It is the last day of the school year. If you have not done so yet and you are looking for some summer learning, please visit the Science and Eco pages on our school blog, where you will find lots of interesting things to do. I wish each and every one of you and your families a very happy and healthy summer holiday and I look forward to seeing you in school in August. Thank you for being a great class this year.

Miss Brooks

Good morning boys and girls.

I hope you have some nice things planned for the summer holiday.

Here are some learning tasks for today.

First some reading all about the planet Mars.

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Now some more work on the Solar System.

Researching Planets Activity Sheet – M A

Planets Mnemonic Activity Sheet Black and White

Now a fun activity about plants.

Activity Sheet Roll and Draw Plant Game

Finally some Health and well- being work on nutrition.

Nutrition Diary Home Learning Task

Nutrition Diary Crafting Instructions

Miss Brooks

Good morning Primary 4,

Did you notice that on Saturday the sun didn’t go down until after nine o’clock at night? That was because it was a special day called the Summer Solstice which is the day with the longest number of daylight hours in the whole year. Here is a Powerpoint presentation about the solstice and some  reading comprehensions to follow. Choose the one that you can read and answer the questions.

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Now for some Maths.

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Next some handwriting.

Positioning the Letter ‘q’ Activity Sheet

The Letter ‘d’ More Joining Practice Activity Sheet

The Letter ‘o’ Extra Practice Activity Sheet – Continuous Cursive Alt

The Letter ‘p’ Activity Sheet – Cursive Alt

The Letter ‘y’ Handwriting Help Card

Ursulas Passport Application Activity Sheet

Here is a booklet that you can print out to use for handwriting work.

Handwriting Lined Booklet

Here is a sheet that you can print and use every time you read a new book at home to write about what you thought of it.

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Finally some relaxing colouring sheets.

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I hope you enjoy these tasks. Let me know in the comments box how you are getting on with the work.

Miss Brooks

Hi,

It was lovely to see some of you today at school.  Hopefully you all know who your teacher will be next year and what days you will be in school.

Today is my last blog day with P4 ☹️ I have really enjoyed teaching and learning with you all this year and I hope you have some nice memories to remember P4 in your report.

Task 1:

Have a think back to being in P4. What were the easy parts and what did you find difficult. What kinds of things in class did you love and what annoyed you? What could you have done to make it better? Think about coming back to school, how are you feeling about it?

Write a paragraph, make a video or voice recording about your time in P4 and send it to me. Make sure you answer all of the questions above.

Task 2:

Watch this video and see if you can tie dye something at home using natural dyes. I used turmeric For yellow but you can make purple from red cabbage (add bicarbonate of soda to turn it blue), pink from beetroot and orange from onion skins too.

Task 3:

If you haven’t done so already, please can you text or WhatsApp me some pictures of the work you have been doing at home. It is really important that us teachers have an idea of what you have learned during lockdown so we know what to teach you next year!

the number to contact is 0789 449 2119.

Have a wonderful summer holiday 🌞 and I will see you all again in August.

Mrs Pattie

Hi,

Today is reports day and the day you will find out what teacher you will have in August, exciting! It is also the last full week before the end of the summer holidays and tomorrow will be my last blog day for P4 🙁

Today’s tasks are smaller as we wind down for summer and since all us teachers have been working hard in school making everything safe and ready for your return in August.

Task 1:

PE with Joe Wicks

Task 2:

Girl’s books and Boy’s books, watch the video and answer the questions in it. As a challenge write me a paragraph about what you think.

Task 3:

Log onto Sumdog and practice your maths work.

Also, have a look at how the tadpoles are doing.

And…

Miss Brooks and I have been working really hard to make the upper playground look brilliant for you coming back. Here is a sneak peek

I look forward to seeing some of you between 12-1pm today to give you your reports.

Mrs Pattie

Good morning Primary 4,

Here are your learning tasks for today.

At this time of year we would normally be taking part in our annual school Sports Day out on the pitch. While that is not possible this year, you can still have a Sports Day at home.  Here are some resources to help you with this.

Warm-Up and Cool-Down Cards

Sports Day at Home Object Balancing Race

Scoresheet

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Here is a reading comprehension about a great sportsman Mo Farah.  Read the fact sheet first and then answer the questions.

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Mo-Farah-MA-questions

Now for some Maths.

The perimeter of a shape is the total distance around the edge of a shape. It can be useful to know  when designing a garden. To find the perimeter of a shape you just add up all the lengths of all its sides.

