Good morning to you all and welcome to another fun Friday!

Well done to PM and RP for Sumdog spelling rewards this week. The Sumdog house is open and I still have a number of coins that I can reward – so let’s get going!

Great to see that Epic has been used by PM and SR – it’s a site with so many titles and so many interests covered. Well done, girls!

Literacy

1.  Spelling check for the qu words this week.
2.  Focus on writing and in particular thinking about how

  I can create the plot of a story

Watch this clip to remind you of the main features of a story plot.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpccwmn/articles/zqmkh39

This interactive site is great to help you think of ways to construct the main part of your story as it gives you the section ideas.

https://www.storyplanner.com/story/plan/simple-story-structure

I have included the plot that I made up on the site too, as an example to get your ideas flowing. When I looked at this in preview, I copied it into a word document and printed it out. You could do this too, if it is easier for you than writing the plot out in your jotter.

 

3.  Please self assess your writing and then ask someone to read over your story plot and assess it for you.

4. As a finisher, this is a fun way to create a silly story.

https://www.plot-generator.org.uk/story/

Numeracy

1. Try out a Daily 10 – has your speed in answering times tables improved? https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

2. Write the date  and

            I can find factors and multiples of numbers within 100.

Handy hints

• Use the information from last week if it helps.
• You do not need to draw out the array patterns, just think about each number and which times tables the number belongs to e.g.  21 has factors of 1, 21, 3 and 7. 1×21/21×1 and 3×7/7×3 = 21. Have copies of the times tables available to help you see factors and multiples if you need them.

3. Traffic light and comment on your learning. You should be feeling confident about your knowledge of times tables.

4. Here are some finisher activities:

An interactive sheet which will help you identify factors and multiples.

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/Math/Factors_and_multiples/Factoring_and_Multiples_yz599880vt

An interactive game to really get you thinking about factors and multiples.

http://www.math-play.com/Factors-Millionaire/Factors-Millionaire.html

Remember that there are lots of sites to help you stay active.

https://about.gonoodle.com/gonoodlefamilies

We are nearly at the end of May, can you believe it? Please have a happy and safe weekend; know that I am missing you and thinking about you every single day and I will …….

Happy Thursday everyone! Thank you for making every day special!

First of all, here’s a link to help you relax before you start work!!

Literacy

1. Spelling practice  –  practise using your own activity or try this interactive game.

https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/games-76841.htm

2.    Focus on Direct Speech

We have learnt about where to put speech marks and have   practised applying the skill in class but here is a link as a reminder.

https://youtu.be/6-YFmLctwDY

Write the date and I can put speech marks into sentences correctly.

Follow the instructions and examples and look at how commas are used! This builds on our learning from last week about commas.

In this section, the sentence is structured in a different way, so you need two sets of speech marks.  So, for the first one:

“Help!” screamed Emma. “I’m drowning!”

Handy Hints

•  Write in all of the punctuation.
• Check the examples to help you.

3.   and comment on your punctuating skills.

Numeracy

1. Starter – Practise your 8 x table – remember that it is double 4x table!

2.  Write the date and I can calculate using 8 x table.

Handy hints

•  Check that you are looking at the correct book and correct price.
•   Remember £ sign for answers about money.
•  Check you answers. Have you thought about the multiples of 8 x table?

3. Traffic light and comment on your learning.

4. Finisher –  Take part in the Sumdog times tables challenge.

Extra link

These sites takes you to some French games and activities where you can practise some of your skills.

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2french.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/teach/ks2-french/zr4qf4j

What a shame that the launch of the rocket didn’t happen because of the weather last night! It should be happening on Saturday, so keep a look out for any further information and I hope that we get chance to see the launch 🚀 for real on Saturday.

Well done everyone, you’re hanging on in there and thank you!

 

Bonjour mes amis et quelle est la date aujourd’hui?

Exciting news! Later today, 2 astronauts are being sent to space to join the International space Station. Here is a link so that you can watch preparations this afternoon and watch the launch tonight. It will be a great event to watch.

https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive#NASA#rocket launch

Have a look at the online Rights assembly which today is all about freedom of thought, belief and religion – Article 14. This is a Right that we have explored together in class, too!

Literacy

1.   Spelling starter  – building on yesterday’s activity, put all of the key words in alphabetical order.
2.  Today’s focus is the use of the contents and index pages. This comprehension builds on last Wednesday’s skill of looking for information using these non-fiction text features.

Write the date and I can demonstrate how to use a contents page        and index.

