P7 - Wed 5 December 2012

Reading
You have now been provided with a new reading book this week. You should read regularly, 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 discussed in class whilst undertaking the role agreed by your group.

In addition everyone should be prepared to share any words they have found which are either unusual or you do not understand.

You MUST also provide a weekly prediction of what you 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).

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY 11th December.


http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=11031626

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Wednesday 12th Dec. Words this week are based on Christmas vocabulary. These words may be found at:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=11031626

Pupils working solely on the core list are expected to:

• research another 3 personal words (errors) from previous weeks / or 3 words of your choice.

Remember if you spelt any words incorrectly, you will need to learn these so you can transfer them to your 'friendly' word list in your 'Helpful Spelling Jotter'

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=6994054

In addition you should add 2 personal words that you want to learn (these could be based on errors from previous weeks).

Science - Research / Presentation
By now you should have all your information to make your presentation to the class.

You should practise your talk so that when you present your findings you should be able to do it confidently using 'memory joggers' to help recall what you want to say. Remember to look at the audience and use a clear voice.

Numeracy and Mathematics


 The Blog failed to display the Maths homework last week. However, many of you realised that homework had been set and logged into study ladder to complete the tasks.

WELL DONE to those who completed the work. Unfortunately for those who did not think to check your homework for last week is still outstanding.

For this week:

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

Remember to target a score of 8/10 or better - until this is achieved the task will remain on your list.

This week all groups have 3 tasks.

P7 C -  This week in Mathematics and Numeracy P7C will be completing two tasks on multiplication at www.studyladder.co.uk ;

Remember you can also review your LEARN-ITS Follow the link to access copies of the Learn-Its tests.

P7 - Wed 28 November 2012

Reading
You have now been provided with a new reading book this week. You should read regularly, 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 discussed in class whilst undertaking the role agreed by your group.

In addition everyone should be prepared to share any words they have found which are either unusual or you do not understand.

You MUST also provide a weekly prediction of what you 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).

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY 4th December.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Wednesday 5th Dec. Words this week are based on Energy. The pupils are investigating energy this week as part of Science week. These words may be found at:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=8445564

Pupils working solely on the core list are expected to:

• research another 3 personal words (errors) from previous weeks / or 3 words of your choice.

Remember if you spelt any words incorrectly, you will need to learn these so you can transfer them to your 'friendly' word list in your 'Helpful Spelling Jotter'

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=6993973

In addition you should add 2 personal words that you want to learn (these could be based on errors from previous weeks).

Science - Research / Presentation

This is WEEK 2 of this research.

This week is Science Week. In support of this
you are to research into an important current scientific breakthrough and report back to the class. This will support you in developing your understanding of the importance of Science in today’s world.

Your report can be based on a leaflet, powerpoint, poster or written report. These ‘documents’ are to support your findings to be shared with the class.

Areas you might want to investigate include:

• Health/Medicine
• Transport
• Technology
• Space
• Power

NOTE - This is a 2 week activity. You have until the 5th Dec to complete your research.

You should also be prepared to explain to the class your research and include why you selected this particular break through to report on.Your talk should last at least 2 minutes.

P7 - Wed 21 November 2012

Reading
You have now been provided with a new reading book this week. You should read regularly, 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 discussed in class whilst undertaking the role agreed by your group.

In addition everyone should be prepared to share any words they have found which are either unusual or you do not understand.

You MUST also provide a weekly prediction of what you 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).

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY 27th November.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Wednesday 28th Nov. Words this week are based on words with a prefix, (in, mis & im) which create an opposite word. These may be found at:


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

There are 28 words on the list - when you are tested there will be 14 words - you will be given a word and you will need to write the word with the appropriate prefix. For example if you are given the word 'placed' you answer with 'misplaced'.

Pupils working solely on the core list are expected to:

• research another 3 personal words (errors) from previous weeks / or 3 words of your choice.

Remember if you spelt any words incorrectly, you will need to learn these so you can transfer them to your 'friendly' word list in your 'Helpful Spelling Jotter'

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=6993914

In addition you should add 2 personal words that you want to learn (these could be based on errors from previous weeks).

Science - Research / Presentation

 Next week, commencing 26th Nov it is Science Week. In support of this
you are to research into an important current scientific breakthrough and report back to the class. This will support you in developing your understanding of the importance of Science in today’s world.

Your report can be based on a leaflet, powerpoint, poster or written report. These ‘documents’ are to support your findings to be shared with the class.

