Literacy

An idiom is a group of words that are used in everyday speech and writing their meaning is different from what you would expect. The words are not literally true. Example: to paddle your own canoe doesn’t mean that you are really in a canoe. It means that you can do things for yourself

Match these 10 idioms with their meaning.  Write them out neatly in your jotter

Idioms

1. to bury the hatchet
2. to draw the long bow
3. to mind one’s p’s and q’s
4. to let the cat out of the bag
5. to ride the high horse
6. to hit below the belt
7. to smell a rat
8. to paddle one’s own canoe
9. to blow one’s own trumpet
10. to be a wet blanket

Meanings

1. to be suspicious
2. to be very arrogant or cocky
3. to be a spoilsport
4. to boast about yourself
5. to exaggerate
6. to make peace
7. to give away a secret
8. to act unfairly
9. to be careful how you behave
10. to do things for yourself

Have you finished and checked your work?

Moving on

Can you think of any sentences where we might use idioms for example in speech?

Can you think of a conversation using idioms?

Maths

Decimal Fractions-tenths and hundreths.  I’ve uploaded work onto everyone’s Active Learn Account.  There are many activities to choose from.  Pick at least 3.

 

French

• Make yourself some number flashcards from 31-60 and then words in French e.g. trente- trois 33.
• Play with a partner by placing the cards face down now see how many matches you can find. The winner is the person who finds the most pairs.

Music

Learn the lyrics for the Summer Show.  Remember to bring your sheet back to school so we can use it in class.

 

 

School Show Costume

The school show takes place on Tuesday 19^th and Wednesday 20th June.  Please discuss with someone at home your costume.  The school will provide everyone with a blue t-shirt but you need to bring in from home denim jeans, denim shorts or denim skirt.  Please bring in your denim item by WEDNESDAY 13^th JUNE in a bag clearly labelled with your name.

This week you can purchase 2 tickets for the show.  In a few weeks, any tickets that are left will be sold on a first come first served basis.

This morning we joined up with P6/7 for our PE lesson.  We split into two groups: field events and track events.  Tomorrow are going to meet our new P1  buddies who we will work with in August .

  

All Homework activities have a health focus this week.

 Complete at least 3 of the activities this week for homework from Tasks A-F

A) Plan and budget for a healthy 2 course meal for a family of 5

Choose and plan healthy and nutritional meal for a family of 5 – 2 adults and 3 children.

List the ingredients and the price of each ingredient (use online supermarket, or visit the supermarket)

Maximum £20 spend

Add up the total cost of everything needed for the meal

2 courses can be starter and main or main and dessert.

 

B) How does advertising and the media affect my food choices?

Try out these activities about food adverts and discuss what you find:

Look out for adverts for the same type of product (e.g. breakfast cereals) and discuss which one would make you want to try the product and why.

Compare different products that have a healthy image and investigate how healthy they really are.

Find a food advert that you really like.
Why do you like it?

At home, watch TV during the adverts in the evening. Which food products are being advertised? Which are healthy and unhealthy? Describe the best advert you see.

 

C) Create an advert which promotes a healthy food product.

It can be a poster or a recording.

It must include the health and nutrition benefits of the food

It must including tempting words and phrases that will make people want to buy the product.

 

D) Cooking and eating together

If you get the chance, help to cook a healthy, nutritional meal at home.  Write about the meal and its nutritional value.  Remember the benefits of eating together and try to sit and eat with people you love this week as much as possible.

E) Make your own healthy fruit smoothie or make your own pizza

Take a photo!

 

F) Scottish Produce

Research to find out which foods are locally available in different areas in Scotland.

Record your findings.

 

Everyone has selected one MINDFUL activity from:

• Bedtime Gratitude
• Calming Jars Activity
• Describing Feelings

Today we have had our sports day.  We spent most of the day outside  and had great fun on all the different activities.  We will certainly sleep soundly tonight.

 

Literacy:  We are looking at clauses.

Task One

Using an appropriate conjunction, make these two single-clause sentences into a two-clause sentence. Set it out like the example below.

The monster looked scary. He looked angry.

The monster looked scary and angry.

1. The monster jumped up and down. He stamped his feet.
2. The monster looked terrifying. He was very friendly.
3. He walked towards Garry. Garry told him to stop.
4. The monster put down his club. He looked at Garry’s glasses.
5. Garry wasn’t as scared. He was still cautious.
6. The monster moved towards Garry. He bit his head off!

Task Two

Copy these sentences and underline the two clauses in each one.