Write the answers clearly in your jotter making sure that you write “quanswers” with enough supporting detail.

Handy hints

Make sure that you know what each sport is about. Here’s a link to an online dictionary to help you explore the sports and find the definitions in Question 5 https://www.collinsdictionary.com/

3. Traffic light and assess your skills using a contents page and index.      Try explaining how to use them to an adult.

4. I have assigned some non- fiction sport books on our Epic site.         Look at the contents and index pages  to find out if the layouts in the books are similar.        https://www.getepic.com/students  

Numeracy

1.  Practise your  6 x table  with Fred the Red https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/supermovers/42680596
2.   Write the date and I can use 6 x table to calculate answers

Handy hints

• Focus is on using table facts for 6 x table so write out the table if     it  helps.
• Write out each sum using the correct information
•  Section 2 you need p after each answer
• 1 a )  6 x 8 = 48

3. Have a go on one of the Top Marks games  https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples

or play the Sumdog challenge that has been put up until the end of the week.

While we are unable to develop our art and design skills together, there are some links to lessons here, which you might like to try out.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zn3rkqt

I hope that you’ve had a good day and I look forward to catching up with you again tomorrow.

Welcome back after the long weekend. I hope that you managed to get some fresh air and have some fun times when the weather was okay.

Literacy   

As usual let’s start with your spelling words for the week. As you know  the rule is usually that , a q is always followed by a u. There are some words that don’t follow this rule, but they are not words that you would commonly use.

1. Write the key words using one of your spelling activities e.g. backwards spelling or mirror writing.

2. Write the date and I can spell qu words correctly in all activities.      The instructions for all the activities are very clear, so take your   time and remember to check you spelling.

After you have written down the 11 words, don’t forget to answer the question – this is an important part of learning about the phoneme.

3. Traffic light and write a comment about your learning.

4.  Finish – there is a Sumdog spelling challenge on qu words open until 2pm on Friday.

Numeracy

This week we are going to focus on multiplication and division.

1. Practise your 4 times table.

2.  Write the date  and I can multiply by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10.

Handy hints to achieve success

• Make the sums by checking how many cakes are on each plate  and  make sure that you use the correct coloured plate.
• 1(a) How many cakes are on 6 red plates?   Write as  6 x 3 = 18.
•  Section 2 remember the p sign after the answer number because you are calculating money.

3. Traffic light and comment on your learning

4. Finish off by practising your times tables.

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

An additional link this week takes you to a fantastic site with lots of resources for STEM. Please explore the site and enjoy their resources.

https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/curated-collections/primary-0

So …. until tomorrow

 

 

Here we are at Thursday, and because of the long weekend it is our last day together until next Tuesday!

A huge shout out to Co B, DB, PM and SR for their contribution to the Sumdog competition this week. Thank you 😊.

Did you get involved in the online Rights Respecting Assembly about Article 12, yesterday all about your views and opinions being taken seriously? You could design a poster, write a letter or just think about the way that your voice is heard.

We are nearly at the end of Mental Health awareness week. I hope that you are keeping in good physical, emotional and mental health during this time. This link takes you to a lovely book which lets us know that having worries is normal, but there are ways that can help us to feel better.

https://en.calameo.com/read/000777721945cfe5bb9cc?authid=Xu9pcOzU3TQx

Also, have a look at Mrs McMillan’s latest video to help you relax. I am finding her techniques very useful at the moment.

Literacy

Due to the short week, you could do your spelling check today and I’m sure that you’ll do really well this week with the et endings.

We are going to focus on nouns today and the rules for creating plural endings. These links are very thorough in describing the rules in a fun way, so enjoy your learning with Mr Spelling.

We are looking at words ending in f or fe.

We are also looking at words ending in o.

Okay, so now we are going to apply what we have learnt in our written task. Please write the date and I can use the correct ending to make plural nouns. Read the information and check the examples carefully to help you work out which ending to use.

For the second question, I want you to revise collective nouns by watching this link  https://youtu.be/zijGfIzT5Ss

Then complete the section using suitable nouns and collective nouns. If you find certain words challenging, then research the answer.

Remember to traffic light and comment on your work when you have finished. You might like to try this site which practises identifying different plural endings.

https://www.turtlediary.com/game/plural-nouns.html

Numeracy

Let’s begin with a session on Sumdog  for at least 10 minutes – the competition finishes tomorrow, so let’s keep working on our skills.

Our main focus today is multiplication and I want us to think about factors and multiples.

A factor is a number that you can multiply with another number to reach a target number. e.g. factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12,

–  1 x 12, 2 x 6, 3 x 4.