Areas you might want to investigate include:

• Health/Medicine
• Transport
• Technology
• Space
• Power

NOTE - This is a 2 week activity. You have until the 5th Dec to complete your research.

You should also be prepared to explain to the class your research and include why you selected this particular break through to report on.Your talk should last at least 2 minutes.

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 number - multiply x 10, 100 or divide by 10, 100 etc and number work- decimal / place value linked to class work.

Remember to target a score of 8/10 or better - until this is achieved the task will remain on your list.

This week all groups have 3 tasks.

P7 C -  This week in Mathematics and Numeracy P7C will be completing two tasks on position and compass points at www.studyladder.co.uk ;

Remember you can also review your LEARN-ITS Follow the link to access copies of the Learn-Its tests.

P7 - Wed 14 November 2012

Reading
You have now been provided with a new reading book this week. You should read regularly, 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 discussed in class whilst undertaking the role agreed by your group.

In addition everyone should be prepared to share any words they have found which are either unusual or you do not understand.

You MUST also provide a weekly prediction of what you 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).

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY 20th November.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Wednesday 21stth Nov. This weeks words are Maths vocabulary linked to place value which may be found at:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=6922527

Pupils working solely on the core list are expected to:

• research another 3 personal words (errors) from previous weeks / or 3 words of your choice.

Remember if you spelt any words incorrectly, you will need to learn these so you can transfer them to your 'friendly' word list in your 'Helpful Spelling Jotter'

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=6922738

In addition you should add 2 personal words that you want to learn (these could be based on errors from previous weeks).

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.


Numeracy and Mathematics







This weeks work is linked to speed and for a change is not on studyladder.

Use newspapers, the internet and other resources to find pictures of different types of vehicles, animals and people. You should rank them in order from slowest to fastest stating the fastest speed they can travel at. Find AT LEAST 10 examples.

You might want to track down some speeds which are world record speeds, eg fastest animal, car etc

For 2 of the transport choices you should find out how long it would take to travel to a destination of your choice.

For example
Travel to London by Bike - Speed 10 mph (miles per hour) - Distance (find from Google maps)
https://maps.google.co.uk/   386 miles

Time = Distance / Speed  = 386 / 10 = 38.6 hours  = 38 hrs 36 mins


If you want paper to create a poster of your speed investigation then please come and ask.

Remember you can also review your LEARN-ITS Follow the link to access copies of the Learn-Its tests.

P7 - Wed 7 November 2012

WELCOME BACK

After a fun filled week at Lagganlia, it is time to return to the indoor classroom which includes homework.

Reading
You will be provided with a new reading book this week. You should read regularly, 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 discussed in class whilst undertaking the role agreed by your group.

In addition everyone should be prepared to share any words they have found which are either unusual or you do not understand.

You MUST also provide a weekly prediction of what you 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).

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY 13th November.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Wednesday 14th Nov. Active Lagganlia vocabulary which may be found at:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=6500383

These words are based on

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

We expect to see some of these words being used in your letters you will write to your instructors at Lagganlia.

Pupils working solely on the core list are expected to:

• research another 3 personal words (errors) from previous weeks / or 3 words of your choice.

Remember if you spelt any words incorrectly, you will need to learn these so you can transfer them to your 'friendly' word list in your 'Helpful Spelling Jotter'

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=6500379

In addition you should add 2 personal words that you want to learn (these could be based on errors from previous weeks).


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.

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 - timetables & map work (distance) linked to class work.

Remember to target a score of 8/10 or better - until this is achieved the task will remain on your list.

This week all groups have 3 tasks.

P7 C -  This week in Mathematics and Numeracy P7C will be completing two tasks on position and compass points at www.studyladder.co.uk ;

Remember you can also review your LEARN-ITS Follow the link to access copies of the Learn-Its tests.

P7 - Wed 3 October 2012

REMEMBER - DRESS-DOWN day on Friday 12th October

Reading

Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group. Remember to capture notes on your sheets in support of your allocated role.

In addition to your role you should always be thinking about:

• providing a prediction of what you think will happen next, with information which supports your prediction.
• words you have found interesting/unusual or do not understand.

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY 9th October.

Groups who have Completed
If you have just completed reading your book, then this weeks task is create a Book Review in electronic format - using WORD, POWERPOINT etc.
A template for a book review can be downloaded from here

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Wednesday 10th Oct. Words this week are based on 'Money' vocabulary.

