Welcome back boys and girls! 😁🌼

I have a new website for you to visit. It will give you access to thousands of books and I can select books for you to read, sometimes give you a quiz about the book and check when you’ve read them.  There are fiction and non-fiction books for you to choose from.  You will have free access until 30th June 2020

Go to www.getepic.com/students.

Then enter the code: idt2922 (This is our class code.)

Now click your name.

I have set up a book, ”Hero Dogs”, for you to read and then there is a short quiz. Let me know if you enjoy your book. If you read some of the other books, let me know the ones you have liked.  This is an American website so when looking at the date remember they put the month first then the day so 12^th May 2020 would be 5/12/20.

Starter:

Have a go at logging onto Epic using the instructions above. Explore the site/ app. Read the book allocated or any book of your choice if and when you have some time.  Any problems send me an email at dpark@woodlands.n-lanark.sch.uk

Activities: I can identify and name collective nouns.

Watch this video to remind yourself of collective nouns:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M3i6PTabT4

 

Can you think of the correct collective noun then copy the phrase neatly into your jotter:

A ____________ of whales.

A ____________ of flowers.

A ____________ of steps.

A ____________ of fish.

A ____________ of pups.

A ____________ of geese.

A ____________ of crows.

A ____________ of arrows.

A ____________ of thieves.

A ____________ of experts.

 

*Challenge*

Can you come up with another 10 examples of collective nouns?

Plenary

Can you come up with a collective noun for a group of teachers?  Perhaps you’d like to illustrate your idea?

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MATHS:

This week, P6/7 and P6 will be in competition, BOYS VS GIRLS, Friday 11:05 am – 12:05pm using your knowledge from this week of negative numbers.

 

Starter:

Recap what negative numbers are:

Watch the video, read the information and try the quiz.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znwj6sg/articles/zxthnbk

Activity: I can identify negative and positive numbers on a number line.

Use a number line to count on and back, here is a picture of a number line to help (all 3 are the same).

You can write the letters in alphabetical order or as they come in the picture.

Eg.

10. Is 2 positions before 10. Count back 2 places from 10 and you end up at 8.

Therefore, a = 8

Another example is h.

H is 3 before -20, if you count on from negative 20, 3 spaces you land on -17 (negative 17).

Complete letters b-q

Optional challenge:

Plenary:

Go on to active learn (remember first 4 letters of your first name and first 4 letters of your second name is your username) password is woodlands and school code is 6kwa.

Allocated to you is the game: “Clam collector”. This game is like snake, it is fun.

Well done DB and JF, dream team 👏 🌟 !!

KM super work for being the only girl trying some!

Boys you completed 164 questions between you, fantastic 👏.

 

Good Morning boys and girls, it is Thursday but it has a Friday feeling, as you are off tomorrow, no work woo!
Check out these links from Mrs McMillan, other links are also on the main blog.

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REMEMBER 11AM BE READY, AT 11:05 THE COMPETITION BEGINS ON SUMDOG, BOYS VS GIRLS!

WHO WILL BE THE WINNERS?!

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Remember, tomorrow is a Bank holiday, a day off.

It is VE day, see if you spot anything today which is in memory of it, 75 years later.

__________________________________________________________SUMDOG: Huge well done to these superstars for their hard work on Sumdog this week!

JF, AM, GS, S-MC, DB, AB and CM, super proud of you all

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MATHS FOR TODAY:

In our final lesson of the week, we’re going to build on what we’ve been learning so far and move onto 4 quadrants rather than 1 quadrant.  Make sure you watch the clip from You Tube before you begin playing the games which all use the 4 quadrants but to starter us off here is today’s mental starter.

Mental Starter:

Activities:

Watch this video to explain how to plot coordinates using 4 quadrants

 

 

Now have a go at these 3 games that all use 4 quadrants for coordinates.  Which game did you like best and why?

https://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/bug2/bug2.html

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/469/Coordinates-Alien-Attack

https://www.teacherled.com/iresources/coordinates/showthecoordinate/

*Challenge*

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/153/coordinates–reasoning-about-position-and-shapes

Plenary

Take the Coordinates Quiz on Sumdog.  There are 10 multiple choice questions and it’s only available until 6pm tonight.  Good Luck!

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LITERACY

Starter:

Morse code, invented by Samuel Morse, takes the letters of the alphabet and replaces them with a combination of dashes and dots.

You can create these dashes and dots using long and short sounds, long and short light flashes, or just by writing them on paper.

 

You can translate these back into normal letters using a guide like the one above. (Or, if you’re really good at memorising stuff, you can learn the whole code!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti40tW-W2IY&feature=related

 

Activity: I can use the code to work out the message

You are receiving a code using Morse code, which you must solve:

Challenge:

Finisher:

Look/ think back at you 3, 2, 1 bridge activity from Monday.

Now re-do this task, see if your answers differ after learning more about VE day.

Write:

3 words,

2 questions

and 1 simile/ metaphor

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Extra info

 

The Queen will commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day with a televised address to the nation.

The message will form part of a series of events on 8 May marking the end of World War Two on the continent.