A multiple is an answer in a times table e.g. 21 is a multiple of 7 because it is an answer in the 7 times table (3×7 = 21).

These links will allow you to see the information written down and show you some more examples.

Please write the date and I can identify some multiples and factors of numbers. Just follow the instructions and fill in the gaps.

Please traffic light your work and comment on your understanding of factors and multiples. Number concepts just grow and grow, don’t they?

Here’s a game to help you practise your multiplication skills.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?a=activity02

On Saturday, it is the end of the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims. They would normally meet up with friends and family to celebrate Eid al Fitr, but this year things will be very different. I thought that you would be interested to learn a little more about what the end of Ramadan would usually be like.

If you have the ingredients you might like to make some Eid biscuits or get crafty and make a paper lantern.

I hope that you all have a lovely long weekend and I’ll see you again next Tuesday. Stay safe, take care, be kind and remember that I am thinking about you and miss you loads. 🤗

 

Here we are again, back at Wednesday! The weeks are rolling round  and round – aren’t they? It made me think of another song! Sit back and enjoy this music and history lesson from 1980! How many of the instruments can you name?

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=lets+go+round+again+song&view=detail&mid=C28B496BD8A5E5DF3982C28B496BD8A5E5DF3982&FORM=VIRE0&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dlets%2bgo%2bround%2bagain%2bsong%26form%3dEDNTHT%26mkt%3den-gb%26httpsmsn%3d1%26msnews%3d1%26plvar%3d0%26refig%3d2255571282d0475b8180b6190f953aa5%26sp%3d1%26ghc%3d1%26qs%3dLS%26pq%3dlets%2bgo%2bround%2bagain%26sk%3dPRES1%26sc%3d8-19%26cvid%3d2255571282d0475b8180b6190f953aa5%26cc%3dGB%26setlang%3den-GB

Literacy

For your spelling practice, I have set up a Sumdog challenge of 10 words – some et words and some silent w words.

Today’s focus is all about Non- fiction text features. 

I know that some of us get a bit mixed up with what is a fiction text and what is a non-fiction text, so here is a quick reminder of the main differences.

There are lots of non-fiction text features but we are going to start by looking at two of the most important features for finding information in a text quickly.

Please write the date and I can use the Contents and Index pages of a non-fiction text to find out information.

The instructions are very clear, so read each question carefully and answer in full sentences, applying all of your punctuation and spelling skills. Remember to read over your answers to make sure that they are clear and make sense.  Question 7 asks you to give a definition – the meaning for each word and here is a link to an online dictionary to help. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/

How did you get on using the Contents and Index pages? Remember to traffic light 🚦 your work and make a comment about your learning. Here are some games where you have to use different non fiction texts to complete the challenges.

https://pbskids.org/molly/games/dogsled

Numeracy

For your starter today, please go to Sumdog and practise for at least 10 minutes- it’s the end of the NLC competition tomorrow, so let’s keep going!

This link shows you that when you have to find the difference between two numbers e.g. 67-18, the strategy that you can use is to count up from the smaller number to the bigger number.

Let’s try this strategy ourselves by calculating the answers on this page. It starts by checking your understanding of odd and even numbers and as we know, even numbers have partners and odd numbers have one left out!

Please write the date and I can find the difference between numbers.  For question 2a you find the difference between the red and orange discs, so the sum would be 84 – 32. Remember that when you subtract, the biggest number is written first.

For a finisher today, why not add this strategy to the poster you were asked to create, and show some examples of how it can be used.

Have you ticked off any acts of kindness yet? I’m sure that you will be demonstrating great kindness and consideration.😇

Well, we’re at the end of another day of home learning. Goodbye and I’ll be back with you again, tomorrow.

A very happy Tuesday, one and all!

We need you’re help!! The class needs to have more players on Sumdog for us to be in with a chance to qualify in the competition.  Just to let you know that I can now give out coin rewards😁 so you never know, I might be super generous today!!

Literacy

For your spelling practice today, why not try out one of these tasks?

We are going to practise handwriting today, but as you can see there is a lot of revision of basic vowel digraphs and phomemes, too. The letters use both baseline and horizontal joins, so look at the examples carefully.

This link will remind you of the join formations to different letters.

In your jotter please write the date and I can write words with vowel digraphs. As with all of your work, presentation and progress are important- compare this piece of writing to your last handwriting task. Can you see an improvement?

