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.

 

Good morning everyone  Hope you are all well and ready for another day of short activities.

Starter:

Which shape am I describing?

a) I have got 2 acute angles and 2 obtuse angles.

b) I have got 3 acute angles.

c I have got 1 right angle.

d) I have got 4 acute and 4 reflex angles.

e) I have got no right angles.

f) I have got 2 acute angles and 2 obtuse angles.

Activity: I can work out supplementary angles.

Today, we are going to use the knowledge of straight lines being 180 degrees to work out supplementary angles.

Try these:

Optional challenge:

Finisher:

Recap: Can you explain how to work out a missing angle on a straight line?

Literacy:

Today we are going to identify nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs from a text.

Starter:

Watch this video clip to remind you of how to identify different word classes like nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs (only watch up until 3.32mins):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75gRVcKIFkY 

Please don’t worry about KS2 SATs, tests that children living in England sit in May, we don’t have them in Scotland- phew!!

Activity:

Now using Chapter 16 from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, go on a nouns, verbs, adverb and adjective hunt.

You may even draw these if you can.

Use your book to find at least 5 for each word class write them down in your jotter.  Then choose 1 of each word class and write an interesting sentence.

Click to access LionWitchWardrobe_CSL.pdf

Challenge: Now watch the rest of the video clip (from 3.33 mins) to learn about pronouns, determiners, prepositions and conjunctions.

Plenary:

Log onto Sumdog and complete the Nouns, Verbs, Adjective and Adverbs Challenge (it’s available until this Friday).  There are 250 coins to collect. Good Luck!

Good morning boys and girls 😁

Are you ready for another week of online learning 🌼 ?

Remember, if you have any questions, you can e-mail me or comment on the blog and I will get back to you.

This week, we are going to recap on angles.

Today, we are doing a short activity on types of angles.

Starter:

Watch the 2 short videos on this link and then complete the short quiz at the bottom.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zb6tyrd/articles/zg68k7h

Activity:

I can recognise and identify angles.

Write the name of each angle (acute, right angle, obtuse, straight angle, reflex).

Write estimated degrees for each angle using your knowledge of each type of angle.

(You can draw these angles out and colour -code the type of angle if you wish or just write the answers next to the letters).

If you notice a type of angle not shown above, can you draw your own example?

Challenge:

Finisher:

On Active Learn, you will see in your allocated games “Reel it in Game 14”. You can choose your level of difficulty by choosing Bronze, Silver or Gold.

Remember, to log in you use the first 4 letters of your first name followed by the first 4 letters of your second name.

Your password should be woodlands (any issues comment or e-mail me).

The school code is” 6KWA”

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Literacy:

Starter:

It has been over 3 weeks since we last read our class novel. Skim and scan the last chapter we read, Chapter 15, to remind yourself what happened.

http://www.samizdat.qc.ca/arts/lit/PDFs/LionWitchWardrobe_CSL.pdf 

Now verbally tell someone at home what happened in Chapter 15 (summarise).

OR

Skim and scan Chapter 15 then draw out (take on the role of the illustrator) a last memory from Chapter 15.

Activity:

Click on the link below. Go to page 95, or previous if you have chapters to catch up reading.

http://www.samizdat.qc.ca/arts/lit/PDFs/LionWitchWardrobe_CSL.pdf

 

1. What did Lucy think the Witch’s courtyard was like at first?
2. What did Aslan do to bring the statues back to life?
3. How did they all get out of the Witch’s courtyard?
4. What did Mr. Tumnus tell Lucy about the giant Rumblebuffin?
5. What was the change in the noise that gave Lucy an odd feeling?
6. What was happening in the centre of the battlefield?

*Challenge*

1. Why do you think the other lion was so pleased that Aslan had said “us lions”?
2. What do you think the Witch was thinking when she saw Aslan?
3. Thinking of the symbolism C.S. Lewis creates when comparing Aslan to Jesus, in terms of Christianity, what do you think Aslan saving the statues could symbolise?

 

Plenary:

I see, I think, I wonder (in your head, verbally to someone or written down):

From the film, look at this photograph. This is the moment when the battle paused; the White Witch saw Aslan for the first time since he came back alive.

What do you think the White Witch:

• Can see? 👀
• Is thinking? 💭
• Could be wondering? 🤔

 

Mental Starter:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

Select at least Level 5 (on top left hand corner of screen) then choose Doubles/Halves.