The monarch’s pre-recorded address will be broadcast on the BBC at 21:00 – the exact moment her father, King George VI, gave a radio address 75 years ago.

Other plans include a public sing along of Dame Vera Lynn’s We’ll Meet Again, a song synonymous with World War Two.

It will be the Queen’s second televised message during the coronavirus outbreak.

Last month, she echoed the words of the singer known as the Forces’ sweetheart when she told those in lockdown “we will meet again” during a rare speech to the nation.

 

Have a listen to the song:

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

 

Good Morning boys and girls 🙂

Starter:

We are going to look at poetry today.

Revise what a limerick is:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4mmn39/articles/zw3yw6f

Revise what a Haiku poem is:

https://www.poetry4kids.com/lessons/how-to-write-a-haiku/

 

Activity: I can create a limerick and/ or Haiku poem

Choose one type of poem; try to create a poem about celebrating the end of WW2 for Europe (VE Day).

SC for a limerick poem	SC for a Haiku poem
I can include: first, second and fifth lines have the same rhythm and rhyme. The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other too.	I can include: First line has 5 syllables Second line has 7 syllables Third line has 5 syllables.

 

Challenge:

Is Miss Park’s poem a limerick or haiku? Prove it.

 

Streets full of people,

Bonfires, dancing and cheers,

The war is over.

Plenary:

Read your poem to someone, or send it to me to read: dpark@woodlands.n-lanark.sch.uk

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REMEMBER, BOYS VS GIRLS COMPETITION TOMORROW STARTING AT 11:05 am

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Mental Starter:

Activities: I can use coordinates to solve problems

This picture helps me remember the order of the coordinates

*Challenge* Make up a coordinates problem for your friend to solve or me: dpark@woodlands.n-lanark.sch.uk

 

Plenary:

Make sure you’ve completed the competition and challenge set for you on Sumdog

 

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REMEMBER, SUMDOG, TOMORROW, 11AM BE READY, IT BEGINS 11:05am , BOYS VS GIRLS!

Good morning everyone 😄

Hope we are all staying safe and well☀️.

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Firstly, I would just like to say a huge well done to those who have been on Sumdog this week: JF, AB, GS, AM, S-MC and DB 👏 🌟 Super work guys! Keep it up 🤩!

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Update on Sumdog, as an extra practise on coordinates, I have set a friendly competition for THURSDAY.

It is GIRLS VS BOYS!

It will be available  THURSDAY 11:05am – 12:05 afternoon.
Who will work together and receive a higher score? 🤔

You have a few days notice, if you speak to any friends let them know about it incase they haven’t seen it!
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This morning we are going to continue our learning about VE Day.

Starter:

Unjumble these letters to create 3 words.

OLDRW RWA OTW

 

Activity: I can skim and scan to find specific information.

Today you are reading some non-fiction, as this information is about events that actually occurred.

Challenge:

Finisher:

What do you see in this photograph taken on VE day 1945?

What do you think is happening?

What questions do you have? What does it make you wonder?

 

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Maths Mental Starter: Please try to complete Q1-Q15:

Activities: I can use co-ordinates to make a journey on a grid P14.

Optional Challenge:

Plenary:

Have a go at the coordinates competition.  It’s available from 10 am this morning until 10pm on Thursday night.  Good Luck!

(This is separate, not our class one, BOYS VS GIRLS IS THURSDAY MORNING ONLY).

Good morning boys and girls 😁👩🏻‍🏫

This week we are going to be learning a bit about VE and VJ day.

On Friday, 8^th May, it is the 75^th anniversary of VE day.

Starter: 🌟

Verbally, written or in your head, brainstorm anything you already know about VE day, or what you think it could be about.

Activity: I can summarise my thinking. 🤔 

Watch this clip:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-ve-day/z7xtmfr 

3, 2, 1 Bridge (Thinking Routine).

I would like you to think of, and write down if possible:

3 words related to this topic.

2 questions about this topic.

1 simile/ metaphor about this topic.

 

Example:

No more war

What other ways did they celebrate?

What does the Queen remember from that day?

Everyone smiling like a Cheshire cat.

 

Challenge: 🧠 

Finisher: 💭

Summarise, verbally or written, what VE day is.

Or

Find out the answers to your questions from the starter task through research.

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In maths, this week, we are going to revise co-ordinates.

As you don’t have squared paper I’ve included activities were you’ll be reading coordinates and playing games to plot them rather than drawing them.

But first, let’s start with some mental maths:

Mental Starter: 💫 

Please completer Q1-Q16 in your jotter.

Remember: product means multiply and quotient means divide

Activities: I can give the coordinates of points on a map. 🤔

Watch this clip from BBC Bitesize to remind us about co-ordinates.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgthvcw/articles/z96k9qt

Now, try and give the coordinates for each city 🌃.

*Challenge* 🧠 

From which places on the map is the first coordinate more than the second coordinate?

 

Plenary: 💭 

On Sumdog, you should find some skills for coordinates to try. You have until Wednesday night to complete them.

