Author: gw09mckinneysheelah@glow

 

Good Morning, Fine Fives!

I hope that you are well-rested and ready to start your learning day.

As usual we will begin with our morning prayer:

God our Father

As we prepare to begin our work

We ask you to help us to use properly the many gifts you have given us

So that we may fully benefit from out day together. Amen.

 

Health and Wellbeing

Time to waken up and put your best foot forward!

We’re getting closer to Sports’ Day – so time for a little movement. There are two video clips to get you moving and some tasks below. Enjoy!

 

Now for those tasks:

Play some music lasting about ten/fifteen minutes and do these:

• Jumping Jacks/Star Jumps
• On the Spot running
• Plank
• Squats
• Add your own and have fun!

Remember to have your water bottle handy and to take a few breaks!

 

Time for some great examples of your work!

 

First of all have a look at the ‘Caravan of Camels’ by Ethan P.

Collective Noun Task Ethan P.

Next, watch Euan make a healthy smoothie…delicious!

 

Keep sending your work in and see it on the blog: gw09mckinneysheelah@glow.sch.uk

Literacy

FIRST NEWS

I have allocated you all tasks on First News! There are two comprehension exercises and two crossword activities. Please select at least one of each.

Remember that you can look back at the passage whenever you like. Take your time and read it more than once before you attempt any questions.

SCHOLASTIC – NEW!

I have signed you all up for the Scholastic Reading Centre. I have allocated six books in total at present. Please select whichever you like and you can choose as many as you like

You can also choose a book of your own.

I sent emails on Monday to all parents so please check with an adult for your login details.

Login Details: if you have any problems logging in to First News or to Scholastic, please email me. Thank you.

Spelling Task

At the top of a page in a dictionary there are GUIDE words. Guide words are the first and last words on the pages. Look at the pages above. Bear is the first word on the first page while beyond is the last word on the second page. All of the other words on the pages are listed alphabetically between the guide words.

Here are the guide words from three different pages in the dictionary:

cool – correspond  P.42       correspondent – country   P. 43       impulse – independent   P.109

Write the number of the page on which the following words would appear:

1. coroner   2. count   3. increase   4. inadequate   5. copper   6. correspond   7. incident

Now try these:

1. indeed   2. core   3. cosmonaut   4. corrupt   5. income   6. coppice   7. inadvertent   8. council

Can you think of three words not mentioned above which would be found on each of the three pages?

Answers can be found on the blog at 3.00pm today.

 

Numeracy

NLC SUMDOG Challenge.

Keep going everyone! We need to climb higher…let’s get to the summit!

Yesterday we looked at addition and subtraction in money calculations. Today we are going to remind ourselves about multiplication and division money calculations.

Have a look at the sheet below to remind you.

Money Operation Examples

Now try these:

More Money Operations

Answers can be found on the blog at 3.00pm today.

 

R.E.

This week we have been looking at Jesus’ commandment to:

‘Love one another as I have loved you.’

Jesus showed his love for all of us on Good Friday when he died on the cross. Tomorrow we are going to celebrate the Feast of the Ascension. On this day, forty days after his resurrection on Easter Sunday, Jesus ascended into Heaven leaving the disciples behind to carry on with his work and to be witnesses for him.  They were a little scared to be left without Jesus but they believed in him and they knew that he would not leave them alone. They were quite right of course; the Holy Spirit came to help them on the Feast of Pentecost and we’ll explore that later.

Below you will see two very different video clips about the Ascension. Please watch both of them.

 

 

Now what I would like you to do is to draw or make your own reminder of what happened on the Feast of the Ascension.

You could think about making the figures of Jesus, his disciples and the two people dressed in white – you could even create your own video clip.

Or  you could draw them and write a sentence or a paragraph below; you might want to make a picture using other media – e.g. cotton wool for the clouds.

I have attached some ideas to help you below.

      

Whatever activity you choose to do, please email it to gw09mckinneysheelah@glow.sch.uk or, with an adult’s permission, upload it on to Twitter @St_BarbarasPS

 

Well done Primary 5.  You’ve worked hard today. Time for a rest and I’ll see you tomorrow!

 

Please find the answers sheets below.

Comprehension Task Answer Sheet

Tuesday Money Answers

Good Morning Flourishing Fives!

