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P5 Snow

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Hi Primary 5

Writing

You have the choice of writing one of the following stories or Newspaper Reports. Remember to up-level your sentences. Your story should have a clear beginning, middle and end.
• I can write an imaginative story about when Santa got lost the day before Christmas.
• I can write a Newspaper Report about Santa’s sleigh getting stuck in the snow on Christmas Eve.
• I can write an imaginative story about a snow day adventure.
• I can write a Newspaper Report about all Santa’s Reindeer getting sick on Christmas Eve.

Spelling
Do an active spelling activity every day with the following winter words.

snow
gloves
boots
hat
warm
fire
ice
flakes
cold
Christmas
Santa
Rudolph

Reading
Everyone should read the next two chapters of their book. You should then design a new front cover for the book. It should include all the important information which is on the current front cover.

Numeracy & Maths
Try the following fun money activities on Top Marks.

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/money

Science

Consolidate your learning about Energy!

http://www.eon-uk.com/energyexperience/93.htm

Have fun and stay safe in the cold weather!

Mrs Sweeney

P7 and P7/6 – Snow Work 2015/16

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Hello Primary 7 and Primary 7/6,

Below are some activities for you to do if we happen to have any ‘snow’ days this winter.   Please do not complete these tasks unless the school is shut. Try your best but remember to have some fun in the snow too!

Miss Holley and Miss Weston

Writing

 

Task 1: Log on to Espresso and watch the latest News Bites.  Choose one of the main stories to research in more detail and write a newspaper article about it.  Watch the BBC Bitesize clip to remind you of the key features of a newspaper report and use the template provided to help you structure it correctly.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/writing/newspapers/play/

Newspaper Template

Task 2: Write a set of instructions about how to build a snowman.  Watch the BBC Bitesize clip again to remind you of the structure and use the checklist below to ensure you have included everything in the correct order:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/writing/instructions/play.shtml

Instructions Checklist

Task 3: Bah! Humbug! Write a letter to the character of Scrooge from ‘A Christmas Carol’ to persuade him to celebrate Christmas.  Have a look at the link below to help you structure your letter correctly:

Letter to Scrooge.

You may wish to listen to ‘A Christmas Carol’ audio book using the following link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/english/a_christmas_carol

Task 4: Write an acrostic poem about Snowflakes.  Remember an acrostic poem uses the letters in a word to begin each line.  The activity in the link below will help you out:

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrostic/

Task 5: Write an A-Z poem about Christmas.  Read through the example in the link to inspire you.  Remember to include lots of ‘WOW’ words, similes and metaphors!

A-Z Christmas Poem

Task 6: Write some Haiku poems about Winter.  Remember to first line must contain 5 syllables, the second 7 syllables and the third 5 syllables.  Look at the example below:

Reading

 

Task 1: Read the interesting information on the website below to find out how other countries celebrate Christmas.  Then complete the Literacy Circle roles detailed in the links below – Super Summariser and Imaginative Illustrator.  You can choose which two countries to focus on.

http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/index.htm

Literacy Cirlces Roles

Task 2: Read the poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ in the link below and answer the comprehension questions which follow.  Then try to create your own poem describing how you imagine Santa delivers toys on Christmas Eve.

Twas the Night Before Christmas Comprehension

Maths

The following links will help you  improve your accuracy with grid multiplication:

http://www.gridmult.co.uk/activity/

http://www.iboard.co.uk/activity/Grid-Method-547

http://mathsframe.co.uk/fr/resources/resource/11/multiplication_grid_method

The following worksheets will give you more practise of grid multiplication:

http://www.worksheetworks.com/pdf/e73/7c04962608a6/WorksheetWorks_Grid_Multiplication_3.pdf (TU x TU)

http://www.worksheetworks.com/pdf/e73/7c04962608a6/WorksheetWorks_Grid_Multiplication_2.pdf (HTU x TU)

http://www.worksheetworks.com/pdf/e73/7c04962608a6/WorksheetWorks_Grid_Multiplication_1.pdf (HTU x HTU)

The following link has lots of different games and activities to support your numeracy and maths work and mental recall.  Try some of the Year 5 and Year 6 activities:

http://www.primarystudents.co.uk/

Remember you can log on to Mathletics or Sumdog at any time using your individual passwords and play any of the games!

 

Christmas Origami:

Try to following the instructions and videos to make some lovely paper crafts.  There are even some great Christmas stocking ideas which won’t cost you a penny!

