In Maths we will be looking at angles. For this homework your child will need a protractor or can borrow one from the school

Measuring Up – Ask your child to find a variety of objects in his/her room, which have clear angles. He/she should then estimate the size before measuring the angle carefully with a protractor. He/she should then bring one of the objects, and the measurements, into class to show the class teacher.

Angle Hunt – Ask your child to have a look around the house and create a list all of the places they find angles. For extra challenge, he/she could note next to each angle whether it is acute, right, obtuse, straight or reflex. He/she should then bring their list to class to share with his/her teacher and classmates.

Challenge a Friend – Ask your child to use his/her knowledge of angles to design, write and illustrate a complex word problem for a friend, which he/she should bring in to school to give to a friend. For extra challenge, the problem could link to the current class topic.

Here are some websites that you may find useful!

Website 1 – http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/maths/shape_space/angles/activity/ Revise the basics using this activity.

Website 2 – http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/geometry/anglesact.shtml Can you correctly identify the sizes of all of the angles? Try this activity for a real challenge!

Website 3 – http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/shape_space/angles/play/ An interactive activity in a fun context!

Website 4 – http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2_activities/maths/angles.shtml Do you know your angles? Test yourself with this fun game.

Website 5 – http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/protractor.html Brush up on how to use your protractor to measure angles with this activity.

Website 6 – http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/maths/activities/year6/angles/game.asp How accurately can you estimate an angle?

Literacy

The weblink below has many links to different games and quizzes. They will help to develop your understanding of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and apostrophes- all of which we have looked at in the past few weeks.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy2.htm#apo

A Grammar photo story teaching children how to use apostrophes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGeHg5i7OJo

Play apostrophe (for contraction) Snap.

shouldn’t              should not   

wouldn’t                would not

couldn’t                 could not

hadn’t                    had not

wasn’t                   was not

should’ve              should have

could’ve                could have

would’ve               would have

doesn’t                  does not

can’t                      cannot

don’t                      do not

shan’t                    shall not

let’s                       let us

i’m                         i am

we’re                    we are

it’s                       it is

they’re                   they are

mustn’t             must not

haven’t                  have not

she’s                     she is

you’ve                   you have

he’d                      he had

they’ll                    they will

 

Careers Week

Look at this new website https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/

This is Skills Development Scotland’s new web service offering you lots of valuable information and tools to help you win that job or develop your career. Discover your WoW factor and make that next move with My World of Work. You maybe only in P5/6 but have a look at this website and research some jobs you may wish to consider in the future.

There is also a section for parents: My World of Work for Parents

This afternoon we ran a games afternoon and we invited S1 from Glencryan School.  We thought it was a very successful afternoon with both schools agreeing we need to have more events together.

In literacy, some of us have learning about using the apostrophe for ownership and some of us are consolidating our use of the possessive apostrophe.  We found it easy to add in the apostrophe if the noun was singular but it was a little bit trickier when the noun was plural, especially an irregular plural like children.  We learned a good strategy if you’re not sure about to put the possessive apostrophe.

This morning we started to look at the features of a newspaper.  Then we had to pick an article from a newspaper and use post-it’s to label the different features.  Next we completed a sheet with a partner that asked us to identify: the headline, by-line, introduction, body, quotes, photographs and captions.

This afternoon we started to look at the story of Esther. We found out how she saved the Jewish people from death. Next we will make puppets for the main characters: Mordecai, Haman, Esther and the King.

This morning we learned how to dance the Slosh- a popular dance at Scottish parties and weddings. We started by creating our own dance which had to a have a kick and a turn. This helped us to get used to the beat of the music. Mrs Pollock then showed us the steps to the Slosh and we all picked it up very quickly.  

After our reading and learning logs, we split into 3 group for activities. We had Valentine’s Crafts, Cool Maths Games (Billy the Bug) and K’nex.  Next month, there is going to be a K’nex Challenge for P6 in Greenfaulds High School.

❤️💕💕❤️💕💕 This afternoon, we made Valentine Sweethearts to sell at the Valentine’s disco tonight. We are going to sell them for 20p each and we hope to make a profit. ❤️💕💕❤️💕💕

In Maths we will be looking at units of time.
Go to this website and find out which day of the week, date, month and year you were born on.
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/calendar.html

Monday’s Child by Mother Goose
Monday’s Child is fair of face
Tuesday Child is full of grace
Wednesday’s Child is full of woe
Thursday’s Child has far to go
Friday’s Child is loving and giving
Saturday’s Child works hard for a living
But the Child that is born
On the Sabbath Day,
Is witty and wise and good and happy!
Can you find out what the poem says about other people in your house?

For extra practise on time  including worksheets and games have a look at:

http://www.snappymaths.com/other/measuring/time/time.htm
We still need to practise our times tables. Have a look at this link to the Guardian Education Blog for some great resources and ideas to help provide a solid times tables platform. This link also explains why learners need to know their tables.
http://www.theguardian.com/education/teacher-blog/2013/apr/29/times-tables-teaching-resource

Literacy
Letter of Complaint
Imagine that you’ve been feeling poorly and have taken some medicine to help you get better.
Imagine that instead of making you better (doing what it said on the bottle) the medicine has actually done something unexpected to you.
Perhaps the medicine has made you bigger or smaller. Maybe the medicine has changed you into something else!
What you have to do is write a letter of complaint to the people who made the medicine.
Make sure that you tell them what has happened to you. Tell them what things you now find difficult because of the effects of the medicine (you could also mention anything that you find easier!). Tell them exactly what you want them to do about the situation and why.
Remember to set out your letter correctly!

Pancake Tuesday
In France they call it Mardi Gras, which means Grease or Fat Tuesday. Research and find other names, used around the world, for Pancake Tuesday. Did you make pancakes? Write down the recipe in your thinking jotter- don’t forget to include the ingredients and equipment used.

Today we had three acts competing in the Woodlands Got Talent: Rebecca and Timothy; Megan and Erin and Chloe.   They were fabulous stars and a credit to P5/6. The rest of the class were a wonderful audience. It was an entertaining afternoon and we all enjoyed ourselves.

 

 

Megan and Erin came third and won 100 points for their house- pine.  Well done, Girls 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