If you haven’t done the Greenfaulds High School transition activity, please do it!

Spelling

PRACTICE THESE WORDS EVERYDAY! Today it would be great to test someone else. It could be an adult or a friend.

tremendous

accommodate

achieve

separate

irresponsible

rhythm

hideous

legible

 

Language

Writing a letter or email is a key skill.

At this time it is extremely important to focus on positives and telling someone you appreciate them can have a very positive impact on them. Taking five minutes to tell someone thank you for something they have done for you, no matter how simple, can really make them feel appreciated and help them to understand how important they are.

Have a look at this lesson, then write a thank you letter or email to someone who has helped you or done something for you or someone you appreciate. Send it to them and you will make them happy during this tough time.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6hvgwx

 

Maths

Daily 10 multiplying

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

Time games

Try a couple more of the time games. Think about which area of time you want to get better at e.g. adding time, 24 hour time, timetables, half past, quarter to etc and find a game that practices that.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=time&p=2

Here are some other bbc lessons on time and measuring if you want to try them

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkfycdm/resources/1

 

Worksheet

Try these time question

Enjoy your weekend

Spelling

Don’t forget you need to practice the following words every day. Doesn’t have to be for long – 5 minutes is great. Write them, draw them, build them, sing them, type them. Whatever you want

tremendous

accommodate

achieve

separate

irresponsible

rhythm

hideous

legible

 

Language

 

Re read yesterday’s Holes pages. There was an unexpected moment in this part of the story where you learn that the Warden is a woman and that she can be extremely scary and harsh.

As you are reading, take notes on anything you learn about the Warden – what she looks like, how she moves, what she says, how she treats people and how other people act towards her.

Draw the scene where the Warden is standing with Stanley and Mr Pendanski and telling Mr P off for not refilling their water bottles. Make sure you include details that are described in the book about the setting, what people say and how they are acting.

 

 

Maths

Daily 10 = multiplying. Try at least 3 games.

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

 

Adding on time

Here is a huge list of time games, choose one you want to practice and have a go

 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=time&p=2

 

This game in particular will help you to learn to add on time in different intervals.

 

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/119/find_the_start_time#

 

Worksheet

Congratulations to Euan who took the win this week in the sumdog competition!

He scored a massive 366 points and was leading from early on.

 

If anyone has any other ideas for how we could do the sumdog competition or any specific maths topics they would like included in the sumdog competition, let me know by commenting or by email.

Great job everyone who took part.

***SUMDOG COMPETITION 11AM***

 

After most of you compelted the spelling assessment, there were some words which caught a lot of you out!

I think it would be a great idea for us to practice these words EVERYDAY for a week and then we can test them again.

Take time to look at exactly what letters are in the word, what patterns you notice and also even take time to write down how the word is NOT spelled or what letters AREN’T in the word.

Here are the words to work on:

tremendous

accommodate

achieve

separate

irresponsible

rhythm

hideous

legible

 

language

Here are this week’s reading pages:

 

 

Answer the following questions:

1. How did Mr Sir mark where the boys were supposed to dig?
2. Why was X-Ray annoyed at Stanley?
3. When did the water truck come?
4. What could Stanley see digging 200 yards away?
5. How far in meters do you think 200 yards is? Guess then look it up
6. Why did Mr Pendanski tell X-Ray (Rex) not to dig too hard?
7. Why did the boys in group E have to wait for their water?
8. What does the Warden do that is nice to the boys?

Maths

Daily 10 = this week, you should practice multiplying on Daily 10. Try 3 times every day and see what the highest level you can get 10/10 is.

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

 

time

This week, we are continuing with time after looking at timetables last week.

Adding on time is a very important part of managing and understanding time.

This game gives word problems which involve adding on time. Give it a go:

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/118/adding-time-word-problems

Finally sumdog maths championship today at 11am! Good luck

 

 

 

There is a transition task from Greenfaulds High School. This is very important as there are usually lots of transition events at this time of year where the High School staff get to know you, what you like and how you like to learn.

Please take the time to complete this task. If you need any help please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

 

Hello Primary 7. We would like you to introduce yourself to us!