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/christmas_origami_for_kids.htm

Build a Snowman Game:

http://www.flasharcade.com/arcade-games/build-a-snowman-game.html

Victorian Afternoon!

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Primary 7 had great time looking at Victorian artefacts and playing with replica toys and games. Some people dressed up as Queen Victoria and others dressed up as poor Victorian children. Look at the pictures of all the fun…and learning!

What was your favourite station Primary 7?  Write a comment telling the rest of the school what you enjoyed most and why.

Sportshall Athletics Festival

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Primary 7 and Primary 7/6 have enjoyed some athletics taster session with the Sports Leaders from Armadale Academy. During the past four weeks they have been learning running, jumping and throwing techniques in preparation for a cluster competition. Today they attended a Sportshall Athletics Festival and put their skills to good use. Their fantastic effort and behaviour earned them the first place prize. Well done everyone for winning gold, all your hard work paid off!  The certificate will be displayed in the school foyer and the prize of six relay batons can be enjoyed by the whole school.  Great job!

Wear Spots, Raise Lots!

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P7 had a fantastic day on Thursday fundraising for ‘Children in Need’. Everyone made a huge effort to wear something spotty and some people had even designed and made their own T-shirts! All pupils enjoyed decorating Pudsey Bear biscuits and writing a comic strip about Pudsey’s Adventure. During their laptop time , they spent time browsing the BBC ‘Children in Need’ website and researched who the money raised helps. They also had fun playing interactive Pudsey games. During Golden Time, some children chose to listen to ‘Children in Need’ songs from previous years and learn the Pudsey dance. Best of all, the P7 children enjoyed helping to organise and run the day. Volunteers went to the Parent/Carer Session to sell quiz sheets for the TV and others helped to collect and count the money for the class challenge. They were delighted to announce that the winner of the class challenge was P7/6, 2nd place was P1 and 3rd place was P7.  Congratulations to Caitlin Skippins in P7 who won the box of Celebrations for guessing the number of sweets correctly – she was spot on with 92!  A massive well done to all classes, parents/ carers and friends of Eastertoun Primary and Nursery for their support and generosity.  The amazing whole school total was £1143.31! Hip Hip Horray!

P5 – Travelling Gallery Visit

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P5 went to the library today and were lucky enough to visit the Art Bus which was parked outside too! We saw an exhibition called Waste Management that was all about recycled art. Some children sat on chairs made from wheelie bins and others admired a wooden sculpture carved from an old ornament. We hope to have as much success making eco-friendly crafts for our open afternoon.

P5 – Maths Games

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Try out these fun games to help you practise maths concepts taught in class.

Division: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/division.htm

Multiplication: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm

Symmetry: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/shapes/coordinates.html#Symmetry 

Addition: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/interactive/index.htm 

Subtraction: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/interactive/subtraction.htm

PlaceValue: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/interactive/numbers.htm#Place

P5 – Technology

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P5 have been making 3D model toucans from junk. They have also been set the challenge of creating a different Rainforest animal at home from recycled products. We have had a sneak preview of Jay McPhee and Zoe’s crocodiles and we cannot wait to see all the finished results!

P5 – Gymnastics

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P5 enjoyed taking part in the gymnastics taster session. They practised rolling, balancing and jumping and worked on creating more controlled finishes. Some children had so much fun that they are considering joining the gymnastics club at Armadale Academy.

P5 – Haikus

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P5 have been learning how to write Haiku poems. We learned about syllables before writing our Haiku poems. Each Haiku was based on a rainforest plant or animal and we used our research notes to ensure the information was accurate. Our success criteria was to write a poem with 3 lines with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second and 5 syllables in the third. Watch this space for some excellent examples!

P5 – Learning in Science

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P5 have been using the mnemonic MRS. GREN to remember the seven life processes. We have learned that something is only alive if it does ALL seven processes. The letters in her name stand for each of the life processes – movement, reproduction, sensitivity, growth, respiration, excretion and nutrition. We worked collaboratively to create posters explaining each of the life processes.

P5 – Personal Achievements

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Rebecca Ross got a bronze cerftificate at Rookie Lifeguards. She attends lessons at Armadale swimming pool every Monday evening where she learns how to save people. Rebecca is now working towards achieving her silver award. Well done Rebecca!

                                               

Cameron Carse got a trophy for competing in a football tournament at Polbeth.  He plays for Armadale sharks and meets twice a week to practise in preparation for games on a Saturday.  He usually plays left wing.  Keep up the hard work, Cameron!