As usual we will begin with our morning prayer:

God our Father

As we prepare to begin our work

We ask you to help us to use properly the many gifts you have given us

So that we may fully benefit from out day together. Amen.

 

Let’s move with Health and Wellbeing!

Yesterday we had a look at making healthy snacks and the skills you need to create something delicious in the kitchen.

Today as we get closer to Sports’ Day next Tuesday, let’s be a little more energetic with a dance and then some yoga!

Literacy

To begin we’ll have a look at some more fantastic work from Primary 5.

Natasha gave us a wonderful tourist guide to Paris yesterday. Today she’s on her travels to Madrid!

Natasha McGeever – Madrid Travel Guide

I have never been there – but Natasha has persuaded me to visit in the future.

Meanwhile, Charlie W. has been busy with some Collective Nouns. He has created an Army of Caterpillars. Have a look!

Army of Caterpillars by Charlie W.

Well done to both of them.

Spelling Task

a  b  c  d  e  f g  h I  j  k l  m  n  o  p  q  r  s t  u  v  w  x  y  z

The focus for this week relates to dictionaries. Yesterday you were asked to find and then create some definitions.

Today we are going to look at alphabetical order:

In your jotter, please arrange the following in alphabetical order. Remember, if words begin with the same letter you might need to look at the second letter, or even the third or beyond.

1. animal     house     mother     bicycle     river
2. bingo     below     battery     blend     bulrushes
3. department     favourite     distance     flavour     dutiful
4. package     paper     palm     padlock     panel
5. strike     struggle     stroke     stream     stranger
6. transparent     transport     transmitter     translation     transfusion

Comprehension Task

Read the tasks several times before attempting the questions. You can go back to the text at any point.

Comprehension Task

The answers will be published at 3.00pm today.

Numeracy

Remember – the SUMDOG Challenge is live and we want to make it as far up the leader board as we can. Please log on.

Task 2

Money: Using the Four Operations

Before beginning please look at the Money Operations example sheet below.

Money Operation Examples

Money Operation Task: Addition and Subtraction

Tuesday Money Activities

Answers will be published at 3.00pm today.

 

  Super Maths Work

Have a look at some of Aila’s Maths. She has set it out beautifully too. Fantastic! Well done, Aila!

To see your work on the blog, please send it to me: gw09mckinneysheelah@glow.sch.uk

R.E.

Yesterday we were looking at the Ten Commandments and Jesus’ message to,

‘Love one another as I have loved you.’

I asked you to think about your families and how much you love them. I also reminded you that Pope Francis has told us all to care for others, ‘No ifs, no buts!’

Today I would like to think about the people living in the same house as you; there might be two of you, there might be six of you! It doesn’t matter. Now I would like you to think of FIVE little things that you could do this week for those in your home. It could be that you set the table, make your bed, clear up after a meal, make someone a cup of tea or even take the vacuum cleaner for a walk!

When you have selected five things, draw some heart shapes and inside each, draw or write your tasks. You can make some extra hearts for decoration. Colour or decorate them carefully. Next make a circle wreath-shape like the picture below or if you have a paper plate, use that. Attach your heart shapes and display your Caring Wreath somewhere you can see it easily. Carry out your tasks this week and show that you care – no ifs, no buts!

Please email your Caring Wreath to (Teacher GLOW email)  or, with an adult’s permission, upload them on to Twitter @St_BarbarasPS and to Pope Francis’ Twitter @Pontifex

Please select one or two tasks from the grid….then you’re finished for the day!

I hope that you enjoy the rest of your day. See you tomorrow.

1. a) 15   b) 30    c) 40   d) 70   e) 50   f) 50
2. a) 6   b) 8   c) 12   d) 18   e) 40   f) 24
3. 10 ways:

(5,5)   (5,2,2,1)   (5,2,1,1,1)   (5,1,1,1,1,1)

(2,2,2,2,2)   (2,2,2,2,1,1)   (2,2,2,1,1,1,1)

(2,2,1,1,1,1,1,1)    (2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1)   (1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1)

Extension

You might have found some of the following:

Currency

 

 

Good Morning, Finest Fives!

It’s Monday and the beginning of a brand new week! The good news is that you have a holiday on Friday! The even better news is that you have a holiday next Monday…so let’s make the best of the time we have together!

