School Updates – Page 20 – 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.

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

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!

P5 Wednesday 22nd April

Good Morning everybody. Let’s get energized.

Choose the Joe Wicks workout: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1 or if you prefer Go Noodle.

Smart Start –

A. watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=228&v=unXu2e7UBtM&feature=emb_logo -you might recognise some faces!

B.Quiet Reading – chat will go back on at 10am

Maths – Symmetry

LI To identify lines of symmetry of irregular shapes

Watch the following video https://corbettmathsprimary.com/2018/07/24/line-symmetry-video/

Complete the worksheet(no colour is needed) –line-symmetry-pdf

Draw the shapes for q1,2,3,4,7,9 and 12 in your book. Miss out q8 and 10 if it is too tricky and you have no squared paper. But you can check out the answers later! For q11 draw the shapes that have 1 line of symmetry. You can just write the answers for q5 and q6.

When ready mark your answers:line-symmetry-answers

Reinforce what you have learnt today by watching this fun video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJlhywRfvh8

Extensions

After Break

Finish maths or any work from yesterday then have a brain break: Go cloud watching

Look to the sky and look for shapes in the clouds. What shapes do you see? Can you make up a story about the shapes of the clouds? This can be done looking out of a window, or while lying on your back in the garden.

Literacy – writing

LI To write an informal letter.

When you are ready write a letter to a member of your family that you have not seen for a while.

Extension:

Comprehension : https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/interactives/24496.html

2. Then start working your way through these grammar and punctuation exercises.Choose your level .The answers are at the end – there are helpful tips all the way through. I don’t expect you to finish it today but make sure you mark your work when you do stop!

Spicy

AtHomeWith_Punctuation7-9

Spicier

BondSATsSkills_Grammar9-10_Unit3

Spiciest – spiciest grammar and punctuation.

After Lunch

Finish your letter if you did not finish before lunch.

I.C.T. – Coding : Try the following:

Afternoon brain-break

why not watch this amazing clip(5 minutes) of the theatre show/musical of the Lion King which I was lucky enough to see before all the theatres closed this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T57kzGQGto

When you have finished your coding you can carry on with any unfinished work.

Before you go why not try checking out Animal farm adventure park – various videos –including live births of baby lambs!!!!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQYR29TImjla6kt4s7o9mAQ

Primary One- Wednesday 22nd April 2020

Morning everyone! Happy World Earth Day!

Earth day takes place on the 22nd of April every year. It is a day to remind people how to look after the earth. It also helps people to learn more about the environment. As part of our participation Fridays we have been looking at the important issue of recycling. Can the children remember the 3 “R”? Can they retell the story of the Messy Magpie? (Its a really good story and you can find it on twinkl) and the important message she realizes by the end? There will be a lot of media coverage it maybe a good idea to listen to Newsround at 11 o’clock. Below are a few Earth Day Activities for you to try.

Activity 1 – Art and Craft

Using recycled materials draw a large circle (perhaps use a cereal box), cut it out and using blue and green paint/colouring pencils try to colour the sea blue and countries in our world green (there are a number of images of the world on line that can support this ). Then draw and cut out some love hearts and on each one make a promise of things that you could do to save our planet. Attach the hearts to the world with string/wool and hang the mobile in your house to remind you of your promises to help save our planet.

Activity 2 – Minecraft Competition

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

Activity 3 – Phonics

I would like to move onto a new sounds from Inky’s Vowel House. The new sound is ai. The ai sound lives in the second window under ee. The old man who lives in this part of the house finds it difficult to hear and often says “ai”.

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

S.C. I can blend this sound with others to read words

S.C. I can spell words with this sound

Can you practice sounding out and blending these words?

ai-m, r-ai-n, t-ai-l, m-ai-l, s-ai-l, p-ai-d, p-ai-n, p-ai-n-t, n-ai-l, w-ai-t, Can you think of anymore? As an extension, can you create an interesting sentence?

Activity 4 – Numeracy- 5/10 a daily

L.I. to count on and back

S.C. I can add to numbers together to find a total using different strategies

S.C. I can take away one number from another to find a total

It is great that you are continuing to practice you daily 5. So I thought I would extend the challenge a little and increase the number of questions.

5 + 3 = 7 + 3 =

6 + 2 = 9 + 2 =

4 – 3 = 8 – 2 =

6 – 3 = 9 – 3 =

9 – 5 = 10 – 3 =

Remember to use concrete materials and write your answers in your jotter.

Have a great day, stay safe. More posts on the blog tomorrow.

Spring STEM Challenge

We set a STEM challenge this week, look at how creative our pupils have been already…

Primary One – Tuesday 21st April 2020

Good morning everyone! Hope you are all well!

It is a beautiful sunny day so I hope you manage to get into yours gardens or out for a walk. A few additional activities for you to try. Enjoy!

Activity 1 – Phonics

A bit of revision on the sounds (ee and oo) you were learning at home before the holidays. Practice reading the words and sentences. Can you use the words at the top of each card to create your own sentences?

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

S.C. I can blend sounds with other sounds to read words

S.C. I can spell words with these sounds

S.C. I can use the words I know to write sentences

Activity 2 – Maths – money

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

S.C. I can use my addition skills to add different coins to make 10p (or beyond)

http://firstschoolyears.com/numeracy/money/money.html

If you go to this website you can download a number of worksheets that will support you in recognising and counting money. There are a number of worksheets so please only try what you feel comfortable with. Remember it is always good to use real life materials so if you have a selection of coins please use them. You can use your jotter to copy the worksheets and answers.

Activity 3 – Music

If we were at school we would be learning one of my favourite Spring songs Spring Chicken! The powerpoint and song is below. Singing this song always makes me smile and hope it does the same for you!

Have a great day everyone and I will be back on the blog tomorrow.

Deans Den

Good morning all , hope you are safe and well and enjoyed the Easter break. I am missing our group times but look forward to seeing you all again when it is safe to do so. I will continue to post daily activities for you to complete, along with the work Mrs Fleming and Mrs Stevenson ask you to do.

I have set up a class login on www.oxfordowl.co.uk which enables you to access stories online. Here is our class login (click on the tab at the top of the page)

user name: deansden

password: nurture

The first story I would like you to read is ‘Fetch’ Remember to look at the picture clues to help you. You could also complete the activities that go along with the story. Have fun!!

Welcome back from all the staff at Deans Primary!

“Lucy’s in Lockdown”

Before the Easter break, we followed some of Lucy’s adventures in lockdown and now Chris Duke has written a new book all about Lucy! It is available as an ebook – which you are welcome to download and print if you are able to.

lucys-in-lockdown

There is also a reading of the story too if you would like to watch and listen.

P3, P 3/4 and P4 writing tasks – please access and complete this when your teacher asks you to.

Letter to Lucy writing lesson notes

Planning questions

Letter to Lucy

Letter to Lucy sentence starters

informal letter display