Tuesday 26th May Literacy Tasks

TASKS – Word of the Day and BBC Bitesize Lesson  and Optional task  – writing competition. 

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 literacy jotter that is in your pack.

WORD OF THE DAY – GULLIBLE

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

WORD:  Gullible

Meaning:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Up-levelled Paragraph:

TASK 2 – Bitesize Lesson 

Retrieving information from a text and using inference skills – we have been learning how to make inferences in school, this lesson uses the novel Tell Me No Lies to revisit this.

Please follow the link and complete the activities : https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdnkd6f 

OPTIONAL TASK – This task is not compulsory, you can take part in this if you wish. 

GENERATION LOCKDOWN WRITING COMPETITION

This is your opportunity to write about your experience in lock down. Until midnight on Friday the 17th of July, you can submit a piece of writing about what life has been like in lock down and during the coronavirus.

This could be a personal experience, a poem, or a creative story. All of you will have had a unique experience that is only yours, and only you can capture in words.

Your entry should be 700 words or under and you should submit in your age category (open for age 7-17).

Your work will then be read by a published author, who will then pick out the five best entries from your age group. These entries will then be included in a book published by John Catt Educational called ‘Generation Lockdown Writes.’

There will also be a range of other prizes for the winning entries, and a special celebratory book launch where you will have the opportunity to meet the authors.

For more information visit the website:  https://generationlockdown.co.uk/

If you decide to take part in this competition let me know 🙂

Tuesday 26th May – Numeracy Tasks

Good Morning Primary 7, I hope you all had a lovely long weekend! 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 and Bitesize Lessons

SPICY

953205 – 765899

158463 + 52486 + 608

35842 x 6

37518÷ 6

HOT

951300.58 – 60542.089

3596214.118 + 351862.43 + 2158.19 + 0.58

99 x 79

590737.26 ÷ 6

EXTRA –

0.02 x 10           1.25 x 100           13.254 x 1000          6584.45 ÷ 100

TASK 2 – Fractions Revision 

We are going to revise fractions, we covered this in class just before school closed therefore it would be a good idea to revisit and complete some fractions tasks.

Please follow these links, watch the videos and complete the activities:

Simplifying fractions:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkkm6v4

Comparing and ordering fractions:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkk6hbk

Well done to everyone that took part in the Home Maths Competition over the past two weeks.  Congratulations to Lyle for winning, great effort Lyle!

The leader board is as follows:

1st – Lyle

2nd – Sian

3rd – Klara

4th – Ivona

5th – Aimee

I have sent some Sumdog coins to you as a reward 🙂

Good Morning Primary 7 🙂

Just a reminder for those who are still to sign up to Teams, a P7 team has been created on Microsoft Teams, please download the app on your phone/tablet/laptop.  We will share information and discuss transition.

You need to log in with your Glow email and password.  If you have forgotten either, you can ask someone at home to email me ddspaton810@glow.sch.uk and I can reset.

Wednesday 20th May Literacy Tasks

TASKS – Word of the Day, Get Spelling, Creative Challenge

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 literacy jotter that is in your pack.

WORD OF THE DAY – DISCLOSE

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

WORD:  Disclose

Meaning:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Uplevelled Paragraph:

TASK 2 – GET SPELLING BOOKS  

(Green Group is finished all units but if anything is unfinished please complete).

– RED AND BLUE 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!

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).

ALL GROUPS – Ask someone at home to test you on the spelling words from Monday.

TASK 3 – Authorfy 10 Minute Challenge

Use this website to choose a creative writing challenge that is of interest to you, there are a range of authors and illustrators to choose from. Be as creative as you like!

https://authorfy.com/10minutechallenges/

Good Morning Primary 7, I hope are you are well 🙂  I wanted to post an update about the In-Service days that were scheduled for this week and then the Victoria Day Holiday next week.

