Good Afternoon Primary 7! This is the strangest last day of term not being able to enjoy our Free Time Friday together, I am missing you all and have enjoyed the emails you have been sending me.  I hope you have all had a good week at home, I have been so impressed with all of the hard work and dedication you have shown this week!

I will not be updating the blog with learning posts during the two week holidays, I think we all deserve time at home to relax with our families, have fun, read books – do whatever you enjoy! I will be checking my emails should you have a question about anything that has previously been posted.

I will be back posting on the blog from Monday 13th April, until then have a lovely holiday!

To finish off with one of my favourite quotes : 

Friday 27th March  Literacy Tasks:

TASK 1 – Vocabulary Word of the Day Task. The template is in your home learning pack, PLEASE DO NOT FILL THIS IN (as there is only one of them) but use it as a guide and do the task in the new literacy jotters that are in your packs.

WORD OF THE DAY – RELINQUISH

In your jotters, you can set it out like this:

WORD: RELINQUISH

Meaning:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Uplevelled Paragraph:

TASK 2 – GET SPELLING

1. Ask someone at home to test you with the spelling words from Monday:

Green Book Words Unit 10 – invincible, illegible, gullible, impressionable, believable and measurable

Blue Book Words Unit 5– furniture, signature, puncture, mixture, gesture and nature

Red Book Words Unit 1- wrapper, wrinkle, written, wristband, wriggle and wrench

2. TEAM TEACH -Ask  someone at home to read out the words or call a classmate and take it in turns to read out the words.

Here are the Team Teach words for each book:

RED BOOK:  https://glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ddspaton810_glow_sch_uk/EQP33Tb_TRVDmdmXhdBBKekBswF9y1Ug5jWNeULll8kcYw?e=2nsnt6

BLUE BOOK: https://glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ddspaton810_glow_sch_uk/EadCx0ArtutEkG2xeGyqT7EBZWmdm0S-5SxlHGz6nOTPoA?e=sfiKUs

GREEN BOOK: https://glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ddspaton810_glow_sch_uk/EUZ_rvaPyV5DpeNyYn_AvEQBBIklc5QtMf3HiImKGtGYcA?e=UTrcw7

TASK 3 – RESEARCH FOR NON-CHRONOLOGICAL REPORT

Before we finished school , we were learning about the features of non-chronological reports and discussed that when the schools are closed I would like you all to work on creating your own report. In your Home Learning Pack you will find an example of a report (Crocodiles and Alligators) and a Non-Chronological Report Features Checklist.

Today I would like you to decide on a topic that you would like to base your report on – for example, the Rainforest, an animal of your choice, a country, a sport, a planet – it can be anything of interest to you.

Once you have decided on a topic you can start to gather some research and create a spider diagram as we have done in class. Remember each part of the diagram can be used for a sub-heading in your report.  This is all I would expect you to do before the holidays – after the holidays I will post more information about what to do next.

Here are some of the videos we watched in class to refresh your memory:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs7iGTA_Fcw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4rNkcTqT6I&feature=emb_logo

Some more example reports:

Friday 27th March – Numeracy Tasks for today

Good Morning Primary 7! Happy Friday!  I hope you are all well  and staying safe at home🙂 Today is the last home learning day for 2 weeks! Well done for all of your hard work this week, I have been very impressed!

Here is today’s Board Number, please complete in the maths jotter that is in your home learning pack.  Remember you do not have to do the extra, this is simply an extra challenge.

Once you have finished, please use a calculator to correct or ask someone at home to correct your work.  Remember, you can also use the inverse operation to correct your work too. For example 28472 x 6, once you have the answer, to use the inverse operation to correct, simply carry out a division calculation using your answer divided by 6 (the answer to this division calculation should be 28472).

TASKS – Board Number,  Countdown, Topmarks Daily 10

SPICY

76547 – 64785

2157.15 + 62.74 + 8.18

58742 x 9

55792/ 8

HOT

1358954.95- 874562.208

658423.682 + 63487.05 + 37.84

627 x 58

25866.75/7

EXTRA

94 x 62             82 x 284            321 x 584

COUNTDOWN  – Can you reach the target number? The challenge is to use the numbers available and the four standard operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) to hit the target.

Each number can only be used once but it may not be necessary to use all the numbers.

You can comment on this post and let me know if you manage to reach the target!

TARGET – 867

NUMBERS –  75, 9, 8, 10, 1, 3

Here is the link to the online game if you wish to challenge yourself further! https://nrich.maths.org/6499

TOPMARKS DAILY 10 – Mental Maths Challenge

Select Level 6 from the first Choose Dropdown Tab

Then select an area from the second Choose Dropdown Tab – for example Fractions – Mixed Decimal Equivalents or Fractions of Amounts.

