Good morning and happy 1^st of June!  I hope everyone had a great weekend and that you were all bee-ing safe in the sun! ☀️

🚀 Did any of you catch sight of the SpaceX?  Just my luck that the night it was cancelled I was ready and waiting outside, but on the night it did launch I completely forgot to look!  Luckily there have been lots of YouTube videos posted if, like me, you forgot too!

Here is a video of the launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLNS1h7One8

Here is a video of when the SpaceX crew boarded the International Space Station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9PtxnyLWco

Someone in Cumbernauld filmed this clip of what he saw (not the best quality but I thought it was interesting that he was able to spot it in Cumbernauld): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m39vohqXRnc

Here is a better quality video of someone’s view (although I think this person lives in America as it looks like it is daytime): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Wy6Pc3078

Did you know that Nasa have a website for children?  Explore the Kids’ Club here: https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html

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Literacy:

Today we will be practising our spelling!

 

Monday 1^st June

Spelling

I can use spelling strategies to help me spell accurately.

 

Warm Up:

A: Write the numbers 1-6 in your jotters.  Match a key word to each of the pictures.

B: Write a sentence about three of the pictures.

Main Task:

A: For each of the given nouns, write the related adjective.  For example:

1. nature – natural

B: For each of the adjectives, write the related nouns.  For example:

1. occasional – occasion

Extension:

Many adverbs end in ‘-ly’.  When adding an ‘-ly’ ending to a word ending in al, don’t be tempted to drop one of the l’s.  You need them both!

A: Copy and complete the following chart.

noun	adjective	adverb
norm	normal	normally
nation
origin
accident
act	actual
event
use

B: What do you notice about the last three?

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Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. Partition the number 20,616
2. Round 87,968 to the nearest thousand
3. ______ – 21 = 6,843
4. Write down a multiple of 6 between 50 and 60
5. A flight flying to Moscow leaves Glasgow at 09:10am. The flight lasts 5 hours and 20 minutes.  What time does the flight arrive?
6. How many legs are there on 6 elephants?
7. Write down the number seventy-two thousand, eight hundred and thirty-three
8. 63 ÷ ______ = 7
9. What number comes halfway between 634 and 644?
10. What is ¼ of 40?
11. What is the next number in the sequence? 7,845    7,865    7,885    7,905    _______
12. The date is Monday 1st What will be the date in a weeks time?
13. I started with £10. I spent £4.82.  How much do I have left?
14. How many 10p’s are in £5.40?
15. Half of 742 = ?
16. Make 402 ten times bigger.

 

Main Task: Decimal Numbers

01.06.20         Decimal Numbers

I can order and compare decimal numbers (1 decimal place).

Need a reminder? Watch the video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHUl4kZDD6c

 

Activity 1:

To get us started, let’s first practise partitioning decimal numbers.

For example, the number 32.7 = 30 + 2 + 0.7

Whereas the number 67.9 = 60 + 7 + 0.9

Try it yourself!

1. 7
2. 6
3. 9
4. 4
5. 2
6. 5

Activity 2:

Using the greater than (>), less than (<) or equals to (=) symbols, compare these decimal numbers.  Remember to read your numbers from left to right.  A number with tens is always going to be bigger than a number with no tens.

1. 8 ___ 1.2
2. 5 ___ 0.2
3. 43 ___ 7.1
4. 9 ___ 0.4
5. 7 ___ 8
6. 2 ___ 6.8
7. 65 ___ 0.5
8. 46 ___ 9.9
9. 9 ___ 3.9
10. 7 ___ 76
11. 1 ___ 1.3
12. 9 ___ 14
13. 7 ___ 13
14. 6 ___ 8.1

Activity 3:

Write these decimal numbers from smallest to largest.

Traffic light and comment to say how you found ordering and comparing decimal numbers today. 🚦

 Extension:

There are lots of great games to help build your understanding of comparing decimal numbers.  Here are a few:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 (level 4, ordering – ones and tenths)

https://www.teacherled.com/iresources/decimals/comparedecimals/

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/decimals/CompareDecimals.htm (This needs Flash so won’t work on a tablet)

 

Remember to spend some time on Sumdog today to be in with a chance of winning 200 coins from me!

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Seeing as it is going to be sunny today, why don’t you do a shadow experiment?  All you need is some outdoor chalk and someone to help you!

Step 1: Have someone draw around your feet.

Step 2: Then, ask your helper to draw around your shadow.  Label your shadow with the time.

Step 3: Make a prediction; do you think there will be any changes to a) the place that your shadow falls throughout the day and b) the length of your shadow throughout the day.

Step 4: After 2-3 hours, put your feet in the exact same place they were originally and ask your helper to draw around your shadow again.  Label your shadow with the time.

Step 5:  Do this several times throughout the day.  Does anything change?

If you don’t have any outdoor chalk, you could do a similar experiment by drawing round a toy figure.  Place your figure on a piece of paper and draw around the shadow.  Label the shadow with the time.  Come back to your figure after 2-3 hours and draw around the shadow again.

👩🏻‍🔬 To learn about the science behind your result, watch this explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SN1BOpLZAs

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Miss Donaldson 🦋

Morning everyone!  I hope you are all feeling cheery this morning – it is sunny outside AND it’s Friday so there is lots to be happy about! ☀️

👏🏼 Well done to MM, ZM, RA, NM and HM for all making use of the Epic app this week to do some reading!  Also, a big well done to yesterday’s Sumdog winners!  💰

 

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Literacy:

For the previous few weeks we have been looking at non-fiction writing, in the form of country fact files, in our comprehension lessons on a Wednesday.  Today we will be writing a fact file on a country of your choice. 🇨🇦🇨🇮🇩🇰🇯🇵🇮🇹🇵🇱🇸🇪🇺🇸🇱🇻

 

Friday 29^th May

Fact File

I can research, then organise my research, in order to create an information text.

