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P7M Homework – Monday 19th June

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Complete each task to the best of your ability. Please let me know if you are struggling with any task or need advice, as soon as possible. Ask your parent/carer to write a note if you are unable to  attempt any task. As always, if you require a  paper copy of any of the homework tasks, just ask. Thank you, Miss McDowall.

Language

  • Reading – please read and finish your new book for:
    • Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue groups – Monday 19th June
    • Purple – Monday 19th June

Maths

Other

  • P.E. – Tuesday and Thursday
  • Practise the songs for the Leavers’ Assembly on Tuesday 27th  June, 1.45pm. Click here to access the songs and lyrics.

Here are a list of important reminders:

  • Leavers’ Dance – Thursday 22nd June 6.45 – 9.30 (parents can come from 9.15 to join in with Auld Lang Syne)
  • Payment of £3 for the Leavers’ Dance catering A.S.A.P.
  • Picnic with our P1 Buddies – Monday 26th June,11.45-12.15 Click here for more information.
  • Water Fight – Monday 26th June (afternoon), Click here for more information.
  • Leavers’ Assembly – Tuesday 27th June, 1.45-3.15pm. You must wear a white shirt and tie, grey or navy trousers/skirt and black shoes.
  • School closes at 1pm on Wednesday 28th June
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P7 Reminders

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Here are a list of important reminders:

  • Practise the songs for the leavers’ Assembly on Tuesday 27th June. Click here to access the links.
  • Leavers’ Dance – Thursday 22nd June 6.45 – 9.30 (parents can come from 9.15 to join in with Auld Lang Syne)
  • Payment of £3 for the Leavers’ Dance catering A.S.A.P.
  • Picnic with our P1 Buddies – Monday 26th June,11.45-12.15
  • Water Fight – Monday 26th June (afternoon)
  • Leavers’ Assembly – Tuesday 27th June, 1.45-3.15pm
  • School closes at 1pm on Wednesday 28th June
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P7 – Our Amazing Brains!

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Use the weblinks below to help you complete your Brain Fact File and Senses task.

Our Amazing Brain

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/humanbody/brain.html

http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-your-amazing-brain/

http://www.fun-facts.org.uk/human_body/brain.htm

http://www.coolkidfacts.com/facts-about-the-brain-for-kids/

Our Five Senses

http://idahoptv.org/sciencetrek/topics/senses/facts.cfm

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/humanbody/senses.html

http://sciencewithkids.com/science-facts/facts-about-the-senses.html

http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/eyes.html

 

 

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P7M Homework – Monday 12th June

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Complete each task to the best of your ability. Please let me know if you are struggling with any task or need advice, as soon as possible. Ask your parent/carer to write a note if you are unable to  attempt any task. As always, if you require a  paper copy of any of the homework tasks, just ask. Thank you, Miss McDowall.

Language

  • Reading – please read and finish your new book for:
    • Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue groups – Monday 19th June
    • Purple – Monday 19th June

Maths

Other

  • P.E. – Thursday (cricket) and Friday (cricket)
  • Practise the songs for the Leavers’ Assembly on MonTuesday 27th June, 1.45pm. Click here to access the songs and lyrics.
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P7M Maths Revision

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Complete the task in your Maths Homework jotter for Monday 19th June.  Remember to write the date, an appropriate title and show all your working. Use the Mental Maths link and Maths Revision link to help you. For some of the questions, you may want to draw examples.

  1. Write a definition for each of the terms below:
  • Parallel lines
  • Perpendicular lines
  • Right angle
  • Acute angle
  • Edge
  • Vertices (vertex)

 

2. For each of the shapes below, write at least 3 properties:

  • Isosceles triangle
  • Equilateral triangle
  • Triangular prism
  • Square-based pyramid
  1. Use the grid method to solve the following questions:

a) 234 x 56

b) 572 x 83

  1. Use the ‘up-and-down’ written method to solve the following questions:

a) 789 x 4

b) 823 x 7

  1. Use short division to solve the following questions:

a) 678 ÷ 6

b) 284 ÷ 7

  1.  Answer the following questions thinking carefully about the remainder:

a) Louis has £28. How many frogs can he buy if they are £6 each?

b) There are 230 children at Crickelpit Primary School and 18 members of staff. They are all going on a trip and coaches seat 48 people. How many coaches do the school need to book?

