P7 - Week Beginning 10 Jan 2011

Welcome back to a snowy Buckstone

This link will take you to some more fabulous photos of exploding volcanoes from the last day of term. Enjoy! 
http://picasaweb.google.com/buckstone2010/Public_Volcanoes#

P7 - Week Beginning 6th Dec 2010

Completion of Homework for

P7 - Week Beginning 29 Nov 2010  

We hope you have enjoyed your time discovering the delights of the snow but have also manged to find time to complete your homework. We have a significant amount of work to complete before the end of term.

 

As we did not have the opportunity to review the spelling words last week then spelling homework from last week will be carried over to this week. The remaining work for literacy, maths and structures of the earth is expected to be completed.  Well done to those pupils who have logged onto studyladder. - You may have seen a message indicating the way to sign-on is changing, this will be reviewed in class.

 

P7 - Week Beginning 6 Dec 2010  

Literacy

Reading
Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group. Remember to capture notes in your jotter in support of your allocated role; word wizard, summariser, character analyser, question writer or illustrator.

 

We will review your plans in class.

Spelling

Words this week are based on words with a prefix, (in, mis & im) which create an opposite word. These may be found at:

 

The spelling list have now been fixed. Use the folowing links.

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=4374330

 

The list has 28 words, you will only be tested on 14 words, the words with the prefix, but during the weekly test you will be given the word without the prefix, you will need to decide what prefix to use.

Note - Spelling City is using a capital 'M' for Mobile - this is the proper noun for a city in the USA. You should use a lower-case 'm' - mobile.

For those pupils working on tricky personal spelling words, they should learn words 1 to 7 from the above list and the 7 words on the following list, which you have selected for your group.
P7H list

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=4287523
P7L list

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=4287521

 

Topic Work - Structures of the Earth

Construct a 3D model of a volcano. The model should show the features of a volcano - which should be labelled. (You may create a labelled diagram to support your model).

NOTE - You have 2 weeks to complete the construction of your volcano.

Follow this link to view some examples: 

http://picasaweb.google.com/buckstonep7a/Public_volcanoes#

Mathematics

Remember to complete your studyladder maths from last week.

Some Snow Maths.

2 feet of snow.

Convert 2 feet of snow into:
metres,
centimetres,
millimetres.

To do this what will you first need to find?










I expect a lot of the snow has melted in your garden but there should be still enough to do the following.
Find where you still think it is deepest and measure the depth of the snow in centimetres.
Calculate how much snow there would be (volume) if your measured depth covered 1 metre square of ground.
How much does your volume of snow weigh? - Remember you don't need to weigh all the snow in your cuboid, think smart.

Is your depth of snow deeper than other areas in the UK. Have a look at the following link and see if you come close to having the deepest snow.

http://bit.ly/UKSnowDepth

P7 - Week Beginning 29 Nov 2010

Snowy Buckstone
Enjoy the snow - but remember to take advantage of the day and get started with your homework and then you can enjoy the snow during the week.

P7H can always log on to GLOW and look at the work on 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' and discover what makes up Earth's structure.

Follow the link below:

https://portal.glowscotland.org.uk/establishments/cebuckstoneprimaryschool/Classes/Primary%207%20-%20Purple/Earth%20Structures/default.aspx

You can also experiment with their Voki.

Remember to find out what is happening with Edinburgh schools - look on

http://www.forthone.com/


 Literacy

Reading
Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group. Remember to capture notes in your jotter in support of your allocated role; word wizard, summariser, character analyser, question writer or illustrator.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday.

Words this week are based on words with a prefix, which create an opposite word. These may be found at:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=4287476

The list has 28 words, you will only be tested on 14 words, the words with the prefix, but during the weekly test you will be given the word without the prefix, you will need to decide what prefix to use.

Note - Spelling City is using a capital 'M' for Mobile - this is the proper noun for a city in the USA. You should use a lower-case 'm' - mobile.

For those pupils working on tricky personal spelling words, they should learn words 1 to 7 from the above list and the 7 words on the following list, which you have selected for your group.

P7H list
To be agreed by group
http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=4287523
P7L list
To be agreed by group
http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=4287521

Topic Work - Structures of the Earth

Carry out your own research to find an interesting natural structure of the Earth. You should:

• Bring in a photo of your structure
• Be able to say why you selected the particular structure
• Provide some background information on how it may have been formed.

