April 22, 2020 – Deans Primary School Blog

Primary One – Thursday 23rd April 2020

Good Morning Everyone! Hope you are all well and ready for another day of learning!

You are probably nearing the end of your learning packs but, don’t worry a new 2 week pack is nearly ready to be sent out. Try to finish as much as you can. Today’s tasks below.

Activity 1 – Reading

L.I. to read words and sentences

S.C. I can use the pictures as clues to help me

S.C. I can try to sound out any tricky words

S.C. I can read the rest of sentence and think about what word would make sense

I have set up a class login for Oxford Owl reading books. (Link below)

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Go to the top bar and you will see a pink shape with My Class Login. Click on it and enter username – deansprimary1 password – reading. Go to e-books and scroll down to “Leek Hotpot” read the story and enjoy the 2 activities that you can click into. Can you list all the “ee” and “oo” words can you use them in a sentence? Can you retell the story in the correct order?

Activity 2 – Phonics “ai” sound

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L.I. to understand that 2 letters can make 1 sound

S.C. I can blend this sound with other sounds to make words

S.C. I can spell words with this sound

S.C. I can complete a sentence by adding a missing word

As a follow on from yesterday there are 5 sentences below. Can you fill in the missing word? Challenge question at the end! Remember to use your jotter.

Missing words are – nail, tail, rain, snail, mail

1. Pitter patter …………………….. drops.

2. A dog will wag his …………………………….. when he is happy.

3. The postman keeps the …………………………. in his bag.

4. He hit the …………………………… with the hammer.

5. A ………………………. has a hard shell.

Challenge! pail maid

The milk ………………………… collects the milk in the …………………….

Activity 3 – Maths – Money

L.I. to recognise and use a range of coins

S.C. I can identify coins up to the value of 10p (or beyond)

S.C. I can apply my addition skills to add coins up to the value of 10p (or beyond)

Create your own shop in the house. It could be a toy shop, a cafe, a supermarket etc. Decide how much each item will cost and make labels displaying the price e.g. a tin of beans could be 5p (up to 20p if you are feeling confident) Ask people in your house to come to the shop and buy 1 or 2 things. Can you add up how much they will cost altogether?

Top Tip! it is always best to use real coins if you can.

Have a great day! More activities tomorrow.

Deans Den

Good morning all and I hope you are ready for another day of learning. I hope you all managed to log in to oxfordowl.co.uk and access the e- books. Here is a reminder of our log in details:

click on our class login

username: deansden

password: nurture

This should take you to ‘My bookshelf’ and then the selection of books.

The book I would you to explore today is called ‘The Haircut.’ Talk with your grown ups about what happens in the story and how the story ends. Once you have finished, go to play activity one where you have to organise the story in the correct order. Use the book to help you complete the task. Good luck!!

Primary 2 – Thursday 23rd April 2020

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Good Morning Primary 2! Here are some fun activities for today.

Numeracy

Let’s practise what we know about telling the time. I have attached the link to the time song.

Have a go at the following questions:

Where should the minute hand be when it is o’clock?
Where should the minute hand be when it is half past?
Where should the minute hand be when it is quarter past?
Where should the minute hand be when it is quarter to?

Art

Let’s have a go at drawing Spring animals. First, you need to choose your favourite Spring animal. Here are some suggestions:

Bunny
Lamb
Chick
Pony
Duck
Swan
Calf

Once you have drawn your Spring animal, can you colour it in using only primary colours? Remember the primary colours are blue, yellow and red. After using primary colours to colour your animal, can you use secondary colours to colour the background? Remember the secondary colours are green, orange and purple.

Send a picture of your animal to wldeans-ps@westlothian.org.uk so we can see your fantastic work!

See the source image

Writing

Please see the following writing challenge from Mrs Anderson:

Write 2 or 3 sentences about what you have been doing since school closed.

Learning Intention – We are learning to write sentences that tell the reader information.

Success Criteria – I can write facts about what I have been doing at home.

– I can use capital letters.

– I can use finger spaces in between words.

– I can use full stops at the end of my sentence.

– I can draw a picture to go with my sentences.

Extra Challenge – Can you write a whole story about what you have been doing? Try to include your spelling and tricky words in your story.

Reading

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/?selLanguage=en&mode=hub.

