Maths
All pupils have a maths worksheet to complete for Thursday 30/3.
Reading
We have completed a number of reading tasks this week but have not read the next chapter of the group novels. Pupils can read the next chapter for Thursday 30/3. The group reading Street Child have finished the novel but can skim through the whole book to help with the completion of a book report.
Homework 21/03/17
Spelling– Week 1)
Gorillas (er at the end of a word)
Copy words 3x. Write four sentences and think of at least three more words that end with this sound.
Pandas (ay)
Copy words 3x. Write four sentences and think of at least three more words that have this sound in them.
The pandas have three topic tion words also- precipitation, condensation and evaporation.
Wolves (ay)
Copy words 3x. Write four sentences.
Reading Homework
The Yellow and the Blue group- Question Master- Learning Blooms questions.
Chapter two of their books and 1 remembering question and 1 understanding question- should be completed in their yellow jotters and each child should have a description of these questions in there.
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.
Monday 20th March
Please READ, COVER, WRITE, CHECK each word twice.
Complete one activity from sheet at front of jotter and then complete sheet handed out.
For Monday 27th March.
Well done primary 3 on a super Egyptian Assembly!!! We will be continuing with Egyptians until the Easter break. After the Easter we will round off the topic with a trip to the museum to see a special Egyptian exhibition. A letter will come home later in the week with more info.
Homework
A new homework grid and spelling words will be send home on Tuesday. this will be due in on Friday 31st March.
Attached is the homework grid and links to spelling/money games-
https://www.spellzone.com/games/index.cfm?wordlist=241
https://www.spellzone.com/games/index.cfm?wordlist=107
http://www.teachingmoney.co.uk/
Reading
We are still working through The Twits. We are concentrating on lots of excellent comprehension and vocabulary work. We will be continuing this until the Easter break and then we will resume group reading groups. Some groups will have a reading book in book bags. If your child does not have a book please read every evening and discuss. I have also sent home two reading worksheets. Any questions please ask.
Red Nose Day
Throughout this week P7 will be selling red noses. If anybody wishes to purchase one they are £1. On Friday (24th) pupils are invited to wear something red.
Thanks
Miss Prior 🙂
Homework this week:
Reading – as normal. Check reading bags for updates.
Spelling – List 26
Numeracy – keep practising the +/- cards sent home in previous weeks. No new ones will be added this week.
Topic – Fairyland continues. On Thursday (23rd) P1 and P2 will be participating in ‘Fairyland’ walks in nearby woods. A letter will be sent home about this. Children need to wear clothing suitable for outdoors.
Monday 20th– Gymnastics
Friday 24th – Red Nose Day ‘Wear Something Red’. Noses for sale in school this week £1.
Thanks,
Miss Brunt
Reading
All pupils have reading homework for next week.
Maths
All pupils have a maths worksheet to be completed for Friday 24/3/17.
Mrs Hinton could not be any prouder 🙂 P7 have had Robotics as a topic this term and have been working through the Vex Robotics curriculum. This STEAM ( science, technology, engineering, art and maths) topic has really taken off and a team of 8 travelled to Birmingham with another team from St David’s Primary School to compete in the National competition.
Pupils have had to study robot builds from simple from complex, they analysed how they work and designed their own robot for for a challenge, built, it was then programmed to move, pick up hex balls, lift and transport them, place them in high and low goals, go up and down a bridge and balance in a bridge with 1 other robot…..very tricky. They also had an engineering notebook detailing, step by step, how they built and programmed the robot and this was assessed.
In Birmingham, pupils represented Scotland as the only 2 teams from Scotland and competed in driver and skills matches. Their robot was inspected and analysed and they were tested on their knowledge and understanding.
They had under 3 weeks, as a team, and we’re up against teams with experience from 2-6 years so they have done amazing. Thank you to the parents who have come in to help over this time too.
We have learned a lot from our fast paced day yesterday and saw some truly technological robot design and programming. We also are so happy to have won the Think Award for knowledge of programming, being able to talk about it on detail with terminology and relate it to our chosen robot design. Well done!
A different P7 team will.compete in a Midlothian school contest in 2 weeks.
Apologies but I posted the wrong list for this week.
It should be List 25 ‘ou’ as in round and pound. A new 6 week sheet will be sent home today.
Thanks!
Miss Brunt