  1. Order the following fractions from smallest to largest:

2/5         1/6         3/8         ½         3/4

  1. Write decimal equivalent to these fractions:

a)  1/5       b)  ¼       c)   3/5      d)      ¾        e)    7/10

  1. Write the following percentages as fractions:

a) 25%           b) 80%           c) 10%          d)  75%         e)  23%

  1. Work out the following fractions of amounts:

a)    2/5 of 40

b)    ¾ of 180

c)   3/8 of 96

  1. Work out the following percentage of amounts:

a)  20% of 50

b)  70% of 60

c)  36% of 150

  1. Convert the following lengths to metres:

a)  43cm       b)  2.4km     c)  99cm    d)   5mm      e)  13.5km

  1. Convert the following weights to kilograms:

a)  200g       b)  6500g       c)   90g     d)  120g       e)12800g

  1. Convert the following capacities to litres:

a)  330ml     b)  500ml     c)  2500ml    d)  10ml      e)  90cl

  1. Calculate the following time intervals:

a) Pippa gets on a bus at 15:45. Her journey takes 50 minutes. What time does she arrive at her destination?

b) John’s train should arrive at 10:05. It is delayed by 14 minutes and his journey should take 2.5 hours. What time will he arrive at his destination?

c) Noel finishes his triathlon event at 13:32. It took him 18 minutes to complete his cycling, 16 minutes to complete his swimming, and 21 minutes to complete his running. What time did he start his race?

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P7 Leavers’ Assembly Songs

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A huge thank you to the two groups of girls (Natalie, Grace, Christie, Tori and Rachel B) who put in a great effort to change the lyrics of modern songs for the P7s to sing at the Leavers’ Assembly.

We have now decided just to sing ‘Go!’, so please learn the words and practise the song.

Go! – original song: Roar by Katy Perry

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

Go!

I used to suck my thumb and hide away,

Scared to make new friends and go to play.

So I sat quietly, shied away from society.

I guess that I was shy to other kids,

Eventually I grew my confidence.

Now I am stronger, I speak for much longer.

 

You helped me out, now I succeed, (hey!)

Already going to Parky.

You hear my voice, you hear my sound.

I bet I’m gonna make you proud.

You helped me out, now I succeed,

Get ready ‘cause I’m moving on.

I see it all, I see it now…

 

I’ve got the eye for Park Mains, our high school.

Dancing through the hallways.

‘Cause I am the champion, and you’re gonna see me go!

Faster, faster than a lion.

‘Cause I am the champion, and you’re gonna see me go,

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,

Oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,

You’re gonna see me go!

 

Now I’m floating like a butterfly,

Stinging like a bee I earned my tie.

I went from low oh oh, to my own flow oh oh.

 

You helped me out, now I succeed,

Already going to Parky.

You hear my voice, you hear my sound.

I bet I am gonna make you proud.

You helped me out now I succeed,

Get ready ‘cause I’m moving on,

You hear my voice, you hear my sound…

 

I’ve got the eye for Park Mains, our high school.

Dancing through the hallways.

‘Cause I am the champion, and you’re gonna see me go!

Faster, faster than a lion.

‘Cause I am the champion, and you’re gonna see me go,

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,

Oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,

You’re gonna see me go, Go, Go, Go, Go!

 

I’ve got the eye for Park Mains, our high school.

Dancing through the hallways.

‘Cause I am the champion, and you’re gonna see me go!

Faster, faster than a lion.

‘Cause I am the champion, and you’re gonna see me go,

And you’re gonna see me go,

And you’re gonna see me go!

 

 

Whole School News

Summer Reading Challenge

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Organised by The Reading Agency (www.readingagency.org.uk) and the UK public library network since 1999, the Summer Reading Challenge is the UK’s biggest annual reading promotion for children aged 4 to 11. Last year, in Renfrewshire, more than 2000 children took part.

The Summer Reading Challenge combines FREE access to books with fun, creative activities in the library during the summer holidays. Throughout the Challenge, library staff support the children, helping them to discover new authors and illustrators and to explore a wide range of different types of books and ways of reading,

 How the Challenge works

 The Challenge starts on June 5th and runs till August 19th.

