Hi Primary 2/1,

Here are some learning activities which you might enjoy doing today.

Writing Activities

• Create a snowman then write instructions about how you made it. Remember to draw a picture of the snowman or take a picture and send it to me via the school Twitter account
• Create a checklist of thing you would like to do today and tick it off when it has been completed
• Alphabet/sound hunt
  Write down items you can find in your house or see outside that start with each letter in the alphabet or different sounds which you have covered

Maths Activities

• Count in 2s how many snowballs you can make
• Practise writing numbers in the snow. What is the biggest number to can write up to?
• Practise saying what the number before and after is e.g. _____ 20 _____, _____ 135 _____
• Practise adding, subtracting, counting and recognising numbers through playing the online games- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
• Shape hunt
  Find 2D shapes and 3D shapes in your house or outside and tell an adult their names

Phonics

• Use the sound cards in your homework jotters (or create new ones) to create words
• Practise recognising letters and sounding out words-
  https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds
• Make a list of words that rhyme e.g. cat and hat, ball and tall etc. You can write them in the snow if you want
• Rhyming words game http://www.literactive.com/Download/live.asp?swf=story_files/washing_line_rhyme_US.swf

Reading

• Read your reading book or other books you have at home
• Online reading books http://more2.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm
  http://more2.starfall.com/n/level-b/index/load.htm
• Cosy up on the sofa with a good book, take a photograph of yourself and send it to me via Twitter

Remember to stay safe! Feel free to take pictures of your snow day and either upload them to the blog or bring them in for me to see when we are back in school.

Miss Galloway

Snow Day Fun 28-02-18

Have fun everyone!

Keep very safe and hope to see you soon!

Morning Primary 6/7 and happy snow day! Below is a list of activities that you could choose to complete throughout the day.

1. Reading – Make a cosy corner or den and read your favourite book. Remember it is World Book Day tomorrow. You could draw a picture of your favourite character or write a summary/book review of your book.
2. Maths – Go online and play Sumdog. Remember you can play against your classmates! I will keep an eye on the scores throughout the day – challenge yourself!
3. Show someone at home how to use the grid method to solve multiplication problems. You can do 2 digit numbers by 1 or challenge yourself further!
4. Didbook – You could go online and create a Didbook post. Think about everything we have been learning recently and choose your favourites to post about.
5. Weather Report – Have some fun and film a weather report on today’s weather. Think about your voice and outfit. Are there any safety tips you could share? How could you make it exciting for your audience? Get creative! Remember to share your videos.
6. Get outside and enjoy the snow! You could create a giant snowman, snowdog or how about an igloo? You could measure your snowman’s height and we can see who built the tallest snowman.

Above all, have fun and enjoy the snow! Please keep in touch and share all your fun activities and videos!

Good Morning P2! Happy Snow day!

As well as keeping safe in this weather here is a list of a few fun activities you can complete today, I know how much you will be missing school.

literacy – after all your fun snow  activities,  write about something you have really enjoyed doing today? Perhaps it was spending the day in your pjs. What was your best bits? Remember those amazing wow words to help describe your day.
Get cosy and read a book, perhaps you might want to design a new front cover for this?

Maths – log onto sumdog and play some games, remember you can challenge your friends to a competition.

P.E – go outside and have fun, can you make a massive snowman? Perhaps go sledging? What about helping parents and carers to clear the snow?

Topic – we are carrying on our learning about the winter Olympics, if you are able ask a parent to help you find out 2 facts about a winter Olympic sport of your choice. Can you design a new piece of  equipment for this sport (i.e what design would you have on your bob-sleigh, skies or snowboard?)

Most  of all  have fun and stay safe! Please send in any pictures of your snow day so we can share our adventures when back in school. I can’t wait to hear all your stories!!

We had a great time looking at the books that are available to buy with World Day Vouchers. All pupils at Toronto PS will be receiving a voucher on Thursday 1st March, World Book Day. We are looking forward to swapping books and having a good day highlighting the importance of books and reading.

All these books are available from all good shops to buy with your World Book Day Voucher that all children at Toronto will receive by Friday 2nd March.  Have a great World Book Day when it comes!

Primary 4 have started their BIG plans for their new healthy tuck shop (opening for business soon!) They realised that they could not start building in the school without planning permission from Mrs Gingell. Luckily we have been working SUPER hard on our persuasive writing that we were able to write fantastic persuasive letters to her. The builders paid Mrs Gingell a visit today – let’s hope we get the planning permission that we need!

UPDATE!! PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED!
You made it impossible for me to refuse permission for Toronto’s Terrific Tuck Shop. You gave many excellent reasons for why we should open a healthy tuck shop.  In your letters you listed
lots of important skills you will develop through this process.
And most importantly, you have done some excellent research and you will be selling grapes, which you know are my favourite fruit – very persuasive P4 🙂

I look forward to the grand opening!
Mrs G