 

Warm Up:

For your warm up today I would love it if you could all hop on over to Sumdog and practise your spelling or grammar.

Main Task:

Here are the country fact files that we have been using for our comprehension, plus a couple of extra examples that I found online:

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However, you can choose what sub-headings you want to have in your fact file.  Here are some ideas from you to choose from:

• Location (What continent is it on, what countries border your country, what seas/oceans border your country, what is the capital city)
• Terrain (Does it have any mountain ranges, rivers, lakes etc.)
• Climate (Is it very hot all year round or does it get hot in the summer and cold in the winter, what is the average temperature, it is prone to any particular type of natural disaster? For example, Japan lies on a fault line between several tectonic plates and so experiences many earthquakes)
• People (Population, current leader, main languages spoken, major religions, currency used)
• Food
• Famous Landmarks
• Famous people
• Popular sports
• Fun Facts

 

A successful fact file today will have:

✓ Title (including your country’s name)

✓ Subheadings

✓ Included a range of facts

✓ Punctuated sentences accurately.

✓ Capital letters – you will need to use a capital letter for your country’s name, the continent it is on, bordering countries and seas, mountain ranges, rivers, any names of people you mention and some landmarks.  When doing your research, pay attention to which words are capitalised to help you.

✓ Write in the third person and present tense

✓ Read my writing to check that it makes sense

 

Have fun researching!

Extension:

Draw a picture of your country’s flag to illustrate your fact file!

📖  Additionally, today is your last chance to catch up with David Walliams ‘Bad Dad’ chapters 17 – 27 as tomorrow the site will be updated with the chapters that he has been reading this week  (28-41).  https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses-catch-up/

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Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. Which number comes halfway between -3 and 3?
2. _____ + 14 = 63
3. 32,783 – 100
4. Add 10,000 to 11,492
5. 57 + 29
6. 30,000 + 1,000 + 600 + 30 + 6
7. 6 x 12 = ?
8. 54 x 100
9. Which is the largest even number? 3,435  6,678   44,677   9,352   12,431
10. Which is greater 65,725 or 64,756?
11. What is 3 more than 2,788?
12. Write down a multiple of 11 that is greater than 30 but smaller than 40
13. Write down a number than can be equally divided by both 4 and 6
14. If the time is 3 o’clock, what time will it be in 3 hours and 30 minutes?
15. 22,640 ÷ 10 = ?
16. Add together 13, 6 and 27

 

Main Task: Dividing by 8

29.05.20         Dividing by 8

I can build up my knowledge of table facts.

 

Activity 1: Supermovers

Let’s start again with a reminder of the eight times table from Filbert Fox! https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-8-times-table-with-filbert-fox/z4mrhbk

Activity 2: Missing Number

1. 56 ÷ 8 = _____
2. 88 ÷ 8 = _____
3. _____ ÷ 8 = 2
4. 80 ÷ 8 = _____
5. _____ ÷ 8 = 4
6. 72 ÷ 8 = _____
7. _____ ÷ 8 = 12
8. 8 ÷ 8 = _____
9. 72 ÷ 8 = _____
10. _____ ÷ 8 = 7
11. 24 ÷ 8 = _____
12. 40 ÷ 8 = _____
13. _____ ÷ 8 = 6
14. 56 ÷ 8 = _____
15. 32 ÷ 8 = _____
16. _____ ÷ 8 = 8
17. _____ ÷ 8 = 11
18. 64 ÷ 8 = _____
19. 48 ÷ 8 = _____
20. _____ ÷ 8 = 5

Activity 3:

Use your knowledge of the 8 times table to answer the following questions.

 

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found dividing by 8 today. 🚦

Extension:

🚨 Hit the Button Division facts will give you a little extra practise in dividing by 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqU8zu14u5I

🎳 Multiplication Bowling for some extra 8 times table practise: https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/504/Super-Maths-Bowling-Multiplication

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A few extra bits and bobs I wanted to share with you:

Shona from Balir Drummond Safari Park was live on Facebook yesterday  to teach us all about rhinos – it’s so amazing to see the rhinos up close so check it out! 🦏

🧘‍♀️ Last week, Mrs McMillan created a video which teaches you how to relax your muscles and body. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5URMolO8O_4

🚀 Also, don’t forget that the SpaceX is going to attempt launch again tomorrow night, the launch is now scheduled for 20 past 8 which means it should pass us at about half past! https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive

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Miss Donaldson ❤️

Good morning everyone! I was so sad last night when the launch of the SpaceX had to be postponed due to bad weather (apparently there was the possibility of lightning).  They are going to try again on Saturday at 20 past 7 (PM), which should mean it passes by us at roughly half past 8, or slightly after. 🚀👨‍🚀

Did you know that J.K.Rowling has written a new children’s story called The Ickabog?  It isn’t about Harry Potter or magic, it’s an entirely new story that she is publishing for free for you guys to read during lockdown!  Here is the home page where she tells you all about it https://www.theickabog.com/home/.

Another exciting part of it is that she would like children to illustrate the story for her!  Each week, once she has published the new chapter, she gives suggestions as to what you could draw to illustrate the chapter (you don’t necessarily have to follow the suggestions, you could let your imagination roam free).  If you submit a picture of your artwork online, your drawing could make it into the published book later this year!  Here are some pictures which have already been submitted:

📖 Catch up with the story so far here: https://www.theickabog.com/read-the-story/

👏🏼 Finally, well done to EH, RA, MM, NM and ZM for winning 200 Sumdog coins yesterday! 💰

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Literacy:

Today for our literacy task we will be looking at similes and metaphors.  When you are writing, using similes and metaphors can make your stories more exciting for the reader.  They help the reader create a mental image in their head of what they are reading. For example: ‘The light was as bright as the sun’ gives us more description then ‘the light was bright’. 💡

Watch this clip to remind yourself about similes and metaphors: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfkk7ty/articles/z9tkxfr

 

Metaphors

A metaphor is a word or a phrase used to describe something as if it were something else.

