting on.

Also, a little reminder to try the new numeracy resource- MyMaths. It has great activities suited to you and some fun new games! Everyone has an individual username and password. If you would like to access this resource, please contact Mrs Davidson by emailing st-pius@dundeecity.gov.uk with your child’s name and class included in the email. She will get the information sent out to you as soon as possible.

You can also check out the school’s Twitter for learning ideas or visit our previous blog posts for extra learning resources. Keep your eyes open for any new extra learning resources that may be posted throughout the week.

Again, please do not worry if you do not complete all of this week’s activities, just try your best and keep smiling!

Remember to take some time out to have fun and relax with your families. Have you started any new hobbies? Created a new game to play or reading an interesting book?

Stay home and stay safe!

Miss McInally

Learning Grid week beginning 18.05.2020

Place Value Activities

Multiplication Mystery 2-5-10 Times Tables

Snakes and Ladders With 2 3 4 and 5 Times Tables Board Game

Outdoor Maths Challenge Cards

Book Review

Loch Ness Monster Reading Comprehension

Animal Plurals Regular and Irregular

Animal Plurals s and es

The Macarena

All about Kandinsky

Dissolving Science Experiment 

May- The Month of Mary

When I Think of Mary

Today is National Numeracy Day! 

Today is about celebrating numbers and how we use them in everyday life. Numbers are all around us and play a big part in our lives. Have a look around, where can you see numbers in your house?

Try out some of the fun Numeracy activities below. Build your skills and confidence with numbers, you can do it! (Remember our Learning Pit!)

• Click on the link to try some of these National Numeracy Day activities!
• MyMaths- a new online resource to try (if you haven’t already!) MyMaths has lots of resources, activities and games on different numeracy and maths topics. Everyone has an individual username and password. If you would like to access this resource, please contact Mrs Davidson by emailing st-pius@dundeecity.gov.uk with your child’s name and class included in the email. She will get the information sent out to you as soon as possible.
• Sumdog!
  I have set up a class competition this week on Sumdog. Have you started? There is also a Dundee Contest, involving lots of school across Dundee. This will start on Friday 15th May and end on Thursday 21st May. I’ve entered our class, log in from Friday to play and represent St Pius!
• Parents and carers- If you want more information and support on how to help your children with their numeracy and maths head to https://numeracyday.com/ where this morning’s virtual numeracy festival is dedicated to helping parents and carers help their children.
  I hope you try some of these activities and have fun with numbers today. Can you think of any other activities with numbers you could try? Be creative! Remember to share your learning on our Teams page if you can.

Miss you all! Stay home, stay safe and stay smiling.

Miss McInally

Good afternoon everyone!

Below is some extra resources that you may want to explore.

Literacy

• Visit the Scottish Book Trust website and watch an episode of Authors in Lockdown and try the fun activities. Follow this link to find out this weeks guest- https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and-resources/authors-live/authors-live-on-lockdown . Or visit https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand to watch any previous Authors Live events. There are lots of authors and I’ll know you will see some you enjoy.
•  Visit http://www.wordsforlife.org.uk/7-11 for resources and ideas for parents, carers and families, provided by the National Literacy Trust.
• Word games for families

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Prayer resources-

Music

Visit www.scottishopera.org.uk/fever to take part in an interactive online opera for kids!

There are 5 songs in the opera ‘Fever!’ Each Monday, a new set of exciting activities will be posted for each song. These activities include:

• lyrics and teaching guides to learn each song
• videos that teach some moves to go with them
• creative writing and science tasks to try
• tips to make simple props and costumes

Over 5 weeks, you’ll learn the whole opera! Then, you have a special invitation to join a nationwide virtual performance from your own home. Please visit the link above if you’re interested. I know some of you will really enjoy this! You could even learn the songs and try the activities, without joining in the final performance, it’s up to you! You could share your performances to our Teams. The first song was posted this week.

Remember to visit the previous blog post, or Teams, for our Learning Grid and activities for this week.

Tomorrow, 13th May, is National Numeracy Day so keep your eyes open for some fun Numeracy activities to be posted tomorrow!

Have fun!

Miss McInally

Hi everyone!

I hope you are all safe and well and keeping busy at home.

I’ve created a new Learning Grid for this week, which includes more Numeracy, Literacy, Health and Wellbeing and other activities. You could choose one activity from each area to try each day or whatever works best for you and your family. If a document is underlined in the grid, this means it is a separate document (these are all listed at the bottom of this post). There are also some links to websites in the grid.

