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P4 Sumdog Champions๐Ÿ†

๐ŸŒŸ Well done to everyone who took part in our competition against P4/5.

๐ŸŒŸ We are the WINNERS!!

๐ŸŒŸ Keep your eyes peeled for something exciting happening next week (since itโ€™s a short week) on Sumdog.

๐ŸŒŸ I have been very impressed by your good effort and improved accuracy: Sonny, Emily, Callum, Nathan, Hollie, Isla, Szymon and Ryan.

Have a lovely long weekend and check-in on the blog on Tuesday morning at 10am. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Mrs Maher ๐ŸŽ

 

7.5.20 Home Learning

Morning everyone!

I hope that you all enjoyed the sunshine yesterday.ย ๐Ÿ™‚
I am missing hearing all of your lovely stories every day.
Remember that today is your last day of home learning this weekend as it is the May holiday weekend โ€“ so no home learning tomorrow or Monday.

Take a Moment

This week’s breathing technique and relaxation activity with Mrs McMillan is the ‘High 5 breathing.’ Those of you that visit her throughout the week will remember this. It’s aย great technique to help you regain control when you are beginning to lose your cool! It’s great for everyone – adults too!

 

Tomorrow is a very special day, tomorrow is the 75th anniversary of VE Day. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งย On 8 May 1945, Prime Minister Winston Churchillย madeย an announcement on the radio at 3pm that the war in mainland Europe (WW2) was to end, following Germany’s surrender the day before. This was the beginning of the end for many people but was still being fought on other continents.

Literacy: Writing

Warm up: Spelling

VE Day Vocabulary: War, fight, peace, party, end, Victory, Europe, Germany.

Practise writing your VE Day vocabulary out in your jotter 3 times. Try to use your neatest handwriting. *Can you give your joined up writing a go?

Main Activity – Writing

  • I can describe the main events of VE Day.
  • I can include VCOP to make my writing interesting

You are a newspaper reporter reporting on the celebrations in Scotland on VE Day 9th May 1945. Write a newspaper report and include the correct features from your success criteria.
*Can you include VCOP to engage the reader?*

 

 

Success Criteria Checklist:

  • Name of the newspaper
  • Interesting Headline
  • Sub-heading that tells the reader what the article is about
  • Writerโ€™s Name (Reported by…)
  • Introduction (When did it happen? What happened? Where did it happen? Why did it happen? Who was involved?)
  • Main Events of VE Day (This can be facts that you have learned)
  • Short conclusion (bring the report to a close. For example:ย People will always remember where they were or what they did on VE Day!)
  • Picture with caption (what does the picture show)

Here are some resources that tell you more about VE Day or you could carry out some research of your own on the internet safely or from other sources.

Letโ€™s go back to 8th May 1945… (75 years ago!)

You could use this as a template or set up like this in your jotter using your ruler.

 

โ€˜Crowds gathered in VE parade in George Square.โ€™

Remember to read and check over your writing.


Maths: Multiplication

Warm up – Take part in dance and say the:

2x Table on Super-movers

5x Table on Super-movers

10x Table on Super-movers

Main Activity – Take part in the 2x, 5x and 10x Table games on โ€˜Hit the Buttonโ€™ and aim to improve your score. *Why not challenge an adult?

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

Finisher: Play 15 minutes of your Sumdog Maths games. Today is the last day of the competition. Next week since it is a short week, I have something exciting planned for you… Watch this space! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

 

Reminder: Shonagh from Blair Drummond Safari Park is live on Facebook at 12. She is taking you to meet the animals from their Pets Farm. Tune in and take part! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿด ๐Ÿฆ™

Have a great long weekend. Stay safe!ย ๐Ÿ™‚

Mrs Maher ๐ŸŽ

06.05.20 Home Learning๐ŸŽ

Good morning everyone,

Doesnโ€™t the sunshine put a spring in your step?! Have you brushed your teeth and made your bed? Great! Then letโ€™s get started.ย ๐Ÿ™‚

Here are yesterdayโ€™s Maths answers that you can mark. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Did you answer most of them correctly? Well done to you! ๐Ÿ™‚

Here are your tasks for today…

Wednesday 6th May

Literacy

Warm up task: Spelling practise

  • I can read, write and order the letters in my spelling words accurately.