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=7323122

Pupils working solely on the core list are expected to:

• research another 3 personal words (errors) from previous weeks / or 3 words of your choice.

Remember if you spelt any words incorrectly, you will need to learn these so you can transfer them to your 'friendly' word list in your 'Helpful Spelling Jotter'

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

In addition you should add 2 personal words that you want to learn (these could be based on errors from previous weeks).

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 - This is Week 2 of this activity. It is planned to review the volcanoes during the final week of this term and weather dependant to take then outdoors to enjoy their explosive nature.

Follow this link to view some examples: http://picasaweb.google.com/buckstonep7a/Public_volcanoes#

Numeracy and Mathematics


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

Remember to target a score of 8/10 or better - until this is achieved the task will remain on your list.

This week all groups have 2 tasks.

P7 C -  This week in Mathematics and Numeracy P7C will be completing two tasks on area at www.studyladder.co.uk ;

As you only have 2 tasks this week you are expected to spend time on your LEARN-ITS - can you graduate before the October break?
Remember you can also review your LEARN-ITS Follow the link to access copies of the Learn-Its tests.

P7 - Wed 26 September 2012

Reading

Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group. Remember to capture notes on your sheets in support of your allocated role.

In addition to your role you should always be thinking about:

• providing a prediction of what you think will happen next, with information which supports your prediction.
• words you have found interesting/unusual or do not understand.

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY 2nd October.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Wednesday 3rd Oct. Words this week are based on 'Structures of the Earth' vocabulary.


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

Pupils working solely on the core list are expected to:

• research another 3 personal words (errors) from previous weeks / or 3 words of your choice.

Remember if you spelt any words incorrectly, you will need to learn these so you can transfer them to your 'friendly' word list in your 'Helpful Spelling Jotter'

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=6373066

In addition you should add 2 personal words that you want to learn (these could be based on errors from previous weeks).

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#

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 direction using a compass & subtraction linked to class work.

Remember to target a score of 8/10 or better - until this is achieved the task will remain on your list.

This week all groups have 3 tasks.

P7 C -  This week in Mathematics and Numeracy P7C will be completing two tasks on position and compass points at www.studyladder.co.uk ;

Remember you can also review your LEARN-ITS Follow the link to access copies of the Learn-Its tests.

P7 - Week Beginning 17 (Wed 19) September 2012

HOMEWORK DATES - These have now changed.


Homework will be discussed in class on Tuesday's during the Literacy Circle Time. It should be completed for:

• the following Tuesday for Reading
• the following Wednesday for all non Reading homework.

REMEMBER to get your homework signed - thank you.

REMEMBER - On Tuesday 25th Sept we are visiting Dynamic Earth. During our visit we will be enjoying a film, a workshop on volcanism and plate tectonics and of course a tour of the visitor attraction.

See http://www.dynamicearth.co.uk/home for a flavour of what to expect.




Reading

Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group. Remember to capture notes on your sheets in support of your allocated role.

In addition to your role you should always be thinking about:

• providing a prediction of what you think will happen next, with information which supports your prediction.
• words you have found interesting/unusual or do not understand.

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY 25th September.

All Spelling, Maths, and Earth Structure homework to be completed by WEDNESDAY 26th September.

Spelling

Learn Spelling Words for Thursday. Words this week are based on 'small' words which often cause a problem, many of these are homophones. There are a lot (27, which are grouped into 13 'families') but they are not difficult words to spell, you need to make sure you use the correct spelling within a sentence. 

There are 2 lists of words in spelling city, one grouped to aid learning and the other mixed for the test. 


http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=7097208 - (mixed)

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=7103890 - (grouped)

NOTE - You could be tested on these words any time from Wed 26th September.

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 facts on your selected structure, eg: background information on how/when it may have been formed.

You will then use this information to create a poster to be displayed in class

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 money & subtraction linked to class work.

Remember to target a score of 8/10 or better - until this is achieved the task will remain on your list.

This week all groups have 3 tasks.

P7 C -  3 tasks linked to classwork about money & subtraction at www.studyladder.co.uk ;

LEARN-ITS Follow the link to access copies of the Learn-Its tests.  These are held in GLOW, so you will need to Log-On.

P7 - Week Beginning 10 September 2012

REMEMBER to get your homework signed - thank you.

Reading

Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group. Remember to capture notes on your sheets in support of your allocated role.

In addition to your role you should always be thinking about:

• providing a prediction of what you think will happen next, with information which supports your prediction.
• words you have found interesting/unusual or do not understand.

