Morning P6,

How are we today? Yesterday,  Mr Green put on the School Blog lots of websites for you to explore.  As from today at 10am, on the BBC Scotland Channel (Freeview Channel 9 or 108; Freesat Channel 106, 108 0r 174; Sky Channel 115) there will be educational programmes, that may interest you.

Have you made a rainbow to put up at your window? Many children across the UK have painted or coloured in a rainbow to remind everyone passing your house or flat that storms don’t last forever and that we want to spread positivity rather than Coronavirus.  Rory and I made one today and lots of people were waving to Rory as they passed our window.

Numeracy

Starter:

A square number is just a number multiplied by itself. We would write 9 squared like this 9 ²

So 9 ²= 81   5 ²= 25  10²= 100

Play Hit the Button selecting Square Numbers. Play a few games. What’s your best score?

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Activity: I can round numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000

If you need to remind yourself of how to round to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000 have a look at:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zh8dmp3/articles/zpx2qty

Round to the nearest 10:

1. 1472 -> 1470               2.     2091
2. 1008                                 4.     3646
3. 2402                                 6. 1998
4. 8043                                 8. 7951
5. 9099                               10. 3049

Rounding to the nearest 100:

1. 6750 -> 6800              2.     7549

3.   6666                             4.  5452

5.   3149                             6.     2449

7.   1062                             8.     1112

9.   3451                              10.    3049

Rounding to the nearest 1,000:

1.  7460 -> 7000                       2.     6546

2.   4099                                   4.     7500

5.    8499                                 6.     9250

7.   1199                                  8.     3501

9.   9542                                  10.    684

 

Challenge: How many numbers less than 10 000 can you write where the nearest 10 is the same as the nearest 100 and the nearest 1,000

Plenary:

You pick the level!

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding

Free Writing

I can create a short story using the 5 features: beginning, build up, problem, solution and ending.

I can begin using one of the 6 different ways:

• Describe a character
• Describe a setting
• Describe an action
• Describe an object
• Dialogue
• Question

I can use good V.C.O.P and figurative language (Onomatopoeia– Bang, Splash; Alliteration– the land was magical, marvellous yet mysterious; Simile– it was as cold as ice; Metaphor- stone heart; Personification– the wind was howling.)

I can share my story with someone.

 

Starter:

Try to use the activity: “I see, I think, I wonder” to get some ideas and inspiration.

This could be looking at a picture, front cover of a novel or comic, outside your window, film cover, trailer for a movie or TV show, advert etc.

 

Activity:

Begin your plan (remember, all authors plan their ideas and story first to make it the best it can be and so they don’t forget their ideas whilst writing). You can plan in any format (Story Mountain, list, spider diagram, drawings, story map, step, ladder etc).

Begin writing your story!

Challenge:

Can you count how many WOW words or figurative language you used? (Metaphor, Simile, Personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia)

Can you count how many semi-colons you managed to use?

Plenary:

Read your story to someone if you can and ask for a star and a wish.

 

Keep Safe and I’ll be in touch tomorrow.

Mrs Pollock