Mathematics
Remember we are using a new web-link to access our Maths. This provides you with more opportunities to earn points as your Maths improves.

P7 H - Have tasks set up Maths website - http://www.studyladder.co.uk
which continue our focus on money and area.

P7 L
Money assessment at www.studyladder.co.uk for each group.
Parents please record scores in homework jotters and sign.

P7 - Week Beginning 22 Nov 2010

Literacy

Reading
Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group. Remember to capture notes in your jotter in support of your allocated role; word wizard, summariser, character analyser, question writer or illustrator.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday.

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

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=4261745

For those pupils working on tricky personal spelling words, they should learn words 1 to 8 from the above list and the 8 words on the following list, which you have selected for your group.

P7H list
To be agreed by group
http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=4266553

P7L list
To be agreed by group
http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=4266557

Language - Summarising Skills/Functional Writing
Continue to create a pamphlet which sells Lagganlia. The criteria for the content and layout of the pamphlet are given on last weeks blog entry.

NOTE - This is the second week of this 2 week activity.

P7H - Upload to GLOW
If you have created your pamphlet on the computer, could you please upload it into GLOW following the link below. This will allow us to easily forward them to Lagganlia.     http://glo.li/cKRihZ


Mathematics
Remember we are using a new web-link to access our Maths. This provides you with more opportunities to earn points as your Maths improves.

P7 H - Have tasks set up Maths website - http://www.studyladder.co.uk
with a focus on money and area.

P7 L
2 tasks for each group- linked to money and area; which link to our Money Week Project. Please login at www.studyladder.co.uk

Parents: as there were problems with the website updating properly last week, please record your child's score in their homework jotters and sign. Thank you.

P7 - Week Beginning 15 Nov 2010

WELCOME BACK

This is a very busy week - We have two special visitors this week.

• Gillian Tee - Director of Children & Families, Wed 17th
• Ian Murray - MP for Edinburgh South, Fri 19th

Thursday 18th - back by popular demand - Buckstone's Got Talent, by Wednesday 17th P7 needs to have selected two groups to represent them in the final.
Friday 19th is also a Non Uniform Day - The pupils have asked to wear something Spotty and/or Stripey. The children can make donations to Children in Need.

Reading
You should now have all been provided with a new reading book. Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group. Remember to capture notes in your jotter in support of your allocated role; word wizard, summariser, character analyser, question writer or illustrator.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday. Money vocabulary which may be found at:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=4129726

All pupils will be learning the money words and in particular discovering their meaning.

Language - Summarising Skill

Language - Summarising Skills/Functional Writing
Having been to Lagganlia you will have an excellent knowledge of what makes it such a wonderful place to visit.

You task is create a pamphlet which sells Lagganlia. The pamphlet should:

• Be based on A4 paper/card (folded as required).
• Have a heading.
• Use sub-headings.
• You might use a catchy slogan.
• Be clearly set out (in a logical way).
• Contain information relevant to the audience.
• Be eye catching -(attention grabbing pictures)
• and well organised. 

You might what to include some details 'summarised' from the Lagganlia website - http://www.lagganlia.com/index.html and some comments from visitors (ie you and your friends) about the 'fun' time you can have.

NOTE - You have 2 weeks to complete this activity.

Mathematics
Remember we are using a new web-link to access our Maths. This provides you with more opportunities to earn points as your Maths improves.

P7 H - Have tasks set up Maths website - http://www.studyladder.co.uk

We will be looking at Money. Each group has been given 1 activity in studyladder (the new name for smartkiddies) to help us understand our knowledge on money.

Many of you often have the opportunity to go on holiday aboard, You will have noticed that you do not use UK Pounds, or pence to pay for goods. Your task is to find out what coins and notes are used to make up the Euro (the currency used in many European countries). You should include pictures of the coins or notes.
A useful site is http://www.eurocoins.co.uk/


P7L
Our homework this week is linked to class work on money.

Task 1: Logon to the new weblink http://www.studyladder.co.uk ; 1 task per group.