For example: A wave of terror washed over him.

The terror isn’t actually a wave, but a wave is a good way to describe the feeling.

Another example is: Jess is dynamite. 🧨

Jess isn’t made of dynamite, but it’s a good way to explain how exciting she is.

 

Similes

A simile describes something by comparing it to something else using the words like or as.

For example:

• The snake moved like a ripple on a pond.
• It was as slippery as an eel.
• Jess is as graceful as a gazelle.

 

Thursday 28^st May

Similes and Metaphors

I can identify and use similes and metaphors.

 

Warm Up:

Watch this clip about a man who claims he has spotted the Loch Ness Monster.  See if you can spot any similes or metaphors. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zjgf9j6

Did you prefer listening to the man’s version of the story or the policeman’s version? Can you explain why?

Main Task:

Activity 1:

Copy out the sentences, then underline/circle the two subjects being compared.  Then, label it as either a simile or a metaphor.  For example:

He is as smart as a fox. Simile

The man that the sentence is about (he) is being compared to a fox and, because the sentence reads as smart as a fox, it must be a simile.

Your turn!

1. That man is an ogre.
2. My hands are as cold as ice.
3. The boy runs like the wind.
4. Your school bag is as light as a feather.
5. The robber is as stealthy as a cat.
6. The boy is a volcano ready to explode.
7. My daughter is an angel.
8. His mind is as sharp as a samurai’s sword.

 

Activity 2:

Change all the boring descriptions into exciting similes and metaphors.

For example: ‘The shark had sharp teeth’ could become ‘The shark had teeth as sharp as razors’.  Remember: similes use the words like and as whereas metaphors say something is something else.

Top tip!

Your similes and metaphors still need to match what is being described. For example, ‘as quiet as an elephant’ doesn’t make sense as elephants are big and loud, but ‘as quiet as a mouse’ does because mice are small and quiet.

 

1. The cat was black.

2.The moon was shining.

3.The dog ran after the tennis ball.

4.Bobby was hungry.

5.The trees swayed in the breeze.

6. Sarah did well in her dance show.

 

Extension:

Test your simile and metaphor knowledge by completing the two quizzes at the bottom of the page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfkk7ty/articles/z9tkxfr

 

Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. Continue the sequence: 3,948    3,936    3,944    3,942    _____
2. 9 x 7 = ?
3. What is 9,000 subtract 450?
4. Partition 19,721
5. I think of a number, then subtract 12.  My answer is 714.  What number did I start with?
6. Round 7,489 to the nearest 1,000.
7. What is 27 shared between 9?
8. If I save £2.50 for 8 weeks, how much will I have saved in total?
9. What is half of 652?
10. Divide 85,900 by 100.
11. What number is 2 after 4,467?
12. If the time is twenty to 6, what time will it be in an hour and a half?
13. What is double 73?
14. If I spend £5.13, what change should I expect from £10?
15. Calculate 15 + 32 +6
16. Using ><, compare these numbers: 32,012 ____ 302,012

 

Main Task: Eight Times Table

28.05.20         Multiplying by 8

I can build up my knowledge of table facts.

 

Activity 1: Supermovers

Let’s revise our knowledge of the eight times table today.  Start by joining in to the Supermovers song along with Filbert Fox! https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-8-times-table-with-filbert-fox/z4mrhbk

Activity 2: Factor Pairs

1. _____ x _____ = 24
2. _____ x _____ = 48
3. _____ x _____ = 96
4. ­_____ x _____ = 72
5. _____ x _____ = 16
6. _____ x _____ = 40
7. _____ x _____ = 56
8. _____ x _____ =88
9. _____ x _____ = 56
10. _____ x _____ = 32
11. _____ x _____ = 8
12. _____ x _____ = 64

 

Activity 3:

Build your knowledge of the eight times table by answering these questions!

 

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found multiplying by 8 today. 🚦

 

Extension:

Make 8-times table loop cards.  We have played these in class before; one side of the card says “I have ___” and the other side of the card says “Who has _________”.  They look like this:

You would need 12 cards to go through the entire 8-times table.

 

Alternatively you could practise your 8-times table speed by playing some of our favourite interactive games. There are lots of eight times table activities on the following website: https://www.timestables.co.uk/8-times-table.html (the games work on tablets and mobile phones too!).

Otherwise, work on your speed and accuracy on Hit The Button: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Or the Daily 10: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

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For this week’s assembly the focus is on Article 14.

Hop on over to the main blog to read more about Article 14 and how we can ensure that we respect other people’s beliefs.  There is also a short clip which explores food in religion (it’s quite funny!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3gSqWiGqrY.

Follow-Up Tasks

List as many religions as you can think of. Do you know what symbols are linked with these religions? Have a go at drawing them if you can. ✝️☪️🕉✡️

or

People’s beliefs often influence the way they act and behave. Imagine you have discovered a new planet to live on. What ideas do you have about how you would want all the people who live there to treat each other and their planet? What would your planet look like? What would it be called?

Enjoy the rest of your day!

