Let’s start the day with Joe Wick’s or any exercise of your choice.
Your next task is to write a letter. Open the link for instructions.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/deansprimary/2020/04/22/captain-tom-inspires-a-nation/
Morning break
LUNCH
Month: April 2020
23.4.20 Primary 1/2
Good Morning Everybody!
Happy Thursday everyone, I hope you are all well and ready for another sunny day.
Reading
For our last task featuring the story ‘The Big Carrot’ I would like you to create a sentence for the ending of the story seeing the last page is only a picture.
Use our class log in details to access the Oxford Owls ebooks
Username – deans12
Password – mrsstevenson
Re- read the story and think about what the last sentence in the book might be. You could even make the very last page by drawing the picture and writing the sentence beneath. You might even like to add on some speech bubbles and think about what the characters might say or think.
Phonics
Yesterday we had a focus on the ee and oo sounds from previous terms. For today’s phonics revision, let’s look at b and d. These are two tricky sounds which can catch a few of us out quite easily. Here’s a fun clip to help us remember what they look like.
One way to help us remember which way round each letter goes is to make a thumbs up in each hand and put them together. Imagine it is a bed with bedposts, sound out the word bed b-e-d.
I have attached an activity for you all to try.
Now have a go at thinking of some b and d words. Can you write them out with the correct initial sound and making sure it is the right way round? Here are some to have a go with if you can’t think of any.
b – a – t b- u – n b – a- p b – e – t
d – o – g d – i – d d- i – p d – e – n
Numeracy
Subitising ten frames.
Below is an activity to help you with your subitising skills. You only have 3 seconds per flash card so be ready, you can either shout them out at the computer or write them down, making sure you get the numbers round the correct way.
(Subitising is the ability to instantly recognise the number of objects in a small group without having to count them out.)
Have a go at completing this ten frame worksheet.
Ten frames are easy to make, if you have some chalk you could draw some outside and even join two ten frames together to practise numbers up to 20 or if you like a challenge beyond 20!
Daily 5 – Near Doubles.
Remember the rule and see if you can solve the calculation without any tools. If you can that’s brilliant, but it’s ok to have a little help too!
4 + 5 = 5 + 6 = 3 + 4 =
6 + 7 = 2 + 3 =
Transient Spring Art
My challenge for you today in art is as follows.
Go into your gardens/ or on your daily exercise have a look for some natural materials, such as different leaves, twigs, interesting stones etc. Bring them home and lay them out to create a picture. If you are lacking materials you can always use different objects you find around the home which you think might be interesting. You can be as creative as you like, the great thing about this is you don’t need to glue the materials down. If you wish you can take a picture and send it to the school email address. Here are a few to give you some inspiration.
Good luck with all your learning activities for today, but remember it is just as important to relax and have time for play. Mrs Lockhart will be posting some more activities for you tomorrow and I will be back here on Monday. Have a great weekend and stay safe everyone.
Mrs Stevenson
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)
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 
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
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!
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.
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.
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
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 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