When you open the site, click the pink button at the top which says “My class login”. The class login details are as follows: username – deansprimary2 password – missborsbey Once logged in, click the button that says “My Bookshelf”. This will take you to lots of ebooks. Please have a look below to find out which book to read. Once you have read the book, discuss what you have read. Can you find any words with your spelling sound?

Green group – Chicken Licken

Purple group – The Toys’ Party

Pink group – Ant and the Baby

Yellow group – Can you see me?

Blue group – Big Feet

Have fun Primary 2 and I’ll speak to you tomorrow again!

Miss Borsbey

P5 Thursday 23rd April

Good Morning!

Let’s get energized. You could try learning a new dance from Otis based on the musical Mary Poppins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIp15TCx9nw or Choose the Joe Wicks workout : https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1

Smart start –Mental Maths-Choose a level.Don’t forget to mark when you have finished.

Spicy-https://mathsstarters.net/numoftheday/2digit

Spicier-https://mathsstarters.net/numoftheday/3digit

Spiciest-https://mathsstarters.net/numoftheday/4digit

HOT HOT HOT-https://mathsstarters.net/numoftheday/5digit

R.M.E

LI To research

Research Martin Luther King. Why was he important? What can you find out about him? Write your notes in your jotter.

Extension:

Present what you have learnt. It could be a leaflet, poster or information report for example.

After Break

Free write.

Brain break- here is a 5 minute mindfulness link but if you can’t get the link draw a large star in your jotter and trace your finger around it while practising your breathing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf5K3pP2IUQ

Health

Write down all your worries-or draw them. Scrunch the paper into a ball and throw it into a bin! This will clear your head hopefully!

Spelling

Choose games from the following websites:

Spicy

https://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/alphabetical-order-1.html -you need to wait until the second timer goes down before starting the game!
https://uk.ixl.com/ela/year-2/use-spelling-patterns-to-sort-long-and-short-vowel-words
http://www.ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/ click on year 2
https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/84/7-The-l-sound-spelt%E2%80%93le-at-the-end-of-words click on spelling tiles or practice/test

Spicier

http://www.ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/ click on year 3 and 4 then click on go
http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySpellings/index.html click on 3 and 4, click on go then drag the letters to spell the words
https://uk.ixl.com/ela/year-3/use-the-correct-homophone
https://uk.ixl.com/ela/year-3/choose-the-words-with-a-given-long-vowel
https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/26/25-Word-list-years-3-and-4—a-to-bi-%2010 click on spelling tiles or Practice/test

Spiciest

https://www.mrnussbaum.com/spellerz-play -click on Attack of the Spellerz, click choose your invasion, scroll down and click on seventh grade.
https://howtospell.co.uk/squ.php
https://uk.ixl.com/ela/year-4/spell-adjectives-that-compare – Remember you don’t type the word that is above the box but this word will help you to make sure the sentence makes sense.
http://www.ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/ click on 5 and 6 then drag the letters to play
https://uk.ixl.com/ela/year-4/form-and-use-the-irregular-past-tense-set-2

Extension:

Sumdog – choose spelling or maths

After Lunch

Geography – go to the following site – https://world-geography-games.com/world.html and choose an area of learning you would like to focus on. Keep going and when you have finished that section try another section.

Brain break https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O29e4rRMrV4

If you can’t get the link working try lying on your back and hugging your knees to help you feel safe and focused . Now practise your breathing. Then when you are ready go to a window and look out carefully. Can you see 5 beautiful things?

Topic – WW2-The Clydebank Blitz

Check out this PowerPoint :Clydebank Blitz Powerpoint

Then try this interactive quiz : Clydebank Blitz Quiz Powerpoint

If you have time you can look through and think about the questions in this document. You might want to write your answers down or ask someone in your house if they know the answers-(which are at the bottom of the document). Clydebank Blitz Blether Stations Super Eco

If anyone has any problems at all downloading these documents you could always do your own research on the Clydebank Blitz.

Before you go :If anyone is interested here is a fantastic link to Chester Zoo with some awesome videos including red pandas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p53Glw5Nzro&list=PLezrh9gR8RL3kkND8Pz2zOHHZPRk-a2VC

P.3 (23.04.2020)

Good morning everyone, Mrs Lockhart here.