TASK 2: Many of you often get the chance to holiday abroad. You will notice that you do not use UK pounds or pence to pay for goods. Your task is to find out what coins and notes make up the Euro (the currency used in the majority of European countries). Record this and include pictures of the coins and notes.

A useful site is http://www.eurocoins.co.uk/

P7 - Week Beginning 1 Nov 2010

VE DAY -

Please remember to bring in any 'old' games which would have been played during the Second World War. For example; snakes and ladders, tiddly winks, marbles, ludo and card games - old maid, donkey etc.

Reading - Summarising Skill
(Having studied visualisation and predictions skills, we are now investigating summarising skills).

Follow the link : http://www.secondworldwar.org.uk/newspaper.html

This contains various newspaper cuttings from World War 2.

Select two of the newspaper articles (not adverts) and for each:

1. Write a short paragraph to summarise what it is about.
2. Identify the - who, what, why, where and when, elements of the article.
3. Write an alternative headline for the article.
   

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday. Active Lagganlia vocabulary which may be found at:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=4048126

For those pupils working on tricky personal spelling words, they should learn words 1 to 9 from the above list and the 10 words on the following list, which you have selected for your group.

P7H list
http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=4048415

P7L list
http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=4042821


These words are based on

• activities you may be involved in
• how you work together and
• how you feel.

We expect to see some of these words being used in your Lagganlia daily diaries.

Topic Work - World War 2
This is a very special week, when we are pleased to say that World War 2 will come to an end. You will need to be ready to celebrate VE day, remember to come to school on Friday dressed for fun.

Mathematics

P7 H - Have tasks set up Maths website - http://www.smartkiddies.co.uk/

Work this week is directions & angles


P7L
Our homework this week is linked to class work on angles and compass directions.

Logon to http://www.smartkiddies.co.uk/. There are 2 tasks set for each group.

Keep up the good work P7L!

NOTE -  Smartkiddies has changed the layout of the website - navigate around the website to see what has changed.

Try and login using - http://www.studyladder.co.uk 
You should find it much easier to use than Smartkiddies and more fun as they earn points quicker.
 

P7 - Week Beginning 11 Oct 2010

Reading
Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group. Remember to capture notes in your jotter in support of your allocated role; word wizard, summariser, character analyser, question writer or illustrator.

In addition everyone should provide a prediction of what they think will happen next. Remember you must provide your group with information from the text which supports your prediction. (You are able to explain why you think your prediction will occur).

Most groups are targeted to complete their book this week before the holiday break.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday. World War 2 Vocabulary which may be found at:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=3818523

For those pupils working on tricky personal spelling words, they should learn words 1 to 8 from the above list and the 9 words on the following list, which you have selected for your group.

P7H list
http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=3824868

P7L list
http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=3824143


Mathematics

P7 H - Have tasks set up Maths website - http://www.smartkiddies.co.uk/

Work this week is on sequencing numbers, Place Value and multiplying/dividing by 10, 100, 1000


P7L

Please login to http://www.smartkiddies.co.uk/ and complete the 2 tasks set for your group. They are linked to the addition skills we have been practising in class. Can parents please continue to sign your children's blue homework jotters. Thank you!

Topic Work - World War 2
Continue to design and manufacture your board game based on the theme of World War 2. Helpful hints on creating the game are given on last weeks blog entry.

NOTE - This is the second week of this 2 week activity.

You will be expected to have your game in school for Thursday 14th, so that you can play it with others in the class.

P7 - Week Beginning 4 Oct 2010

Literacy

Reading
Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group. Remember to capture notes in your jotter in support of your allocated role; word wizard, summariser, character analyser, question writer or illustrator.

In addition everyone should provide a prediction of what they think will happen next. Remember you must provide your group with information from the text which supports your prediction. (You are able to explain why you think your prediction will occur).

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday. Place & 3D Shape Vocabulary which may be found at:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=3742242

For those pupils working on tricky personal spelling words, they should learn words 1 to 9 from the above list and the 9 words on the following list, which you have selected for your group.

P7H list
http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=3742506

P7L list

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=3746563


Mathematics


P7 H - Have tasks set up Maths website - http://www.smartkiddies.co.uk/

Work this week is on Place Value and multiplying by 10 & 100


P7L
Please go to http://www.smartkiddies.co.uk/ and use your personal login to access the 2 tasks set for your group. We are all working on Place Value.