Activity:

Today we are going to learn about polyhedrons or polyhedral (they both mean the same!).  For many of you this will be new learning but don’t panic just watch this video clip and you’ll learn how to name polyhedrons and work out if a shape is a polyhedron or not.

https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/polyhedron.html

I can identify polyhedrons (Polyhedra)

Challenge:

Have a go at the explore section on P39.

Plenary:

Have a go at Friday’s Shape Challenge on Sumdog.  There are 250 possible coins to collect.  Good Luck!!

I will keep the house open today also!

 

I can’t believe that’s another week over already boys and girls.

Which means it is 1 week closer to seeing all of your faces 🙂

Today, is the final paragraph for your report. Literacy.

Starter:

Think back in time, to different pieces of writing you have created over the year. Think about your narrative writing, did you have a favourite? Maybe you enjoyed free writing, maybe you enjoyed creating you Christmas Book and sharing it with the younger classes at reading buddies, maybe it was your Halloween story.

Why was this your favourite? Did you use good techniques? Did you use good V.C.O.P? Did you include a metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia? Did you feel proud?

Brainstorm the novels you have read and the work you have done on them. Think about your class novels BFG and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (still to complete). Did you enjoy them? Why?/ Why not? Think about your group novels and tasks, how did you get on? Can you summarise? Can you work out the meaning of tricky words? Can you find techniques used by the author? Can you describe characters?

Activity:

I can identify 3 strengths and a next step

Today, I would like you to write a short paragraph about your progress, thoughts and feelings about your effort in Literacy. Remember to reflect on some of the things mentioned above. I would like you to focus on you strengths (at least 3) and one next step. What are you proud of? What would you like to get better at?

Challenge:

Can you add reflect on Talking and Listening activities. Think about Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; did you listen well? Did you engage in the activities? Did you participate in discussions? Did you listen and watch the film clips?

Do you respect the opinions of your group when discussing your books? Do you add on to others opinions?

Listening could be what you want to work on next, maybe you want to participate more to group and class discussions.

Think about giving personal talks/ presentations to the class.

You might wish to comment on your handwriting (letter size and joins) and spelling (tests and using day to day basis) too. Do you use Sumdog spelling and reading? How do you find them?

 

Finisher:

As always, check over your work. Make sure you are happy with it, have been honest and are feeling proud of yourself for all of the things you have been able to write down that you can do. I am very proud of you all this year.

REMEMBER, please send me your paragraphs from this week, even if you send a picture of them all today because you had forgotten. I would LOVE to read them!

Send to dpark@woodlands.n-lanark.sch.uk

Enjoy your weekend boys and girls. Stay safe. ☀️ 🌈

Good Morning 🙂

This is not part of your work this week, just some ideas.
This morning I have taken a break from Joe Wick workouts and going to try some Yoga! Let me know through comments on the blog what exercise you have been up to! Have you been learning more Tik Tok dances? Let’s motivate each other 🙂

 

If you are looking to do something different today, perhaps you could think of some Art. I know there are many of you in the class enjoy drawing.

I have been trying to develop my art skills through Youtube tutorials.

You could try these two:

I will post my attempts tomorrow morning of my drawings (no laughing).

Maybe you could make a lovely bright Thank You poster either on your computer/ laptop or drawing for our NHS and all front line staff doing a fantastic job.

Yesterday was Earth Day, perhaps you could create a poster all about how to be ECO friendly.

You could just spread positive vibes through a positive poser, with some positive, motivating quotes.

ICT- You could do some research and present this information on a Power Point, Word Document, poster or fact file/ report.

You could research about NHS, Earth Day, today is St George’s Day, it also is Ramadan, 13^th April  was Baisakhi. Can you find out about one of these?

 

If you decide to do any research or art, please take a picture and send it to me 🙂 I can share them with everyone on the blog and we can fill it with positive, colourful pictures or some interesting information.

Send to dpark@woodlands.n-lanark.sch.uk

Mental Starter:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

Select at least Level 5 (on top left hand corner of screen) then choose Rounding.

Activity:

Today we are building on yesterday’s plenary which asked you to think about the nets of shapes.  Today we are going to look at different nets and ask what 3-d shape will they make?

Challenge:

Can you make any nets from the above page to construct a 3 –d Shape?

Finisher: 

There is an assessment on Sumdog, 5 quick questions, it won’t take you long at all, see how you get on 🙂