P7 - Week Beginning 11 Jan 2010

Welcome back to a snowy Buckstone


This link will take you to some more fabulous photos
http://picasaweb.google.com/buckstonep7a/BuckstoneSWinterWonderland#





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 'Winter and Snow' vocabulary. These may be found at:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=2295272

(or you can use the link -

http://www.spellingcity.com/buckstonep7/ and select the Winter and Snow Vocabulary - 11 Jan list).

Research / Presentation
Our focus this term is divided between investigating Scotland and another country and also exploring the appliance of technology to improve our world.

You are to research into an influential Scottish citizen who has made significant contribution to enhancing society.

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

NOTE - You have 2 weeks to complete your research.

You may find the following websites helpful:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_inventions_and_discoveries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Scottish_inventors



Numeracy & Mathematics

P7 A - Are piloting the use of a new 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: p7asquare09, p7acircleplus, p7acircle, p7atriangle, p7arectangle.
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. Review

P7 B Numeracy and Maths

This week we are working on problem solving activities linked to 2010, using a selection from the website below.

Carrying on with our group work in the classroom- If 2010 is the answer, what is the question?
Can you find six more interesting calculations?

http://nrich.maths.org/public/ -Work on the activities which investigate dates in 2010.