You can do this by producing a short video clip/letter or poster.
In this tell us a little bit about you and what you think we should know about you.

If you have any questions please include them too.

To submit your work you can take a photograph and email it directly to Miss Ferguson.

Good Luck and we look forward to hearing from you.

Greenfaulds High School

Sumdog spelling assessment

You all have a sumdog spelling assessment, take your time and give it a go!

***Don’t forget tomorrow is the sumdog championship at 11am***

Writing

Debating is a very important skill in developing your creative thinking and using your logic skills. It is very important to be able to think about an idea from both sides, plan what you think the arguments are for one side and think about how someone from the other side will respond to your ideas and arguments.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhmdjhv

Check out this lesson about debates and write an argument for one of the debate ideas. I particularly like the one

Oceans are massive and full of fish, it doesn’t matter if we catch lots of fish.

 

You could also take some time to research the issue and get some facts to back up what you are saying.

 

Maths

https://www.transum.org/Maths/Exercise/Timetables.asp

Give this maths game a go – you need to read timetables and work out time durations.

 

Main task

 

Have a look at this train timetable. Can you create some questions about the timetable to ask someone else to answer? Start with simple questions like “what time does the First train leave from Nairn at”. You could then try some true or false questions e.g. “True or False a train leaves Aberdeen at 7:08 on Sundays”.

 

No word problem today, but here are last week’s answers

 

I go out for a bike ride at 11am. I cycle for 2 hours. My average speed is 10 miles per hour (mph). I stop for lunch beside the river and eat my sandwich. It takes me 20 minutes to have lunch. I cycle home much faster because I have so much energy from my lunch. I cycle home at 20 miles per hour.

1. How far do I cycle before I stop for lunch? 20 miles
2. How long does it take me to cycle home? 1 hour (20 miles at 20 miles per hour)
3. True or false – I get home at 2:20pm? True 11 + 2 hours = 1pm + 20 minutes = 1:20pm + 1 hour = 2:20 pm

 

 

Today and Monday are holidays so enjoy your time off.

The Sumdog spelling test will be live on Tuesday.

 

Modern languages

This week we are working on clothes words. Why not make a poster or video or write a song to show what clothes words you have learned and how to pronounce them/spell them/remember them?

 

Holes pages

 

 

Maths

 

Place value

If you would like some revision to remind you about multiplying and dividing by 10s, 100s etc check out this lesson which shows it nice and clearly.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbvkwty

 

Daily 10

 

Don’t forget to keep doing the Daily 10 regularly (every day!) to keep up your mental maths skills. You could compete with everyone in your house and see who can get to the highest level.

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

 

Main task

We are working on reading and understanding timetables. Try this train time table. Take some time to look at the timetable first before answering the questions. It will help you to understand the information better.

 

Word problem of the day

 

 

Yesterday’s answers

Last night I slept for 8 hours. I woke up at 6 am. I watch TV in bed for 10 minutes after I wake up and then go downstairs to get a cup of coffee. The coffee takes 5 minutes to make and then I sit outside and read my book for 30 minutes before I start work.

1. What time did I go to bed? 10pm
2. What time is my coffee ready at? 6:15am
3. True or False – I start work at 7 am? False – 6:45 am

 

Today’s problem

I go out for a bike ride at 11am. I cycle for 2 hours. My average speed is 10 miles per hour (mph). I stop for lunch beside the river and eat my sandwich. It takes me 20 minutes to have lunch. I cycle home much faster because I have so much energy from my lunch. I cycle home at 20 miles per hour.

1. How far do I cycle before I stop for lunch?
2. How long does it take me to cycle home?
3. True or false – I get home at 2:20pm?

 

*** sumdog maths championship today at 11am. This will be in random teams this week. Good luck to everyone***

 

Language

spelling

On Friday, there will be a sumdog spelling assessment on some of the words we have been working on over the last few week. Take some time today, tomorrow and Thursday to look back over the spelling lists that I have been putting up on Mondays. Read the words, write the words, type the words, draw them, sing them… whatever helps you learn them.