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY 18th September.

P7 - Week Beginning 3 September 2012

REMEMBER to get your homework signed - thank you.

Reading
 
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 discussed in class whilst undertaking the role agreed by your group.

In addition everyone should be prepared to share any words they have found which are either unusual or you do not understand.

It is also helpful to provide a prediction of what you 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).

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY 11th September.

P7 - Week Beginning 27 August 2012

REMEMBER to get your homework signed - thank you.

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"?

All About Me
You should complete your 'All About Me' document which will be added to your PLP.

P7 - Week Beginning 20 August 2012

WELCOME to the P7 Homework Blog.

Your weekly homework will be detailed on this blog. We hope you will enjoy using the blog for homework - if you can think of anyways to improve the use of the blog then please tell your class teacher.

ENJOY !

Literacy

Reading

You are to read and analyse two of the five newspaper articles about the recent Olympic games.

You should:

• Highlight VCOP being used.
• Create a new headline for your two articles.
• Identify/highlight any words you do not understand so that we can review these in class.

You should also read and answer the following questions, based on the article:

 "Competitive sport for all primary pupils"

remember there is no right or wrong answer,  you should be stating your opinion.
 

• Do you agree with the Prime Minister decision to demand that "EVERY child at Primary School will have to take part in competitive team sports" ? (Thin/Closed Question)
• Why do you agree/disagree with the Prime Minister? (Fat/Open Question)
• What are the advantages/benefits of agreeing to this idea.
• What are the disadvantages/problems if this idea is put in place.

P7 - Week Beginning 4 June 2012

THE FOCUS for Homework from now is SHOW SHOW SHOW

 Literacy

Reading: On going reading throughout the week, following your own literacy plan created for your own personal book study.

Remember, you will need to be ready to report back to a selection of the class on what you have discovered/analysed about your book. 

Please ensure that your homework is neatly presented.Thank you, Miss Lewin / Mr Hyde

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

Some of the cast have been absolute stars and either know all their lines or nearly all - fantastic.
Keep it up the great work.

Remember the  lyrics and music can be found using the links below:

http://buckstoneradio.podbean.com/

The lyrics are at
 http://buckstonep7hw.blogspot.co.uk/p/treasure-island-lyrics.html


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

P7 - Week Beginning 28 May 2012

HOPES & DREAMS - book back in for Tuesday 29 May

 

Reading: On going reading throughout the week, following your own literacy plan created for your own personal book study.

Remember, you will need to be ready to report back to a selection of the class on what you have discovered/analysed about your book. 

Please ensure that your homework is neatly presented.Thank you, Miss Lewin / Mr Hyde

Your task this week

• To check your reading plan, you will be expected to have completed your book in the next 3 weeks.
• Create a prediction on what you think will occur at the end of the book - based on what you have discovered - remember to give evidence (with page number) to support your thoughts.
• Identify a particular part of the story where the writer has used a language technique eg:
•  alliteration - repetition of sound eg. Big Blue Bike.
•  onomatopoeia - sounds like what it refers to eg. Pop, Bang etc.
•  Personification - giving human qualities to something lifeless eg. The door squeaked.
•  Metaphor -  something is said to be something else eg. You're a bear.
•  Contrast - to show difference when comparing
•  Smiles, - to show how something is similar eg Like/as.
•  Short sentence
• Why do you think the writer used this?
• If you cannot find any of the above, then you should create 2 of your own and state where in the book you would advise the author to add them.

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on WEDNESDAY 6th June. 


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=5672831

Can you think of 4 WOW! words you would associate with the theatre?

P7 Useful Word listThe team who work on these list should select 8 words from the above list to learn.

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee
On Monday 4th June Buckstone Primary will be celebrating the Jubilee with various events. To support this P7 have been tasked with:

• identifying major events which have occurred since the queen was crowned on the 2 June 1953.
• You should identify 4 events, which will be used to create a timeline in the class.
• a person related event
• an event linked with technology
• an event of significance to the UK
• an event of significance to the world (non UK based)

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

You have now been allocated a role - it is now time to ensure you are familiar with your character and have started to leran the script.

Remember the  lyrics and music can be found using the links below:

http://buckstoneradio.podbean.com/

The lyrics are at
 http://buckstonep7hw.blogspot.co.uk/p/treasure-island-lyrics.html


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

P7 - Week Beginning 14 May 2012

Reading: On going reading throughout the week, following your own literacy plan created for your own personal book study.