  • Children sign up at their local library and receive an Animal Agents collector folder
  • Children borrow and read at least six library books of their own choice during the summer, collecting special stickers to complete their folder and incentives along the way – a free swim pass, wristband, and badminton pass
  • Library staff are on hand to advise and run family-friendly activities
  • Children who complete the Summer Reading Challenge are presented with a certificate and a medal.
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P7M Homework – Monday 5th June

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As you will be visiting Park Mains this week, you have no official homework. However, there are some important things you need to remember. Thank you, Miss McDowall.

Language

  • Bring in photos of yourself for your autobiography. These could be of favourite memories, ages, people and proudest moments. You will be using these on Wednesday 7th June.
  • Continue reading your book.

Maths

Other

  • I am looking for photographs of you  (in school uniform) from P1 and/or P2. Please bring them in for me to scan and I will return them A.S.A.P. Thank you to those of you who have already brought some in.
  • P.E. – Monday and Tuesday (cricket)
  • Thursday and Friday – Park Mains Induction days. Please wear your Bishopton uniform. This should include a white shirt and tie, navy or grey trousers or skirt and black shoes (not trainers). We will leave on the bus at 8.25am on Thursday morning. Please be in the huts for 8.15am.  You make your own way home on Thursday after school and to and from school on your own on Friday.
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Track and Field

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A huge well done to Jay, Erin and Rachael who represented our school last night at the Primary Track and Field. Iain Shearer, the Active Schools & Community Club Development Officer for Renfrewshire said “they behaved impeccably, gave 100% at their event and showed sportsmanship across the evening. The pupils were a credit to our schools. They missed out on winning the team prize by only a few points but definitely deserve recognition for their efforts.”

Well done to the three pupils!

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P7 Gazette Photograph

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The photographer from the Gazette is coming on Thursday 1 June in the morning to take the P7 photograph. t would be nice if the pupils could wear a white shirt and tie.

Forms for ordering a copy of the Gazette (50p each), given to pupils previously, should be handed in to the school no later than Thursday 1 June 2017.

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P7M Homework – Tuesday 30th May

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Complete each task to the best of your ability. Please let me know if you are struggling with any task or need advice, as soon as possible. Ask your parent/carer to write a note if you are unable to  attempt any task. As always, if you require a  paper copy of any of the homework tasks, just ask. Thank you, Miss McDowall.

Language

  • Writing – Please bring in your research for your biography for Tuesday 30th May.
  • Reading – please read and finish your book for:
    • Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue groups – Monday 5th June
    • Purple – Monday 12th June

Maths

Other

  • I am looking for photographs of you  (in school uniform) from P1 and/or P2. Please bring them in for me to scan and I will return them A.S.A.P. Thank you to those of you who have already brought some in.
  • P.E. – Thursday and Friday
  • Bring in photos of yourself for your autobiography. These could be of favourite memories, ages, people and proudest moments. You will be using these on Wednesday 7th June.
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P7M – Speed, Distance & Time Homework

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Please complete this in your Maths Homework jotter for Monday 5th June. Write the date, title and show all of your working. Write the answer in a sentence to show you have understood the question. You may use a calculator but show all of your working. Use the formula and example question below to help you achieve marks.

Example question: Andrew drove a distance 70 km in 2 hours. What is was his average speed?

speed = distance ÷ time so,  70km ÷ 2 = 35 km per hour

Andrew’s average speed was 35 kilometres per hour.

  1. Jason rides his bicycle for 3 hours at a speed to 40 km/h. What distance does he travel?
  2. The red bus takes 6 hours to cover a distance of 540 km. What is its speed of travel?
  3. Sue’s dog needs 4 hours to reach her house which is 20 km away. At what speed does it travel?
  4. The amusement park is 576 km away from Mel’s house. The speed limit is 90 km/h. His dad manages to drive there in 6 hours. Did Mel’s dad break the speed limit?
  5. Joey ran at a speed of 18 km/h for a total of 2 hours. How much distance did he cover?
  6. The Lockheed SR-71 was the fastest aircraft in the world and could fly at a maximum speed of 193 mph. Assuming it maintained this as its constant speed, how far could it travel in 5 hours?
  7. The Chinese CRH38OA is top dog in the world of fast trains with a top speed of 302 mph. What is its speed if it travels 750 miles in 2.5 hours?
  8. The British-made car Thrust SSC can do 380 miles in 0.5 hours. What is its speed
  9. The world’s fastest bus, designed by the American Paul Slender, has a top speed of 367 mph. How much distance can it cover in 3 hours?
  10. The fastest pushbike, a Varna Tempest ridden by Canadian Sam Whittington, can manage a top speed of 82 mph. How much distance can this cyclist cover in 10 hours?

