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Here is the homework for this week.

Numeracy:

As of right now p6 are leading the East Renfrewshire Sumdog contest! For numeracy this week you are to play Sumdog games and we will see if we can keep our lead.

Reading:

Finish reading a book of your choice and fill in book review.

Spelling:

2 active spelling tasks

Nouns: i for ie

• hibernate
• microphone
• diagonal
• gigantic
• quiet
• phial
• spider
• behind
• diet
• child

Verbs: s for z

• nose
• result
• prison
• dismal
• raspberry
• phase
• preposition
• enthusiastic
• business
• inquisitive

 

Happy Monday everyone! Here is this weeks homework.

Please note, the reading homework for this week is due on Friday 6th March so children have 2 weeks to complete the reading assignment. This is only for the reading assignment.

Reading

Read a book of your choice and fill in the book review. It can be a novel, short story, comic or audiobook.

Spelling

Think of as many words as you can with the following spelling rules and record them in your spelling homework jotter. I’ve listed some examples below.

Nouns (words that use an ‘i’ instead of an ‘ie’)

• icon
• idea
• spider
• horizon
• quiet

Verbs (words that have a ‘s’ instead of a ‘z’ in them)

• easy
• busy
• cosmic
• present
• phase

Numeracy

Play the Topmarks game ‘Hit the Button’ each day.

• Apple Pi: Focus on mixed division facts to 12
• Cherry Pi: Focus on number bonds to make 100
• Blueberry Pi: Focus on doubles up to 500
• Banoffee Pi: Focus on square numbers

Miss Howie 🙂

I hope we have all recovered from Storm Dennis and are ready for this weeks homework!

Numeracy:

Mental maths questions on Google Classroom. If you cannot access Google Classroom please have your child let me know and I can give them a paper copy of the questions.

Spelling:

Write a story using ALL of last weeks spelling words. Underline all the spelling words.

Reading:

• Slytherin: Harry Potter chapter 9
• Hufflepuff: Dog Lost pages 120 – 151
• Ravenclaw: The Fastest Boy in the World pages 143 – 158

Any questions or problems let me know.

Miss Howie 🙂

 

Rag Bag Collection

The ‘Rag Bag’ recycling scheme has been developed to provide regular fundraising for schools in Scotland.

The scheme increases awareness about textile recycling and by increasing recycling rates we can help the environment by ensuring less material goes to landfill.

Help raise funds for the school with textile recycling.

Items we collect

• Wearable clothing
• Paired shoes
• Handbags
• Belts

Please return bags to school by Monday 17^th February. You can bring in bags before this date.

Thank you for your support!

Mrs Ali, Mrs Macintyre

Eco Committee

 

Here is the homework for this week.

Reading:

• Slytherin: Harry Potter chapter 7
• Gryffindor: Kidnappers pages 16 – 32
• Hufflepuff: Dog Lost pages 110 – 124
• Ravenclaw: Fastest Boy in the World pages 118 – 130

Spelling:

Verbs <le>

• simple
• eagle
• beetle
• terrible
• knuckle
• angle
• obstacle
• formidable
• impossible
• vehicle

Nouns <a> for /ai/

• crazy
• taste
• basic
• inhaler
• pastry
• acorn
• chamber
• plague
• chaotic
• stranger

Numeracy:

Google Classroom assignments

Reading:

• Gryffindor: The Kidnappers pages 1 – 15
• Slytherin: Harry Potter chapter 6
• Hufflepuff: Dog Lost chapters 16 and 17
• Ravenclaw: Fastest Boy in the World chapters 11 and 12

Spelling:

Nouns (-able)

• avoidable
• profitable
• available
• usable
• irritable
• debatable
• changeable
• disposable
• variable
• noticeable

Verbs (<dge>)

• edge
• judge
• sledge
• badge
• gadget
• budge
• fidget
• knowledge
• begrudge
• porridge

Numeracy:

Each group is to complete Daily 10 Topmarks game 6 times. Below is what the groups should focus on.

• Apple Pi and Blueberry Pi: Fractions
• Banoffe Pi: Multiplication and division
• Cherry Pi: Addition and Subtraction

Any questions or problems let me know.

Miss Howie 🙂

Our wonderful pupil council have had a meeting about a new fundraiser.

They are collecting for our local foodbank, however no food! They are collecting toiletry items such as shampoo, shower gel, toilet rolls, soap, sanitary products etc.

If you have anything in your house please have your child bring in their item(s) by 31^st January.

Thanks! 🙂

 

Happy Monday! Here is this weeks homework.

Numeracy:

• Cherry Pi: TJ 1a page 39
• Apple Pi: TJ 2b page 47
• Blueberry Pi: TJ 2a page 34 – 35 exercise 2 and 3
• Banoffee Pi: TJ 2a page 50 – 51 exercise 4 and question 6 and 7

Reading:

• Ravenclaw: Fastest Boy in the World page 71 – 87
• Hufflepuff: Dog Lost page 68 – 80
• Slytherin: Harry Potter chapter 5
• Gryffindor: The Jigsaw Puzzle page 10 – 20

Miss Howie 🙂

Happy Monday everybody! I hope you all had a good weekend. Here is the homework for this week. Please note it is due on Monday not Friday to give you the weekend too.

We are coming to the end of our climate IDL topic. For homework this week research and take notes in your literacy homework jotter about the Australian bush fires. Using these notes, create a poster, powerpoint or leaflet showcasing what you have found out.

Things to research and include:

• what is a bush fire?
• what has caused the bush fires in Australia?
• what are the effects of the bush fires in Australia?
• what can we do to help?

Any questions please just ask.

Reading:

• Slytherin: Harry Potter chapter 3
• Hufflepuff: Dog Lost page 41 – 57
• Ravenclaw: Fastest Boy in the World Chapters 4 and 5

Miss Howie 🙂

 

Welcome back after the Christmas holidays. I hope you all enjoyed yourself. Here is the homework for this week.

Numeracy:

Complete Sumdog questions.

Spelling:

LSCWR and 2 active spelling tasks.

Verbs (soft g):

• page
• margin
• stage
• engine
• magical
• gender
• emergency
• urgency
• genetic
• dungeon

Nouns (‘se’ and ‘ze’ for z):

• ooze
• sneeze
• cheese
• choose
• browse
• bronze
• disease
• bruise
• wheeze
• appraise
• turquoise
• mayonnaise

Nessy:

Nessy spelling tasks

Reading:

• Gryffindor: Paris Adventure page 8 – page 15
• Slytherin: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone page 8 – end of chapter 1
• Hufflepuff: Dog Lost chapter 2 and chapter 3
• Ravenclaw: The Fastest Boy in the World page 7 – page 20

Any problems or questions let me know.