Word list:ย some, were, come, little, one, when, what,ย there,ย their, people.ย (revise)

Task: Record your date and title. Practise your spelling words in your jotter. You can choose an Activity from your grid. This could be: rainbow spelling, bubble words, ABC words (alphabetical order), curly words, word shapes, capital and lower case words or simply write out 4x in your jotter. Check over your work!

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Main Activity – Comprehension

  • I can skim and scan the text.
  • I can answer in a full sentence.

 

 

๐ŸŒถ A. Skim and scan the text then answer these questions to show factual recall.

๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ B.ย  Skim and scan the text then answer these extended questions. Think about the evidence you have read and what it suggests,

๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ C. Draw your own picture of a honeybee and label it carefully using the correct vocabulary.

Read and check over your work then traffic light.๐Ÿšฆ

 

Finisher

Take part in 15 minutes of Sumdog Literacy. You have been set this week’s spelling word list.โญ

Well done to last week’s SUPER SPELLERS: Emily, Callum, Sonny, Isla, Hollie, Rebekah, Ryan and Robbie. Keep up the hard work!ย โญ

 

Maths: Subtraction

  • I can subtract in sets of 10 and then subtract or add a small number

Warm up task: Subtracting 11, 21, 9, 19.

Q1-4 is based on our strategy from yesterday, subtracting to the nearest set of 10 (rounding) then subtracting or adding on a small number (adjusting). for example:

1.A. 38-11=?ย  ย  ย 38-10=28 ย  ย  28-1=27

(10 is the closest number to 11)

Follow the same steps to complete: 1. Subtract 11, 2. Subtract 21, 3. Subtract 9 and 4. Subtract 19.

 

You can even use your number square to help you.

Check over your answers.ย ๐Ÿ”

Main activity: Subtraction to 100,ย  2-digit numbers with bridging.

Complete Q1-3 in your jotter. Read the question carefully and think about your strategy. Use subtraction to bridge to the nearest ten and then adjust by subtracting or adding a small number to work out your answer. for example:

Q1. a)ย  42-28=ย  ย  40-30-10ย  ย  ย 

(Move 2 from the 42 to the 28 to make a helpful number of 30)

Remember you can switch your units around to make a friendly/ helpful number – this is easier for us to work with. You could also use your strategy of rounding to the nearest 10 and then subtract or add the smaller number. Use the way that works best for you! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผย 

Check over your answers and traffic light your work.๐Ÿšฆ

Finisher: Sumdogย – take part in at least 15 minutes of Maths games today, our challenge with P4/5 is still on until Thursday.

Well done to: Sonny, Callum, Emily, Mason, Nathan, Isla, Hollie, Szymon and Rebekah for good effort and answers so far this week.๐Ÿ†

 

Interested in Science?

Today on Glasgow Science Centre at Home: ๐Ÿงช ๐Ÿงฌ

STRAW OBOES ๐Ÿ”Š

Wednesday 6 May. Strike the right note for a tuneful family activity! Learn about how sound travels, how we get different pitches and make your own straw oboe. To join in at home, you’ll need some paper or plastic straws, some scissors, and adult permission and supervision. Ideal for ages 5 and over.

Reminder: Blair Drummond Safari Park ๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿต

You’re in for a real treat tomorrow as BDSP go LIVE from their Pets Farm at midday. ๐ŸŒŠ

Join Shonagh on Facebook and she’ll introduce you to their friendly animals that live in the park, including: sheep, donkeys, horses, alpacas, chicks and more.

Have a lovely day! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Mrs Maher ๐ŸŽย 

5.5.20 Home Learningโญ๏ธ

Good morning boys and girls,

I hope you are all staying safe and managing to get out for a daily walk or exercise. The weather has to be sunny today so try and get your hour of exercise to help you stay healthy, both mentally and physically. โ˜€

Remember there are lots of new daily activities on BBC Bitesize that I am sure you will find very interesting. Feel free to take a look!

