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.