As usual we will begin with our morning prayer:

God our Father

As we prepare to begin our work

We ask you to help us to use properly the many gifts you have given us

So that we may fully benefit from out day together. Amen.

Health and Wellbeing

Healthy Snack Day!

We’re heading towards our Virtual Sports’ Day next Tuesday and what better way to prepare than to think about healthy snacks for the day.

They don’t need to be fancy…just healthy and delicious.

Have a look at some of these:

Try to create a healthy snack of your own. What ingredients might you need?

Cooking Skills for Learning, Life and Work!

Depending upon your age, you could practise some of these skills  as you prepare your snack. You might need to ask an adult for help.

You will be using skills that will be with you for the rest of your life. These skills are progressive. That means that if you haven’t peeled or sliced ingredients before (see the Primary 1 list) you will need to practise these before you move on to the next list!

Remember to wash your hands before you begin!

At Early Level Primary 1	First Level Primary 2- Primary 4	Second Level Primary 5 – Primary 7
o    Peeling o    Slicing o    Mixing o     Spreading	o    Washing ingredients o    Peeling o    Cutting o    Juicing o    Grating	o    Weighing o    Measuring o    Kneading o    Chopping o    Baking o    Grilling

Once you have made your snack, take a picture before you eat it and share it with all of us!

You can email your picture to  gw09mckinneysheelah@glow.sch.uk  or upload it onto Twitter with an adult’s permission. Happy Healthy Snack Day!

Literacy

Let’s begin with some fantastic work for you to see today!

 

First of all we have a new verse from Charlie W.

Macavity by Charlie W.

Collective Nouns

Have a look at this fabulous picture by Ethan Y.

Collective Noun Picture by Ethan Y.

Travel Blog: Paris

Fancy a trip to Paris? Check out this super travel guide by Natasha.

Natasha McGeever – Paris Travel Guide

What a terrific effort by everyone! Well done to you all!

Look out for some more great work tomorrow.

Spelling

This week we are going to focus on ‘Using a Dictionary’ and your spelling words all link to that.

           letter      word      vowel      consonant      order      guide     

alphabet      dictionary      definition      origin      meaning     abbreviation

Task 1

a  b  c  d  e  f  g  h  i  j k  l  m n  o p  q  r  s  t  u  v  w  x  y  z

The words in a dictionary are arranged in alphabetical order. Please arrange the spelling words into alphabetical order.

Remember: where more than one word begins with the same letter, look at the second or even third letter.

Task 2

Using the words in the second row of the above list, write each word and its definition from your dictionary.

Task 3

Using the words in the first row of the above list, write each word and create your own definition for it.

Sneaky TRICK ALERT: remember that some words may have more than one definition!

Numeracy

                                                  Task 1                 

Please logon to SUMDOG – the NLC Challenge has begun and we are aiming to be at the top of that leader board!

Task 2

This week we are going to turn our attention to MONEY. Today we’ll begin with a little revision.

£1 = 100p      There are 100 pennies in £1

A £5 note is worth the same as FIVE pound coins

A £10 note is worth the same as TWO £5 notes

A £20 note is worth the same as TWO £10 notes or Four £5 notes or ONE £10 note and TWO £5 notes.

Try these in your jotter:

1. How many £1 coins will I get for:

a) three £5 notes     b) six £5 notes   c) four £10 notes   d) seven £10 notes

e) two £5 and four £10 notes   f) two £5, two £10 and one £20 note

2. How many £5 notes will I get for:

a) three £10 notes   b) two £10 and one £20 note   c) four £10 and one £20 note

d) five £10 and two £20 note      e) four £50 notes   f) six £10 and three £20 notes

3. There are 10 ways of paying for an item worth £10 using just £1 and £2 coins and notes.

For example: £5 + £2 + £2 + £1

In your jotter, list the other 9 ways.

4. How many ways are there of paying a bill of £20 using note and/or £1 and £2 coins?

Extension Section

Visitors to the UK from other countries will need to have UK money or UK currency which is called ‘sterling’ in order to buy items or services.

Can you find out the name of five other currencies used in countries across the world?

Write the name of the country and its currency. Good luck!

Answers will be uploaded at 3pm today.

R.E.

Yesterday was the sixth Sunday of Easter. In the Gospel, Jesus said that if you love him, you will keep his commandments.

Commandments are rules. However God’s rules are all about love – about loving God and each other. If we love someone, we try our very best to show that by being polite, kind, generous and happy when we talk to them or about them to others.