Click on the link below > Primary > Year 3/P4. ๐Ÿ–ฅ

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

 

Here are todayโ€™s lessons:

Tuesday 5th May

Literacy: Handwriting

Warm up Task

  • I can practise the size and height of my letters

Record your date, title and I can statement in your jotter. Copy the ‘oo’ join and the sentence ‘The goose flew above the balloon’ neatly into your jotter.

 

FOCUS

A. Copy the ‘oo’ pattern into your jotter.

B. Copy one row of ‘oo’ letters into your jotter neatly, one row of ‘ue’ letters and one row of ‘ew’ letters as shown in the text.

Remember in the horizontal join the letters hook half way up the line and the letters do not touch each other.ย ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

 

Main Activity

  • I can trace and write pattern, letters, words and sentences in my neatest handwriting.

 

Extra –ย ย Copy these words into your jotter. Remember to take a finger space between each word and take care with the join from r to e and s to e.

Extension – Draw a table with the headings ue, oo and ew. Find the words that make the ‘oo’ sound in the wordsearch.ย ๐Ÿ“ย 

 

Finisher: Reading – Log into Oxford Owl by clicking on โ€˜MyClassLoginโ€™ at the top in pink and enter woodp4 with password as the password.

Click on MyBookshelf and search for a book of your choice. Look at the front cover and try to read the first page – if you can itโ€™s a good book for you.

Listen to the story or read the story and try to complete one short activity if you wish. If your book has smaller print or more content you can read 10 pages.ย ๐Ÿ“šย 

 

Maths: Addition

  • I can add on 11, 9, 21 and 19.

 

Warm up task: Write Q1-4 in your jotter.

Q1. a)-d) – Add 11 by adding 10 to the number then adding 1 more. for example:

  1. a)ย  28+10=38 ย  ย  38=1=39

Q2. a)-d) Add on 9 to each number by adding on 10 then subtracting 1. for example:

2. a) 28+10=38 ย  ย  38-1=37

Q3. a)-d) Add on 21 to each number by adding on 20 then adding on 1 more. for example:

3. a)ย  48+20=68 ย  ย  68+1= 69

Q4. a)-d) Add on 19 to each number by adding on 20 then subtracting 1. for example:

4. a)ย  22+20=42 ย  ย  42-1=41

Remember to check over your answers. You can also use your number square to help you.

 

Main activity: Addition

  • I can add to the nearest set of 10 the add more or subtract.

Task:ย Record your title and I can in your jotter. Work your way through Q1 to Q3 carefully from the text.

Make sure you read the question carefully. For each question you will need to bridge by going to the nearest set of 10 then adjusting by subtracting or adding on more to find the total answer.

 

  1. a)ย  Add the blue helmets together for example:

45+30 = 75 ย  ย  75-3=72 ย  (27 is closer to 30 then subtract 3)

Complete the same strategy for Q1-3. You can use your fingers to help you count on and back or use your number square.ย ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผย 

 

Check over your answers and traffic light your work.๐Ÿšฆ

I will post the correct answers and you can be the teacher and self-assess your work – remember to check back!

Finisher: Play 15 minutes of Sumdog. Remember we only have until Friday in our weekly challenge against Primary 4/5.๐Ÿ†

 

Interested in Science? ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿงช

Glasgow Science Centre at home:

 

The Monty Hall Problem

Tuesday 5 May. Probability has never been so much fun! Explore the โ€˜The Monty Hall problemโ€™ with us – will you decide to ‘stick or switch’ when the odds of winning a prize change? The chances of this maths problem being a hit are stacked in your family’s favour! For a further probability activity to try out afterwards you’ll need a pack of playing cards. Fun for everyone with science and maths over 7s will enjoy!

 

Reminder: PE with Mrs Wicks is live at 9am on YouTube or you can play back at any time. Why not search for The Body Coach TV and join in with the family – keep fit, active and healthy! ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Have a great day! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Mrs Maher ๐ŸŽ

 

4.5.20 Home Learning๐Ÿ“š

ย 

Good morning everyone!

I hope that you all had a nice weekend and managed to spend some time in the sunshine. โ˜€

Well done, We won last week’s Sumdog challenge against P4/5 again. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Well done to: Sonny, Callum Isla, Szymon, Ryan, Hollie, Nathan, Emily, Rebekah, Lilly and Gabriella. You all made it to the leader board and improved your maths skills. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Here are todayโ€™s lessons:

Monday 4th May

Literacy: Spelling โœย 

Use your spelling method to help you learn your words:

 

LOOK: at a small group of words and their letter patterns.

