BBC have lots of art ideas that you can try at home.  You can pick one that is suitable for you as you will know what materials you have! 🎨

Drawing – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ztjqtfr/resources/1

Painting – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhq7hyc/resources/1

Animation – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvhp34j/resources/1

Art History- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsx6fg8/resources/1

Printmaking – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zp72pv4/resources/1

Pointillist painting with a cotton bud is easy but effective.  It is similar to Pop art by Roy Lichtenstein. Here are some pictures.

Good Morning Primary 6!😃

Literacy 

1. Revision of hyperbole.  Visit this website to recap your knowledge of hyperbole.
2. Can you write a list of examples of hyperbole that you may say/think?
3. Complete the worksheet below in your jotter.  Highlight or write down the examples of hyperbole in the passage.  Some of the examples are not obvious, so think carefully!
   

Maths – All groups to complete the challenges. This is teaching covered by Mrs Robertson. 

Click the link for a reminder of perimeter and area.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvmxsbk/articles/zsr4k7h

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjbg87h/articles/zwqt6fr

Here is an example to help get you started.

Give it a go! If you get really stuck, email me and I will help😃

Have a great day! ❤️

Over the next two weeks you are going to explore weather. What causes weather? ☀️🌦🌧🌪🌫💨.
Click the link below.
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/earth/weather/

Science – Take a look at this website to explore many different experiments.  Most of them do not require many materials, so perfect for home!

You might want to try this out … 🌪

Enjoy 😌

Good Morning Primary 6! 😄

I cannot believe it’s June already 😱 Our time together has passed so quickly!!❤️

Literacy

1. Revision of alliteration.  Visit this website to remind yourself of alliteration and it’s purpose. Click the link https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfkk7ty/articles/zq4c7p3  
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3. Remember you created a cereal brand using alliteration and designed the box? Today I would like you to do the same but with a chocolate bar.   Create and design a chocolate bar using alliteration in the name.  Send me a picture via email and I will judge which one is the best and reveal the winner on the blog with a picture of their design. I will be judging on word choice and design!

Maths

• Fraction word problems for triangles and squares.
• Circles select a chilli challenge from below.  All multiplication and division word problems.

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Another glorious day! Enjoy the sunshine ☀️

Do what you can 🌟

Hello Everyone!! I hope you all had a lovely weekend ☺️

As I am working in the hub this week, this post will have multiple activities you can engage with throughout the week.

Literacy

1. 6 new RWI words.  Practice, do a spelling task, find definition and synonyms and then test again.
2. Persuasive writing.  Complete a plan using the two templates below and then a first draft.  If you manage to complete your first draft, read with an older sibling or adult and mark it with Yippee Yellow and Pink for Think.   Remember to include features of AFOREST.
   A- Alliteration, F-Facts, O-Opinion, R- Repetition, E- Emotion, S-Statistics and T- Rule of Three.(adjectives)
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5. Grammar – Apostrophes or Apostrophe’s?🧐

I would like you to access the two links below as they exploring using apostrophes in contractions, for example,  you are= you’re.  The possessive apostrophe, for example,   The dog’s paws are muddy. Not dogs as that suggest the noun is plural!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zcyv4qt

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zx9ydxs

Maths – Multiple worksheets exploring all concepts we have covered this year.  I have grouped the worksheets according to your maths groups, however, if you fancy a challenge or need to take a step back to warm up, please do.

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If you’d prefer not to do written work, please go onto Sumdog to develop your mental maths.

🌎🌍🌏 – Continents.

Good Morning everyone! 😃

✨Reminder.

1. There will be no blog posts tomorrow, Friday and Monday as these are inservice/bank holiday.
2. If you haven’t already sent me a poster with a positive message please can you it.  Mrs MacPhail and Mrs Lowden are planning to make a display with these posters on our school gates, so can I ask you all to let me know if you give consent for them to use your poster.  Simply say “yes I am happy to have poster displayed” or “no I don’t want my poster display” when you send me the poster via email.   I have emailed those of you who have already sent posters over.

Literacy

• I would like you all to up level this paragraph by including  personification.  You may want to use some powerful adjectives too.  If there are any words you are unsure of, find the definition of them.
  

Maths

• Continue with yesterday’s worksheet.  I have circled the task I would like you to do today.
• Then once you get that finished log in to sumdog to practice your mental maths.
  

🌏🌎🌍 Continue with your research.   Click the link below to find out the difference between the Arctic and Antarctica.  Watch the short clip.
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-arctic-vs-the-antarctic-camille-seaman#review

✨I am working in the hub next week so there won’t blog posts daily.  On Tuesday I will post a list of activities you can work through in that week.

Enjoy the long weekend ❤️

Happy Tuesday!!😄😄

✨Please remember to send me a picture of your posters! It would be nice to put a video together.

Literacy.

1. Complete the personification worksheet below in your jotter.
2. With the pictures below can you write a sentence personifying the objects?
3. From the list below, can you draw a picture to represent the personification?
   
   
   
   Maths

• Area and perimeter.  I am going to set you the task to design a zoo.  Today you will completing the measuring side of it and tomorrow you will be putting together a timetable.
  
  Take your time.  Think about what you have revised over the last couple of day.  Did you make any mistakes? Try avoid making the same mistake on this challenge.  Good Luck!
• 🌍🌏🌎 Continue with research!

Have a great day!! ❤️

Over the next two weeks you are going to explore the 7 continents of the world.
You will discover the geographical location of each continent, weather and wild life.  There is a lot of reading, but the aim is for you to familiarise yourself with the continents.  Use the videos and quizzes to make it more interactive.

Here is the link

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/earth/continents/

The web page should look like this ..

Suggested  activities !

Paper plate globe. – excuse the scribbles but I didn’t want to give you the answers 😆

Enjoy!! You have 2 weeks to do as much or as little research, as long as it suits you. 🌍🌎🌏

Good Morning everyone ❤️

Hope you all had a good weekend!!

Literacy 

• Revision of personification.  Click the link below to remind you of what it is and it’s purpose in writing.  Then I would like you to complete the worksheets below.  I know you don’t have a print out, so record it in your jotter with the same layout as the worksheet.
  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfkk7ty/articles/zw9p8mn

Maths – Area and perimeter.

• Click the link and explore area and perimeter. Create your own shapes and see the relationship between area and perimeter.
  http://toytheater.com/area-perimeter-explorer/
• Then complete the perimeter word problems.  Remember you are only required to use your addition skills.

Use a calculator  to mark your answers.

Have a lovely day ❤️😃