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.