SAY: the words quietly, thinking about the letter patterns.

COVER: the key word list.

WRITE: the group of words you have practised

CHECK: how many you have spelt correctly. If you need to, have another go.

 

Warm up

  • I can read, write and spell words with โ€˜nchโ€™ and โ€˜tch.โ€™

Task – Focus – Record your date, title and I can in your jotter. Write out your words from the key word box using look, say, cover, write, check with a finger space between each word.

A) Look at the picture clues. Find words from the key word box that rhyme with these pictures. Record your answers in your jotter.

B) Write three other tch and nchย key words from the word bank into your jotter.

C) Write a sentence that includes one tch and one nchย of your key words in it.

 

Main Activity

  • I can use my rule of adding ing to verbs
  • I can use my rule od adding es to make plurals

Task:ย Extra โ€“ Q1-6 Look and read the words in the word bank. Find a word in the box to match each picture.

Extension โ€“ A) Make these words plural: scratch, sketch, ditch, pitch, witch, stitch, switch, finch, bunch, lunch, punch, bench, patch and hutch. B) Can you think why we add ‘ed’ and not just ‘s’ to make ch words plural?

Read and check over your work. ๐Ÿ”

Finisher: Word Hunt. Can you find any other words that have โ€˜nchโ€™ or ‘tch?’ Record them in your jotter or draw a picture of them.

 

Maths: Place Value

Warm up

  • I can order numbers from the smallest to the largest.

Task โ€“ Q1-6. Write each pair of numbers in order from smallest to largest.

 

Main Activity

  • I can use symbols to help me to describe number relationships – Up to 1000.

Task โ€“ย Q1-6. Write the Less than < or Greaterย than > symbol between each pair of numbers in your jotter. Reminder: in class we asked ourselves the number sentence out loud to help us. For example:

  1. 431<763

(We asked ourselves โ€˜Is 431 Greater than (>) or less than (<) 763?โ€™ We know that 431 is lessย thanย 763 by looking at the Hundreds so we use the < symbol)

Q7-14. Write your own number to make it true. for example:

7. 56<101 (56 is less that 101)

Check over your answers and traffic-light your work. ๐Ÿšฆ

 

Fun Finisher

Sumdog Activity – This week is a short 4 day week and this weekโ€™s challenge against P4/5 is addition and subtraction. Take part in at least 15 minutes of Sumdog today. Letโ€™s show them we are Magic at Maths! โญ

 

Interested in Science?

Today on Glasgowโ€™s Science Centreย ๐Ÿงช ๐Ÿงฌ

MAKE A PLANISPHERE ๐ŸŒ

Monday 4 May. What is a planisphere and why would we need one to look at the night sky? You’ll see how you can make a planisphere with our handy planisphere print out. We will show you how to use the planisphere for backyard astronomy. You’ll need the planisphere print out (download below), some scissors, blu tack, a split pin (or similar) and some adult permission and supervision. Most suitable for budding astronomers aged 7 and over.

 

Right now we canโ€™t control whatโ€™s going on around us, but we can choose how we respond โ€“ everyone at Woodlands wishes you a Meaningful May. Check out the main page for a fun Meaningful May calendar.

Have a lovely day everyone! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Mrs Maher ๐ŸŽ

01.05.20 Home Learning

Happy Friday Primary 4!

What fun activities do you all have planned for the weekend? I am missing being able to hear all of your exciting stories every day. I know the weather has not been as nice this week, but remember it is still important to get outside for some fresh air.

Here are today’s tasks… ๐Ÿ™‚

Remember to only do what you can. You can also complete tasks in any order.ย 

Friday 1st May

Literacy: Warm up task – Spelling

  • I can read, write and spell my common words

Log on to Sumdog Literacy and click on spelling.ย Take part in at least 15ย minutes of Spelling games that include this week’s words. Can you order the letters in words accurately?๐ŸŒŸ

Free Writing Friday โœ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ“š

This week you are free to write about whatever you want using your Beginning, Middle and End structure. You can write in your jotter, on paper or by word processing. At times we struggle to think about what weโ€™d like to write so here are some ideas to think about.