This week’s words are:

absence, ancient, certainly, definitely, disappear, existence, guidance, government, irrelevant, muscle, niece, receive, rhythm, temperature.

 

Semi-colons

Colons and semi-colons are tricky punctuation to use and often get forgotten about in our writing.

 

Have a go at this lesson from BBC Bitesize – there are a few videos and a quiz to check if you have understood.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdtny9q

 

Holes

Just a couple of pages for reading today. Enjoy.

 

Maths

 

Sumdog championship today at 11 am. Random teams this week

 

Word problem of the day

Yesterday’s answers

I leave my house at 09:20am. I want to get the 09:35 bus and it takes me 12 minutes to walk to the bus stop. I forget my phone and realise after walking 1 minute from my house. I immediately turn around and walk back for it, then straight to the bus stop.

1. How long do I have to walk from the house to the bus stop before the bus gets there? 15 minutes
2. If I didn’t forget my phone, how long after I arrived at the bus stop, would the bus have arrived? 3 minutes
3. Will I be on time to catch the bus after I have turned back to get my phone? Yes by 1 minute

 

Today’s problem

Last night I slept for 8 hours. I woke up at 6 am. I watch TV in bed for 10 minutes after I wake up and then go downstairs to get a cup of coffee. The coffee takes 5 minutes to make and then I sit outside and read my book for 30 minutes before I start work.

1. What time did I go to bed?
2. What time is my coffee ready at?
3. True or False – I start work at 7 am?

French

How did you get on with the French words yesterday? Here are their meanings.

La chemise – shirt

Le pantalon – trousers

La jupe – skirt

La chaussettes – socks

La chaussures – shoes

La veste – vest

Le chapeau – hat

Le manteaux -coat

La casquette – cap

La cravat – tie

La robe – dress

Le tee-shirt – T-shirt

Le parapluie – umbrella

 

Try out some French clothes games on Digital Dialects.

https://www.digitaldialects.com/

 

main task

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read today’s pages from Holes. Guess what the following words mean and then look up their meaning using a dictionary or the internet. Read before the word and after the word, then insert your guess where the word is and check if the sentences still make sense.

shovelful

canteen

arced

pried

record any other words you don’t know the meaning of and guess their meaning before looking them up.

 

Let’s also work on our prediction skills. Prediction is a key skill for understanding what you have read and making sense of a longer piece of text.

 

Answer these prediction questions

1. If Stanley finds something interesting again, do you think he will give it to X-Ray or the warden? Why?
2. What kidn of relationship will X-Ray and Stanley have? Will the be friends? Team mates? Enemies? Why?
3. How will the Warden react when the Warden finds out that Mr Pendanski didn’t tell The Warden about the fossil that Stanley found?
4. If one of the kids was going to try and escape, how would the do it? What would happen?

 

 

maths

Place value practice

Here is an excellent game that gets you to visualise where numbers are on a number line and then compare their size. Take your time to look carefully at the numbers on the line and how many pieces the line is split into, this will help you guess the number. Give it a go

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/266

timetables

we are continuing to work on reading time tables and understanding the information contained within it.

Look at the following timetable and answer the questions

 

 

Word problem of the day

Yesterday’s answers

I need 400g of flour to make a loaf of bread. I want to make 4 loaves of bread and I have 2 kg of flour.

1. Do I have enough flour? yes
2. How much flour will I have left over at the end? 400g
3. How many loaves can I make with 2kg of flour? 5 loaves

1kg = 1000g

2kg = 2000g.

 

Today’s problem

 

I leave my house at 09:20am. I want to get the 09:35 bus and it takes me 12 minutes to walk to the bus stop. I forget my phone and realise after walking 1 minute from my house. I immediately turn around and walk back for it, then straight to the bus stop.

1. How long do I have to walk from the house to the bus stop before the bus gets there?
2. If I didn’t forget my phone, how long after I arrived at the bus stop, would the bus have arrived?
3. Will I be on time to catch the bus after I have turned back to get my phone?

 

 

 ***Don’t forget tomorrow is the weekly sumdog championship. Tomorrow you will be put in random teams!***