For the next set of handwriting practice tasks, the letter patterns make different sounds. We have already commented on these before in our own spelling walls, but here is an opportunity to think carefully about the vowel digraphs and the sounds that they make when we say the words.

Please traffic light and comment on your learning – are you proud of it?

Numeracy

As a starter, please play Sumdog games for 10 minutes.

For our numeracy focus today, we will practise adding several numbers together. This is where you can use the strategy of number bonds to 10. If you look carefully at the numbers there are unit numbers that you know equal 10 and multiples of 10. So in Question 1 , look at 22. Is there another number that bonds with the unit 2 to make 10? Yes, it’s the 8! 22+8=30 and from there you can add in the other numbers to find the total.

Please write the date and I can add several numbers to find a total.

For questions 1 to 12, add up the totals as shown in the first answer – hint – look at the numbers carefully before you start to identify numbers that bond together easily.

For question 13. Think about making money totals with the fewest coins.  The answer to question 1 is 49p, so you have to choose the fewest number of stamps to make 49p, only using 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p and 20p values. The stamps would be 2 of 20p, 1 of 5p and 2 of 2p.

When you have finished, please traffic light and comment on your learning.

There are several levels in the number bond section of these games to help your speed and confidence in calculating.

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

As you know it is Mental Health Awareness Week. Mrs McMillan wanted to share her bloopers reel from her last video to show how we need to persevere and not give up when things are going wrong! We find ways to develop resilience and coping skills to help us when things get tough and we come out of things at the other side with good results like Mrs McMillan’s finished video. Enjoy 😊!

….and from me, who you know gets lots of things wrong- usually the date, have a lovely evening and I’ll catch up with you tomorrow.🤗

 

Monday – here it is again! Just in case you are missing my old, impromptu songs, here is one that came to mind for today! Enjoy the music and the history lesson  from 1960s.

This week it is Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme for this year is kindness. Here are some ideas to get you going.

https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-involved/teaching-resources/kindness-calendar

I have also got a grid for you to use to cross off any acts of kindness that you perform and hopefully you will complete all the activities very quickly. I am hoping that you are already doing lots of these things while we have to stay at home so much!

Monday gives us the start of the week’s routine and sets us off in a familiar way, so here we go with this week’s spelling words.

Literacy

This week our focus is et endings. The problem with these words is the way that we say them! We say jackit rather than jacket – so these are words where we need to recognise the correct spelling. You will also notice that the words all end in cket, so spelling is pretty easy this week!

You could write your spelling words out in a picture, like the one on the page, but make it more interesting by including all the words!

Write the date and I can spell and use words ending in et. Follow the instructions and examples carefully. You will see that the Extension section revises syllables. Here’s a fun site to remind you of how we can split words into syllables.

Numeracy

It’s time to exercise your brain with a daily stretch, so here goes!

Today we are going to focus on using place value to order numbers on a number line. This link is quite long, but it takes you through how to apply the skill starting with three digits and then working up to 4 digits. You can stop it at any time to revise and develop your understanding.

Please write the date and I can order and work out where to put numbers on a number line. Order the numbers carefully by applying your knowledge of place value. Once you have done that, look at the intervals between the numbers on the number line and work out what they represent – 100, 50 or 10. Use this information to match the correct number to each letter. The first one has been done for you.

To practise, here is a good site which you can adjust depending on your skill level.

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/37/placing_numbers_on_a_number_line

So… until tomorrow!

Bonjour, I think you will recognise the start of this tune!

So here we are at Friday again – I can’t believe it!!

I can see that PM, NM, Co B, Ca B and LF have been developing skills on Sumdog this week- keep up the good work!

There’s a North Lanarkshire contest taking place from today until next Thursday. We need at least 10 from the class for our scores to count, so come everyone, let’s show them what we can do!!

I hope that you are managing to keep active and stay fit during this time, even though it can be difficult.  Here are some ideas of moves that you can do at home.

You know what the end of the week means!! How are you doing with your spelling – are you making progress and finding ways to help?

Have you been onto Sumdog and finished your spelling diagnostic test? Some of the scores so far are excellent, so please complete all of the questions so that we can see your final score. Many thanks!

Our focus for writing will be to create an interesting character. This skill links to Wednesday’s description of the Oompa-Loompas, only this time, you are thinking about, visualising and describing a character of your own.  If you look at the drawing challenge at the bottom of this post; and watch this link , they will help you to think about some ideas.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkgcwmn/articles/zd72scw

If you think about a setting, then it might help you to think about a character e.g. space, underwater, spy hideout, fairground, shopping mall. What type of character might you find in these settings? Characters can be people, animals, imaginary creatures, etc.