You could write a: note, letter, list, newspaper report or a postcard. Think of your purpose and audience. It could be more formal writing to a company, business or the government or informal writing to a friend, family member or to your teacher. It could also be imaginative and completely made up story (fiction) or factual informationย and include true facts (Non-fiction). The choice is yours!

 

Why not have a look at the idea story wheels above for a stimulus and choose one that you would like to do.ย I really like the idea of writing a story that is about a stolen diamond necklace, a child who solves crimes or a key to a secret door.

You could also use Scholastic Story Starters (free to use online) and spin the wheel to give you a random story starter. You can also complete your writing by word processing through the Scholastic website.


Success criteria:

  • Interesting title (to capture the readerโ€™s interest)
  • Beginning – opening paragraph to set the scene. How will your story start? How does the main character look and act? Include adjectives and wow words to set the scene of the story.
  • Middle – what happens next in the story? Do the characters go on an adventure? Does something exciting happen? Include exciting openers and wow words to talk about the main event. Include a variety of punctuation. Remember to link your sentences using connectives.
  • End – how does the story come to a close? What happens at the end of the event or that day? The story could end back at the setting where it started from too.
  • Illustration – every story should have a picture that matches. This could show the characters, a scene or objects that are included in the story.

Please donโ€™t worry too much about remembering to include everything, have fun and make it an exciting piece of text. Use the planning sheet if you wish, take time to think of an idea and have a break. Remember good writing doesn’t happen all at once – take some thinking time for ideas then go back to your writing. Letโ€™s see what you can do!

When youโ€™re finished, think about what we would do in class to self-assess:

  • Read through your writing, have you missed anything out? Check it makes sense
  • Check over your capital letters and full stops
  • Check that other types of punctuation have been used in the right places
  • How many wow words have you used?
  • How many different connectives did you include?
  • Did you include outstanding openers to excite the reader and build suspense?

Why not sit on a chair or pillow and read as the author to a brother/ sister/ mum or dad. You could practise your reading with expression and bring the story to life!

Maths: Fractions

Warm up task: Units of time

Write Q1-12 in your jotter and read the units of time. Write the correct number beside it. If you are not sure of the answer, you could do some research.

Main task: Fractions

Write the fraction of shaded parts. The digit on the top is the numerator – this means the number of purple coloured parts of the shape. The digit at the bottom is the denominator – this means the total number of parts in each shape.

For example:

Write the title in your jotter and complete Q1-20. Check over your work.

Finisher

Sumdog Activity –ย Take part in at least 15ย minutes of Maths games today.ย Our challenge with P4/5 finishes at 3pm today and the results will be posted. ๐Ÿ†

Can I say a huge well done to TR for completing a wonderful hanging crescent and star decoration to mark the month of Ramadan! I loved seeing your picture, thank you. โญ

 

Interested in Science?
Today on Glasgow Science Centre at Home:๐Ÿงช๐Ÿงฌ

Stargazing – Finding The North Star ๐ŸŒŸ

Friday 1 May. Natalie from The Planetarium team is back to share some more brilliant stargazing tips. Learn how you can easily find the North Star and why that is so important to astronomers when they’re gazing up into the starry night sky. Fun for all the family.

 

Have a lovely weekend everyone and stay safe! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Mrs Maher ๐ŸŽ

30.04.20 Home Learning โœ๏ธ

Good morning boys and girls,ย ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Don’t worry if you feel like you’re having one of those days where you wake up and there’s a little cloud on you. โ˜ย ๐ŸŒˆย If you’re feeling a little bit down and your mood just isn’t right. Sometimes we can’t put our finger on why we feel like this but exercise and fresh air always helps. ๐ŸŒฒ

You can ‘Take a moment’ to go to a special place with Mrs McMillan and use this relaxation activity to do just that. Use your imagination, create a safe, peaceful, happy place where you can take a break.

