Maths

The children now have access to an exciting new set of online resources via Active Learn.  The easiest way to find the resource is to use google chrome and search for active learn login

Each child has been given a username, password is woodlands and the code below password (beside the calculator image) is 6kwa.  Once you are logged in remember you may have to allow pop ups to access the resources.  Each child has been allocated resources that they can choose from.

Literacy

Many children are not completing their reading work at home which is slowing down the pace of their learning.  Please ensure you sign your child’s jotter the say that they have read these chapters.

Green group read chapters 7 & 8 of their group novel (same as last week)

Blue Group read chapters 5 & 6 of their new group novel (same as last week)

Red Group read their new book (to be issued on Tuesday)

Write each sentence using apostrophes to show possession.

Example:  The ball belongs to Daniel.             It’s Daniel’s ball

The web belongs to the spider.

It’s _________________________________________________

The basket belongs to the lady.

It’s _________________________________________________

The collar belongs to the dog.

It’s _________________________________________________

What about plural nouns ?

The ball belongs to the boys.

It’s _________________________________________________

The cave belongs to the dragons.

It’s _________________________________________________

The school belongs to the girls.

It’s _________________________________________________

Extreme Earth:  So far in class we have been looking at volcanoes and earthquakes.  Can you research some famous volcanic eruptions or earthquakes?  Make notes in your jotter explaining: where the volcano/earthquake is, why is it famous or notorious (well known for a bad reason) and the impact it’s had on humans.  If you want you can include maps or images.

This morning we continued our work on newspaper report writing.  Today we started to write a newspaper reporting about the Nepal earthquake of April 2005.  We used our knowledge of earthquakes and skills of taking notes to plan and write and introductory paragraph.  We also planned our second paragraph.  Next time we will complete our newspaper reports.

This morning in PE we played badminton.  First we revised how to hold a racket, then practised serving and shots before taking part in a little tournament.  It was great fun and very competitive 🏸🏸🏸

This afternoon we had structured activities to learn more about Extreme Earth.  We had to work in groups and manage our own time. The activities were:

1. Complete volcano art activity from last week
2. Construct a model of a volcano
3. Create a poster to explain what to do if you are in an earthquake.

Mrs Pollock also set an alarm and when it went off we had to put into practice our earthquake drill similar to what happens when we have a fire drill.  We all survived the earthquake which shook P5/6 this afternoon- phew!!!

PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR PE KIT TOMORROW!

Maths

Pupils have chosen a practice page of subtraction and addition sums.  These can be completed on the sheet.

Here are some websites that you may find useful to use with me!

Brainie (Mental Agility Practice) –http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-brainie/index.html

Number Bond Machines (Set your own number, any number up to 1 000 000)

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/numberbond.html

Literacy

Red group read chapters 7 & 8 of their group novel

Blue Group read chapters 5 & 6 of their new group novel

Green Group read chapters 5 & 6 of their new group novel

Robert Burns is widely regarded as Scotland’s greatest poet. So to mark Burns Night on 25th January, here’s a variety of activities for you to try and learn about his life and work:

http://www.burnsheritagepark.com/fun.htm

http://www.scotland.org/burns-night/

http://www.burnsmuseum.org.uk/images/stories/BurnsWebGames/SpookyWeb/spookeyWeb.html

Can you research Robert Burns’s life and answer these questions:

1. Where was he born?
2. What was his nationality?
3. What was he famous for?
4. Would you like to meet him? Explain your reason.
5. What would you have talked about?

This morning we were so fit and healthy. We gave our hearts a right good workout. First we completed our Daily Mile then we took part in keep fit stations in the gym.  Tomorrow P5s have swimming and dry side. P6s should bring a warm coat and shoes for outside as we may go outside in the afternoon. Miss Ferguson is still waiting for several children’s homework to be handed in for checking. If you are one of those pupils, you must bring in your homework jotter tomorrow!

This afternoon we researched the pros and cons of living beside a volcano.  In our group we completed a structure sort by sorting statements into pros and cons.  We then worked on our own and completed at T-Chart identify pros and cons.  We also used marbling inks to create a background for an erupting volcano.

Maths  

Last week we were looking at number sequences.  Here are a few activities to try at home

What’s the rule? Give children a range of sequences to explore and ask them to find the start number and rule, such as:

• 6, 7, 9, 12, 16, 21, 27, … (start at 6, then add 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …)
• 50, 49, 46, 41, 34, 25, … (start at 50, then take 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, …)
• 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, … (start at 1, then multiply by 3 each time).

Encourage children to write notes on the patterns in each sequence, e.g. every pair of numbers alternates between odd and even.

Make snakes Ask children to draw three snakes, split into many sections, and to write a sequence in each snake, e.g. by counting on or back in steps of the same size, such as 5 at a time. For more of a challenge you could state that the fifth number in each sequence must be a particular number, e.g. 27 or 54, and say that at least one sequence must be descending.

True or false? Give children the following puzzle to investigate: A sequence starts at 5. The terms grow by adding 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and so on. Every number in the sequence will have a units digit of 5, 7 or 1. Do you think the statement is true or false? How do you know

Literacy

Red group read chapters 5 & 6 of their group novel

Blue Group read chapters 2 – 4 of their new group novel (several children need to read Ch2 from last week)

Green Group read chapters 2- 4 of their new group novel (several children need to read Ch2 from last week)

The Belonging Apostrophe

 An apostrophe is used with an s at the end of a noun.

It shows that something or someone belongs to that noun.

A

Write the shortened form of the phrases below:

1.  the bike belongs to the girl = the girl’s bike.
2. the pen belongs to the boy
3. the car belongs to the man
4. the cup belongs to my brother
5. the nuts belong to the squirrel
6. the ship belongs to the captain

B

1. Put these words into your own sentences (e.g. like exercise A):
   1. the golfer’s clubs
   2. the elephant’s trunk
   3. the bird’s eggs
   4. the cat’s eyes
   5. the tree’s branches
   6. the farmer’s tractor

This afternoon we emailed Barack Obama at the White House  in America.  We told him about our work  to promote Rights Respecting Schools, wished him well for the future and invited him and his wife, Michelle, to visit our school- now they’ll have more time on their hands.

Today we were all so excited to see the snow. We changed our literacy lesson and wrote some wonderful Haiku poems about Snow instead. Just before home time, we went out to play in the snow.  We had snowball fights, went sledging, made snowmen and snow angels.  We were all frozen but had great fun!