Category: Primary 4

Good morning Primary 7,

It’s Thursday which means it’s time to get our imaginations flowing and do some creative writing. Today I would like you to use the picture below to write an interesting story. Remember to take care with your use of punctuation and try to challenge yourself by using some amazing descriptive vocabulary.

 

How did you discover this new planet? What is it like?     Does anyone live on this planet?

 

 

I would love to read your amazing stories, feel free to email them to me:

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

I know how much you all love playing the Countdown number challenge in class so why not go on to the website below and see if you can reach your target number using the four number operations.

http://happysoft.org.uk/countdown/numgame.php

I hope you all had a chance to either watch or carry out yesterday’s science experiment. Who made an accurate hypothesis (predicted what would happen) and now understands why the diet can floated and the regular can sank?

If you aren’t too sure how the experiment worked here is an explanation:

How Does the Experiment Work?

The simple answer is that the density of the cans causes them to either float or sink. The cans of diet juice are less dense than water, so they float. The cans of regular juice are more dense than water so they sink.

Now you may be wondering why the density of the cans is different. The answer, is the type of sweetener used in each can.

• Sugar is used to sweeten regular cans of juice, a lot of sugar. This large quantity of sugar causes the can to become more dense than water.
• Artificial sweeteners are used in diet juice. However, a smaller amount of artificial sweetener is used which causes the can to be less dense than water.

So there you have it, even though the cans were the exact same shape, size and volume        (330 ml) the densities were different.

Have a terrific Thursday everyone and I look forward to reading some of your exciting stories. Remember to complete day 2 of your April maths calendar.

Mrs Butler 🙂

Good morning everyone 😀

It’s Thursday and you have all wowed me with your amazing efforts already this week🌟 Reading your replies and tweets has put a giant smile on my face. I am missing you all but you are all continuing to make me very proud to be your teacher. Keep it up Superstars!

I would like you to start off today with our morning prayer. I would also like you to say a  Hail Mary for people across the world who are suffering. You could also sing the Lent song you learned in class to someone in your family.

I couldn’t believe how many of you logged on to Sumdog yesterday to complete challenges and to take part in our class maths competition. Most of the class have started and the leaderboard is looking very close. Remember the competition closes on Friday at 2.30pm and shortly after I will be revealing our winner, who will be crowned this week’s Maths Champion.

Today you could practise the sh, th, ch and ng phonemes. Listen and sing along to your jolly phonics songs, say the sounds whilst doing the actions and try to write down some words which contain each of these phonemes. I’m sure you might also like to go back and watch Geraldine the Giraffe on her sound hunt. There is a video for each of these sounds 🦒

You could add some more fun into your day by tuning in live to listen to David Walliams reading one of his stories at 11am. His stories are very funny and star some of ‘The World’s Worst Children’.

I have another little challenge for you today which you might like to try. Can you create your own little imaginative world and hideaway by building a den in your house? You could use lots of different materials that you can find around the house, such as pillows, fabrics and pegs. Will it become a hidden castle or an amazing space rocket? Wherever your imagination takes you I cannot wait to find out. Tweet me a picture and leave me a little message. @St_BarbarasPS

Have an amazing day and remember to take plenty of breaks.

Miss McEleney 😀

 

 

 

Good morning boys and girls, I hope that you are all managing to work hard and have fun!

Today I would like you to practise all of your initial sounds and common words.  Playing SPLAT is a fun way to read your common words with a family member.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2HYM9VXz9k

As you do not have reading books I hope that this link will help you to continue to practise your reading everyday.

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Click on the TEACHER portal and enter

Username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk

Password: Parents20!
Try to read two books each week.  Some children may be on pink level and others on red or yellow.  Please choose the level to suit your child.

I would like you to try and read one of these books today and write a sentence or two about the story.

Numeracy –

Watch number pairs to 10 with Jack Hartmann and try to join in.

Practise adding to 10.

 

As it is Springtime why not try this scavenger hunt, either in your garden or on a Springtime walk.

Sing your spring song to someone in your family. Have a great day!

Love Mrs MacLeod x

Good morning boys and girls!

I hope you had a good day at home yesterday and are ready to learn today.

It would be a good idea to start the day with a prayer to thank God for all we have and remember to keep those who are sick in our thoughts.

There are lots of activities on the grid you can still be using. After the holidays we will up-date the website with daily tasks. In the meantime here is a morning starter to get your brains working! Try to make as many words as you can.

If there is anything at all I can do to help you or your parents at home please get in touch through twitter, email or replying to this post.

Take care everyone!

Mrs McGill

Good Morning Primary 5,

I hope that you are wide awake and ready to learn. Try to start your day with some exercise  and a healthy breakfast. Could you set the table and organise breakfast for your family? Write down 3 things today that you are grateful for. It can be people, things and experiences – anything!
The winner of our Sumdog Competition yesterday was EP. Very well done, your accuracy was amazing! Today, please complete a daily 10 challenge from topmark.co.uk. You might even ask a family member to compete against you.