To login,

1. Go the home page, www.smartkiddies.co.uk
2. Find the login box, top right
3. Enter your Group Username:
4. Enter your Password:
5. Click login, green button to submit
6. Then click your student name and enter your password
7. If you have set TASKS you will see these first, if none have been set then you have access to the default lessons and activities
8. Students have 24 hr access from school or home using the login above

Your task is to complete the set TASKS allocated.

Topic Work - World War 2

Your task is design and manufacture a board game for 2 or more players based on the theme of World War 2. You will need to think about:

• What the objective of the game is - how do you win?
• Create Rules for the game (keep them simple).
  
• What materials to make it from so that it is durable.
• Designed so that it is eye catching.
• Have a 'powerful' name.
  
• How it can help the player discover information about World War 2.
  
• If there is any interaction between the players such that a player can gain an advantage.
• Will the game have a beginning, middle and end (like a great story)?
  
• The game must be FUN!
  

NOTE - You have 2 weeks to complete this activity.
You will have the opportunity to play your game with other members of the class.

P7 - Week Beginning 27 Sept 2010

Literacy

Reading
Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group. Remember to capture notes in your jotter in support of your allocated role; word wizard, summariser, character analyser, question writer or illustrator.


In addition everyone should provide a prediction of what they think will happen next. Remember you must provide your group with information from the text which supports your prediction. (You are able to explain why you think your prediction will occur).

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday. 2D Shape Vocabulary which may be found at:
 
http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=3673789 

For those pupils working on tricky personal spelling words, they should learn words 1 to 9 from the 2D Shape Vocabulary list and the 10 words on the following list.

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=3673901

Link Art - Visualization 

During your visit to the National Art Gallery you had the opportunity to discuss some of the paintings to help you understand what the artist had created.

Using your knowledge look at the following painting taken from the exhibition and create a paragraph/story on the painting. Remember to use some VCOP techniques.

You should include in your response:

• who you think is in the picture
• what they might be thinking/feeling
• do you think the artist would have known them
• what smells would be in the picture
• what sounds might there be
• whose garden is it - a public or personal garden
• what time of the year it is
• and in which country might it have been created.

Do you like / dislike the picture ? - why ?

Follow this link to the Impressionist Gardens Exhibition.

 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/exhibition/5:368/9312/19260

Mathematics
 

P7 H - Have tasks set up Maths website - http://www.smartkiddies.co.uk/

Each pupil has been provided with a unique sign-on using their 'purplebear13??' id

To login,

1. Go the home page, www.smartkiddies.co.uk
2. Find the login box, top right
3. Enter your Group Username: p7hquad, p7hrhom, p7hpar. 
4. Enter your Password: 
5. Click login, green button to submit 
6. Then click your student name and enter your password 
7. If you have set TASKS you will see these first, if none have been set then you have access to the default lessons and activities 
8. Students have 24 hr access from school or home using the login above

Your task is to complete the set TASKS allocated 

Quadrilateral Group - Time Tables / 24 hour clock

Use activities set up on smart kiddies - http://www.smartkiddies.co.uk



Rhombus - School Time Tables / Digital 12 hour time

Use activities set up on smart kiddies - http://www.smartkiddies.co.uk



Parallelogram - School Time Tables / 12 hour time line

Use activities set up on smart kiddies - http://www.smartkiddies.co.uk


P7L

Homework this week is to consolidate our work on Place Value.

Click on this link:

Cubes http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/place_value/place_value.html
Choose Level 3 please.

Cylinders http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/whatarenumbers/comparing/flash1.shtml
Choose Level C please.

Pyramids http://nrich.maths.org/1288
This is a tricky game! Be warned- you must read the instructions very carefully!

Parents, please sign pupils' homework jotters to evidence that they have done their maths homework task. Thank you!

P7 - Week Beginning 20 Sept 2010

Reading - Focus Prediction Skill
 
This week you will start your regular reading, following the plan agreed by your Literature Circle Group.

You are to read the agreed number of chapters and be prepared to report back to the group following the format agreed in class.

Your role will be one of the following:

• illustrator / visualiser
• question writer
• summariser
• character analyser
• word wizard

In addition everyone should provide a prediction of what they think will happen next. Remember you must provide your group with information from the text which supports your prediction. (You are able to explain why you think your prediction will occur).