You could even draw out what your special, happy place looks like. Draw what you see, hear, smell, taste there and add details to the drawing. You could even put up the picture on your wall so that you can see it at night before you go to bed. ๐Ÿ˜ด

Here are todayโ€™s lessons…

Thursday 30th April

Warm up task: Spelling practise โœ

  • I can read, write and order the letters in my spelling words accurately.ย 

Word list:ย time, came,ย made, your, about, house, said, have, like, here. (revise)

Task: Record your date and title. Practise your spelling words in your jotter. You can choose an Activity from your grid. This could be: rainbow spelling, bubble words, ABC words (alphabetical order), curly words, word shapes, capital and lower case words or simply write out 4x in your jotter. Check over your work!

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Main Activity – Sentences and Phrases

  • I can identify that a sentence must contain a verb and a phrase is a short group of words
  • I can include capital letters and full stops in my sentences.

Practice

Read the information in the text about Sentences and Phrases twice.

A sentence is a group of words that makes sense on it own. Every sentence must contain a verb.

A phrase is a group of words that does not make sense on its own. Most phrases are short and do not contain a verb.

  1. Which of the following are sentences? Which are phrases?
  2. Underline the verb in each sentence. (describe actions)

Making sure

  1. Choose a suitable phrase from the box to complete each sentence.
  2. Make up 6 sentences and include one of the phrases from the text box in each one.

Practise your Punctuation

Rewrite these pairs of sentences. Swap/ exchange the verbs in each pair so that the sentences make sense. For example, in sentence 1, laid and fried are the verbs (action words) so swap them over so that the sentences now make sense:

  1. The lady fried an egg. The hen laid an egg.

Complete 1-6. Read and check over your work then traffic light.๐Ÿšฆ

Finisher: Reading

First, log on to Oxford Owl using the ‘my class login’ details woodp4 and password as the password. Next, choose a book of your choice. Listen to the text or read the text. Finally, play an activity if you wish from the top.ย If your book has more content you may wish to read the first 10/ 15 pages only. ๐Ÿ“–

Maths: Multiplication

  • I can count on in sets of 4โ€™s.

Warm up task: Mental Maths. Record your title and Q1-16. Building upon last week’s 4x table we are going to use the strategy of repeated addition of 4’s. You have been given the first two numbers. Write them out and then circle the multiples of 4’s that you have in the 4x table.

Read and check over your work. ๐Ÿ”


Main activity
: Multiplication

  • I can build up the 4x table

Task: Record your Title in your jotter. Look carefully at the grid. copy and complete the grid in your jotter. Q1-8 asks you to write the last number in the given row. Q9-14 asks you to write the number of legs in each set of animal pictures, if each animal has four legs. for example:

9.ย  3 x 4 = 12 (3 pictures of horses x 4 legs each = 12 legs)

Check over your answers and traffic light your work.๐Ÿšฆ

Finisher: Sumdog Activity –ย Take part in at least 15ย minutes of Maths games today.ย Our Sumdog challenge finishes tomorrow.

Well done to: Callum, Hollie, Ryan, Lilly, Nathan, Isla, Gabriella, Sonny and Szymon for good effort and accuracy yesterday. ๐Ÿ†

 

Interested in Science?

Glasgow Science Centre at Home๐Ÿงช๐Ÿงฌ

SUPERCOOL WATER

Thursday 30 April. Water – lovely, crisp, clear water! In this stunning demonstration, CJ will show you how you can amaze your friends and family with the awesome properties of water and change its state almost instantly from supercool to solid. Intrigued? You will be! If you’d like to try at home, you’ll need: a bottle of distilled water, a freezer and some ice. You will need adult permission and supervision. Fun for all the family, with science over 5s will find fascinating.

 

REMINDER – BLAIR DRUMMOND SAFARI PARK ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿท๐Ÿฆ’๐Ÿ˜

Shonagh from BDSP will be live TODAYย at 12 on Facebook to show everyone the habitat of the SEA LIONS. Tune in to find out some fabulous facts, ask your own questions and take part in the quiz at the end. ๐ŸŒŠ

Have a lovely day! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ


Mrs Maher ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

29.04.20 Home Learning๐ŸŽ

Good morning everyone,

I canโ€™t believe that it is Wednesday already and we’re half way through another week. I hope that you are still managing to get outside for some fresh air. You are all doing wonderful work, keep it up! ๐Ÿ™‚

Here are yesterdayโ€™s addition answers that you can mark. I completed one sum and explained the process to Stephen then Stephen completed one sum and explained the process to me. We checked our answers together at the end. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Here are your tasks for today…

Wednesday 29th April

Literacy: Comprehension

Warm up task: Spelling practise

  • I can read, write and order the letters in my spelling words accurately.

