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Good morning to all our fabulous fives!

Let’s begin our day with our morning prayer.

God Our Father, As we begin our days work, we ask you to help us to use properly the many gifts that you have given us, so that we may fully benefit from our day together.

St Barbara, Pray for us.

Please say a Hail Mary for all those who are sick

Let’s wake ourselves up and start our day with a Joe Wick’s workout.

MATHS

Here is an eggcellent way to revise your knowledge of times tables. Make your very own ‘Egg Carton Shake Up’ game and compete against a family member.

For numeracy today let’s practise some real life application of place value. You will be changing money, lengths and weights into their decimal forms. Watch the video lessons carefully, try to answer the examples given in the clip. Finish by checking how well you did. You can choose to complete the Bronze or Silver level; or you can have a go at both. I would recommend wearing earphones as you listen, it might help you to focus fully.

LITERACY

Authors_Live (3)

Last term in class we watched Cressida Cowell on Authors Live. It was a very interesting show as it gave us an insight into where she gets her ideas and how she goes about writing her amazing stories. The link above will take you to a Power Point with a variety of Authors Live activities. There are five different authors to choose from. You should select a slide and copy and paste the link into your URL. This will take you to some amazing events with real life authors. Try to complete suggested activities linked to your chosen event.

Revise your knowledge and understanding of similes and metaphors by watching the BBC Bitesize lesson below:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkygrj6

If you have time today you might choose an activity form your new Learning Grid.

Have a lovely day boys and girls. Try to enjoy some time outdoors; we are very lucky that the sun is shining. Try hard to help around the house, your parents are extremely  busy and would appreciate your helping hands.

A huge well done to Keiran New for making a very cosy reading den in which to enjoy his new David Walliams book. I hear that you are a big brother Keiran. I know that you will be an amazing brother! Congratulations!

Mrs Haughey x

 

 

 

 

Good morning everyone, Happy Wednesday! ( I can’t believe that we are half way through our week already!)

I hope hope that you are managing to get into a routine and trying hard to complete some home learning tasks. Please begin your day with a prayer. You might like to try The Five Finger Prayer guide.

 

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

For your morning exercise let’s spice it up a little with the Nando’s Challenge; can you handle the spice? I wonder who can achieve the most points? Send me a pic of your spicy workout.

Nando’s Spicy Workout

LITERACY

Select a task form the Spelling Bingo grid below to help you to revise our focus words of the week: impossible, incorrect, untidy, misbehave, imperfect, disappoint, unhappy, inaccurate, disable. 

Spelling Bingo Activities

Extension Spelling:

The prefix ‘tele’ means ‘from afar’        The prefix ‘mono’ means ‘single’
Use your dictionary to help you find four words with each prefix and discuss their meanings.

Read the four short stories from First News and answer questions in your jotter.

First news Four-Stories- April

NUMERACY

How quickly can you use simple facts to record the answer to the following multiplication problems:

1. 30 x 30
2. 200 x 50
3. 300 x 90
4. 500 x10
5. 7000 x 200
6.  2000 x 80
7.  40 x 500
8.  60 x 60
9.  800 x 900
10.  20,000 x 40

Please complete some revision of place value to millions using the following Rigour clip. It might help you to draw your own notation board out. Remember that we group columns together in threes.  

The winner of yesterday’s Sumdog competition was LD. Well done! Your accuracy was amazing! Another competition is available for today, why not have a go!

RAINFOREST RESEARCH

I know that you are all experts on our rainforests. Our rainforests are not just home to animals and plants; they are also home to groups of people. There are many tribes of people who call the rainforest home but the most well-known are the Yanomami tribe, the pygmy tribe and the Huli tribe. Choose one tribe to research. Find out as much information as you can about them and create a poster of facts.

STEM IDEAS

Here are some simple home STEM ideas. Perhaps you would like to give one of them a go. I particularly like ‘As if By Magic’. Home Stem

Remember that a new Home Learning Grid is also available on St Barbara’s website.

Please do not feel under any pressure to complete all suggested tasks. Feel free to adapt tasks to suit your learning and try hard to keep your mind active.

A huge well done to R M for creating a very cosy reading den yesterday. 

I hope that you all have a lovely day. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch by replying below or emailing me.