 

Miss Donaldson 🧁

Good morning!  Yet another sunny day yesterday, haven’t we been lucky recently! ☀️  Did you see on the main blog that if any of you are needing extra jotters or pencils that they can be collected by an adult from the school next Tuesday?  I just thought I would mention it here in case you missed it, as there were quite a few announcements on the main blog yesterday. 📚✏️

👏🏼 A big well done to yesterday’s Sumdog winners! ZM, MM, NM and EB all won 200 coins yesterday for their efforts on Sumdog – let’s see who it will be today! 💰

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Literacy:

As always, on Wednesdays we practise our comprehension skills! 🔎

 

Wednesday 27^th May

Comprehension

I can explore the features of a non-fiction text.

 

Warm Up:

Normally to warm us up before our comprehension task we practise our spelling words of the week, but seeing as we were off on Monday we missed our spelling lesson.  Therefore I have set up a Sumdog spelling challenge for you all to have a go at today. The target is only 40 words so you should all be able to achieve it! 🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏽

Main Task:

In the last of this series of 3 lessons on non-fiction writing, today we are going to be reading a fact-file about Australia. 🇦🇺

 

Here are this week’s questions:

Understanding Questions

1. Where is the Great Barrier Reef?
2. What sort of climate does most of Australia have?
3. How many people live in Australia?
4. What language do most people speak?

 

Language Questions

1. The Great Barrier Reef is ‘just off the coastline’. Does this mean it is near the coastline or a long way off?

fertile	an area of coral, the top of which can sometimes be seen just above the sea.
drought	land which can produce a large number of good quality crops.
cyclone	a long period when there is little or no rain.
coral reef	a violent tropical storm that consists of wind moving in a circular direction.

 

Information Questions

1. How do you know that Australia is an island?
2. Where do you think most of the food is grown in Australia? Why?
3. Where do you think most of the people in Australia live? Explain your answer.
4. What other information could the writer have included which you would find interesting?
5. Would you like to visit Australia or not? Give reasons for your answer.

 

Extension:

🌍  Last year we witnessed the devastating effect that climate change is having on Australia, culminating in the Australian bushfires.  Can you create a poster encouraging people to be more environmentally friendly?  Your poster could provide suggestions of ways that we can help the environment or facts about climate change. 🌱
Here are some posters I found online to give you some inspiration:

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Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. Make 5,389 10 times bigger.
2. Use the > or < symbol to compare these two numbers: 64,947 ___ 28,689
3. Write the next even number after 7,836
4. What is the difference between 635 and 676?
5. Round 2,364 to the nearest 100.
6. Write twelve thousand and nineteen digits.
7. If I spend £13.12 how much change will I get from £20?
8. 3,291 + 304
9. Double 415.
10. What is the next multiple of 4 after 28?
11. What is 210 less than 2,546?
12. If I have a £10 note, a £5 note, five £1 coins, a 20p, two 10p’s and a 2p how much do I have in total?
13. 50,000 + 7,000 + 600 + 2
14. What comes next? 88,990    88,890    88,790    88,690
15. What is 48 divided by 8?
16. The date is Wednesday the 27^th of May. What will be the date next Wednesday?

 

Main Task: Mental Subtraction

27.05.20         Subtraction

I can use a variety of mental strategies to help me with subtraction problems.

 

Similar to yesterday, next week we will be moving on to formal subtraction so today I will just be giving you a variety of tasks which you can solve through whichever mental strategy you find the easiest. 👍🏼

 

 Activity 1: 2-digit number, with bridging

 

Activity 2: Multiples of 10, with bridging

 

Activity 3: Near Multiples of 100

 

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found subtracting mentally today. 🚦

 

Extension:

Choose one of the Topmarks games to practise your subtraction skills or head over to Sumdog to work on your mental maths speed and accuracy!

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/addition-and-subtraction

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👨‍🚀   For any budding astronauts out there The European Space Agency are publishing a series of astronaut training videos for children to get involved with. The first activity looks like so much fun – click the link to find out more! https://www.esa.int/Education/Expedition_Home/Challenge_1_Nimble_Navigation

🚀  Plus, if you are allowed to stay up, you can watch a rocket being launched into space tonight!  The SpaceX Falcon 9, along with two American astronauts, is heading to the International Space Station!  The launch happens at 9:30pm – you can watch all the action by clicking this link: https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive.  It will pass the UK at around 9:45 and travel from west to east.  It will look like a bright light moving in the sky – I wonder if any of you will spot it!  I’ll certainly be looking out for it!  🔭

Have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Miss Donaldson 👽

Morning everyone! I hope you enjoyed your long weekend!  What did you all get up to?  I had a family zoom call on Friday night then painted some stones on Saturday seeing as the weather was dreadful! 🎨 🖌

Did you know that in the North Lanarkshire Sumdog contest we ranked 39^th? That’s amazing!  Out of all the primaries in all the schools we managed to get on the leaderboard!  In addition to that,  we were the second highest in the school! You should all be dancing like this just now ⬇️

Huge well done also must go to MM who ranked 77^th out of every primary pupil in North Lanarkshire! 👏🏼🥳

Remember that I will award 200 Sumdog coins to the top 5 people who have answered the most Sumdog questions accurately today. Good luck! 💰 🍀

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Literacy:

It’s a Tuesday so today must be a handwriting day!✍🏼

 

Tuesday 26^th May

Handwriting

I can use joined writing to write legibly and consistently.

 

Warm Up:

Today’s handwriting is a recap of possessive apostrophes.  We went over them recently so they should still be fresh in your mind.  Watch this video to remind you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNFPnVz7JB4

Can you work out which sentence is punctuated correctly? 🤔

Main Task:

Now we have had a reminder of possessive apostrophes, lets move on to the main task!  Can you write the 6 sentences, inserting the apostrophes into the correct place.  Remember to concentrate on your joins, letter height and letter spacing.

