As a mark of respect, Primary 7 worked in pairs to write ‘Poppy Poems’ to remember all those who have fought and died at war. Below are some excellent examples of the children’s work.
Well done Primary 7. Keep working hard!
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P7 and P7/6 – Snow Work 2015/16
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/
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
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:
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!
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
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!
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
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!
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!
Sport Leaders
Primary 7 and Primary 7/6 have been lucky enough to get coached by sports leaders from Armadale Academy for the last 4 weeks. The pupils have been learning about different Athletic events and developing their skills. They are going to use everything they have been taught at an Athletics festival for all the P7’s in the cluster on Monday 26 November. The children have all really enjoyed working with the sports leaders.
Good Luck to all the children taking part in the festival next week.
Street Child
P7 have been enjoying their class novel, ‘Street Child’, by Berlie Docherty. They worked collaboratively in pairs to create PowerPoints, identifying the rights which they have that Victorian children living in a workhouse did not.
P7 Fireworks Rhyming Poems
P7 enjoyed writing rhyming poems for Fireworks Night. They tried very hard to include onomatopoeia and personification. Look at their fabulous efforts:
