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Christmas Homework

We have started our new topic ‘The Victorians’.  We have been learning about Queen Victoria and about a Victorian Christmas.  We have found out that many of our modern day Christmas traditions, originated in Victorian times.

For Homework:  Research a Victorian Christmas in more detail, then choose one of the following activities for homework:

• Record 5 detailed facts about a Victorian Christmas.
• Make a poster to explain Victorian Christmas traditions that we use today.
• Make a traditional Victorian Christmas decoration.
• If you have your own idea for a homework activity which involves learning more about a Victorian Christmas you can choose to do this and bring it into school next Monday to show the class.

 

Christmas Show Outfits

Tomorrow is our dress rehearsal at 9.15am.  Some children have still to bring in their party clothes to wear on stage.

 

Christmas Lunch

It’s also Christmas Lunch tomorrow and, if they want, children can wear a Christmas jumper and bring in a non-perishable food item for Cumbernauld Food Bank.

 

Christmas Party

Next Monday, it’s P5-7s Christmas Party.  The party will take place after lunch but children can wear their party clothes to school.  Please donate either a bottle of juice, shop bought cakes, multipack of crisps, fun size sweets/chocolate or a packet of sweets to share.

Sorry for the delay in posting these photos, but here is a slideshow of photos from the day:

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Literacy

Today we answered some questions about our books. We did Chapter 10 questions and some of us did Chapter 5 questions. We were Dood Detective skills such as inference and deduction skills.

 

Maths

Today certain people made posters about doubling + halving, partitioning, rounding + adjusting, complements to 10, 100 and 1000 and counting on and back using an empty number line.The rest of us were revising doubling and halving using calculations.

Victorians

Today we learned a new topic: Victorians. We did portraits of Queen Victoria but some of us traced ours on a computer!We also made a fact file about her and her life.We found out that she had 9 children!We also made a timeline about all the main events of history to see where the Victorian period fitted in.

BIG Writing

Today we wrote a reply letter to ‘Mrs Claus’ coming from Santa Claus.She was angry because Santa had left her for 300 Christmas Eve’s by herself.(excluding the 500 elves and gnomes)and she says that this Christmas was the last time she was going to be left behind.

 

 

 

By Neil, Ashton and Logan

Literacy – Reading book

Draw a picture of one of the settings of your group reading book.  Where is this place and what happens there?

Read the next chapter of your book.

 

Spelling

This week we have started looking at vocabulary building., using affixes.  Affixes are prefixes and suffixes.  Prefixes and suffixes change the meaning of words by adding letters to the beginning or end of words.

A prefix is added to the beginning of words – dis + comfort = discomfort. (dis is the prefix.)

A suffix is added to the end of words – hope + ful = hopeful  (ful is the suffix)

 

This week we are learning the prefixes pre- (meaning before) and multi- (meaning many)

 

Neptune’s words:

Pre-	Multi-
prevent	multiply
prefix	multigym
prepare	multiple
prebook	multitask
preplan	multigrain

 

Saturn’s Words:

Pre-	Multi-
precise	multiplication
prequel	multicoloured
premier	multidimensional
preview	multilayered
prewrap	multimedia
preempt	multimillionaire
prevail	multinational
prevent	multivitamin
prework	multitasking
presume	multipurpose

 

Pick at least 3 of the words and discuss what you think they mean, based on the meaning of the prefix, and how it changes the meaning of the word when added on.  You can record these meanings in your jotter.  Use a dictionary to help or check the meanings.

 

Maths

We have been doubling and halving and finding near doubles and halves and adjusting the answer, to help us with addition and subtraction calculations.

Complete your given worksheet, either on the sheet or in your jotter.

Continue to spend time on Sumdog, Active Learn and Hit the Button to improve your maths skills.  Hit the Button has a great doubling and Halving game.

 

Health and Wellbeing

We have been learning a lot about how to have healthier lifestyles and a good balance of food groups in the meals we eat.  You have all been given a healthy eating booklet to help with this – ‘Eat Like a Champ Passport’.  Your homework this week is to complete Task One – Eat Well Family Healthy Eating Report, with a chosen adult at home.