Then select the question interval and be ready with paper and pencil. The answers will be shown at the end.

Once you have used this for revising fractions, you can select other areas to revise and test yourselves! Good Luck!

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

Thursday 26th March  Literacy Tasks:

TASK 1 – Vocabulary Word of the Day Task. The template is in your home learning pack, PLEASE DO NOT FILL THIS IN (as there is only one of them) but use it as a guide and do the task in the new literacy jotters that are in your packs.

WORD OF THE DAY – EARNEST

In your jotters, you can set it out like this:

WORD: Earnest

Meaning:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Uplevelled Paragraph:

TASK 2 – GET SPELLING BOOKS

Please complete Choose the Right Word then any pages/ Special Focus you haven’t completed.  (Special Focus pages up to the unit that you are currently working on).

Please revise this week’s spelling words from Monday ready for spelling test tomorrow.

TASK 3 – Scholastic’s Learn at Home Article  https://scienceworld.scholastic.com/issues/2019-20/021720/search-for-a-monster.html#960L

1. Read this article about the Loch Ness Monster.
2. Once you have read the article, create some of your own literal and inferential questions based on the article.  We have been working on these questions in class, remember literal questions are questions that come directly from the text and inferential questions involve the reader having to search for clues to answer the question.
3. Ask someone to home to read the article and then answer your questions, or ask a classmate to answer them by commenting on this post.

Additional Task – Complete the ‘Continue the Learning Journey’ tasks at the bottom of the article.

Thursday 26th March – Numeracy Tasks for today

Good Morning Primary 7! I hope you are all well  and staying safe at home🙂  Here is today’s Board Number, please complete in the maths jotter that is in your home learning pack.  Remember you do not have to do the extra, this is simply an extra challenge.

Once you have finished, please use a calculator to correct or ask someone at home to correct your work.  Remember, you can also use the inverse operation to correct your work too. For example 28472 x 6, once you have the answer, to use the inverse operation to correct, simply carry out a division calculation using your answer divided by 6 (the answer to this division calculation should be 28472).

TASKS – Board Number,  Countdown, PODCAST QUIZ

SPICY

84654 – 54985

1578.64 + 65.9 + 4.178

62584 x 6

62856/ 9

HOT

569321.58- 452985.909

2684751.328 + 9581.87 + 34.07

842 x 42

29476.08/ 8

EXTRA

68 x 82             518 x 64            199 x 518

COUNTDOWN  – Can you reach the target number? The challenge is to use the numbers available and the four standard operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) to hit the target.

Each number can only be used once but it may not be necessary to use all the numbers.

TARGET – 896

NUMBERS –  25, 2, 7, 6, 8, 7

Here is the link to the online game if you wish to challenge yourself further! https://nrich.maths.org/6499

PODCAST MATHS QUIZ – (You may be asked to sign up to BBC to access this, ask an adult at home – it’s just an email address and then create a password, I just set up an account for myself)

You will need your jotter/paper and a pencil – listen to the podcast, there are various questions and then the answers are given too.  The last round is Target Number, the same as we play in class.  Keep a score of your points! Let me know your scores by commenting on this post. Good Luck! 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p028q7j7

Good Afternoon Primary 7, I hope you are all well.

I have signed us up to Epic Books, they are allowing us to have free access to ebooks, learning videos and quizzes until June! This includes fiction, non-fiction, STEM, biographies and graphic novels.  This might prove useful when you come to write your Non-Chronological Report.

To access this go to:

http://www.getepic.com/students

Please note that after school hours the website may ask for card details, there is no need to do this – just log on during the normal school hours.

Here are today’s literacy tasks:

TASK 1 – Vocabulary Word of the Day Task. The template is in your home learning pack, PLEASE DO NOT FILL THIS IN (as there is only one of them) but use it as a guide and do the task in the new literacy jotters that are in your packs.

WORD OF THE DAY – TRANSLUCENT

In your jotters, you can set it out like this:

WORD: Translucent

Meaning:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Uplevelled Paragraph:

TASK 2 – GET SPELLING BOOKS

Please complete Dictation and Four in a Row  – ask someone at home to help with reading out the sentences and the words for Four in a Row, or you can call one of your classmates and work together!

TASK 3 – POBBLE 365 http://www.pobble365.com/

Select a picture and then complete some of the activities – if you select the Pick a Day tab at the right hand side of the page you can look through various images.

Wednesday 25th March – Numeracy Tasks for today

Good Morning Primary 7! I hope you are all well 🙂  Here is today’s Board Number, please complete in the new maths jotter that is in your home learning pack.  Remember you do not have to do the extra, this is simply an extra challenge.

Once you have finished, please use a calculator to correct or ask someone at home to correct your work.  Remember, you can also use the inverse operation to correct your work too. For example 28472 x 6, once you have the answer, to use the inverse operation to correct, simply carry out a division calculation using your answer divided by 6 (the answer to this division calculation should be 28472).

