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P4 Homework 16/5/17

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Homework 16/05/17

Spelling

Gorillas (i) Week 1 like in find and pint

Pandas (ur) Week 1

Wolves (ur) Week 1

Activities: All groups  4 sentences or a silly story. Write cover copy and check.

Reading Homework

The Yellow  group- News Reports week 1 BEE and Q report: We have discussed a news report in class. Read again at home and answer the questions on the worksheet you have been given. 

Blue Group- News Reports week 2- A fishy situation: We have discussed a news report in class. Read again at home and answer the questions on the worksheet you have been given.  (Please note, the group didn’t get their activity home today!- I will make sure they get it tomorrow (Wednesday)

Pink – See bookmark

Orange – See bookmark

Green –  See bookmark.

*NEW*   Numeracy- Keep going with your Learnits. If there are any people who need new learnits can you write a note and let me know.

Learnits- The Rules…

The children are asked the question on the learnits card on several occasions and if they answer correctly,  within about two seconds, they can have a tick. Once they have ten ticks they can throw the learnit away. Once the envelope is empty they can have some new learnits. You can keep the envelope at home until it needs refilled.

Don’t feel you have to do all of them at once. A few at a time is sufficient.

P2 Homework W/B 15.5.17

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P2 Homework this week:

Reading – see book bags for updates. On Tuesday, some pupils will get reading strategy cards home- these will just mirror work done in class on how to work out tricky words. Please use as a reading aid for Songbird Phonics reading practice. Thank you.

Spelling – There are only 6 weeks of spelling homework left as I won’t set homework for the final week! I am sending home the final sheet but have crossed out three lists. So, please do List 32 ‘er’ this week. For the last three weeks of term, we will concentrate on common words.

Numeracy – This week, we’ll look at adding on 10 to numbers. I’ll send home new ‘LearnIt’ cards on Wednesday ( unless otherwise specified).

Thanks to all who have completed recent Sumdog challenges.

Topic- Local Study – We have been talking about Loanhead and where we live. Interestingly, not many children knew their address. Can you make sure your child knows their address and if possible, a phone number for you?

Poetry– children will be having a chance to write a wee poem for the annual Loanhead PS Poetry Competition.

PE- is on Monday and Thursday this week. ( Monday is our final gymnastics session)

Dress Down Day – is on Friday 19th May. Children may dress down but can they possibly bring a wee something to be wrapped up for the tombola for the Summer Fair which is not far away, on Friday 26th May. Thanks.

Reminder– Monday 22nd May is a holiday for pupils but an in-service for school staff.

 

 

P6 Homework 12/5/17

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Reading for next week. Could all pupils ensure that they bring their reading books to school.

Maths

All pupils have a maths worksheet for next Friday 19/5/17

Bikeability will take place on Tuesday.

P4 Dates for your Diary- Assembly and Trip

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Dear Parents, some dates for your diaries.

 Friday 19th May

The children have been working on an assembly and would love to show you their production. Please feel free to come and see the Loanhead Primary News Station report on the continents and climate on Friday the 19th May 11:45 in the large hall.

The children who have speaking roles will be bringing scripts home from next week to practise and may be asking for some items to wear. Please don’t go to any expense. I will send a note home about this when we have discussed what we may need.

Thursday 25th May

P4 will be visiting Dynamic Earth on Thursday the 25th of May from 9.30- approx 2pm. Packed lunches will be required.

We have been learning about the Continents, climates and the weather cycle and we will be learning more about this on the trip. We will also be taking part in a forces workshop on the day which is the new topic we are starting after the trip.

A letter with detailed costs will come out soon; I am still waiting on details of the buses and can’t calculate this till then.

The children have asked if they can bring some money for the shop and I have no issue with this, as there will be time but, I would ask that the amount they bring is limited to £3 per child.

I will also need a few parent helpers for this trip if you think you can help please return the slip at the bottom. If you can make the assembly also fill in a slip, this is to work out how many chairs etc are required.

Thanks, Mrs Cooney

P4 Homework 9/5/17

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Homework 09/05/17

 

Spelling

Due to spelling assessments taking place in class during Spelling teaching time, there will not be spelling homework this week. It will resume again next week. 

 

Reading Homework

The Yellow  group- Read Chapter 8 for homework and review the book in 50 words. Use evaluation questions to help generate ideas. I.e. what was your favourite part of the book, who would you recommend it to and why? If you could change one bit what would it be?

Blue Group- News Reports week 1- We have discussed a news report in class. Read again at home and answer the questions on the worksheet you have been given. 

Pink – See bookmark

Orange – See bookmark

Green –  See bookmark- Tj remember your instructions are in your yellow jotter.

*NEW*   Numeracy- Keep going with your Learnits. If there are any people who need new learnits can you write a note and let me know.

Learnits- The Rules…

The children are asked the question on the learnits card on several occasions and if they answer correctly,  within about two seconds, they can have a tick. Once they have ten ticks they can throw the learnit away. Once the envelope is empty they can have some new learnits. You can keep the envelope at home until it needs refilled.

Don’t feel you have to do all of them at once. A few at a time is sufficient.

Primary 7 information and homework

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Reading

You have a novel that you are reading in small groups in class, and sometimes at home.  I would like you to choose another book of choice for the rest of May and I would like you to read this with an adult.  This does not mean that you sit, every night, reading to them – you may wish to read a chapter and chat it over, do reading tennis with them, get the audio version and listen to some part and read the others, they may read a chapter and then you can read it and you may take turns to answer questions for each other.

This task is for you to read for enjoyment while discussing texts as we have been doing in class.  Skills to consolidate might include – inferential questions, rhetorical questions, predicting, comparing the text to others you have read or to events in your own lives, you may discuss the author’s purpose or main idea, look up words and discuss why they have been used….talking about texts is endless.  Enjoy your reading.

At the end of the month I would like you to share your book with peers in the form of a verbal book report.

Personal Project

Due 24th May

As High school looms closer it is important to have your future in mind, not everyone knows what they want to be when they are adults but it is always food for thought.  If you have a rough idea then you can plan next steps, goals and even have an idea of experience, skills and qualifications that you need to gain.  I would like you to produce a report on 1 career path that you are thinking of considering.  This should be written or typed and include various texts and images.  You should have

  • A contents page
  • An about you page – why you are choosing that career to research, what skills and qualities you have that might help you in that career etc.
  • Information about training/experience/tests/exams/assessments needed for that career.
  • An idea of progression in that career path, you may want to include wage details, responsibility details and additional training needed as you progress.
  • You may want to include what life would be like of a “typical day in the life of a…..”
  • You might be lucky enough to know someone in that career who you can interview and write up about their experiences.
  • You may need to include a glossary or FAQ pages or even tables, charts etc – the choice is yours.

*I would like you to research this topic in detail.  Please include all details that you feel may be relevant and will show me that you have done high quality research and work over the 2 week period.

 

Maths/Numeracy

There is a SUMDOG assessment for the class.  We are also consolidating work on fractions, decimals and percentages and many pupils know division needs improvement – specifically short division with 4 digit numbers.

We also plan to have a bake sale for NDCS on the 17th of May.  Donations of baking etc that we can sell would be gratefully received.