For the month of May you are going to do your own research project about Paisley as part of Local Community History month. (See the original lesson from Monday 4th May)

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/re/glencoatsp7/2020/05/04/monday-4th-may-local-community-history-month/

See below the first 3 tasks it asks you to do as part of your project.

• Show Paisley’s location on map of Scotland
• Location of Ferguslie Park on map of Paisley (compass direction from town centre) 
• Identify surrounding towns/cities that Paisley shares a border with

For each of these, why not use ‘Google Maps’ or ‘Google Earth’ to help with this. You could include screenshots for your presentation.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.803904,-4.3810816,14z  

Spelling

When you say a word slowly, you can hear how many beats or syllables it has. You can tap out the syllables of a word, as you say it, to help you spell it. Each syllable must contain at least one vowel.

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Task 1

• Say each of the words slowly
• Tap out the syllables.
• Copy the table into your jotters
• Write each word in the correct column of the table.

* There will be 8 words in each column.

Task 2

Choose 10 words you found difficult and complete 3 active spelling activities for each words from the link below.

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Reading – Holes

Click to read chapters 1-3

Today we are going to begin our new class novel ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar. I want you to read the first 3 chapters and answer the following questions.

Comprehension – VE Day 75th Anniversary Daily News Story

1. Read and answer the questions on the news report.

Choose one of the following activities

• Discover – Where is your local war memorial? What is it made from? When was it erected
• Solve The Tommy figures are 25cm high. The average height of a man in the UK is 175cm. As a ratio, what scale is the figure? The average arm length is 70cm. How long will the arm be on the figure?
• Poems are often written to mark important occasions in history. Write a poem inspired by the 75th anniversary of VE Day. You may want to focus on the sacrifice that soldiers made during the war. You could look at an image of VE Day from 1945 and consider the sounds that you may have heard, as people celebrated the end of the war in Europe.

PAISLEY PATTERN

A selection of ties with the Paisley Pattern

Local History –

Thread making was Paisley’s main industry back in the 19th Century. Under the leadership of Thomas Coats (1809-1893), Paisley became the world centre for thread making.  The pattern known as ‘Paisley’ was produced on shawls and sent across the world. Despite being of a Kashmiri design and manufactured in other parts of Europe, the teardrop-like pattern soon became known as the Paisley Pattern. 

The Paisley pattern remains an important symbol of Paisley and is in the logo of Renfrewshire Council.

Main Lesson – We are going to create our own Paisley Pattern. Click on the link below and follow the step by step guide.

Paisley Pattern Lesson

Today we are going to revise how to simplify fractions. Simplest form means the smallest possible denominator. The concept of simplifying fractions has strong links to multiplication tables – knowledge of multiples and factors is very important.

1. Our lesson teaching contents are at the link below. Do the following tasks:

•  Watch the 2 videos on simplifying fractions
• Complete the interactive practice activities 1 & 2

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkkm6v4

2. Complete Simplifying fractions task on Seesaw

Simplifying Fractions

Extension –

Attempt some of the fraction games on Sumdog.

Local and Community History Month is the month-long celebration of community that takes place across the United Kingdom. For instance, we know that Edinburgh has a tramway system in place but did you know that many years ago Paisley had trams?

Organised by the Historical Association, activities occur across the country every May to raise awareness of a strong community and to highlight local history.

CHALLENGE – Research Project

You are going to create a research project on Paisley. Your project should try to include the following;

• Paisley location on map of Scotland
• Location of Ferguslie Park on map of Paisley (compass direction from town centre) 
• Identify surrounding towns/cities that Paisley shares a border with
• The history of Paisley (What was Paisley historically famous for?)
• Transport Links in Paisley (Did you know that Paisley used to have Trams?)
• Research famous people from Paisley 
• Research famous buildings/monuments in Paisley
• Sports clubs/teams in paisley (This doesn’t need to be only St Mirren FC)
• Things to do in Paisley
• Your personal feelings about currently living in Paisley.

This project should carried out throughout the month of May and can be presented as:

• Powerpoint / Sway presentation
• BOOKLET/Selection of posters
• i-movie production / Drama Production

The deadline to be handed in for is Friday 29th May

Good Luck!

As we are using so much technology to enhance our learning, we thought this activity might be helpful!

Click the link below to begin the Dance Mat Typing workshop.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr

Grammar – Adverbs

Adverbs are words used to describe verbs (doing/action words).  We can use adverbs in sentences to explain how the action is being performed.

Eg, The nervous boy jumped hastily over the river.

Most adverbs end in ‘ly’ although there are exceptions to this rule (fast, often etc).  When starting a sentence with an adverb, it should be followed by a comma.

Eg, Frantically, the woman searched her house for her lost keys.

Task – Copy and complete the sentences into your jotter and write 5 new ones.  You may want to try writing sentences with different adverbs.

Take a photo of your work and send to your teacher.

Comprehension