Good morning 😆

A huge well done to JF, AM and DB for their time on Sumdog this week 🌟

Starter:

1. Double 32 =
2. Double 75=
3. Double 44=
4. Double 50=

Activity

Today, leaves the last triangle, an Isosceles triangle.

Remember, they have 2 equal angles at the base as its sides have 2 equal lengths.

So

1. 32 degrees + 32 degrees (double) = 64 degrees.

180 – 64 = missing degrees = 116 degrees.

 

Double check by looking at the size of angle, the top missing angle in a is an obtuse angle. Would 116 degrees fit to be an obtuse angle?

 

Try b, c, d and e.

Finisher:

Try a short finisher quiz on Sumdog, there are only 5 questions, it will not take you long at all.

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Literacy

Starter:

How many words can you find? Find as many as you can. Remember proper nouns like people’s names or names of towns and countries, abbreviations and hyphenated words are not allowed. Think about looking for phonemes ss, sh, ea, wh prefixes like dis ,de, re, im, in at the start of a word and suffixes for example ing, ion, ate, ed, ly, able at the end of a word.

Rules:

Scoring 3 letter word 2 points

4 letter word 3 points

5 letter word 4 points

6 letter word 5 points

7 letter word 6 points,

* 8 letter word or more 11 points

Time      3 minutes or more if you need it.

The letters must be touching the next letter of the word horizontally, vertically, diagonally, left, right, up or down. Letters must join in the proper sequence to spell a word

Activity:

Write your own 16 letters together. 4 rows with 4 letters in each row as shown in the photo and see how many words you can get this time, try to write them down as quickly as you can. Don’t forget to calculate your score at the end of each game that you play.

Now put all of your words in alphabetical order, looking carefully at the 2nd, 3rd, 4th letters and so on.

Plenary:

Try to use all of these words, spelled correctly in sentences, a short story, song or poem.

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I thought you might like to do some singing. Here are the links to some songs on YouTube. Some you already know but there are a couple of new ones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKEwyLCKLwI

Have a fantastic weekend boys and girls!

Stay safe 🌈⭐️🥰

Remember, Mr Green has put many different links on the main page of the blog that you could have a look at if you wish.

Starter:

1. 180 – 40 =
2. 180 – 134=
3. 46 + 59 + ____ =180

Activity

I can find the missing angle in a scalene triangle.

Today, we are going to look at scalene (these all have different degrees).

 

1. We are given two angles. We add them up. Then take the answer away from 180 degrees to find the missing angle.

108 degrees + 42 degrees = 150 degrees.

180 degrees – 150 degrees = 30 degrees.

 

Now try b, c, d and e.

Challenge:

Draw out your own example of a Scalene angle.

Finisher:

Describe a Scalene triangle.

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Literacy

In our Literacy today, we are going to revise the use of an apostrophe for contractions.

Starter:

Watch this video, to remind you of how to use apostrophes in contractions:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zcyv4qt 

Activity: I can use apostrophes for contractions

Challenge:

Plenary:

Now use your improved skills to play this apostrophe for contraction

https://www.education.com/game/space-apostrophes/

OR

 

Remember, tonight at 8pm, clap for the NHS and all frontline staff 👏 🌈❤️

 

Morning boys and girls 😃

Today, we are continuing with angles, however, we are going to learn how to work out the missing angle in triangle.

 

Starter:

Let’s recap on each type of triangle:

All 3 angles in a triangle will always add up to 180 degrees.

Be careful with each type of triangle, your knowledge about them will help you solve missing angles.

 

Activity:

I can find the missing angles.

All angles in an equilateral are the same.

So let’s have a look at right angled triangles. We know what one angle should be already from the name.

We know a right angle is 90 degrees.

We are given another angle.

We have to work out the final angle.

So take it step by step.

All three must = 180

1. We have 90 degrees + 55 degrees = 145

Therefore, 180 degrees – 145 degrees = 35 degrees.

The missing angle is 35 degrees.

Now try b, c and d.

Challenge:

Draw your own example for a right angled triangle with a missing angle.

Give them to someone to try and work out (send a photo to a friend or give to a family member, or send them to me. 👩🏻‍🏫

dpark@woodlands.n-lanark.sch.uk

Finisher:

Recap verbally out loud or written each type of triangle.

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Literacy

There are so many superheroes helping our country right now.

Have a look at this picture below and choose which questions you would like to answer. (Choose at least 4, you can of course do them all if you wish 🌟).

 

1. What do you think the phrase, “A picture is worth a thousand words” mean?
2. List the names of the superheroes you can see in the image.
3. What message is the creator of this image trying to get across?
4. Can you create a title for the image?
5. Add speech bubbles or thought clouds to the image or write them beside the names from question 2.
6. Vocabulary challenge- use the image to help you generate at least 3 nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs and at least 1 simile or metaphor.
7. Use some of the vocabulary to write a caption for the image.
8. Draw a picture of your own version of an NHS superhero and post on our school Twitter account using #nhsscotland to show your gratitude for all their hard work.

*Challenge*

Create a storyboard, story of film incorporating either the image above or your own version or a superhero.

 

Please share your work, as I know it’s going to be super.