P7 - Week Beginning 7 Dec 2009

Literacy

Reading
Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday.

Words this week are based on the 'Structures of the Earth' - rock vocabulary. These may be found at:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=2152072

(or you can use the link -

http://www.spellingcity.com/buckstonep7/ and select the Structure of the Earth- Rock Vocabulary - 7 Dec list).

Research / Presentation
Research how Christmas is celebrated in another country (outwith the UK).

You will then need to prepare a presentation of 1 to 2 minutes in length to inform the class about what you have discovered.

Numeracy & Mathematics

P7 A - We are continuing with a focus on problem solving.

This challenge is based on testing a way and then improving on your gained knowledge.

http://nrich.maths.org/2318 - is there more than one solution ?

This challenge test your mental subtraction. (Please ignore the 'For Evaluation Only').

http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg6/pyramid/pyramidp.swf

Your target

Square Group - complete Level 3

Circle Group - complete Level 3

Triangle Group - complete Level 2

Rectangle Group - complete Level 2

If you are up for the challenge there will be a prize for the first person who completes Level 4.

Keep a note of your solutions so we can check this out in class.

P7 B Numeracy and Maths

This week we are working on sequences on the following website-

http://www.wmnet.org.uk/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/846/snowflake-sequencesv2.swf


TRAPEZIUM GROUP

Work on the sequences using decimals and negative numbers.


PARALLELOGRAM GROUP

Work on the sequences involving steps within 100 and decimals.

HEXAGON GROUP

Work on the sequences involving steps within 10 and 100.