You have rules and home and we have rules in school. Just like the Ten Commandments, our rules are all about looking after each other and doing the best for each other so that we can all be happy together at home or in school.

Sometimes we break the rules – adults as well as children. If we break God’s rules, we call that sin. Don’t worry though, we can make it better.

Just like at home or in school, if we are sorry and say that to the person we have hurt – and try our best not to do it again – God will forgive us because he loves each one of us so much.

We can read about the Ten Commandments which were given to Moses in the Old Testament which is the first section of the Bible.

You can see them here. Read them or ask an adult for help then chat to someone in your family about them.

 

In the New Testament (the second section of the Bible), Jesus spoke about love all of the time. In fact, he made a ‘New Commandment.’

He asked us all to, ‘ Love one another as I have loved you.’

If you think about it – we all love ourselves and look after ourselves.

Jesus is saying simply that we should love everyone else as much as we love ourselves. If we all did that, the world would be a much happier place! In fact, if we all did that then we would be following the Ten Commandments without even realizing it!

At Easter, Pope Francis told us that we should love and care for each other, ‘No ifs, no buts!’

Today, let’s think about how we love each other: our family and our friends.

I would like you to choose one of the following activities. You can download and print a picture or you can make one of your own. When you have finished it, place it somewhere where all of the family can see it to remind yourselves of how just much you love and care for each other.

     

Please email your pictures to gw09mckinneysheelah@glow.sch.uk or, with an adult’s permission, upload them on to Twitter.

Art and Design

This looks like great fun. It is a long clip but very worthwhile. The tasks get more difficult as you watch! Enjoy!

Time to relax now – see you tomorrow!

Good Afternoon Primary 5!

The answer sheet for today’s challenges can be found below.

Thursday Word Problem Answers

See you on Monday!

    

Good Morning, Footloose Fives!

I hope that you are all well and ready to go!

Let’s begin as we always do with our morning prayer:

God our Father, as we prepare to begin our work today,

 We ask you to help us to use properly the many gifts you have given us

So that we may properly benefit from our day together. Amen.

 

Health and Wellbeing

Spell the days of the week to complete this challenge!

If you’re feeling very energetic you might extend this to include the months of the year.

NHS and Keyworker Thursday

Have a look at some of the fantastic work which you have emailed to me!

                  

 

The first is a terrific acrostic poem by Natasha celebrating the NHS and Keyworkers

Natasha

Next we have some wonderful stone art from Charlie and his brother Connor

Charlie and Connor ROCK

Next up, we have Aila’s super NHS and Keyworker Acrostic poem

Aila’s Acrostic Poem

Finally, read Sofia’s fabulous NHS and Keyworker Acrostic poem

NHS and Keyworker Acrostic Poem by Sofia

Please keep sending your work to:

ht@st-barbaras.n-lanark.sch.uk

Literacy

Yesterday I gave you a task on collective nouns. You had to find two answers for each collective noun.

Please see a selection of answers below. You might have had alternative nouns.

1. A flock of seagulls; tourists
2. A nest of vipers; hornets
3. A school of whales; fish
4. A team of oxen; ducks (in flight)
5. A troop of monkeys; dancers
6. A herd of elephants; buffalo
7. A colony of penguins; ants
8. A band of coyotes; gorillas

Don’t forget to send some of your collective noun pictures – I would love to see them!

Spelling Words

France – Paris,     Portugal – Lisbon,     Spain – Madrid,    Germany – Berlin,      Sweden – Stockholm

Poland – Warsaw,  Austria – Vienna, Netherlands – Amsterdam,  Belgium – Brussels, Norway – Oslo

Spelling Task

On Tuesday I asked you to select four pairs of words and to make 3D version outside.

Today I would like to take the remaining words and create a short travel blog. Research some of the countries and cities and provide some information for a would-be traveller. You might even add a picture or two.

I’m looking forward to reading them!

Collective Nouns

Please complete the following with nouns you have not used before.

Just for fun!

Try creating some collective nouns of your own. Select some plural nouns and see what you can suggest. See some examples of plural nouns below:

Examples

1. A __________________ of pencils
2. A __________________ of Janitors
3. A __________________ of X-boxes
4. A __________________ of scooters
5. A __________________ of schoolbags

You can use these or choose some of your own. Have some fun – then email them to me!