Word list:ย time, came,ย made, your, about, house, said, have, like, here. (revise)

Task: Record your date and title. Practise your spelling words in your jotter. You can choose an Activity from your grid. This could be: rainbow spelling, bubble words, ABC words (alphabetical order), curly words, word shapes, capital and lower case words or simply write out 4x in your jotter. Check over your work!

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Main Activity

  • I can skim and scan the text.
  • I can answer in a full sentence.

This is the month of Ramadan which is an important event in the Islam calendar. Find out more here:

๐ŸŒœโญ Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr:ย https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFU9Cb0D6lo

๐ŸŒœโญ Seven things you need to know about Ramadan:ย https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/23286976

Ramadan Comprehension Task

Read the text โ€˜All about Ramadanโ€™ carefully twice. Take time to think about what you have read. Complete the questions Q1-Q7 in your jotter. Remember to take a new line for each answer, start with a capital letter and end with a full stop.

 

I have given you the quanswer (key words from the question to help you answer) in blue to help you start off your answer. โœย 

Read and check over your work then traffic light.๐Ÿšฆ

Finisher

Take part in a craft task to make a Crescent Moon and Star which is the symbol of Islam. You could even decorate it with glitter or other craft materials you have. ๐ŸŒœโญ


Maths: Subtraction

  • I can choose the correct strategy to work out the missing number

Warm up task:ย Mental Maths. Record Q1-16 in your jotter.

Sometimes, it is more useful to use inverse operation (subtraction instead of addition) when making a given number.

Complete your ‘Make 20’ mental maths sums by adding on, from a larger number (?+12=20 so you add on from 12) or subtracting from a lower number (8+?=20 so you calculate 20 – 8).

There are other strategies we have practised in class to do our number bonds so use whichever way works best for you! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

You can even use a number line to help you if needed.

Check over your answers.ย ๐Ÿ”

Main activity: Subtracting 10’s and 1’s.

Task: Write Q1-16 in your jotter. Subtract your two-digit numbers using the mental strategy of taking away the Tens and then the Units. For example,

1. ย 44 – 13 = 31 (4-1 and 4-3)

 

Challenge: Can you try the same process and subtract 3-digit sums? Write 5 of your own and give them a try. What do you notice about your numbers?

Check over your answers and traffic light your work.๐Ÿšฆ

Finisher: Sumdogย – take part in at least 15 minutes of games today, our challenge with P4/5 is still on for two more days. ๐Ÿ†

 

Interested in Science? Today on Glasgow Science Centre at Home:

DNA EXTRACTION FROM STRAWBERRIES ๐Ÿ“

Wednesday 29 April. What is DNA? Where do you find it? In this experiment to try at home, Sabah will help you answer those questions and show you how you can extract strings of DNA from fruit. Check out the link to see which materials you will need. You will need adult permission and supervision. Aimed at over 7s.

 

Reminder: Blair Drummond Safari Park ๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿต

You’re in for a real treat tomorrow as BDSP go LIVE from their sea lion pool at midday. ๐ŸŒŠ

Join Shonagh on Facebook and she’ll introduce you to their beautiful sea lions and tell you more about how they look after them at the Safari Park.

Have a lovely day! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Mrs Maher ๐ŸŽย 

28.04.20 Home Learning๐ŸŒŸ

Good morning boys and girls,

I hope you are all staying safe and managing to get out for a daily walk or exercise. It helps you to stay healthy, both mentally and physically by getting an hour of exercise a day. โ˜€

Remember there are lots of new daily activities on BBC Bitesize that I am sure you will find very interesting. Feel free to take a look!

Click on the link below > Primary > 1st level P2-4. ๐Ÿ–ฅ

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

Here are todayโ€™s lessons:

Tuesday 28th Aprilย 

Literacy: Handwriting

Warm up Task

  • I can practise my horizontal join from the letter o.

