THURSDAY 27TH APRIL
WEDNESDAY 8TH MARCH 2023
Good morning P4/5! Today is World Maths Day. Since Pythagoreans created the word “mathematics” in the 6th century BC, numbers have been a beneficial and challenging part of life.
Whether the actual crunching of numbers sounds exciting or repulsive, celebrating World Maths Day can be oodles and oodles of fun! Math is believed by many people to be one of the hardest subjects to achieve because of its strictness in needing correct answers, its abstract concepts, and the overall stress involved in succeeding. But don’t let that be intimidating!
Pablo Picasso is known for using polygons in his artwork to depict scenes or people. Leonardo DiVinci used linear perspective (including parallel lines, vanishing point and horizon line) to create depth on a surface that was flat. And M. C. Escher created fascinating combinations of 3-dimensional illusions using hyperbolic geometry and tessellations in his black-and-white drawings.
Remember to check yesterday’s Blog for homework information and Bug Club / Sum Dog links!
TUESDAY 7TH MARCH 2023
Good morning P4/5! I hope you enjoyed dancing The Charleston yesterday, you certainly have to have fast feet! Have a look at today’s activities below.
Ring ring! Hello? Who’s there?
Let’s take a moment to honour this master inventor of the telephone in 1876, and other innovations on Alexander Graham Bell Day!
Born in Scotland in 1847, Bell was educated in the UK and then moved to North America in his early 20s. From an early age, Bell was interested and curious about the world around him. By the age of 12 he had invented a dehusking machine that his friend’s family used at their flour mill for many years.
To celebrate this day you could make your own plastic cup or tin can telephone joined by a piece of string. Pull the string tight to listen to the ‘caller’ speak from a distance.
Look at a few of the previous designs of the telephone. None of these have a camera or can connect to the internet. Design your own telephone of the future.
Don’t forget about the Sumdog Challenges – I can see who has logged in and who has not!
MONDAY 6TH MARCH 2023
Good morning P4/5!
I hope you have had a good weekend.
If you were born today, your star sign would be Pisces and you would share your birthday with Shaquille O’Neal, a famous American basketball player, and boxing champion Cassius Clay who is officially known as Muhammad Ali.
Today is Oreo Cookie Day. The sandwich cookie is made up of two chocolate disks containing a sweet cream filling and is loved by millions. The biscuit was first developed and produced in 1912 a factory in New York City. Today, the block on which the factory was located is known as “Oreo Way.”
Q. How many different ways are there to eat an Oreo?
A. You’re only limited by your imagination. Here’s a few ideas:
- Twist them apart, eat the cream centre, and put them back together.
- Eat the cookie side first, and the cookie and cream side last
- Eat them whole, with milk but no dunking
- Eat them whole dunking in milk all the way
Don’t forget about the Sumdog Challenges – I can see who has logged in and who has not!
MONDAY 27TH FEBRUARY 2023
Good morning, happy Monday!
Today is International Polar Bear Day, which focuses our attention on conservation efforts and learning more about the fabulous polar bear. Polar bears can reach a height of 9 ft tall. They use their large, slightly webbed front paws to paddle as they swim. As they are powerful swimmers, some polar bears swim hundreds of miles from land. However, some of these distances may actually have been covered by floating on sheets of ice! Use today to learn more about the polar bear, its environment, and how it lives.
(As an extra challenge this week, you could find our what national calendar days are celebrated on Tuesday and Wednesday!)
As well as your usual spelling homework tasks for Monday – Thursday, I’ve added a Literacy and Numeracy grid from which you can select some tasks this week.
FRIDAY 24TH FEBRUARY
Good morning P4/5! Happy Friday.
Today is world tortilla day. The word tortilla comes from the Spanish word meaning “little cake”. They are not the healthiest snack option due to their fat and salt content – but are really tasty with a dip or melted cheese.
THURSDAY 23RD FEBRUARY
Good morning P4/5!
Would you believe that National Toast Day is on the Last Thursday in February? It is the most versatile snack with sweet toppings (jam, marmalade, banana) or savoury (cheese, meat paste, beans, egg). Toast transports proteins is excellent for soaking up sauces and soups. Also, we’re able to toast it to a variety of shades to please everyone.
Spelling homework – :e: phoneme
WEDNESDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2023
Good morning Primary 4/5!
In the Christian calendar, today is known as Ash Wednesday. This day marks the beginning of Lent, a time where people give up something dear to them. It takes place 46 days before Easter and the day after Shrove Tuesday. (Pancake Day)
Today you will be able to share your Burns Poem with a visiting teacher, if you need to look at it again click the links below.
MORNING CHALLENGE 22ND FEBRUARY
Have a good day!
TUESDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2022
Good morning P4/5, Happy Tuesday! I hope you are going to try your best today and being kind to each other.
Once the Spanish people discovered chocolate, they kept the new substance to themselves for many years, making it into a beverage and drinking it. In 1579, a Spanish vessel was attacked by English Pirates, finding it full of cocoa beans. Being unfamiliar with the delicious substance, they set fire to the vessel thinking they had conquered a vessel full of sheep droppings. The Spanish fell in love with the substance and were the first to start adding sugar to it.
In 1829 the cocoa press was invented, and with it came cocoa powder, cocoa butter and then solid chocolate. This invention was used to bring chocolate to the world. In 1847 the first chocolate bar was invented, and two years later, the Cadbury company in England came up with the idea for a box of chocolates, which they made available specifically for Valentine’s Day.
Now do some research of your own and make a Fact File or PPPT entitled:
“Cool Facts About Chocolate”
Reading book pages
Script lines for Christmas Performance (if you have any)
HWB