TASKS – Board Number, BODMAS Questions (and post answer), PODCAST QUIZ

SPICY

862311 – 678999

3452.43 + 32.8 + 4.634

86546 x 8

57744/ 6

HOT

876543.54- 234127.321

687451.254 + 54962.43 + 52.08

654 x 32

25088.98/ 7

EXTRA

54 x 75             643 x 84            231 x 432

BODMAS QUESTIONS – Revision from Term 2

1. (40 x 2) + 7 x 3                            2. (3 x 3) x 10 + 100

3. Which is correct?  20 – 3 x 2 = 34   or  20 – 3 x 2 = 14

Explain your reasoning  – reply to this post with your answer and your reasoning. (You can add comments to any blog posts that I put on the blog).

PODCAST MATHS QUIZ – (You may be asked to sign up to BBC to access this, ask an adult at home – it’s just an email address and then create a password, I just set up an account for myself)

You will need your jotter/paper and a pencil – listen to the podcast, there are various questions and then the answers are given too.  The last round is Target Number, the same as we play in class.  Keep a score of your points! Let me know your scores by commenting on this post. Good Luck! 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p025nch7

Good Afternoon everyone,  I hope you have all had a great day.  It might feel a little strange working from home and I hope you are finding your timetable useful – I think it is important to maintain a little bit of structure whilst we aren’t in school. Thank you to everyone that has emailed me so far with queries, your dedication is amazing!

I thought it would be helpful to put together some more useful links to websites that may be of use to you all whilst the schools are closed.  You can use these links to do lots of activities and where it refers to Home Learning Challenge on the timetable you can use these websites for that, if you wish.  These websites are in addition to those that are on the Home Learning Grid – I couldn’t fit them all on! If you find out anymore that you think would be of use, please email me with any suggestions and I will post on the blog!

Missing you all! Stay safe and take care, Mrs P!

READING & LITERACY 

David Walliams is releasing a free audio story every day for the next 30 days. https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/?s=free+audio+story

Audible is allowing free access to Ebooks https://www.audible.co.uk/cat/Children-Audiobooks/535836031?ref=a_ep_free-a_b1_desktop_footer_column_3_6&pf_rd_p=7dc40d21-982f-463c-91dd-bb138461e869&pf_rd_r=B220VCZTPH6RF61VERR5

Once Upon a Picture – Pictures that can be used for creative writing  https://www.onceuponapicture.co.uk/

Grammar Monster – Daily questions and revision of grammar/common errors https://www.grammar-monster.com/

Literacy Story Starters – Pobble 365 – A different image every day, use this for a story starter, it also has questions and sentence challenges.  http://www.pobble365.com/

BBC Teach – Lots of videos linked to different curricular areas. I will be using some of these videos as we work through the Home Learning. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach

NUMERACY AND MATHS

Daily Rigour – Maths Calendar (and answers), Daily Questions, Worksheets https://www.cdmasterworks.co.uk/e-s-o-s/

Mathematics Shed – Starters, Videos to help with different areas. http://www.mathematicshed.com/

Maths Bot – Questions can be generated and Starters and Mental Maths Questions https://mathsbot.com/

Which One Doesn’t Belong – Website dedicated to providing thought-provoking puzzles for students (and teachers). There are no answers provided as there are many different, correct ways of choosing which one doesn’t belong. Discuss these with someone at home! http://wodb.ca/

Maths Factor – Free for everyone during school closures https://www.themathsfactor.com/

Topmarks – Lots of games to test knowledge of different areas. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

LANGUAGES

Learn French at Home – This resource is free until June  https://powerlanguage.courses/forfamilies/french/

PE/STAYING ACTIVE

PE with Joe Wickes    https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1

Supermovers – Stay active whilst learning! https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers

Active Schools Active at Home:  https://sway.office.com/Dc42AjYlU6lU02vz?ref=Link

Good Afternoon P7!

For ICT this afternoon/this week I would like you to add to your blogs (the list of required posts is on the back of the Home Learning Grid) If you are up-to-date with this please add a post ‘Home Learning’ and share what you have been doing so far. Remember you can take pictures of what you have been doing and add these to the posts.

You can also use this time to catch up with Newsround, Sumdog, First News or continue to work on numeracy and literacy tasks, I will leave it up to you to decide. These posts can be completed over the course of this week, do not feel rush into doing them all in one day, take your time and where possible, get out for some fresh air in your garden.

I thought this might brighten everyone’s day – some links to live animal webcams, they are very cute!

https://www.kansascityzoo.org/ouranimals/list-of-animals/king-penguin/

https://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/animal-webcams/elephants/

https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams

https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-cam/