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Sports Day Update

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Weather permitting, Sports Day will go ahead as planned tomorrow, Tuesday 23rd May. If we have to cancel due to weather conditions, we will inform you by text and Blog post in the morning.

Lunchtime Arrangements

Before lunchtime, all pupils will be taken back to class to register and collect their packed lunches, etc. If we have received the signed permission slip to allow them out of school during lunchtime, P4-7 pupils will be sent to the office to be collected.  P1-3 pupils with permission slips will be able to be collected from the Dining Hall Fire Exit (at the greenhouse). Pupils who are not being collected by their parents will be escorted to the field by their teachers.

We hope you have a lovely picnic experience on the field. We ask that you encourage your child to stay away from any equipment that has been set up for the sports activities.

Remember to dress in your House colours to show some team spirit. Eagles – yellow, Hawks – green, Falcons – blue, Ospreys – red. Please wear or bring sun cream even if it looks cloudy, because we will be outside all day. Also, please wear a hoodie or waterproof jacket, just in case!

Thank you!

 

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P7M Homework – Monday 22nd May

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As this is a short week with lots of different activities, there is no homework. However, there are lots of things you need to remember. Please read below to check the Map of the Week.

Day Reminder
Monday 22nd
  • Maths Assessment
  •  P.E. kit – Cricket 11.15pm
Tuesday 23rd
  • Sports Day – wear sporty House colours.
Wednesday 24th
  • Park Mains P7 Sports and STEM Event – wear sporty clothes with either your red school polo shirt or your navy school jumper (with Bishopton emblem). Park Mains have requested this.
  • Bring a packed lunch.
Thursday 25th
  •  Holiday
Friday 26th
  • Holiday
Monday 29th
  • Holiday

Other

  • P.E. kit  – Monday 22nd for cricket at 11.15am.
  • Tuesday 23rd May – Sports Day. Please come wearing House colours, face paint etc to show your House Pride! If we have to cancel Sports Day due to the weather,  a text will be sent out in the morning.
  • I am looking for photographs of you (in school uniform) from P1 and/or P2. Please bring them in for me to scan and I will return them A.S.A.P. Thank you to those of you who have already brought them in.
  • Wednesday 24th – Park Mains P7 Sports and STEM event. We will be leaving school at 9.15am and will return at 2.30pm. You need to wear sports clothes but you must wear either your red school polo shirt and/or your navy school jumper with Bishopton emblem. Park Mains have requested all primary pupils wear an item of their school uniform to help to identify them. You need to bring a snack for interval and a packed lunch.
  • Thursday 25th, Friday 26th and Monday 29th May – Holidays!
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P7 – Park Mains STEM and Sports Event

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Yesterday, you received a permission slip for the P7 cluster event at Park Mains on Wednesday 24th May. Please ask a parent/carer to complete this and return it A.S.A.P.

We are also looking for 4 adult helpers to accompany us. We will be leaving at 9.10am and should return around 2.30pm. If your parent/carer can help out,  please ask them to write a note in your diary, post a comment on the Blog or call the school to let us know.

Thank you in advance.

Miss McDowall and Mr McAvoy

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P7 Zombie Day 4: Solar Oven

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Now that you have secured your location and created a way to get cleaner water, it is time to think about food. Sometimes it will be easy to make a fire and sometimes that might not be your best option for cooking food. In some cases, a solar oven could come in handy. Compare and contrast a solver oven versus a fire to cook food below.

As well as designing and building your own solar oven, your group need to research various types of energy sources, particularly those we use in Scotland.

Solar power is one source of renewable energy, however there are other sources as well as non-renewable energy sources. In your group, use the links below to answer the following questions:

1.Identify renewable and non-renewable sources of energy and give an example of how these are used in Scotland.

