Today we have been learning about inventions and discoveries from the Victorian era.  We are working in groups to research and present our findings on what we think is the most important Victorian  invention or discovery.

We we are making our presentation posters look good by using coloured paper, coloured pens, graphics and 3 d effects.

Language

Parts of speech

You have been learning about different parts of speech over the last few weeks, so here is an opportunity to revise them! You have a selection of words which you are going to put under the correct heading in a table in your jotter. The headings are: noun, adjective, verb, adverb and pronoun. After you have completed the table, please write 5 sentences using a word from each column.

Reading – ongoing

Reading is not just an activity completed in school, it is ongoing and there are lots of opportunities for reading outside school. Find an interesting sentence or short paragraph from a piece of environmental text – reading book, poster, flier, newspaper report, recipe etc.  Copy it into your jotter and explain why you think it is interesting.

Number

You have been learning different strategies to help you add numbers accurately.

Complete the addition sums neatly in your jotter.

Use these sites to help you practise your calculation skills:

Activelearn

 https://urbrainy.com/maths-games/year-6-age-10-11/revise-addition-facts-year-6-maths-games

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=22

IDL

JRSO slogan competition – see the small sheet for details.

Primary 6 have been so good that they have won the Cool Class Cup again, 🏆

Christmas Homework

Choose 3 colours.  You may not use any other colours.  Now colour the baubles but make sure that each one is different.  (You may use each colour more than once on any bauble if you wish.)  If you run out of baubles you can draw more on paper.  How many different designs can you make?  Use bauble sheet given to you from Mrs Pollock.

This will be the last homework until 2018!!!!

Tomorrow is our dress rehearsal at 9.15am.  Some children have still to bring in their party clothes to wear on stage.

It’s also Christmas Lunch tomorrow and, if they want, children can wear a Christmas jumper and bring in a non-perishable food item for Cumbernauld Food Bank.

Next Monday, it’s P5-7s Christmas Party.  The party will take place after lunch but children can wear their party clothes to school.  Please donate either a bottle of juice, shop bought cakes, multipack of crisps, fun size sweets/chocolate or a packet of sweets to share.

In our writing this morning we wrote a reply letter to Mother Christmas.  We were writing as Father Christmas who was apologising for leaving Mother Christmas alone every Christmas, amongst other things.  We watched a short clip of Raymond Briggs, “Father Christmas” to help us write our letter from Father Christmas’s point of view.

Six children have brought their costume in for the school show.  The children have been asked to bring in clothes they’d wear to a party as our song in the Nativity is about celebration.  Please ensure that your child’s costume is sent into school by Tuesday 11th December.

Dates to Remember:

Wednesday 13th Dec Christmas Lunch, Christmas Jumper Day, bring in a non pershiable food item for food bank.  Also Dress Rehearsal

Friday 15th Dec – Nativity morning and afternoon performances

Monday 18th Dec – P5-7 Christmas Party.  Children to wear party clothes and bring in a contribution for the party food (crisps, juice, shop bought cakes, sweets, fun size chocs etc).  Obviously the party clothes could be the same clothes worn to Nativity performances.

Today we practised the P6 song for the Nativity.  It was the first time we got to practise on the stage.  The Nativity is next Friday morning and afternoon and tickets are still on sale (£2 a ticket).  The children have been asked to bring in clothes, that they would wear to a party, for the dress rehearsal by Tuesday 12th December.

Maths:

Many children still need to spend time learning their tables.  It would be helpful if the children could have their times tables “at their fingertips”.  The times tables help the children in so many areas of maths.  Each child in the class knows what tables they should be working on.  Between now and Christmas we will be having table tests every week.

Group 1 Focus on 2, 5 & 10 x tables

Group 2 Focus on 2,3,4,5,6,8,10 x tables

Group 3 Focus on 2,3,4,5,6,7, 8,9 & 10 x tables

Here are some ideas to help your child learn their tables:

Chant/Sing/Write the tables out

http://www.teachingtables.co.uk/ (this website has links to many other websites)

Between now and Christmas we will have a tables test every week.

Literacy

Add speech to these sentences.  Don’t forget puncuation before clossing ”

1. Bessie asked Joanne, “__________________”
2. “_____________________,” cried the robber.
3. The big bully shouted, “______________________”
4. Aunt Sally asked, “________________________”
5. “____________________,” said the teacher.
6. “_____________________” asked the old lady.
7. My friend shouted, “____________________”
8. “____________________” the dentist said to the boy.

Make up three speech sentences of your own, adding the speech marks in the right places.

This afternoon we had PE in the hall.  It was really cold so we warmed up with line tig, followed by a game of Octopus and finally a highly competitive game of Kingball.  We were soon warmed up!

Please remember to think about what you are going to wear at the Nativity.  You have been asked to wear clothes that you’d wear at a party.  Keep practising your times tables as you’ll be having a test on Monday ( part of this weeks homework).

This afternoon, we had a fantastic time down at the Luggie.  It was a crisp and bright afternoon and we were all wrapped up cosy.  We checked out the new gates installed to stop people on quad bikes, the new footpaths and the gully.  We had great fun exploring the gully, climbing over and under trees.  Some of us thought we’d even found Stig’s house!  Finally, we walked over the bridge to the top end of the reserve and explored further.

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Our song for the Nativity is about celebration.  For the show. please bring in clothes to wear on stage.  Your clothes should be what you would wear to a party.  Please bring into school by Monday 11th December in a bag with your name clearly labelled on it.

Tomorrow we are going to The Luggie.  It is to be cold but dry.  Please bring a warm coat, gloves, hat etc and your wellies or old shoes/boots.