 

Extension:

If you would like some extra handwriting practise today, why don’t you practise joining to the letter a.

Remember, we write a line of each word, then circle or underline the one which we think is the neatest.

apple    apple     apple     apple     apple     apple    apple     apple

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Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. Make 123 ten times bigger.
2. I went to the shop and spent £9.21, how much change did I get from £10?
3. Write one hundred and sixty-five thousand, eight hundred and ninety in numbers.
4. Write down a multiple of 6 between 30 and 40.
5. 471 minus 62
6. Nicola and Paul shared 92 pens between them; how many did they each get?
7. 80 x 6 = ?
8. What number is 10 less than 6,817?
9. What is the sum of 54 and 67?
10. How many more than 531 is 745?
11. In the desert, the average temperature during the day is 41°C, whereas the average temperature at night is -2°C. What is the fall in temperature from day to night?
12. What is the 9th multiple of 5?
13. Add together 34, 8 and 19
14. Which of these numbers is a multiple of 9? 63,     42,       39,     81,      27
15. 77 – ____ = 45
16. The time is 11:25. What time will it be in two and a half hours?

 

Main Task: Mental Addition

26.05.20         Addition

I can use a variety of mental strategies to help me with addition problems.

 

Today is going to be our last day of mental addition before we move on to formal addition next week.  Therefore, today I am going to give you a variety of tasks which you can solve using whichever mental strategy works best for you.

 

Activity 1: Three-digit numbers, with bridging

Activity 2: 4/5-digit number and a 2-digit multiple of 10

Activity 3: 3-digit multiple of 100, bridging 1,000

 

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found mental addition today. 🚦

 

Extension:

Practise your quick-fire mental addition on Maths Invaders! https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/289/KS2_Maths_Invaders

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🎨 If you are feeling arty today, why don’t you practise the skill of perspective?  Here are some examples of drawings that you can do, along with step-by-step instructions as to how to recreate them.

If you prefer following a video tutorial, here is one I found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFNRxfaCKLw

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Miss Donaldson 🌟

Good morning everyone! I hope that you have had a fantastic week so far.  It was such a beautiful day yesterday; did you all manage to spend a little time out in the sunshine?  ☀️ Also, just a reminder that tomorrow and Monday are holidays, so there won’t be a blog up then.  There are still lots of things you can do at home by yourself though:

1. Sumdog/Topmarks
2. Epic/Read a book of your own
3. Write a story/letter/set of instructions
4. Create an information poster (for example you could write facts about your favourite animal)
5. Keep fit by joining in with Joe Wickes, dancing along with a GoNoodle/JustDance routine, playing P.E. bingo or just by going on a walk with someone in your house
6. Listen to David Walliams Elevenses
7. Follow along with an at tutorial on YouTube
8. Delve into BBC School Radio and learn about something of your choice
9. Watch GSC at Home or ‘Lets Go Live with Maddie and Greg’ to learn some science (you could even carry out the experiments yourself)
10. Or simply help around the house; tidy your room, do some weeding in the garden, do some baking – I’m sure your mums and dads will have a few suggestions for you!

 

👏🏼 Well done to EH, CK, MM, NM and YS for winning 200 coins yesterday on Sumdog for answering the most questions accurately!  We finally have a girl on the board! I wonder who will win today?

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Literacy:

Today for our literacy task we will be looking at connectives.  When you are writing, connectives make your sentences more complex and interesting.

 

Thursday 21^st May

Connectives

I can use a range of connectives.

 

Warm Up:

Let’s remind ourselves what we use connectives for: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zqk37p3 (The video talks about conjunctions, but we know them as connectives).

For example,

It was raining.  The weatherman had promised better weather that afternoon.

Could be written as:

It was raining, although the weatherman had promised better weather that afternoon.

 

Main Task:

Activity 1: Choose the Connective

Choose the correct word from the bracket to complete the following sentences:

1. Should I go to the party (and/or) stay at home?
2. I put on my hat and gloves (because/so that) it was cold.
3. I brushed my teeth (because/before) I went to school.
4. Mum likes sprouts (and/but) I hate them!
5. I answered the phone (as soon as/until) it rang.
6. We ran after the bus (because/so that) it started to drive off.
7. I put on my glasses (so that/as) I could read the letter.
8. I couldn’t solve the puzzle (in case/however) I tried.
9. Lucy climbed the hill (until/because) she reached the top.
10. Tom was not tired (nevertheless/and) he had to go to bed.
11. I was singing (as/of) she was playing the piano.
12. It has been four years (so that/since) I have seen you.

 

Activity 2:

Copy out these sentences, then choose a connective to join the parts of the sentences together.  For the last two sentences, think of an interesting second half of the sentence.

 

Extension:

Make up four sentences of your own using connectives.  Underline the words which connect the ideas together.

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Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. Partition 63,082
2. Round 4,386 to the nearest 10.
3. If I spend £2.77, what change should I expect from £10?
4. Divide 68,100 by 100.
5. 3 x 8 = ?
6. What is half of 184?
7. What number is 3 after 7,119?
8. If I save £3.10 for 7 weeks, how much will I have saved in total?
9. I think of a number, then subtract 15.  My answer is 364.  What number did I start with?
10. Calculate 32 + 4 +18
11. What is double 56?
12. Continue the sequence: 2,109    2,111    2,113    2,115    _____
13. Using ><, compare these numbers: 99,572 ____ 98,799
14. What is 1,000 subtract 45?
15. If the time is ten past 4, what was the time 3 hours ago?
16. What is 56 shared between 8?

 

Main Task: Seven Times Table

21.05.20         Multiplying by 7

I can build up my knowledge of table facts.