You will be expected to continue to predict as you read the book, allowing you to take account of new information and compare to your original thoughts.

P7 - Week Beginning 13 Sept 2010

Reading - Visualization Skill

Read the following extract from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

And with that this brave fellow turned his back directly on the cook, and set off walking for the beach. But he was not destined to go far. With a cry, John seized the branch of a tree, whipped the crutch out of his arm-pit, and sent that uncouth missile hurtling through the air. It struck poor Tom, point foremost, and with stunning violence, right between his shoulders in the middle of the back. His hands flew up, he gave a sort of gasp, and fell.

Whether he were injured much or little, none could ever tell. Like enough, to judge from the sound, his back was broken on the spot. But he had no time given him to recover. Silver, agile as a monkey, even without leg or crutch, was on top of him next moment, and had twice buried his knife up to the hilt in the defenceless body. From my place of ambush, I could hear him pant aloud as he struck the blows.

The character of Long John is shown to have a different side to his personality, from the pleasant person described in last weeks extract.

Use the information from the text to draw a picture of the action. Ensure you draw Long John in a way which shows that he has a negative trait.

Why do you think the author used the simile "hopping like a bird" in the first extract, but "agile as a monkey" in the second?

P7 - Week Beginning 6 Sept 2010

Reading - Visualization Skill

Read the following extract from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

As I was waiting, a man came out of a side room, and, at a glance, I was sure he must be Long John. His left leg was cut off close by the hip, and under the left shoulder he carried a crutch, which he managed with wonderful dexterity, hopping about upon it like a bird. He was very tall and strong, with a face as big as a ham - plain and pale, but intelligent and smiling. Indeed, he seemed in the most cheerful spirits, whistling as he moved about among the tables, with a merry word or a slap on the shoulder for the most favoured of his guests.

Now,to tell the truth,from the very first mention of Long John in Squire Trelawney's letter, I had taken a fear in my mind that he might prove to be the very one-legged sailor whom I had watched for so long at the old "Benbow". But one look at the man before me was enough. I had seen the captain, and Black Dog, and the blind man Pew, and I thought I knew what a buccaneer was like - a very different creature, according to me, from this clean and pleasant-tempered landlord.

Your task is to sketch Long John, labelling your drawing with any words or phrases from the passage that contribute to the image you have of him.

Do you think Long John is a pleasant or unpleasant character ?
What words from the extract make you think this ?

P7 - Week Beginning 30 Aug 2010

Reading - Visualization Skill

Read the following extract from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

The paper had been sealed in several places with a thimble by way of a seal; the very thimble, perhaps, that I had found in the captain's pocket. The doctor opened the seals with great care, and there fell out the map of an island, with latitude and longitude, soundings, names of hills, and bays and inlets, and every particular that would be needed to bring a ship to safe anchorage upon its shores. It was about nine miles long and five across, shaped, you might say, like a fat dragon standing up, and had two fine land-locked harbours, and a hill in the centre marked "The Spy-glass", There were several additions of a later date; but above all, three crosses of red ink - two on the north part of the island, one in the south-west, and, beside this last, in the same red ink, and in a small, neat hand, very different from the captain's tottery characters, these words: "Bulk of treasure here".

Your task is to create your own treasure map using the information from the above extract. To help, it is a good idea to highlight the words and phrases that describe the location and terrain.

Why do you think the hill is called "Spy-glass"?

P7 - Week Beginning 23 Aug 2010

Reading

Read the following poem by Joe Miller.

If the Earth

Then answer the following. (Remember there is no specific correct answer, you should base your response on your personal thoughts of what the poet is wanting to 'say' to the reader).

1. Why do you think the poet shaped the poem like this?
2. What wonders of the world are described ?
3. Some of the features (wonders) of the world are described by the poet using unusual language, for example, 'big pools of water' refer to the sea. Select one of these unusual terms, what does it mean?
4. Why do you think the poet used the unusual term?
5. What is the overall message (main point) the poet is making to the reader?

P7 - Week Beginning 7 June 2010

Reading
Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group or your own literacy plan if you are undertaking a personal book study.


