Morning everyone. I am looking forward to hearing how you got on this week. Perhaps you could bullet point the good parts and maybe anything that worried you and we could discuss it next week. I will be in school on Monday and Tuesday so will make sure there is work for you. I will be available because I will take my laptop. We may even have time for another chapter.
Today, just in case you have nothing to do I have a couple of suggestions. You could if the weather is dry go outside and read or you could try this weeks edition of the Daily Rigour https://www.cdmasterworks.co.uk/the-daily-rigour/.
I will be here this morning until about 10:45am / 1045hrs and then in school for lunches.
Date for your diary Deans Virtual Sports Day – Tuesday 16th June 2020!! More information to follow!
I hope you all had a great day yesterday and managed to complete some of the activities from the blog. Some new tasks for you to enjoy!
Activity 1 – igh sound
L.I. to understand that 3 letters can make 1 sound
L.I. to read and spell words in sentences with the igh pattern
S.C. I can say the sound to match the letter shape
S.C. I can blend this sound with other sounds to read words and sentences
For today’s phonics task I would like you to read the sentences below and choose the correct word to insert. You can write the sentences in you jotter or you can say the sentences to someone at home.
For the next part of this activity I would like you to read the following sentences. You may need to practice and get a little support, that is absolutely fine!
Activity 2 – Reading
L.I. to read words and sentences
S.C. I can use the pictures in the text as a clue to help me read unfamiliar words
S.C. I can use words that I know in a sentence to help predict what an unfamiliar word could be
I hope you enjoyed reading from www.oxfordowls.co.uk. For today’s reading task I would like you to create a poster to advertise Fright Night. It should be colourful and have some information about the story. Most importantly it should encourage people to read it. Enjoy! Remember I am always happy to see any pieces of work (you can send them to me via the school email)
Activity 3 – Numeracy and Maths
L.I. to solve word problems
S.C. I can understand what the problem is asking me to do
S.C. I can use pictures, numbers and words to explain what I did and how I did it
As its Friday, I have posted some maths challenges. Remember to read the question more than once to make sure you fully understand the steps you need to take to solve it! Enjoy!
For Parents/Carers
The National Parent Forum of Scotland is promoting sessions to support learning at home. There are a number of sessions that can be viewed via youtube. Session 1 and 2 maybe of interest to you.
Today’s Challenge – In case you can’t see it – Createa Work Art – using leaves, pinecones, feather and twigs!
Activity 5 – Dancing
In your new pack you will find a P.E. challenge grid. I would like you to put your dancing skills to the test with Just Dance! Go to their youtube channel and choose a dance to follow.
Chat will go back on about 10:00 am.-Why not work outside in the shade – if it is warm enough this week!
Numeracy- Problem Solving
Last week I gave you some problem solving activities and you said you would like more. Some of you said they were challenging but we agreed ‘practise makes perfect’ so here are some more for you to try. Choose an appropriate level. If you need to make jottings and remember you might not succeed first time-this is a great opportunity to practise being resilient!Remember the answer is at the side of the page-you click where it says ‘solution.’
Mrs Stewart would like to know your thoughts about Participation Friday this year. I know we did not end up completing the event as they cancelled but she would really like to know what you thought the biggest success of the project was. Can you jot your ideas down in chat now.
Health
We have been learning about resilience to help us cope with lockdown. Today we move onto M is for move
Personal Project
Continue with your chosen method of presenting your personal research.
Good Morning Everyone! I hope you all enjoyed yesterdays “Wellness Wednesday” activities. Instead of a good morning quote I thought it would be a good idea to start the day with a song. The song below is from the Learning Station and I know how much you love singing their songs. So enjoy sharing this song with someone at home. It will make you smile!
I hope you have all managed to collect your new learning packs from school and enjoy working through the tasks. Some activities for you to try today.
Activity 1 Phonics – igh sound
L.I. to understand that 3 letters can make 1 sound
L.I. to read and spell words in sentences with this pattern
S.C. I can say the sound to match the letter shape
S.C. I can blend this sound with other sounds to read words and sentences
S.C. I can read and write sentences with igh words in them
On Tuesday I introduced you to our new sound from Inky’ Vowel House igh
Today I would like you to unscramble the sentences below. You may find it helpful to copy the words onto pieces of paper and move them around until your sentence makes sense. Good Luck!