Numeracy

Yesterday we looked at a word problem Chilli Challenge. Please find the answers below:

Chilli Challenge Answer Sheet

7x Table Answer Sheet

Times tables can be tricky. It isn’t always easy to ask an adult if you are unsure as so many of them are working form home themselves also.

I have a task which will help you to learn your tables and to become more independent should you need help. Select a table (or more than one) that you find tricky. For those of you who are confident in tables to 10x, select the 11x or 12x table.

Look at the picture below and create your own table-checker! Genius!

Thursday Word Problems

There are two challenges for you to try today…you might even like to try both!

Thursday Word Problems

Good Luck!

Answers will be posted at 3pm today.

R.E.

May Altar

Please say a decade of the Rosary at your May altar. Think especially about the children in Primary 4 who should have been celebrating their First Holy Communion on Sunday. If you have written a little prayer for them, say it too.

 

Grid Tasks

Please select one or two tasks from your grid.

Finally…

Just for fun…. Celebrate NHS and Keyworker Thursday… dance like no one is watching…and then clap tonight – 8pm!

 

 

That’s all for today, Primary 5. Mrs Goodwin will be with you tomorrow and I’ll be back with you on Monday.

Remember, you can email your work to me:

ht@st-barbaras.n-lanark.sch.uk

Have a great weekend when it comes!

 

Happy Wednesday, Feisty Fives!

Let’s begin with our morning prayer…

God our Father, as we prepare to begin our work today, help us to use properly the many gifts you have given us so that we may fully benefit from our day together. Amen.

Health and Wellbeing

What about a bit of Dino Funk to get us wakened up? Click on the link and show us your best Dino moves…and don’t forget that ROAR!

 

Literacy

I hope that you managed to make some super 3D spelling pairs. Today, using the other four pairs, create a spelling flower like the one below. In the centre, write: Country/City

Collective Nouns

I hope that you enjoyed yesterday’s activities. The answers can be found below.

1. A flock of sheep.
2. A forest of trees.
3. A team of football players.
4. A pack of wolves.
5. A bunch of flowers.
6. A herd of cows.

What might you expect to find in each of these groups?

1. a crew of sailors
2. a gaggle of geese
3. a pride of lions
4. an orchestra of musicians
5. a litter of puppies or kittens
6. a shoal of fish/herrings
7. a bed of flowers/oysters/snakes/clams
8. a caravan of camels
9. a den of thieves
10. a loft of pigeons

Task 1

As I said earlier, sometimes we use the same collective noun for different things – and you can see some examples above.

Your tasks is to find two different things for each of the following collective nouns. Don’t use any of the examples we have already used.

1. A flock of ___________.
2. A nest of____________.
3. A school of ____________.
4. A team of ____________.
5. A troop of ____________.
6. A herd of ____________.
7. A colony of ____________.
8. A band of ____________.

Task 2

Collective nouns can make us imagine some very silly pictures.

Did you know that a group of lizards is called a lounge of lizards? Or that if you look up into the trees that you might see a murder of crows?

Have a look at the images below to see how an artist imagined the examples above!

           A lounge of Lizards                                                   A murder of crows

Over to you….please select a collective noun of your choice and create a picture to illustrate. Please ask an adult to email it to me…let’s see if we can create a gallery of collective nouns!

Numeracy

Yesterday we looked at a mental maths division wheel and some word problems.

You can find the answers below:

P.5 Division and Word Problem Answer Sheet

If you don’t understand an answer, please email me:

ht@st-barbaras.n-lanark.sch.uk

Today we are beginning with a Multiplication Wheel.

7-times-table-worksheets-ws3

More Word Problems!

Chilli Challenge: which will you attempt?

 

Remember to write down the calculation (sum) for each of the questions – that will help!

More Word Problems

 

Click on the link below to see how hard Euan has been working!!

Spelling and Maths Tasks

R.E.

On Sunday the Primary 4 children were supposed to celebrating their First Holy Communion. Sadly this will not take place. I thought that it might be an idea for you to write a short prayer to let them know that you are thinking of them at this time.

If you write and decorate your prayer and send it to me, I’ll ask the P.4 teachers to post all of the prayers on their blogs.

I think that you’ve all worked very hard today…so time for a rest and some relaxation!

See you tomorrow!