Place Value

I have extended the range of whole numbers I can work with and having explored how decimal fractions are constructed, can explain the link between a digit, its place and its value.
MNU 2-02a

Place Value Playing Cards 

– Remove the King, Queen and Jack from the deck, you may also wish to remove the tens.

– Decide on the place value you are working towards for example Thousands.

 

– You and a partner, select the appropriate number of cards each.

– Shout reveal, you then have 3 seconds to make the biggest number you can. Largest number wins the cards played.

I.e. you have 4, 2, 7, 1, once revealed these numbers would be reordered to make 7421 (seven thousand, four hundred and twenty 1). 

This can be adapted to within any place value, similarly it could be about the smallest value created.

 

Online Games

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/place-value

 

 

 

Scottish Wars of Independence

Primary 5a started our topic Scottish Wars of Independence. Pupils have started by asking their questions.

This week we answered two questions.

When did it happen? 

The responses below found that 4 children said the wars happened in 1200 and the majority of pupils said 2000. The truth the wars happened in 1200s and 1300.

Following this, pupils explored a timeline and ordered the events of the Scottish Wars of Independence. Each event will be looked at individually over the coming weeks.

Where did it happen?

First they tried to find Glasgow on the map.

Then they used atlases to find the cities of Scotland and mark them on a map.

Homework Overview

Homework will commence on Monday 13th January 2020.

P5 Homework Jan – April

The following information is glued into the front page of the homework jotter.

Task 1 – Reading – Reading for Enjoyment for at least 15 minutes.  

Task 2 – Spelling – Pupils will be given the spelling rule and write words out 3 times,

Task 3 – Writing – Pupils are to write 3 sentences including a spelling word in each.

(P5 should be including adjectives, adverbs, interesting vocabulary and appropriate punctuation in their sentences) 

Task 4 – Numeracy – Pupils will be assigned a Numeracy Quiz (15 questions) on Google classroom. Pupils can use a paper and pencil to help them calculate the answer. 

Each task should signed off by an adult once completed.

Homework will be collected on a Friday. 

Additional Homework Opportunities 

Education City – Numeracy and Literacy Tasks

Sumdog – Numeracy Tasks

(How to use Education City) 

 

Please encourage children to bring their homework folder and jotter into school each day. The children will be asked to put any letters into their homework folder.

 

Discussion

Primary 5 discussed what they felt was made a good pupil and a good teacher, they noted their expectations for both.  Cayden was quick to recognise that his expectations for his teachers matched what he felt made a good learner.  We will be continuing to explore ‘being a good learner’ throughout the year.

Chemical Reactions

Primary 5 completed simple experiments safely using baking powder, vinegar, water and salt. They explored what the reactions occurred when mixing  the materials.

They found that the salt dissolved in the water, whilst the baking powder and vinegar ‘erupted’ due to the carbon dioxide creating bubbles.

 

Walk To School Week

This week is Walk To School Week and everyone is being encouraged to use their feet on their way to school rather than other forms of transport where possible! P4 have discussed why it is important to walk to school when they are able to.

‘It’s healthy for you!’

’It cuts down on pollution from cars!’

‘It’s good to know how to walk safely and how to cross roads!’

Here are some of our Walk To School Week Posters:

Each person who walks to school will receive a sticker to add to our class display:

 

Outdoor Numeracy

P4a took advantage of some of the warmer weather by doing some outdoor numeracy! We used our knowledge of analogue clock faces to create our own in the school playground. We used hoola hoops, sticks and chalk to design our clocks in small groups. Then we completed a number of time problems using our new playground clocks, changing the stick hands to show our answers. We had a lot of fun. James and Kayden look particularly pleased using their bodies to solve a time problem on one of our painted clocks.