The character should be well described so that it can be easily visualised by the reader.

Here are two examples from  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling (Scholastic, 1998)
•   He was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large moustache. Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbours. (p. 1)

•   A giant of a man was standing in the doorway. His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair. (p. 46)

Over to you! Write the date and I can create an interesting character neatly in your jotter. After you have  thought and drawn out your character, make  notes and organise these into paragraphs so that the character description is written sensibly and clearly.

• draw out your character – think about the build and physical features/facial expressions
•  add the clothes/accessories – anything that stands out?
•  how does it move?
•  how does it speak/ what noises does it make?
•  what is the personality of the character like?

You could type out and illustrate your description if you’d like to!

As usual, please traffic light and comment on your writing. Please show your work to someone, so that they can read and comment on your writing, too!

Numeracy

Something a little different today! We’re going to revise the properties of 3d shapes, so take a look at the video link.

In your jotter, please write the date and I can identify the properties of 3d shapes. For each shape write its name ( these are in the box at the bottom of the sheet, so no excuses for incorrect spelling!), the number of faces, edges and vertices that it has. To help, you could look for similar shapes at home to help you count the properties e.g. tissue box or a tin. Please traffic light and comment when you have finished.

There are several 3d games for you to try on this site.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=3D+shapes

Here’s a quiz to find out how your understanding of 3d shape properties is progressing.

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/maths/ma343dsh/quiz/ma343dsh-e3-quiz.pdf

For all of our artists, here’s a challenge if you’re interested.

Last….but not least.., I hope that you have a safe and relaxing weekend and we’ll catch up again on Monday.

 

 

 

Here we are, we’ve arrived safely and we’re bright eyed ready to engage in our learning!

Did you look at the Rights Respecting Assembly yesterday – all about Article 7? I really enjoyed listening to the story- The Name Jar and the importance of being proud of who we are and our heritage.

Well done to Ca B who has a fantastic avatar on Epic because he read after 7pm. If you click on each avatar with a lock on it, it will tell you what you have to do to open it! PM has also been reading- I liked your fiction choice!

Also well done to LF who has opened up several games on Activelearn. Remember that there are lots of different ways to practise your skills!

Literacy

For your spelling practise you could make up a wordsearch of silent w words and play the game online. https://thewordsearch.com/maker

Today, we are focusing on commas. We know that commas are used in:

lists  e.g.  At the zoo we saw tigers, zebras, hippos and penguins. We know that between the last two items in the list we do not put a comma, we just write “and”.

pauses e.g. After school, she needs to walk home. There is a pause and the comma also helps with expression when reading the sentence.

They are also used to enclose extra information (Parenthesis.)

The class won the Cool Class Cup. is a complete sentence, but we can add more interesting information using two commas.

 The class, which was the most well-behaved in the school, won the Cool Class Cup. This link gives you some examples and there is also a quiz at the end to check your understanding.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zc773k7

https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/english/commas-02/

If we look at the page below, Unit 7, Using Commas, in the first example, the commas are used for pauses ( a little like a list of adjectives, but with extra information at the end) and the commas help us to read the information with a suitable sinister expression.

The second example tells us that – The shark has a terrible bite. This is a sentence which makes sense on its own. However, we can add extra interesting information by using the commas. The shark, with its black back and white stomach, has a terrible bite.

Write the date and I can add commas for pauses and to include extra information. Decide whether you need to add the comma as a pause or use two commas to enclose additional information.

In this section you need to read each sentence, decide what type of sentence it is, think about rules for capital letters and then apply today’s learning about the use of commas. Phew 😅  there’s a lot to think about!

There are a number of games here to help you practise your skills in using commas.

https://wartgames.com/themes/languagearts/comma.html

Numeracy

Like an elastic band, your brain will expand while it is being stretched!

Multiply using partition grids. These links will remind you how to multiply 2 and 3 digit numbers using partition grids.

Now it’s time for you to apply the skill that you’ve been learning. Write the date and I can multiply using partition grids. Neatly draw out the grids in you jotter, giving yourself enough room to write in all of the numbers clearly.

I came across a link to the Viking exhibits at the British Museum which I thought you might like to explore.

https://blog.britishmuseum.org/?s=vikings

I like the idea of us being strong and fearless like the Vikings, not worried about anything, but remember that if you are feeling worried, anxious, frustrated or upset – then Mrs McMillan’s “Take a Moment” breathing techniques are a great way to  relax. Here’s the latest – 4, 7, 8 breathing.