Oliver Twist - P7 Show
To support the P7 show it is important you know the script and lyrics by heart.

Remember there is only 3 weeks to go until the opening night.


Links to all Oliver Songs can be found at:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=td7OdiRMyYwvokPOqz3G4-A&output=html


Hopes and Dreams
As part of the transition work for High School you are to prepare resources to support the creation of your own unique hat.

The theme is Hopes and Dreams. Your hat is to reflect your hopes and dreams for the future. This could be:

1. A dream career.
2. An adventure you would like to have.
3. A place you would like to visit.
4. Something you would like to change in the world.
5. Events which make you happy.
6. Or any other area associated with Hopes and Dreams.
   

Your hat could reflect more than one of the above, being a combination of a few ideas.

To support this you will need to:

• Investigate various designs of hats, by searching on the Internet, looking in magazines etc. Select 3 hat designs which you find inspiring, which could be used as a stimulus to your final design.

• Create 2 detailed sketches of objects which may be associated with your Hopes and Dreams. The maximum size for each drawing is 15 cm x 10 cm. (Remember these drawings will be mounted onto a larger A2 sheet along with your other material you have collected).

The detailed drawing does not require to be a complete object, it is more interesting to sketch out one particular area of the object, concentrating on shape, texture and colour.

Remember - you are not designing your hat at this stage. You are collating a portfolio of resources which you will use as a stimulus in your design.

P7 - Week Beginning 31 May 2010

HEALTH WEEK

Details on homework linked to Health week were issued on Friday 28th May

In addition

Reading
Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group or your own literacy plan if you are undertaking a personal book study.

Spelling
There will be no spelling words this week. This is to provide extra time to focus on learning the lyrics and script for Oliver.

Oliver Twist - P7 Show
To support the P7 show it is important you know the script and lyrics by heart.

Remember there is only 4 weeks to go until the opening night.


Links to all Oliver Songs can be found at:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=td7OdiRMyYwvokPOqz3G4-A&output=html

P7 - Week Beginning 24 May 2010

Reading
Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group or your own literacy plan if you are undertaking a personal book study.

Spelling
There will be no spelling words this week. This is to provide extra time to focus on learning the lyrics and script for Oliver which will be issued this week.

Oliver Twist - P7 Show
To support the P7 show it is important you know the script and lyrics by heart.

Remember there is only 5 weeks to go until the opening night.

Use the 'Oliver' link to view all issued documents. Remember these documents may change as the show is developed.

Over the coming weeks this part of the homework will focus on learning your words.


Numeracy & Mathematics

P7 A -

Square Group -

http://www.mathplayground.com/algebraic_reasoning.html

Use your knowledge of algebra to work out the 'value' of the objects.

Circle PLUS Group -

Use the website to work on your skills in understanding shape movement (translations). Target to move the shapes in the least number of moves.

http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/gamesroom/transform/postshape.html

Circle Group -

Check out your understanding of percentage. Select %.

http://www.wmnet.org.uk/wmnet/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/852/2ring-centrev4.swf

Triangle

Check out your understanding of number - numbers to 100000, also try the long jump.

http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/gamesroom/awards/awardc.html



Rectangle

Check out your understanding of area and perimeter.

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/AreaExplorer/

P7 B

HEXAGON GROUP

http://resources.oswego.org/games/stoptheclock/sthec4.html

Work on matching the times shown, to the appropriate clocks.

Next steps-convert the times to the 24 hour clock.

TRAPEZIUM GROUP

http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html

Work on Algebra Puzzles and Algebra Scales. Can you correctly identify the values?

Next steps- design a value puzzle for the group.

PARALLELOGRAM GROUP

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash-bbc.php?&file=http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/flash/fractions.swf

Work on ordering the fractions.
Next steps-identify the fractions which are <>1/2

Additional Oliver Lyrics

As Long As He Needs Me:- http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddrgq7kg_56ft66bdg7
I’ll do Anything:- http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddrgq7kg_61g6rc4hgk
Consider Yourself : - http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddrgq7kg_60hxqb7hfj
Who will buy :- http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddrgq7kg_58fgrvskdm
Where is Love :- http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddrgq7kg_57d279rpfw

P7 - Week Beginning 10 May 2010

Reading
Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group or your own literacy plan if you are undertaking a personal book study.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday.

