Hello and welcome to a new week of Home Learning. Apologies for the later posting as I needed to get into the school for some information and resources.
This week, on Thursday and Friday, staff will be participating in In-service training and therefore pupils are off on Thursday and Friday. Work below is just suggested and not expected that you will complete it all in three days. The weather was a bit on the grey side at the weekend so I hope your VE Day picnics weren’t rained off if you planned any. I’m looking forward to hearing about them on this week’s Team meeting. We will meet again this week but at 10am on Tuesday 12th May. Now that we have gotten to grips with log ins and functions we aim to have a more structured meeting with opportunities to hear from all pupils, if they wish to contribute. Pupils are welcome to log on, join the meeting and listen in without pressure to contribute. We will use a mix of verbal and chat function to gather consensus and share experiences. Areas that I will be asking about is if you had any VE Day Celebrations, ways you are keeping active, what book you are currently reading and how you are keeping yourself entertained.
As well as the Home Learning that is posted below, Mrs Taylor & Miss McNab are uploading their own weekly Home Learning suggestions. This is located on the front page of the Bishopmill School Website and is another option for pupils to engage in Expressive Arts & Physical Education. Again, to repeat, these are suggestions not requirements. We know you are all doing the best you can.
Literacy – Reading & Writing – Famous WW2 Battles.
With VE Day recently celebrated it was a key moment in WW2 that swayed momentum and brought victory for the Allies. This was the final hurdle in Europe and consigned the Nazi’s & The Axis to defeat. But which other battles in WW2 were significant for turning the tide, swinging momentum and changing the course of the war? We have already looked at the Blitz, so can you research and report on another WW2 battle?
Please share your findings on 1 page, either hand written & drawn with information (location, countries involved, length of battle) stats, pictures etc, or created digitally on a word doc or PowerPoint slide – whatever works for you. Some key WW2 battles include ;
Battle of the Bulge (December of 1944 to January of 1945)
Battle of Berlin (April to May of 1945)
Battle of Midway (June of 1942)
Battle of Okinawa (April to June of 1945)
Battle of Stalingrad (August of 1942 to February of 1943)
Operation Barbarossa (June to December of 1941) .
These are suggestions, so you can research another if you wish.
Literacy – Modern Languages – German & French
Jumping on from VE Day, Europe has a large variation in languages and cultures. At Bishopmill we are fortunate to have Mrs Bokor, Mrs McCutcheon & Mrs Hopes teach us German & French on a regular basis. Can you choose either of these languages and practice introducing yourself? Aim to try and learn the following
Hello. My name is……..
How old you are
Where you are from (Elgin or Scotland/England,UK etc)
2 things you like doing / enjoy
Saying Goodbye
This is a little revision task and to help you there are lots of online resources.
- Google Translate – This can help you listen to the language for pronunciation https://translate.google.co.uk/
- BBC Bitesize has lots of online videos and lessons to hear pronunciation
- Duolingo – This app is free but requires you to create an account.
Numeracy – BESTCO
Big news! You have just been appointed the manager of a new supermarket – BESTCO. Your first job is to sort out some of your staff members working shifts. You also have to sort out the holidays too. Click on the links below to get access to the two challenges.
Supermarket Activity – Clocking In
Supermarket Activity – Holiday Rotas
Sumdog and Heinemann Active Maths will focus on a variety of skills. If there is a particular maths skill you wish to practice (time, angles, measurement, money etc) please let me know and I can set games that will help you practice these skills.
HWB – Be Internet Legends
As we are spending a lot of time digitally connected to each other, it’s important to remember best conduct when we are browsing social media and the power of our digital messages. Be Internet Legends is a series of 4 Digital Islands teaching ideal digital behaviour through games. They are free and encourage progression through making the correct digital choices such as how to spot spam, block and report unwanted messages, how to flag message that are offensive or may cause harm and generally be respectful online.
Internet safety and Digital Resilience is a key part of P7 Mental Health and Social education and this is a tool we use on a regular basis. The game runs best on Google Chrome – Either on a Desktop, Laptop, Tablet or Phone.
Game Link – https://beinternetlegends.withgoogle.com/en_uk/interland
Parental Info – https://beinternetlegends.withgoogle.com/en_uk/parents
STEM – Coding – SCRATCH
Pupils often enjoy this activity so it can be an easy one for pupils to do without to much resistance.
Scratch is a programming language and an online community where children can program and share interactive media such as stories, games, and animation with people from all over the world. As children create with Scratch, they learn to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically.
If you want you could record your Scratch creations on your phones and post the video them to the Teams page. It’s a fantastic way to be creative, innovative and expressive. It is optimised for Google Chrome and there are apps available for tablets and phones. It’s all free and pupils can create accounts to save their projects and share them with others if they wish, or just create without an account.
Will you create some art, make a game, tell a story, compose music?
Main Website – https://scratch.mit.edu/
Ideas to try – https://scratch.mit.edu/ideas
As always I am available on Twitter, GLOW email or through the Bishopmill Admin email.
Please get in touch with anything you think I can support you with.
Kind Regards,
Mr K.Stuart