For example if you have a square, you know it has 4 sides and all the sides are the same length. So if my garden is a square shape and each side is 4 metres long, then the perimeter will be 4 + 4 + 4+ 4=16 metres. If I have a rectangle shaped garden,  then the two long sides will be the same length as each other e.g.  6 metres each and the two short sides will be the same length as each other e.g. 2 metres each. To find the perimeter of my rectangle garden I add up all the lengths so that would be 6 + 6 + 2 + 2 = 16 metres long.

Try this worksheet on working out the perimeters of these shapes. Remember if the sides don’t have a length written beside them, they will be the same as the other sides that look the same.

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Finally here are some Art activities to try.

Kandinskys Printed Shape Fabric Wall Hanging

Mondrain Style Paper Weaving Coaster

Turners Pastels Picture Frame

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Mindfulness Colouring Sheet

Miss Brooks

Good morning Primary 4,

Here are some learning tasks for today. Don’t forget to let us know how you are getting on with your work in the comments box.

First of all some Science. You might need to search online to find the answers for these.

This website will help:

http://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/solar-system.html

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Maybe you could make your own fact file about the planets of the Solar system.

Now for some Maths. To find a fraction of a number all you need to do is use your knowledge of the times tables to find the answer. For example if you are asked to find half of a number you just divide by 2 like this:

E.g. Find half (1/2) of 16.      16 ÷ 2 = 8 because in the two times table 2 x 8 = 16.

To find a quarter (1/4), you divide by 4.

Find  1/4 of 12.     12 ÷ 4 = 3  because in the 4 times table 4 x 3= 12

To find a third (1/3) of a number you divide it by 3

Find 1/3 of 9   9 ÷3 =3 because in the 3 times table 3 x 3 =9

To find a fraction of any number you divide it by the number on the bottom of the fraction.

To find a fifth (1/5) of a number, you divide it by 5.

To find a sixth  (1/6) of a number, you divide it by 6.

To find a seventh (1/7) of a number, you divide it by 7 and so on.

Try this worksheet:

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Now for some Literacy, all about apostrophes.

Watch the Power point presentation first and then try the sheets.

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Here is a game that you can cut out and use to play Snap with someone, all about apostrophes.

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Finally here are some ideas for getting creative by  making things from recycled rubbish.

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Have a nice day and don’t forget ton get some fresh air.

Miss Brooks

Good morning Primary 4,

Here are some learning tasks for today. First some symmetry. You need to complete the patterns so that they are a mirror image of each other on both sides.

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Now for some Science. You will need to do some online research to find out about the different creatures living at different depths in the sea for this. Cut out and stick the labels in the boxes to show the different layers of the ocean.

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Now some reading.

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Miss Brooks

Hello,

Here are today’s home learning tasks.

Task 1:

Below is the Resilience alphabet.

Resilience is the ability to keep going when things don’t go the way we expect.  Having resilience means we can look after ourselves and prepare ourselves for whatever might happen.  All of the words on the resilience alphabet can help us to build resilience.  See if you can create your own resilience alphabet like the one above.

For more information you can visit https://education.gov.scot/improvement/scotland-learns/health-and-wellbeing-activities/resilience-alphabet/

Task 2:

Isolation Olympics

Watch the video of how some people have created their own Olympic challenges since this year’s Olympics have been cancelled.   See if you can come up with some games and challenge your friends or family to compete in your own Olympics.  Good ideas are throwing socks in a bucket, living room obstacle course, bottle flipping and balancing.  Let your imagination run wild!

Task 3:

See if you can play some of these multiplication and division games online.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/multiplication-and-division

The teachers are working hard to get the school ready for you all coming back after the summer.  If there is anything you would like to see inside or in the playground let us know and we will do our best to make it happen.

Enjoy the weekend,
Mrs Pattie

Good morning Primary 4,

The weather outside is rainy for a change, but I am glad because the plants and trees in the school Eco garden need a good drink. Our potatoes planted by the gardening group earlier this year should soon be ready to harvest. Maybe you could send some suggestions about what we should make with them when we dig them up.

I hope you managed to try the wildlife survey I included in yesterday’s blog. If you didn’t, here is the sheet you need to take a note of any creatures you see in your garden, back court or park.

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From your survey results, choose an animal that you would like to learn more about and do some online research about them. Find out what they eat, what habitat they live in and any other interesting facts about them.

Following on from this,  we are now going to look at how we can care for our chosen animal. You could decide to help them out with a new habitat, or better access to food? You could add bird feeders to your garden, or a bug hotel or add a shallow dish of water with flat stones in it that bees can land on to get a drink.

Here are some learning tasks:

You might need an adult to help with these.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPGxYlzMwIo

Let me know how you get on and send some photos, please.

Miss Brooks