 

 

 

Hello Primary 5,

I have attached a timetable of some super live learning events that you might be interested in. Please have a look as there are so many amazing lessons available.  Live Lessons 

Mrs H x

Good morning Primary 5,

Let’s begin our day with a prayer:

Lord, we thank you for our healthcare systems and those who work in them. We pray for all healthcare workers that through their love and compassion, those who are vulnerable and needy might come to know healing and peace in their lives. We pray for those who have to make difficult decisions about resources or treatments that they will do so with care and integrity. Lord, continue your ministry of healing in the lives of those who are broken, vulnerable and in need.  Amen.

I hope that you are awake and ready to learn. Let’s start the day by putting on our dancing shoes getting our bodies moving:

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

Literacy

Today I challenge you to create your own reading den. It can be indoors or outdoors.  You can use whatever you want to create your structure. Create a cosy space and enjoy your personal reader. Try to share a picture of yourself enjoying your den.

Continue exploring prefixes. In your jotter create a table and sort words under the correct prefix. Use the following worksheet to help you. You can select from the three level of difficulty.

prefixes

Maths

Congratulations to SP for coming first place in yesterday’s Sumdog competition. Another competition has been set for today. Good Luck!

Using topmarks.co.uk search for ‘Daily 10’ and select ‘Level 4’  ‘ Addition’  and challenge yourself to add numbers using our mental strategies.

Today we will revise rounding and estimating using one figure accuracy. This is a skill/strategy that we often use in our everyday lives. Watch the learning clip below and complete challenged in your jotter.

Now select bronze, silver or gold level questions from the link below  and practise  applying your knowledge.

Rounding to 1 figure of accuracy  TEXTBOOK LINK

BBCBitesize has launched some excellent home learning sessions. Have a go at ‘Learning to Read a Map’ below.  Consider trying one of the suggested activities.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkngrj6

I have added a new general knowledge learning pod to Study Ladder called ‘Flags of the World’.

Please remember how improtant it is to take breaks and enjoy your daily walk. Please use or adapt the suggested activities above to suit your day.

I would love to hear how you are getting on with the activities that you have chosen. Remember that you can comment here or post your pics to our Twitter page. If you need any support or advice fee free to email me.

Stay safe and keep smiling! Mrs Haughey x

 

 

 

 

Good morning to my marvellous Primary 5s,

I hope that you and your families are well and have managed to enjoy some spring sunshine together during your Easter break. Remember not to worry if you do not manage to complete all suggested tasks each day; do what you can and try to keep your body and mind active. Remember to take breaks regularly throughout the day.

Let’s begin our day with a prayer. Close your eyes and thank God for the people who love and care for us. Say a Hail Mary and an Our Father.

Let’s begin by working off those delicious Easter eggs with Jumping Jax 25 minute cardio for kids:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhCM0C6GnrY

For reading today explore this week’s edition of First News and have a go at the Quiz (Part B only) in your jotter.  Answers for Part B are provided  below, use these to check how well you did.

First News 17-26 April

First News Quiz April

Spelling – remember a prefix is a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a root word to make a new word. This week we will focus on prefixes that negate or reverse the meanings of words. im/in/un/mis

e.g possible (root word) – something can be done   impossible- something cannot be done

Read over our words for this week  carefully:

impossible

incorrect

untidy

misbehave

imperfect

disappoint

unhappy

inaccurate

unable

In your jotter record each word, underline the root word and circle the prefix. Can you write a short difinition for each word?

Maths -This week we will be revising some concepts from Place Value. Carefully listen to and watch the following reminder from Rigour Maths and complete examples given. Have a go at the text book page that links with this lesson. Remember, answers are provided so no peaking! If you have any questions please get in touch.

Rigour Rounding to the nearest 10 (1)    TEXTBOOK LINK

I have set a times table competition on Sumdog for today. Please try to log on and have a go. I will announce the winner tomorrow. Good luck!

This is Our Faith in Action – SCIAF-  This week we will explore inspiring people from the Bible. Please read one story per day and discuss or think about the questions provided. Today read the story of Abraham.

RME Inspiring Individuals

There is now a new Home Learning Grid available for second level. Please take some time to read over suggested learning tasks and if possible select one task from the grid to complete.

Spend some time in the sunshine today. Perhaps you would enjoy experimenting with warm colours to create your very own sunshine art to brighten up your day.

Have a lovely day! Remember to get in touch with any questions and to share what you have been doing.

Stay safe, Mrs Haughey x