2.What is another name for coal, oil & natural gas?

3.Name some positive and negative global impacts of using non-renewable and renewable energy sources.

4.Where do we get most of our electrical energy from? How is it transferred to our homes?

5.Suggest ways in which we can reduce our own energy use and live more sustainably.

http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/energy/electricity/  (Use the tabs on the left-hand side)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/energy_resources/energy_rev1.shtml (Read all three pages)

http://www.ecofriendlykids.co.uk/renewablenonrenewablesources.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/non-renewable-energy/

http://www.environment.scotland.gov.uk/media/125965/seweb-energy-sources-and-impact-table1.pdf

http://www.environment.scotland.gov.uk/media/125965/seweb-energy-sources-and-impact-table1.pdf

http://www.environment.scotland.gov.uk/get-learning/energy/second-level/#tabMaps

https://www.scottishrenewables.com/sectors/renewables-in-numbers/

http://www.environment.scotland.gov.uk/media/125966/seweb-renewable-energy-table2.pdf

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/Facts

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P7 English Revision

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Group 1

Visit the website below to answer the questions for Exercise 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1 and 5.1. Use the answer sheet to record your answers.

http://www.tut-world.com/p6_eng.htm

Group 2

Visit https://www.spellingcity.com/MissMcDowall/ to practise the 50 words using the online games. Choose the P7 Spelling Test words, then play any free game.

Group 3

Complete the cloze procedure about The Picts. Use your knowledge about language to select an appropriate word. Once you have completed the text, check and check your answers! If you 100% sure you have the best possible answers, you may play the Spelling Snakes and Ladders game with a partner.

 

 

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P7M Homework – Monday 15th May

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Complete each task to the best of your ability. Please let me know if you are struggling with any task or need advice, as soon as possible. Ask your parent/carer to write a note if you are unable to  attempt any task. As always, if you require a  paper copy of any of the homework tasks, just ask. Thank you, Miss McDowall.

We will mark last week’s Maths and Grammar on Monday morning.

Language

  • Punctuation & Grammar 3 task  – Complete the task in you Spelling Homework jotter for Friday 19th May. Click here  to access the task.
  • Reading – please read and finish your book for:
    • Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue groups – Monday 22nd May
    • Purple – Monday 22nd May

Maths

Other

  • I am looking for photographs of you and the whole class (in school uniform) from P1 and/or P2. Please bring them in for me to scan and I will return them A.S.A.P.
  • P.E. – Monday, Thursday and Friday
  •  Revision Blog post
  • We need 5 empty fruit juice cartons for part of our new topic.  We need these for  Monday 15th.
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P7 Punctuation & Grammar – Homework 3

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Please complete the exercise in you Spelling Homework jotter for Friday 19th May. Remember to write a title, date and complete each question fully by reading the question.

  1. Match each word to its synonym.

  1. Rearrange the words in the question below to make it a statement. Do not use additional words. Remember to punctuate your sentence correctly.

Is this book new?

3. Choose the connective in the sentence below.

As the weather became colder, the sale of coats increased.

4. Which sign uses the apostrophe correctly? Copy the correct.

5. Choose the adjective in the sentence below.

To make the sauce, chop the onions and add the ground spices.

6. Write out the words from the boxes below to complete the sentence. You can use the boxes in any order. Use commas to punctuate your list.

7. Add the missing inverted commas to the passage below.

Maya whispered , I can see a baby hedgehog ! Keep quiet so we don’t scare it .

8. Add a prefix to the beginning of each word to form its antonym.

a) ________agree

b) ________legal

c) ________regular

9. Write a pronoun that could be used to replace the underlined words in the passage below. Do not change the meaning of the sentence.

The heating in our school comes on in winter. This makes our school nice and warm.

10. Choose the adverb in the sentence below.

The old dog was still sitting on the sunlit patio.

11. Decide which word class the underlined word belongs to (verb, noun, adverb, adjective).

a) They measured the length of the room.

b) There was a measurable increase in the temperature.

c) They took measurements of their heights.

12. Complete each sentence below with is or are.

a) The good news _____________  that the trip can still go ahead.

b) The fishermen ______________  repairing the boat.

c) The number of books available ______________  increasing.