Hello Primary 3/4, I hope you and your families are all keeping safe and well and making the most of this glorious sunshine we’ve been having! It seems so long since I last saw you all, I really do miss you. Please find below this week’s tasks for you to try and work on. Please just do your best, that is all I can ask.

Literacy and English
1) This weeks phonic sound is “ph” and your words to practice reading and spelling are: Phil, phone, phoneme, elephant, alphabet, photograph and dolphin. If you want to challenge yourself further, try to think of 5 different ph words. Some of these words are quite tricky to spell so it may help you to practice by using the pyramid spelling technique.

2) Aim to spend around 20-25 minutes on Bug Club. You could split this into 2 shorter sessions of 10 minutes if you wish. I have made sure that you all have books allocated. Remember to check for any teacher feedback too.
3) Watch the video below about a minibeast adventure all about ants! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXUCUvcscXs After watching the video, aim to come up with 5 questions linked to the video. Your adult or I should be able to find the answer by watching and listening to the video. For example: Ants live in groups together. What is this called? (a colony). You may write your questions in your home learning jotter. Remember to put a question mark at the end of each question.

Numeracy & Maths
4) Go on sumdog and complete the challenge questions focused on division. When you log in and go to play a game, the division questions will come up first. Last week’s questions on using a calendar are still there if you have not completed them yet.
5) Practice missing piece addition calculations. Use the calculations below to find the missing piece in each calculation. You may choose to write these down in your home learning jotter. A number line to 20 may help you if you find it a little tricky.

6) Complete the challenge below. Just as we practice in class, there is always more than 1 way to solve a challenge. We like to explore the different ways a challenge can be solved eg a calculation, drawing a picture, an empty number line, acting it out. Talk to your adult about how you solved it. Can you find 2 different ways to show how you may solve the problem?

All My Other Learning
7) Create your own superbug! Use the link below to go to a website and create your own superbug. You can choose different body parts for your bug and as you choose them, you will learn new things about them too. Enjoy!  https://www.mylearning.org/resources/create-your–own-super-bug

8) Investigate the life cycle of a butterfly and create your own picture to show this. You can decide exactly how your picture looks and  which materials you use. Think about including labels too if you wish.  This video will give you some information about lifecycles. Listen carefully for the parts about butterflies:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/science-ks1-animal-life-cycles/zrg9kmn
This video will tell you more about the butterfly life cycle:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kZD6rlSLUw

9) Mrs Hill has prepared some tasks for you too: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/mrshmusic/2020/05/28/primary-3-4-music-activities-week-beginning-1st-june-2020/ 

10) Here are some nice activities for you to try in June with your family:

Take care of yourself and each other and I hope to see you when we can,
From Mrs Hastings x