Please click on the links at the bottom of this post to see this week’s Learning Grid and activities.

Remember to still try to log into Teams if you can (contact the school office if you are not sure of your login). There is also a blog post on Teams Instructions to help you login. Also check out the school’s Twitter for other learning ideas.

Also, a little reminder to check the previous blog post for details on a new learning resource- MyMaths.

Again, please do not worry if you do not complete all of the activities, just try your best. Remember to have fun, keep smiling and keep your brains working!

I miss you all lots. I’m thinking of you all and would love to see/hear about the learning activities you are enjoying. Remember, I am here if you need any help and have any questions.

Stay home and stay safe!

Miss McInally

Learning grid week beginning 11.05.2020

Column Addition- 3 digit

Column Addition- 4 digit- ANSWERS

Column Addition- 4 digit

Move and Learn Number Game

Outdoor Maths Challenge Cards

Place Value Activities

The Moon- Reading Comprehension- 1 star

The Moon- Reading Comprehension- 2 stars

The Moon- Reading Comprehension- 3 stars

Finding Adjectives

Persuasive Discussion Game

Spelling

Random acts of kindness

Where are the rainforests

Countries with Rainforests Map Activity

Rainforests of the World Information Activity

Household Items Treasure Hunt

I Spy Scavenger Hunt

STEM Challenge Cards- Parent and Carer instructions

STEM Challenge Cards

Hello everyone 🙂

I hope you’re all safe and well.

Below is a little update on some resources you could use/access at home.

Hello Primary 5!

I know some of you are finding it tricky to access our Teams page, so I will now be posting our learning here also.

I have created a Learning Grid for the week, which includes Numeracy, Literacy, Health and Wellbeing and other activities. You could choose one activity from each area to try each day or whatever works best for you and your family. If a document is underlined in the grid, this means it is a separate document (these are all listed below). There are some links to websites in the grid also. Please click on the links at the bottom of this post to see this week’s Learning Grid and activities.

Top tip for PowerPoint learning activities- When you open a PowerPoint for your learning, remember to view the PowerPoint in Slide Show mode for the best results. This will mean you view the PowerPoint full screen. Otherwise, you might see the answers before you have completed the activity! When you view the PowerPoint, there is a Slide Show icon at the bottom of the screen. See the picture for help.

Remember to still try to log into Teams if you can (contact the school office if you are not sure of your login). Also check out the school’s Twitter for other learning ideas.

Do not worry if you do not complete all of the activities, just try your best. Remember to have fun, keep smiling and keep your brains working!

I miss you all lots and lots. Stay home and stay safe!

Miss McInally

Learning Grid week beginning 04.05.2020

3D Shapes PowerPoint

3D Shapes Quiz

Colour by 3D Shapes – 1 star

Colour by 3D Shapes – 2 stars

Colour by 3D Shapes- 3 stars

Place Value Activities

Rocket Rounding to 10 Activity

Rounding Rhyme

Split Strategy Addition

Split Strategy Subtraction

Conversation Cards

Skeleton Key Reading Comprehension

Spelling- Week beginning 04.05.2020

Magic Escalator story

Mindfulness Challenge Cards

Random acts of kindness

Whats your name exercises

Framing Nature activity

Hi everyone! Below is a reminder on how to access your learning on Teams:

– Log into Glow (google ‘glow login’ to find the page). Your login is on the inside front page of your blue diary (it starts dd…). Please get in touch if you do not have your login.

– The Microsoft Teams tile should be on your launchpad when you sign into Glow. Click on it to access Teams.

– If it is not there, go to App Library, search for Microsoft Teams. 

– Click on the Microsoft Teams tile and add it to your launchpad.

– Close the window and return to launchpad. The Microsoft Teams tile should now appear.

-Click on Microsoft Teams to open. Click on Primary 5 to open our Primary 5 Teams.

–Learning has been posted in the Files section. You will also see posts from myself and your classmates in the Posts section.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Stay safe,
Miss McInally

Hi everyone! Below is a reminder on how to access your learning on Teams:

– Log into Glow (google ‘glow login’ to find the page). Your login is on the inside front page of your blue diary (it starts dd…). If you do not have your log in please contact me and I will provide this for you.

– The Microsoft Teams tile should be on your launchpad when you sign into Glow. Click on it to access Teams. If it is not there, go to App Library, search for Microsoft Teams and add it to your launchpad.

– Click on Primary 5.

–Here you will see posts from myself and your classmates. I have posted about how to access your learning here.