 

Activity 1: Supermovers

Let’s revise our knowledge of the seven times table today.  Start by joining in to the Supermovers song along with Moonbeam! https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-7-times-table-with-moonbeam/zjp8y9q

Activity 2: Factor Pairs

1. _____ x _____ = 21
2. _____ x _____ = 49
3. _____ x _____ = 77
4. ­_____ x _____ = 35
5. _____ x _____ = 84
6. _____ x _____ = 14
7. _____ x _____ = 42
8. _____ x _____ = 7
9. _____ x _____ = 56
10. _____ x _____ = 28
11. _____ x _____ = 70
12. _____ x _____ = 63

 

Activity 3:

Build your knowledge of the seven times table by answering these questions!

 

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found multiplying by 7 today. 🚦

 

Extension:

There are lots of six times table activities on the following website: https://www.timestables.co.uk/7-times-table.html (the games work on tablets and mobile phones too!).

Alternatively, work on your speed and accuracy on Hit The Button: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Or the Daily 10: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

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Today, as it is Mental Health Awareness Week, you could spread some positivity by creating a compliment tear-off poster.

What you will need:

1. Paper
2. Pencil
3. Ruler/Something Straight
4. Colouring Pens/Pencils
5. Scissors
6. Something to hang it up by (blu-tac, thumbtacks etc.)

Instructions

1. Design the top portion of your posters with cheerful, eye-catching colour.
2. Then, divide the space at the bottom of your poster like so:

3. Fill in the blank spaces with your own ideas. For example, “You are really special” or “You look lovely”

4. Cut to separate each compliment.

5. Hang the poster up. You can either take a compliment for yourself or take a compliment to give to someone.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

Miss Donaldson 👩🏻

Good morning Primary 5!  I hope that you are all doing well this week.

👏🏼 A big well done to yesterday’s Sumdog winners! Still no girls in the top 5, although RB you just missed out on the top spots. Let’s see who wins today! 🤔

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Literacy:

As always, on Wednesdays we practise our comprehension skills! 🔎

 

Wednesday 20^th May

Comprehension

I can explore the features of a non-fiction text.

 

 

Warm Up:

Today to warm us up we are going to be practising our spelling words of the week.  This week, our spelling words are:

Choose one of the spelling activities below to practise them!

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Main Task:

Similar to last week, today we are going to be reading a fact-file about a country.  Read the following information piece about China. 🇨🇳

 

Here are this week’s questions:

Understanding Questions

1. What is China’s official name?
2. Where are China’s deserts?
3. What is the climate like in the north of the country?
4. What is China’s main language?

 

Language Questions

1. Find the adjectives in the text that are made from these nouns.
   • The east
   • The south
   • The west

tropical	an area of fairly level high ground.
plateaus	very hot
frequent	a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans
typhoons	happening often

 

Information Questions

1. Why do you think that the writer has used subheadings? Are they useful or not? Why?
2. Why do you think the writer has included a map?
3. What information have you found out about Mount Everest?
4. Why do you think that China has ‘many different climates’?
5. Would you like to visit China or not? Explain your reasons.

Extension:

Choose a country that you are interested in or have visited.  Make a list of questions showing what information you would like to know about this country.

Can you use your research skills to find the answers to your questions?

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Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. Make 7,639 10 times bigger.
2. Use the > or < symbol to compare these two numbers: 15,725 ___ 15,726
3. Write the next even number after 7,522
4. What is the difference between 432 and 456?
5. Round 7,898 to the nearest 10.
6. Write eighty-six thousand, three hundred and forty nine In digits.
7. If I spend £6.76 how much change will I get from £10?
8. 1,026 + 614
9. Double 87.
10. What is the next multiple of 8 after 48?
11. What is 122 less than 1,627?
12. If I have a £10 note, a £5 note, six £1 coins, a 20p, two 10p’s and a 2p how much do I have in total?
13. The time is 11:20. What will be the time in an hour and a quarter?
14. What comes next? 55,333    55,433    55,533    55,633
15. What is 63 divided by 7?
16. The date is Wednesday the 20^th of May. What will be the date next Thursday?

 

Main Task: Mental Subtraction

20.05.20         Subtraction

I can use a variety of mental strategies to help me with subtraction problems.

 

 Activity 1

1. June can carry 172 people. There are 31 people on board.  How many more people can go on board?
2. How many more people can go on board
   • Alice
   • Mary
   • Sarah
   • Jane
   • Kate?
3. How many more people can Alice carry than
   • Mary
   • Sarah
   • Jane
   • Kate?
4. How many fewer people can Kate carry than
   • Jane
   • Sarah
   • Mary?
5. Find the difference between the number of people that can be carried by
   • Sarah and Mary
   • Jane and Sarah
   • Mary and Jane

Activity 2: Problem Solving and Enquiry

Can you choose one parcel from each shelve to make a pair with the given difference?

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found subtracting mentally today 🚦

 

Extension:

Choose one of the Topmarks games to practise your subtraction skills or head over to Sumdog to work on your mental maths speed and accuracy!  Come on girls, we need to activate some girl power, the boys are ruling the roost! 🦸🏻‍♀️

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/addition-and-subtraction

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Head on over to the main blog to see what Mr Green has posted for this weeks assembly.  It is all about Article 12. 🗣

Our activity this week is to:

Write a creative story, a poem, a short play script or are you creative enough to design a piece of art using the title ‘Head My Voice’. Share it with your family.

or

Design a poster for display  about the importance of Article 12

 

Also, have a go at making the megaphone – I’m sure your family will be delighted! 📣

Miss Donaldson 🍬

Morning everyone! Did you know that it is Mental Health Awareness Week? This year the focus is on kindness; here are a few ideas of things that you can do to brighten someone else’s day 🌼 :

1. Tidy your room without needing to be asked
2. Make a card and give it to someone special
3. Give someone in you house a compliment
4. Call someone in your family for a chat (for example your grandparents, your aunt or uncle, cousin etc.)
5. Hug someone in your house
6. Say thank you
7. Write a letter to someone that you are missing
8. Choose a toy that you will donate to charity after the lockdown ends
9. Write a friendly message on the pavement in chalk to make a passerby smile
10. Have a complain-free day

If you yourself need cheering up I have something that will make you laugh 😂 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llXO7xLPPHI

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Literacy:

Today we will be practising our handwriting! ✍🏼

 

Tuesday 19^th May

Handwriting

I can use joined writing to write legibly and consistently.