Let’s continue exploring negative numbers using rising and falling  temperatures. Check out the clips below and work through the challenges given:

Let’s revise some silent letter words today:

wrong  climb  wrist  knot  write  comb  knock  sign  knelt  thumb  wrestle  plumber  rhythm sword  honest  debt  government  autumn  solemn  build  circuit  silhouette raspberry

Use pyramid spelling to practise words. Write a paragraph story using as many words with silent letters as you can. Circle the silent letters within words.

Read a chapter of your personal reader and tell a  family member what it was about.

Practise some of your Spanish Vocabulary as you watch episode one of Mi Vida Loca – ‘My Crazy Life.’  Jot down the key vocabulary as you watch and practise it on a family member.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/ep01/

Recently we studied germination and plant/ flower growth in class. Unfortunately, we were unable to conduct the experiment that we had planned. I have always wanted to grow my own vegetables, so over the coming weeks I am going to try hard to have ‘green fingers’ and grow my own vegetables from cuttings. If you are interested  in having a go watch the following clip for some ideas:

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/how-to-regrow-store-bought-vegetables-herbs-jag-singh

Again, please remember that you are free to select and adapt suggested activities. The most important thing is to keep yourself busy and active. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reply or email.

Have a very happy Thursday, Mrs Haughey x

 

 

Good morning everyone,

I hope you are all up and ready to get going with whatever is planned for today!  You have your grids, study ladder, Sumdog and First News.  Don’t forget to tune in to Oti Mabuse at 11.30 for dance class, today the theme is The Greatest Showman which I know many of you love!

I have attached a recipe for salt dough, my girls and I are going to do this today.  Make the dough and then create,  when you are happy with your creation, pop it in the oven for 3-4 hours and then when its dry you can decorate.  We are doing a family handprint plaque.  I’ll post the outcome tomorrow!

Don’t forget to get outside if you can for some fresh air! It’s nice to see the sun and enjoy the outdoors.

Keep safe.

Mrs Graham 🙂

Hello again Primary 7,

During the month of April why not try a little bit of maths every day with a 2nd level April calendar. Go to #abitofmathseveryday on Twitter to access this calendar. It is a great way to consolidate some of the different maths concepts that we had been looking at in class. Try your best to do one every day and record the answers in the jotter that you have been given.

Mrs Butler 🙂

 

Good morning Superstars🌟

Today is the first day of a new month. Can you sing our months of the year song and work out what month comes after March? What month is it?

Today I would like you to practise reading all of your common words in your word tin.  You can do this in lots of fun ways. You all love playing our common word SPLAT game in class. You could stick the words from the tin on your wall and ask a parent to call out a common word for you to READ and SPLAT. You could SPLAT it with your hand, a ball, a torch, a rolled up sock or shoot it with a nerf gun. It’s up to you! 🎯

I would also like you to continue working on the reading and spelling challenges I have set for you and take part in our class Sumdog maths competition. Lots of you have already made a great start, well done! I would be so happy if everyone could give them a try! 🏆

Now for some Bubble Fun! I have made you all a little video. I decided to make the most of the good weather yesterday and decided to make a Bubble Snake. Click on the video below to see how much fun I had.

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Adults love bubbles too! Why not try making one for yourself and see how much fun you can have. It is very easy to make from things that you already have in your home.

All you need is a bottle, a sock(a clean one of course), washing up liquid, water and scissors.

Firstly ask an adult to cut the bottom off the plastic bottle using scissors. Next cover the open end of your bottle with a sock and make sure you have pulled it all the way up. Then make up your solution using water and washing up liquid. Finally dip the end of the sock into the bottle and blow the air OUT, do not suck it in.

How long can you make your bubble snake? Blowing slowly produces the longest snakes. 🐍

Remember to take pictures or videos and tweet them to St_BarbarasPS. I would love to see them🤩

Have fun and enjoy!

Miss McEleney 😀

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good Morning Primary 3,

Hope we are all well, I am missing you all lots! Keep tweeting in your pictures so I can see those smiling faces!

Lots of you have been in touch to get your spelling words and Studyladder log in details. If you haven’t already then please get in touch. (mcmullenke@st-barbaras.n-lanark.sch.uk)

I hope you have all been busy with your learning grids. Today on Sumdog your spelling and reading challenges are ongoing. This ends at 3:00pm today when I will take a look at the results. For Maths the Studyladder challenge is still available. Choose a focus table today and try and learn it. If you do not know the answer in your head try and think about what multiplication strategies we have learned to help you get your answer.

As the weather has been so nice I thought today we could have a look outside for some signs of spring. I have uploaded a power point for you to have a look at. This will give you lots of information about spring. After you’ve had a look through there is a spring checklist. If you are in your garden or out a walk today you could use this to see how many things from the list you can spot in real life. If you can, take some photographs and tweet them for me to have a look at.

This afternoon you could maybe try some spring artwork. I have uploaded some ideas you can use but you can feel free to get creative and come up with your own spring picture.

Spring             Spring Checklist             Art Ideas

 

Take care!

Miss McMullen x