1. The children were happy until their dad shouted at them.
2. Mark was upset because his cat had disappeared.
3. Joan picked up the first prize and the best-groomed horse award.
4. Neil was excited but his brother was a bit worried.
5. Nobody would know until the end who the winner would be.

Maths:  We are looking at fractions. Complete Tasks 1 or 2 then 1 other from Tasks 3-5.

Task 1 Find the answer to:

1/7 of 49=           1/7 of 56=           1/6 of 18=           1/6 of 12=

1/6 of 42=           1/7 of 42=           1/7 of 14=           1/6 of 60=

Task 2 Find the answer to:

3/7 of 49=           4/7 of 56=           5/6 of 18=           2/6 of 120=

3/6 of 42=           2/7 of 42=           5/7 of 140=         4/6 of 600=

Here are some websites that you may find useful!

Task 3: Coin collection (1/10) – Ask your child to find one 10p coin.  Ask them to draw around it ten times, colour some and them write what fraction of £1 the coloured set is, e.g. 40p is 4/10 or £1 or 90p is 9/10 of £1.

Task 4: Coin collection (1/5) – Ask your child to fine one 20p coin.  Ask them to draw around it five times, colour some and them write what fraction of £1 the coloured set is, e.g. 40p is 2/5 or £1 or 80p is 4/5 of £1.

Task 5: Sorting objects – ask your child to sort 20 small identical objects, such as 1p coins, grapes, sweets into two equal groups, then into four equal groups, then five equal groups and then 10 equal groups.  They record the number in the groups, e.g. ½ of 20=10, ¼ of 20 = 5 etc ask them to note when a group or groups have the same number.

Fractions – http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/fractions/index.htm

Dolphin racing – http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/ma17frac-game-dolphin-racing-fractions

Fractions of something – http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/ma17frac-game-fractions-of-something

 

Music

Learn the lyrics for the Summer Show.  Remember to bring your sheet back to school so we can use it in class.

REMEMBER SPORTS DAY THIS FRIDAY.  YOU WILL BE OUTSIDE FOR MOST OF THE DAY.  PLEASE DRESS APPROPRIATELY, BRING AN EXTRA DRINK AND SUN CREAM, IF NECESSARY.

 

This morning we were practising our balancing and movements skills across a variety of apparatus.  If you didn’t have your PE kit today, please bring it in for tomorrow’s PE lesson.

In Maths, we have been revising fractions.

I understand what a tenth means – I can describe and record tenths in a variety of different ways and can locate them on a number line

1. Give children squared paper, given to them by Mrs Pollock,  and get them to draw a 0–2 number line, marked in tenths (i.e. with 20 intervals). They play the following game with another person at home. Each places a coin on 0 to start. They take turns to toss a third coin. If it lands heads up, move their coin 1\10 along the line and say aloud the number landed, on, e.g. one tenth, one and two tenths. If the coin lands tails up, they can move on 2\10. The winner is the first player to reach or move beyond 2.
2. Active Learn Accounts have been loaded with new activities
3. Practice tables for test on Friday.

Literacy

Please read the section from your group novel.  Remember you must bring your novel back to class everyday.

Red Group Read Play Real Dragons Roar

Blue Group Read P82-118

Green Group Read P162-193

Improving Sentences

These sentences are really boring and need to be made more interesting!

Rewrite each one neatly in your homework book.

Think about all the ways we have been learning to improve our sentences in class:

• use powerful verbs
• use adjectives (but not too many!) to describe the noun
• add adverbs to tell the reader about the verb
• extend your sentence  by using connectives
• add a super sentences starter – time, place and character
• add extra information – don’t forget the commas!
• don’t forget PUNCTUATION!

1. The band played.
2. The police searched the park.
3. The witch climbed onto her broom.
4. The footballer kicked the ball.
5. The man walked up the hill.
6. The cat walked along the wall.

Art

We have been looking at the work of the Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso.  Here are some links to help you learn more about Picasso:

Blue Period – http://youtu.be/ux-bGaAK9LI

Early works (covering blue rose and cubist)   http://youtu.be/Odqhkt3kYiA

Picasso in action – live painting- http://youtu.be/pNrYupcDlXE

Child Narrated – http://youtu.be/_fNvBJAJw4s

As well as a famous painter, Picasso was also a famous sculptor.  Use junk modelling to create a Picasso inspired model.

This afternoon P6 planted a black currant bush and pansies.  We chose our planter because we think it will get the afternoon sun.  We had  to prune the bush and plant it deep within the planter then surrounded it with pansies.