 

Warm Up:

📖 Today for our warm-up I would love it if you could log in to the Epic app to do a little reading.  If you haven’t used it yet all you need to do is either download the app on to your tablet or log in to https://www.getepic.com/students.  You will then be asked for our class code which is kne7952.  Once you have done that, select your name and you will be in!  There are lots of quick books to read, comics to read or audiobooks to listen to.

👏🏼 Well done to ZM, MM, RA, EH, RL and DM who all logged on last week!

Main Task:

Select a pronoun from the box instead of the words underlined.  Write the sentence out in your neatest handwriting.

Extension:

Write this poem in your neatest handwriting.  After you have finished, draw a picture of a crocodile to illustrate it! 🐊

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Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. What is the sum of 23 and 56?
2. 132 minus 29
3. Write seventy-nine thousand, eight hundred and thirteen in figures
4. Write down a multiple of 12 between 70 and 80.
5. Jennifer and Jane shared 72 beads between them How many did they each get?
6. What number is 10 less than 7,419?
7. Make 67 ten times bigger.
8. I bought groceries worth £6.91, how much change did I get from £10?
9. The average temperature during the day is 16°C, whereas the average temperature at night is 7°C. What is the fall in temperature from day to night?
10. Which of these numbers is a multiple of 7? 65,     42,       39,     88,      27
11. Add together 16, 6 and 28
12. 88 – ____ = 52
13. 70 x 5 = ?
14. The time is 09:15. What time will it be in an hour and a quarter?
15. How many more than 987 is 1,011?
16. What is the 6th multiple of 4?

 

Main Task: Mental Addition

19.05.20         Addition

I can use a variety of mental strategies to help me with addition problems.

 

Activity 1: Recap

Today we will be looking at adding two 3-digit numbers.  One way to do this is by partitioning your two numbers.  If you need a reminder you could watch this clip (However I now have “Paaaartition…split the number…paaaartion…add the tens…” in my head and can’t get rid of it so beware!):   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCcedon_N8s.

Example:

456 + 233

400 + 50 + 6 + 200 + 30 + 3

(400 + 200) + (50 + 30) + (6 + 3)

600+ 80 + 9

689

* Note * You do not have to write your sums down like this using brackets, I just wanted to show you clearly what I was doing at each step. Do it however is easier for you!

 

Activity 2:

Calculate the total number of each item sold.

 

Activity 3:

Calculate the totals.

1. 316 + 280
2. 150 + 136
3. 170 + 211
4. 465 + 120
5. 530 + 128
6. 359 + 340

 

Activity 4:

Calculate how many cartons of soup were sold.

 

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found adding two 3-digit numbers using partitioning today. 🚦

 

Extension:

🌶  If you feel confident, why not try these missing number sums which are a little trickier:

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💰 Well done to the five of you who won a Sumdog reward from me yesterday!  ZM, MM, RA, NM and DM you all smashed it! I’ll give another 200 coins to the 5 of you who get the most correct answers today – come on girls, we can’t have the boys taking all the coins again!

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Miss Donaldson ⚡️

Good morning!  I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! ☺️

Literacy:

Today we will be practising our spelling!

 

Monday 18^th May

Spelling

I can use spelling strategies to help me spell accurately.

 

Warm Up:

A:Find the ten ph words in the wordsearch and write them neatly in your jotters.

B: Write a sentence that has two ph words in it.  For example,

Unfortunately, the elephant was late for his geography lesson.

Main Task:

In most words ph sounds like an f.  All the ph’s in the words above are written with an f and you need to correct them, be careful though as there are two that are already spelled correctly that you must avoid!

Extension:

A: Sort the words in the box into the lists below according to their Greek root word.

graph	sphere	phone	photo

 

B: Without using the dictionary, choose four of the words and write a definition of each, using what you have been told about their Greek origins.

 

C: Find at least another two words to add to each list.

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Today I will be giving 200 Sumdog coins to the 5 pupils who answer the most questions accurately  by 3 o’clock – good luck! 🍀

 

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Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. Write down any 3 even numbers that add up to 20
2. ______ – 19 = 1,798
3. Write down the number six hundred and twelve thousand, six hundred and seventy six
4. 48 ÷ ______ = 6
5. Round 72,755 to the nearest thousand
6. What is the next number in the sequence? 2,333    2,353    2,373    2,393    _______
7. Write down a multiple of 4 between 30 and 35
8. I started with £10. I spent £6.57.  How much do I have left?
9. How many 10p’s are in £4.70?
10. What number comes halfway between 892 and 896?
11. How many legs are there on 12 spiders?
12. Half of 846 = ?
13. The date is Monday 18^th What will be the date next Friday
14. What is ¼ of 28?
15. In Alaska the temperature was -15°C. In Cumbernauld the temperature was 5°C.  What was the difference in temperature?
16. A flight flying to Miami leaves Glasgow at 06:00am. The flight lasts 8 hours and 40 minutes.  What time does the flight arrive?

 

Main Task: Decimal numbers

 

18.05.20         Decimal Numbers

I can read tenths.