Tomorrow (Thursday 21st) and Friday 22nd May are In-Service days and Monday 25th May is a holiday – therefore, you do not have to complete any home learning, of course this is optional and if you feel like you want to then that is okay, it is up to you. There will be no Numeracy/Literacy posts on our blog now until Tuesday 26th May.

Have a lovely long weekend, stay safe and have fun 🙂

Wednesday 19th May – Numeracy Tasks

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 and Sumdog

SPICY

584565 – 325999

458434 + 65842 + 845

54812 x 9

77877÷ 9

HOT

5840061.35 – 998132.807

6843511.088 + 157896.48 + 3548.49 + 599

841 x 38

111223.35 ÷ 9

EXTRA – BODMAS

1.  32 + 12 x 12 ÷  4
2.  63 – 13 x 3 + 340 ÷ 2
3.  45 x 3 + (55 x 2) – 15
4.  3² x 5² + 143 ÷ 4

TASK 2 – 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 –  994

NUMBERS –  50, 3, 7, 7, 8, 1

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

SUMDOG – Log into Sumdog and take part in the Home Maths Competition.  This competition will finish on Friday 22nd May, good luck!

The leader board currently is as follows:

1st – Lyle

2nd – Sian

3rd – Ivona

4th – Klara

5th – Aimee

Well done, I’ll let you know the results on Friday!

https://www.sumdog.com/user/sign_in

Tuesday 19th May 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 literacy jotter that is in your pack.

WORD OF THE DAY – SOLIDARITY

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

WORD:  Solidarity

Meaning:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Uplevelled Paragraph:

TASK 2 – BBC Bitesize Punctuation Revision

We revised commas and brackets last week, this week I would like you to revise bullet points, hyphens and dashes.  Follow these links and complete the activities.  Try to include these different types of punctuation in any writing that you do.

Bullet Points:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdmc47h

Hyphens and Dashes:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmnwjhv

Tuesday 19th May – Numeracy Tasks

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 and BBC Bitesize Lesson

SPICY

35842.85 – 21581.04

586322 + 32945 + 588

39485 x 8

42776 ÷ 8

HOT

2547866.64 – 1952999.205

3258475.102 + 854621.18 + 2546.29 + 397

299 x 84

527994 ÷ 8

EXTRA –

52785 ÷ 9             457254 ÷ 7              28337.688 ÷ 8              15079.44 ÷ 6

TASK 2 – BBC Bitesize Lesson – BODMAS

Revision of BODMAS, follow this link and watch the slideshows/videos and complete the activities. (The lesson refers to Orders as Indices, just another word for Orders so just treat it the same way you normally would).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zb48d6f

Good Afternoon Primary 7,

I thought I would post some extra links to some activities and websites that may be of interest if you are looking for something else to do 🙂

YOUNG SCOT – this website has some handy information and also has a different challenge each day for you to attempt: https://young.scot/campaigns/national/clear-your-head-challenge

ARTS & CRAFTS

Kids Art Hub – Online art tutorials https://www.youtube.com/artforkidshub

DCA Activities – this link has activities including: Create your own family coat of arms, Design a public sculpture, Create your own character: https://www.dca.org.uk/stories/article/activity-sheet-round-up

They also post a Monday Makes activity that you may wish to try: https://www.dca.org.uk/stories/article/spud-bud

MY DEAR NEW FRIEND

The National Literacy Trust is part of a project called My Dear New Friend. The project encourages children to write letters to people living in care homes. To take part, use the instructions in the link to help you write a letter to a person currently living in a care home. https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/mydearnewfriend/

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Science Sparks Youtube channel – experiments you can try at home (please check with an adult first!) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoy2L2ZIm8bgIFwaQlhkIAw

Science Museum – Take a virtual tour, play some games or learn about some scientists. https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/

Raspberry PI – Coding

https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/digital-making-at-home-parents-guide/

STEM Learning – Lots of different activities here:

https://www.stem.org.uk/home-learning/primary