Words this week are based on Theatre vocabulary. These words may be found at:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=3075732

(or you can use the link -

http://www.spellingcity.com/buckstonep7/ and select the Theatre vocabulary - 10 May list).

Oliver Twist - P7 Show
To support the P7 show it is important you know the script and music by heart.

Over the coming weeks this part of the homework will focus on learning your words.

This week you should learn the following- follow the links if you need a new copy of the words.

Food Glorious Food and http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddrgq7kg_54fzd9vzft
Pick a Pocket or Two http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddrgq7kg_55cvxrcjg4

Numeracy & Mathematics

P7 A -

Square Group -

http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/gamesroom/transform/golftrans.html

Use the Golf game to help support your understanding of translation, reflection and rotation. Try and find the smallest number of goes (hits) to complete the 9 hole course.

Circle PLUS Group -

Use the website to work on your skills in using positive and negative numbers: See how quickly you can complete the game. Have another go and try for a Personal Best.

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/negativenumbers/negativenumbers.html


Circle Group -

Check out your understanding of length (m, cm, mm) and weight (kg, g). Select Length/Weight from the menu, then try the 'Input Answers' option. Check that you can get all the questions correct.

http://www.wmnet.org.uk/wmnet/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/852/measuresv2.swf

Triangle

Can you solve the problem with moving the frogs:

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=leapfrog


Rectangle

Check out your understanding of symmetry - try to get maximum points.

http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/maths/activities/year3/symmetry/shape_game.asp

P7 B

HEXAGON GROUP

This week we are working on number patterns and sequences. The examples are challenging so take care with your calculations!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/number/number_patterns/play.shtml

TRAPEZIUM GROUP

This week we are consolidating our learning linked to reflecting, rotating and translating shapes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/shape_space/transformation/play.shtml

PARALLELOGRAM GROUP

This week we are working on our addition and subtraction skills. The task is challenging, as you are working against the clock!

http://resources.oswego.org/games/SpeedGrid/Subtraction/urikasub2res.html

P7 - Week Beginning 22 April 2010

Literacy

Reading
Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group or your own literacy plan if you are undertaking a personal book study.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday.

Words this week are based on our Parliament /Election vocabulary. These words may be found at:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=2985332

(or you can use the link -

http://www.spellingcity.com/buckstonep7/ and select the Parliament / Election vocabulary - 22 April list).

Democracy Project Work
To support your understanding of democracy and how it works in the UK, you should select 3 of the homework words and explain their meanings. To support this you should:

• provide a paragraph detailing information about the word and how it relates to democracy / parliament / elections etc.
• You might want to include diagrams / pictures to show any relationships between words.

The following links can be used to aid your investigation.

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/education/resources/teachingResources/wordBank.htm

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/publicInfo/hspw/documents/HTSPW-Eng.pdf

http://www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament-explained.htm


P7 A
Square Group - Data manipulation / interpretation

Use activities set up on smart kiddies - http://www.smartkiddies.co.uk/ .


Circle PLUS
To consolidate understanding compass / direction work.
Use activities set up on smart kiddies - http://www.smartkiddies.co.uk/ .

Circle
To consolidate understanding of volume.
Use activities set up on smart kiddies - http://www.smartkiddies.co.uk/ .

Triangle
To consolidate understanding of division.
Use activities set up on smart kiddies - http://www.smartkiddies.co.uk/ .

Rectangle
To consolidate understanding of bar charts.
Use activities set up on smart kiddies - http://www.smartkiddies.co.uk/ .

P7 B Numeracy Activities

HEXAGON GROUP

This week we are working on decimals.

Work on the first two challenges of the 'Crunch Some' sections of the addition, subtraction and multiplication sections of the website. You can make the calculations mentally or by recording them as vertical calculations.

http://www.coolmath.com/prealgebra/02-decimals/decimals-cruncher-addition.html

PARALLELOGRAM GROUP

This week we are working on reading scales. We will be working in g and kg, up to 6kg. The examples include halves and decimal values.

http://www.ictgames.com/weight.html

TRAPEZIUM GROUP

This week we are working on developing our knowledge of angles. Spin the protractor to help you answer the questions.

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/angleshapes.html