Primary 5/4 2020

As we move onto the concept of Measure I would like you to revise what imperial measurement is and discover what metric measurements are…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqr4jxs/articles/zmp66v4 < Here you will find revision of imperial measurement.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqr4jxs/articles/z4j88xs < Here you will find resources on metric measurement. With permission from an adult have some practical experience in measuring with different weights (g, kg, ml etc.)

I have also set a measurement challenge on Sumdog – starting at 11am today and running until Friday at 3pm! Make sure you try to get your name on the leaderboard!

Please continue to practise your times-tables, I have set a ‘Multiplication Check’ on Sumdog too which will repeat each day!

Miss Girvan.

The Literacy Shed Plus – https://www.literacyshedplus.com – has a range of resources with a stimulus to aid you in your writing activities. There are linked fun activities which can be done outdoors.

The stimulus I have set you think week is from a story about a boy making clouds. There are follow up activities which include cloud spotting and finding shapes in the sky. This story is linked to our topic of water and your knowledge of the water cycle..

A Cloudy Lesson – Activity Pack

I would love to read your finished stories! If you choose to type your story as a word document then you can email it to me at lgirvan@glow.sch.uk or you can send me an image of your written story if that is easier!

Happy writing!

Miss Girvan.

Hello Primary 5/4 – here are your reading tasks for this week…

Yellow Group – Chapter 2 tasks…

2. Titanic – Chp. 2 Tasks

Purple Group – tasks for pgs. 8-26…

2. The Queen’s Nose – pgs. 8-26

Blue Group – Questioning tasks…

3. Blue – Questioning

Miss Girvan.

The British Red Cross have provided some quick activity ideas on kindness.

Things may feel unsettled right now, but one thing is clear: small acts of kindness can make a difference. There has certainly been an outpouring of kindness across the country and you can play your role too.

Use the power-of-kindness-calendar to learn about the importance of being kind to yourselves and share your kindness with others.

You can record daily acts of kindness here and review all you have achieved at the end of each week.

There are 10 activities to accompany the calendar.

Here are some ideas to get you started:
* Write or draw what kindness means to you.
* Check in on your neighbours in a safe way – perhaps, put a note or a drawing through their door.
* Call or write to a relative.
* Draw a rainbow and put it in your window.
* Write down three things you are grateful for.
* Do something helpful for a friend or family member – help lay the table or could you keep your bedroom tidy?
* Stay at Home – by following this advice you are being kind to others in the community and helping to save lives.

As this week marks the start of a new term, it’s the perfect time to download the kindness calendar!

Share your kind acts with me on Twitter using my handle @MissGirvan and #PowerofKindness

The British Red Cross also have a wide range of other free resources on their website to help build resilience which can be explored here.

Miss Girvan.

Before we move onto our Term 4 topic of ‘Water’ here are some final activities for you to prove how much you have learnt during our History Topic of The Ancient Egyptians.

The-Egyptians-Home-Learning

You can also begin to have a think of what you know already about Water…

I have attached some of the learning intentions that we will be covering…

IDL – What we are learning leaflet

Miss Girvan

This term we will move onto the concept of Measurement in Maths.

Before we start I would like you to complete a Prior Knowledge Assessment on Sumdog.

There are 25 questions in total.

I have also set a challenge on the same concept for you to have practise before starting the assessment – you will receive 250 coins when you complete this challenge!

Both of these will be available from 11:30am today (Monday 20th) and end on Wednesday 22nd at 3pm.

Good luck!

Miss Girvan

Hi blue group!

We were due to start reading a new novel this term named, “The Invisible Boy”

The Ebook can be purchased through this link for £2.99 (The Invisible Boy – Ebook) (make sure you ask permission first!) or downloaded for free as an audio book (Free Audio Book – The Invisible Boy)

Here are this weeks tasks…

1. Blue – Prior Knowledge

2. Blue – Metalinguistics

It is a funny novel that follows the life of Sam who’s parents are lost in space. He is left in the care of the horrible Hilda Hardbottom. Sam then finds a tiny spaceship in the cabbage patch and meets a little alien called Splodge.

I know this is a very different set up to which we are all used to for reading but I hope you will enjoy the novel and develop your use of your reading tasks.

I will set tasks weekly for your reading.

Be sure to send me any work you complete on this! As I have said previously, I’d like to see and hear what you are up to!

Miss Girvan

Hi purple group!

We were due to start reading a new novel this term named, “The Queen’s Nose”

The Ebook can be purchased through this link for (The Queen’s Nose – Ebook) £3.98 (make sure you ask permission first!) or downloaded for free as an audio book (Free Audio Book – The Queen’s Nose)

Here are your tasks for this week…

The Queen’s Nose – pgs.1-7

It is a great novel that follows the life of Harmony who is sent on a treasure trail by her uncle – which disappointingly ends in her finding a 50p piece. But the coin is a magic one, and when you rub the queen’s nose, your wishes will come true!

I know this is a very different set up to which we are all used to for reading but I hope you will enjoy the novel and develop your use of your reading tasks.

I will set tasks weekly for your reading so do not read past page 7.

Be sure to send me any work you complete on this! As I have said previously, I’d like to see and hear what you are up to!

Miss Girvan

Hi yellow group!

We were due to start reading a new novel this term named, “Titanic – Death on the Water”

The Ebook can be purchased through this link for £3.98 (make sure you ask permission first!)..

(Titanic – Death on the Water – Ebook)

Here are tasks for chapter 1…

1. Titanic – Chp. 1 Tasks

It is a fascinating novel which retells the events that led to the tragedy of the Titanic, based on documents from the National Archives. I am sure that you will enjoy reading it!

You can also carry out independent research of the real life tragedy of the Titanic using the home learning grid below.

Titanic – Home Learning Grid

I know this is a very different set up to which we are all used to for reading but I hope you will enjoy the novel and develop your knowledge and understanding surrounding the real life event of the Titanic.

I will set tasks weekly for your reading so do not read past chapter 1.

Be sure to send me any work you complete on this! As I have said previously, I’d like to see and hear what you are up to!

Miss Girvan

P5/4 Grid

P5/4 – Multiple Choice Grid