The following websites can be used in the event of school closures due to adverse weather conditions.
Maths:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/interactive/index.htm

Addition and subtraction to 10 and 20. As well as a variety of other maths learning.

Language:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/adventures/index.shtml

A variety of literacy skills and games.

Science:
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/seasons/eng/Introduction/

Find out as much as you can about the months of he year and the 4 seasons!

Fun!:
http://www.northpole.com/

Fun activities with Santa and his elves!

Many thanks!

Mrs Watson

P2 Snow Activities

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The following websites can be used in the event of the school being closed due to snow.

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

Addition and subtraction to 10 and 20.As well as a variety of Maths activities.

Language:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/adventures/index.shtml

A variety of literacy skills and games.

Science:
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/seasons/eng/Introduction/Default.htm

Find out as much as you can about the months of the year and the 4 Seasons.

Fun!:
http://www.northpole.com/

Fun Activities with Santa and his elves!

P.3 Snow Activities:

Some of the activities listed below might require a jotter for you to record your work. The jotter will have been given to you in class.

Reading:

Alphabetical Order –

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1literacy.html#wordorder1
http://www.primaryonline.co.uk/sitetour/pol/alpha1.html

Cluster blends-

http://www.ictgames.com/cluster.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/clusters/blender/game.shtml

Sounds and Spelling-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/phonics/sandcastle/flash/game.shtml
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/auto/18/49.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/longvow/spelling/spelling.shtml
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/construct/index.html

Reading sentences-

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/edition1/swfs/icanread/index.htm

Read the amazing story about Captain Scott and his trip to the South Pole-
http://www.ictgames.com/captainscott2.html

Remember to keep reading your ORT reading books or short novels, word walls and try to read other stories that interest you.

Writing:

Task 1: Log on to Espresso and watch the latest News Bites. Write some sentences about the article and why you liked or didn’t like it.

Task 2: Write an acrostic poem about Christmas. 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 3: Write a diary about what you have been doing on your snow days off!! Remember to write the ‘long’ date at the top of your work and drawings should be detailed.

Numeracy and Maths:

Here are some games to develop your numeracy skills!

Adding-

http://www.ictgames.com/100huntplus10.html
http://www.ictgames.com/100huntadd11.html

Missing Numbers-
http://resources.oswego.org/games/DogBone/gamebone.html

Place Value-
http://www.ictgames.com/sharknumbers.html
http://www.ictgames.com/sharkNumbers_v2.html
Money
http://www.ictgames.com/moneypayer50p.html
http://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/cashingin-fullscreen.html

Times Tables-

http://www.wmnet.org.uk/resources/gordon/Hit%20the%20button%20v9.swf
http://www.what2learn.com/home/examgames/maths/subtraction/

Fun Christmas Activities-

http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/christmas/games.php

Snow Challenge: Build a snow character and take a photograph of you standing next to it. Bring it into class and tell us how you made it. Try to make it as BIG as possible!

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

Please use the list of web sites suitable for P1 in the event of the school being closed due to bad weather. Please continue to reinforce phonic sounds, making 3 letter words and word walls for reading.

http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/ A website to support reading at home with activities and ebooks available.

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/alphabet-eng/alphabet.htm To help practise letter formation, can copy letters using correct formation onto a sheet of scrap paper if you wish.

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/learn_y4/main.asp?lesson_path=year_4/word_machine_c-v-c/&lesson_file=lesson.swf&language=eng Practise making 3 letter words.

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html All games are suitable.

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1numeracy.html Please select the Wash Line game and the Number Balance.

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/underwater-counting

Counting Game, however all numeracy games on this site, for early years, are useful.

www.northpole.com/ for Christmas activities and colouring sheets.

Thank you for your help.

Mrs Witcombe and Mrs Meechan

Calling all Pupils in P4 and p4/3…
Snowflakes might fall from the sky,
And if they do here is stuff that you can try,
Take out your snow jotters and get onto Glow,
Click on these links, don’t be slow!
You will find games, challenges and worksheets too,
Become one of the online working crew
Look on here to see your learning hooks
So let’s get started, get out your books!
Writing
Create a story about when Santa got stuck up your chimney. In your jotters, plan around the 5 ‘W’s’: Who, What, Where, Why and When. Remember to include;
• Where and when is your story taking place?
• Who are the characters that will be in your story?
• Explain what you are going to do to help Santa save Christmas and include reasons for your decisions (why?)
• Write about how your story will end.
• Remember to include 3 paragraphs for your; beginning, middle and end.
Imagine you get trapped inside a snow globe. Write about what you would do if you had to live inside as if you couldn’t get out. Remember to include the 5 ‘W’s’ and paragraphs as described above.

Espresso
Remember you can log on to our Espresso website using the login details in your Glow booklet. Watch the First Level news on a Wednesday, try the daily challenges, look at the First Level Maths games, watch and try out the Scottish country dancing videos and navigate the section on The Titanic.

Literacy
Read a book at home, of your own choice that you enjoy, and complete a book review to describe what you thought of it.
www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/printouts/BookReview.pdf

Spelling
Spelling will be listed here if the school closes. Use all your active strategies and include writing in the snow. You could also try some games on Spelling City, available at: www.spellingcity.com and use the free activities on the left hand side.
Maths
You can access various maths games on:

Real Estate Investing: Choosing the Right Investment

http://www.multiplication.com/
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm
www.sumdog.com/

Titanic Topic tasks:
Online Game- Explore this website about the Titanic and play the game.
http://www.kids.nationalgeographic.co.uk/kids/games/interactiveadventures/titanic/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/titanic-survivors-pt-1-2/6865.html