Challenge – in your new learning pack there is a Phase 3 Roll and Read – igh game. Roll the dice and test yourself, how many igh words do you recognise?
Activity 2 – Reading
L.I. to read words and sentences
S.C.I can use pictures from the text as a clue to help me recognise unfamiliar words
S.C. I can use the words that I know in a sentence to help predict what a unfamiliar word could be
S.C. I can answer questions about a text to demonstrate my understanding
S.C. I can re-tell the story using pictures
New book today from Oxford Owls – www.oxfordowl.co.uk, my class login, deansprimary1, reading, e-books, age 5-6 then scroll down to Fright Night.
Enjoy sharing the story with someone at home. Can you answer the questions to chat about at the front of the book? Can you re-tell the story using the pictures at the back of the book?
Activity 3 – Number Talks
L.I. to identify the number of objects in a set quickly, without counting
S.C. I can show the steps I took to solve a problem
S.C. I can explain why I did it the way I did
S.C. I can check my answers and make sure they are correct
Remember Number Talks are all about how you solve a task mentally. For this activity, don’t use anything to help you, just your brain!
For each card (8 cards on each slide)- How many dots do you see and how do you see them? Explain how you counted them, Is there a different way to do it? Which is the fastest most efficient way?
Remember to ask someone at home to test you on your daily 10 (addition, subtraction, time. money length etc.)
L.I to match numbers to their number name
S.C. I can match a number to its written name for example 5 to five, 8 to eight etc.
There is one activity I would like you to complete from your old learning pack. It’s called Number Names – Home activity 10 (use home sheets 23 and 24) Sheet 23 has numbers 0 to 20 and Sheet 24 number names zero to twenty. You can cut out the numbers and the number name cards and play a matching game or, turn a card over how many more to make 10 or 20 similarly with subtraction, when you turn a card over can you subtract it from 10/20 etc. Challenge – can you create your own game?
Activity 4 – Random Acts of Wildness
Today’s challenge- You can picnic in the garden or at the park. I know the birds would love a snack of fruit, cheese or seeds. Enjoy!
Activity – 5
As I have mentioned in previous blogs the Glasgow Science Center and posting activities and experiments for you to try at home. I think you may enjoy this one. It’s called Design-a-Saurus you can probably guess what it is about. Enjoy!
Have a fantastic day and I will be back tomorrow with some more activities!
I am in a staff meeting from about 9:30 until about 11am so I will post the morning activities on Teams that you can do but then will sadly not be able to chat with you on TEAMS until after break (about 11am). Just work through the activities as best you can.
Continue creating your detailed information report based on your personal research!Remember you have 3 weeks for this so do not rush-make it your best work!
Before you go:From the Glasgow Science Centre-If you are enjoying the suggestions for practical science here are some you might like to try from the Glasgow Science Centre:
Then write 3 sentences about what you have learnt.Extension – If you finish check out the rest of the Newsround website or catch up with any other work you need to finish.Chat will go back on about 9:55 to discuss learning.
Then read this amazing fact pack about dolphins. It will also give you ideas for how to set out your own information report that you are creating for your personal project.Dolphins
Literacy-Spelling-LI to spell words with common endings (ial)
Choose one of the following:
Using a dictionary go on a word hunt and find as many words that end with ialas you can e.g. official. Then write an interesting sentence with each word in it.
Read the following text and write down in your jotter all the ial words-you could sort them into columns!ial sounds
Extensions-if you have time you could :
Go to Sumdog spellings, continue to practise the words from last week’s spelling list or write ‘ial’ words in chalk outside or paint the words if you have paint.
Finish your research if you need to. Hopefully by now you have decided how you would like to present your information. Here is a checklist to remind you how to set out your information report:West Lothian Genre target
Remember your information report/presentation could be a PowerPoint, word document, magazine, leaflet, information book or Factfile.
Remember this should be a detailed presentation-you have 3 weeks to complete it!I will, of course, give you time during the afternoon when we are on TEAMS. When you have finished your research you can begin your presentation.
3.Draw and colour your own under water ocean scene.
