P7 - Week Beginning 3 Oct 2011

Literacy

Reading: Visualization Skill

It is intended to have a break from Literacy Circle Books until after the October break.

In support of continuing to develop visualization skills 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 ?

Spelling

Learn Spelling Words for Thursday.

Words this week are based on algebra and time vocabulary. These words may be found at:


http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=6493432

Pupils working solely on the core list are expected to:

• create an interesting paragraph which uses some of these words, using VCOP techniques.

P7 Useful Word list
For those pupils working on Useful Words/Personal Spelling Words, they should learn words on the following list, which you have selected for your group.
 
http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=6493364





Numeracy and Mathematics



P7 H - Have tasks set up on the Maths website -http://www.studyladder.co.uk/
All groups have a task working with time linked to class work.

P7 L
Please complete 2 tasks linked to class work on time.
Log into http://www.studyladder.co.uk/




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 week's 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 6th, so that you can play it with others in the class.