Record your date, title and I can statement in your jotter. Copy the ‘oa’ join and the sentence ‘A goat in a boat’ neatly into your jotter.

FOCUS

A. Copy the pattern into your jotter.

B. Copy one row of ‘oa’ letters into your jotter neatly, one row of ‘ow’ letters and one row of ‘oe’ letters as shown in the text.

Remember in the horizontal join the letters hook half way up the line and the letters do not touch each other.ย ๐Ÿ˜ƒย 


Main Activity

  • I can trace and write pattern, letters, words and sentences in my neatest handwriting.

Extra –ย ย Copy these words into your jotter. Remember to take a finger space between each word and take care with tall letters: t, l, b, h and d.

Extension – Copy these sentences into your jotter. Underline the oa sound in each word.ย ๐Ÿ“ย 

Finisher: Reading – Log into Oxford Owl by clicking on โ€˜MyClassLoginโ€™ at the top in pink and enter woodp4 with password as the password.

Click on MyBookshelf and search for a book of your choice. Look at the front cover and try to read the first page – if you can itโ€™s a good book for you. Listen to the story or read the story and try to complete one short activity if you wish. If your book has smaller print or more content you can read 10 pages.ย ๐Ÿ“šย 

 

Maths: Addition

  • I can identify the number with the largest H, T or U.

Warm up task:ย Click on the link below to enter Coconut Ordering on Topmarks. Can you order the numbers to 100 or 1000? starting with the smallest to largest?

Remember to look carefully at the Tens when the Hundreds are the same or look at the Units when the Hundreds and the Tens columns are the same.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/coconut-ordering

Play this game for 15 minutes to revise your learning in Ordering numbers.

Main activity: 3-digit formal addition

  • I can formally add 3 digit numbers by 3 digit numbers with carrying.

Task:ย Record your title and I can in your jotter.ย Take your time to write sum 1-12 out, one sum at a time with neat digits written underneath each other.

Remember the addition + symbol is wrote at the left. This will help you keep the HTU in the correct columns. Use a ruler to draw your answer lines. Calculate each sum.

REMINDER: If the two numbers in a place value column add up to a number greater than 9, you must carry a digit to the left column.

Addition example:

What is 343 + 329?

Start from the Units column: 3 + 9 = 12, place a 2 in the Units column and carry 1 (1 set of Ten) to the Tens column by placing a 1 below.

In the tens column: 4 + 2 + 1 = 7 (Donโ€™t forget to add what you carry over)

In the hundreds column: 3 + 3 = 6

The finished sum = 672

You can use your fingers carefully to help you count on in each column accurately.ย ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผย 

 

 

Check over your answers and traffic light your work.๐Ÿšฆ

I will post the correct answers and you can be the teacher and self-assess your work – remember to check back!

Finisher: Play 15 minutes of Sumdog. Remember we only have until Friday in our weekly challenge against Primary 4/5.๐Ÿ†

 

Interested in Science? ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿงช

Glasgow Science Centre at home:

 

HYDROGEN ROCKET LAUNCH ๐Ÿš€ย 

Tuesday 28 April. How do you get a rocket into space? Before lockdown, CJ talked us through how the space agencies do it. Using a hydrogen rocket –ย it’s NOT one to try at home! –ย CJ will explore the explosive reaction and forces involved in this Science Show Theatre favourite. Fun for all the family with science over 7s will enjoy.

 

Reminder: PE with Joe Wicks is live at 9am on YouTube or you can play back at any time. Why not search for The Body Coach TV and join in with the family – keep fit, active and healthy! ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Have a great day! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Mrs Maher ๐ŸŽ

 

Problem Solving & Sumdog

Here are the answers to Fridayโ€™s problem solving tasks of Number Lines and Jack and the Beanstalk.

Did you work it out on your own? Did you work together with an adult? Did you manage to create one of your own and challenge an adult? ย Well done and keep up the good work!

Well done to: Sonny, Emily, Isla, Ryan, Szymon and Nathan for good accuracy in todayโ€™s Sumdog games. ๐ŸŒŸ

Reminder: read the question given, look for the correct answer and click carefully!