 

Need a reminder? Watch the video! https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsjqtfr/articles/zsbd7p3

 

Today we will be looking at tenths.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zr6pvcw

 

Activity 1:

Write the shaded portion as a decimal.

Activity 2:

For example,

Alan:  a. 0.8   b. 0.2

 

Activity 3:

 

Traffic light and comment to say how you found using decimal numbers today. 🚦

 

Extension:

There are lots of great games to help you understand tenths better.  Here are a couple:

http://www.snappymaths.com/counting/fractions/interactive/tenthsint/tenthsint.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/decimals/DecimalModels10.htm (This needs Flash so won’t work on a tablet)

 

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Remember you can use BBC School Radio to learn about the things that interest you!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p007g5y4

Enjoy your day!

Miss Donaldson 🌸

Morning everyone!  Well, we have made it to the end of another week! 🥳

Well done to MM, DM, RL, ZM, HM, EH, NM and RA for making use of the Epic app this week to do some reading! 👏🏼

In addition, we have been smashing Sumdog this week!  Well done to RA, ZM, MM, DM, HM, CK, CM, NM, YS, EB, EH and LB.  I see all the great work you are doing so great job!

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Literacy:

Today for our literacy task we will be doing some free writing! ✍🏼

 

Friday 15^th May

Free Writing

I can plan and write a piece of writing of my choice.

 

Warm Up:

For your warm up today I would love it if you could all hop on to Sumdog and practise your spelling.  Remember that there is a spelling challenge up this week so see if you can get a few more answers to add to your totals (congratulations to the 3 of you who have already completed it, let’s see how many correct words you end up with.  DM is currently in the lead with 216 correct words but ZM and RA are not far behind on 204 and 203!).

Main Task:

As I mentioned, today you have the choice of what you would like to write; it could be a story, a letter, a diary entry, a poem, a set of instructions or a comic.

Sometimes in class when writing stories we struggle to think of an idea to start us off so here are some for you 💡 :

Alternatively, you could use Scholastic Story Starters.  You simply spin the wheel and it will give you a random story starter. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/

 

Remember to take some time to plan out your story, with the story mountain in mind.

Some other ideas include writing an acrostic poem, a letter to me or one of your friends, a recipe or instructions for how to play a game, a diary entry talking about your thoughts and feelings about the lockdown or about your favourite holiday and what you did.

 

Success Criteria

✓ Title

✓  Write in paragraphs

✓ Include a range of connectives

✓ Include a range of different types of punctuation

✓ Include a range of sentence starters

✓ Include a range of ambitious vocabulary

✓ Read my writing to check that it makes sense

 

Free Writing is all about having fun so just take your time and focus on making it a piece of writing that you are proud of.  Happy Writing! ✏️

 

Extension:

Add an illustration to go along with your writing or read what you have written to someone in your house.

Additionally, today is your last chance to catch up with David Walliams ‘Fing’ chapters 24 – 37 (the end) as tomorrow the site will be updated with the chapters that he has been reading this week from ‘Bad Dad’.  There is nothing more annoying than when you don’t know how a book ends so, if you have missed a couple of days, make sure to catch up whilst you still can! 📖 https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses-catch-up/

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Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. 47,802 – 10
2. 62 + 39
3. 40,000 + 3,000 + 200 + 80 + 1
4. Write down a number than can be equally divided by both 5 and 3
5. 8 x 8 = ?
6. 67 x 100
7. _____ + 19 = 52
8. Which is greater 51,670 or 51, 666?
9. What is 9 more than 6,899?
10. Which number comes halfway between -6 and -2?
11. Write down a multiple of 7 that is greater than 50 but smaller than 60
12. 98,700 ÷ 10 = ?
13. Add together 17, 9 and 12
14. If the time is 1 o’clock, what time will it be in 2 hours and 10 minutes?
15. Which is the largest odd number? 7,999  7,889   66,889   8,799   6,999
16. Add 10,000 to 3,611

 

Main Task: Dividing by 6

15.05.20         Dividing by 6

I can build up my knowledge of table facts.

 

Activity 1: Supermovers

Let’s start again with a reminder of the six times table from Fred the Red! https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-6-times-table-with-fred-the-red/zrq3xyc

 

Activity 2: Missing Number

1. 24 ÷ 6 = _____
2. 42 ÷ 6 = _____
3. _____ ÷ 6 = 4
4. 30 ÷ 6 = _____
5. _____ ÷ 6 = 7
6. 72 ÷ 6 = _____
7. _____ ÷ 6 = 10
8. 12 ÷ 6 = _____
9. 66 ÷ 6 = _____
10. _____ ÷ 6 = 6
11. 54 ÷ 6 = _____
12. 0 ÷ 6 = _____
13. _____ ÷ 6 = 8
14. 6 ÷ 6 = _____
15. 36 ÷ 6 = _____
16. _____ ÷ 6 = 9
17. _____ ÷ 6 = 11
18. 18 ÷ 6 = _____
19. 48 ÷ 6 = _____
20. _____ ÷ 6 = 5

 

Activity 3:

Use your knowledge of the 6 times table to answer the following questions.

 

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found dividing by 6 today. 🚦

 

Extension:

🚨 Hit the Button Division facts will give you a little extra practise in dividing by 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqU8zu14u5I

🎳 Multiplication Bowling for some extra 6 times table practise: https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/504/Super-Maths-Bowling-Multiplication

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This week Mrs McMillan has created a video to help any of you who are having trouble sleeping; whether that be having difficulty getting off to sleep or that you are waking up during the night and not being able to get back to sleep.  Also, check the main blog for other tips to help you sleep. 😴

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

Have a great weekend!

Miss Donaldson 🐰