I’m getting a chance to work with you on a Thursday now so I’ve been busy thinking up some fun activities for you.

I hope you are all well this morning and ready for another day of learning!

Mrs Hillan has encouraged me to do the Joe Wicks workout. Use her link again for you and anyone else in your house who wants to join in and get moving. It’s a great start to your day!

Next I thought we could revise some information handling work. Complete the attached worksheet all about our eye colour.

eye colour bar graph

Now we have some tasks around our Religious Education learning. A few weeks ago now we were discussing our values in class. Values like being kind, saying sorry or caring for all. Look at the Lost Sheep powerpoint.

he-Lost-Sheep-Story-Powerpoint_ver_2

It is a story from the Bible (a Christian’s special book) with an important message.

Create a poster, to demonstrate the Caring for All value that the Bible story illustrates, in the following worksheet.

caring for all poster

Finally I thought we could complete our tasks for today by thinking about our wellbeing. Watch the following slideshow and try out these simple yoga breathing techniques.

Yoga Breathe and Feel Good – Presentation

Then complete the worksheet which reminds us about all the things that keep us healthy inside and out.

Feeling Good Inside and Out Activity

I’ll be back next Thursday. Enjoy your day!

P4 DYW

P4 Developing the Young Workforce Conversation Cards for your final task today

Developing Young Workforce Conversation Cards

Captain Tom inspires a nation!

You may have seen Captain Tom Moore on the news in the past week or so. He has been walking to raise money for the NHS and has raised over 27 million! At almost 100 years old, he is an inspiration to many people and reminds us that we all can play our part in some small way.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52277760

I bet in 100 years of life, Captain Tom has many stories to tell!

This week P5 – 7 children we are going to write to him to share our stories and ask about his!

Planning questions Second level

Letter to Captain Tom example

Letter to Captain Tom writing lesson notes

Please access this when your class teacher asks you to!

Deans Den

Good morning all!! The sun is shining which always makes Mrs Morrison feel happy, hope you do too!! I hope you managed to log in to oxfordowl.co.uk and read the first story, ‘Fetch’. Did you enjoy it?? Maybe talk with a grown up and think of a different ending to the story. Draw your version and ask someone to help you write a sentence.

I have attached a link to a programme called ‘Numberblocks’ which will help us to name, recognise and form numbers correctly. It will also help develop understanding that numbers represent quantities. Watch the episode and afterwards you could draw one of something that is around your house, eg: one toy, one door, one chair. Have fun!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08c001f/numberblocks-series-1-another-one

P4 Fractions – 22nd April

Here is the fractions work for today 🙂

Circles – Fractions 22nd April

Squares – Fractions 22nd April

Triangles – Fractions 22nd April

Support available on Teams as always.

Primary 3 – Wednesday 22nd April

Good morning everyone and Happy Earth Day!!!

Earth Day is celebrated every year on the 22 of April for the last 47 years. In 1970, a US Senator from Wisconsin, created this national day to create awareness of the environment and how we treat nature. Today this day is celebrated as an international event in 193 countries.

I thought in order to celebrate this, it would be a good idea for you to use whatever you have available at home to create your own ‘Earth’ picture. Below are some lovely ideas:

Below is a link to a Minecraft challenge. The challenge involves building your own sculpture for Jupiter Artland. The winning design will join the permanent collection at Jupiter’s online universe plus other goodies.

https://jupiterartland.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=02c80447c6055c6ad59a34476&id=d40134245a&e=81f173a25e

Numeracy – Try this Multiplication Game:

Jungle Multiplication Game

Literacy – Watch Newsround and find out what is new today – what did you find out? Is there anything you need help understanding? Ask someone at home or Google it.

-Create a bookmark – perhaps you could choose characters from your favourite stories.

-Read a new story today – use your new bookmark to keep your place.

Remember you can access books like the Oxford Reading Tree ones from:

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

If you click the Pink icon at the top right that says ‘My Class Login’ and enter Primary 3 Deans as the username and Mrs Hillan as the password then you can access these if you haven’t set up your own account.

Writing Task – see the task on the Blog from Miss Taylor for this week’s writing task on Lucy’s Lockdown

On Thursday and Friday you should hopefully see some tasks put on from Mrs Morrison and Mrs Lockart.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Mrs Hillan