Science Practical Activities If you have the equipment and/or maybe someone to help you choose one of the following activities.(Or save them for a rainy day.)
Good Morning Everyone! I hope you are all well and ready to learn.
Some new learning tasks for you to complete. Enjoy!
Activity 1 – New Sound
L.I. to understand that 3 letters can make 1 sound
S.C. I can say the sound to match the letter shape
S.C. I can blend this sound with other sounds to read words and sentences
S.C. I can write the sound igh
For this sound we go back to Inky’s Vowel House. This sound can be found in the middle part of the house at the top, it lives in the oval window. The story behind this sound is that a sailor lives there and shouts “Aye, Aye captain, “igh” (salute towards the eye) I’ll climb up to look out for land!”
Can your practice saying the sound? It sounds as if you are saying “aye”. Can you use your blending skills to read the words below?
n – igh – t l – igh – t t – igh -t m – igh – t f- igh – t f – l – igh – t
r – igh -t b – r – igh – t s – igh – t h – igh th – igh
How many sentences can you create from the igh words above?
Activity 2 – Reading
L.I. to read words and sentences
S.C. I can use pictures from the text as a clue to help me recognise unfamiliar words
S.C. I can use words that I know in a sentence to help predict what an unfamiliar could be
S.C. I can answer questions about a text
I hope you enjoyed reading and discussing your book Please try to answer the questions below (you can write or discuss the answers with someone at home). Remember to use the question to help form part of the answer.
What does the stray cat need?
Which animal has sharp teeth?
Which animal does the vet put into a deep sleep?
Which animal was likely to stand on Pat’s feet?
Can you think of any other animals a vet may help?
Pat wants to be a vet. What job would you like to have when you grow up?
Activity 3 – Writing
L.I. to write sentences about a picture
S.C. I can use capital letters, full stops and finger spaces
S.C. I can self-assess my work by reading it over to check it makes sense
For this activity I would like you to go the section in your home learning pack which is titled Writing Activities and find the sheet that says “What can you see at the beach? Look at the picture and write as many sentences as you can about the picture. Try to make your sentences as interesting as you can!
Activity 4 – Number Talks
L.I. to tell the number of objects in a set quickly and without counting them
S.C. I can show the steps I took to solve a problem
S.C. I can explain why I did it the way I did
S.C. I can check my answers and make sure they are correct
Remember Number Talks are all about how you solve a task mentally. For this activity, don’t use anything to help you, just your brain!
How many dots do you see in the 2 frames and how many more to make 20? – Top Tip Remember to use doubles and near doubles to help you.
Doubles/Near doubles: Number Sentences
Can you answer the number sentences below using double/near double strategy?
2 + 2 = 4 + 4 =
2 + 3 = 4 + 3 =
3 + 3 = 3 + 3=
3+ 4 = 3 + 4 =
You could also have a go at the Spring Lines of Symmetry from your learning pack. Something is symmetrical when it is the same on both sides. A shape has symmetry if a central dividing line (a mirror line) can be drawn on it, to show that both sides of the shape are exactly the same.
Activity 5 – Random Acts of Wildness
Today’s challenge Research any
wildflowers you see- what are they called, what do they look like? How many wildflowers can you find. A good way to draw or record your daily Random Acts of Wildness and how they made you feel might be on a planner such as the one below. Why not try to make one?
I hope you all have a great day, remember tomorrow is Wellness Wednesday so look out for activities from Mrs Wallace and Mrs Stewart.
igh sound
Reading
from www.oxfordowls.co.uk. For today’s reading task I would like you to create a poster to advertise Fright Night. It should be colourful and have some information about the story. Most importantly it should encourage people to read it. Enjoy! Remember I am always happy to see any pieces of work (you can send them to me via the school email)
Numeracy and Maths
Random Acts of Wildness
In case you can’t see it – Create a Work Art – using leaves, pinecones, feather and twigs!
Dancing
igh sound
Reading
Number Talks
You can picnic in the garden or at the park. I know the birds would love a snack of fruit, cheese or seeds. Enjoy!
New Sound 
Reading
Please try to answer the questions below (you can write or discuss the answers with someone at home). Remember to use the question to help form part of the answer.
Writing
Number Talks
Research any