Remember, you will need to be ready to report back to a selection of the class on what you have discovered/analysed about your book. 

Please ensure that your homework is neatly presented.Thank you, Miss Lewin / Mr Hyde

Your task this week

• Create a further prediction based on what you have discovered - remember to give evidence (with page number) to support your thoughts.
• Remember to record details on your WORD finder sheet.
• Complete the final 8 sections of the sheet to help support your analysis of your book.

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on WEDNESDAY 23rd May. 


Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday.

Words this week are based on vocabulary / words ending in -ous / -ious
These may be found at:


http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=8962186

P7 Useful Word listThe team who work on these list should select 8 words from the above list to learn.

  Olympic Assembly

Note - This is a 2 week task, to be completed by  Thursday 24th.

During the week commencing 28th May, we will be celebrating Olympic Week. On Friday 1st June each class is to represent a particular country.

P7 are representing Team GB.

Your task is to investigate some interesting information about team GB during the life of Modern Olympics, which started in 1896.

You will be allocated 1 of the 27 years when a Summer Olympic occurred to research:

• Where did it occur ?
• What was the size of the GB Team ?
• Significant achievements / unusual events
• Stars of the GB Team. 
• + anything else you think is of interest

It would be fantastic to create a time line of your findings - so you will need to capture your information on a poster.

In addition, you should select 1 member of the current GB team to investigate. You will be expected to get into 'character' for your member, identifying what your HOPES & DREAMS are for this unique event.

REMEMBER you could be a Paralympic representative.

You will need to inform Miss Lewin / Mr Hyde of your character as we would like to have 58 individual representatives.

The folowing sites will help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain_at_the_Olympics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games


"BETTER NEVER STOPS"


  Numeracy and Mathematics


P7 H - Have tasks set up on the Maths website -http://www.studyladder.co.uk/
All groups have 2 tasks about Volume / 3D Shape.
NOTE - Some pupils have tasks from previous weeks to review to help improve their score.

Remember to target a score of 8/10 or better - until this is achieved the task will remain on your list.

P7 L - 
Please complete 2 tasks linked to 3-D shape at www.studyladder.co.uk
Cara, James, Christopher, David, Jake, Ross, Maureen and Zainab- all have one or more task still to complete from previous weeks.  Please add these to this week's tasks.

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 - either for a part or the lyrics to a song.

The first few songs to learn can be viewed & played at:

http://buckstoneradio.podbean.com/

You should learn Jim's Blues + A Little Bit of Rum

The lyrics are at
 http://buckstonep7hw.blogspot.co.uk/p/treasure-island-lyrics.html

P7 - Week Beginning 7 May 2012

Reading: On going reading throughout the week, following your own literacy plan created for your own personal book study.

Remember, you will need to be ready to report back to a selection of the class on what you have discovered/analysed about your book. 

Please ensure that your homework is neatly presented.Thank you, Miss Lewin / Mr Hyde

Your task this week

• Create a further prediction based on what you have discovered - remember to give evidence (with page number) to support your thoughts.
• Complete 8 sections of the sheet to help support your analysis of your book. (You will complete the other 8 sections next week).

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY15th May.  

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 - either for a part or the lyrics to a song.

The first few songs to learn can be viewed & played at:

http://buckstoneradio.podbean.com/

You should learn Skull & Crossbones

The lyrics are at
 http://buckstonep7hw.blogspot.co.uk/p/treasure-island-lyrics.html

P7 - Week Beginning 30 April 2012

Reading: On going reading throughout the week, following your own literacy plan created for your own personal book study.

Remember, you will need to be ready to report back to a selection of the class on what you have discovered/analysed about your book. 

Please ensure that your homework is neatly presented.Thank you, Miss Lewin / Mr Hyde

Your task this week

• Create a further prediction based on what you have discovered - remember to give evidence (with page number) to support your thoughts.
• Create a cartoon strip (using the sheet supplied) which summarises the main action/events of the pages read.

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY 8th May.  

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday.

Words this week are based on vocabulary associated with the Parliament and Elections. These may be found at:


http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=8827597


This is a long list to help you remember some key maths vocabulary

P7 Useful Word list
The team who work on these list should select 10 words from the above list to learn.

P7 Profile - Learning Style - Visual/Auditory/Kinaesthetic

In order to help you complete your P7 profile undertake the questionnaire found at

http://www.brainboxx.co.uk/a3_aspects/pages/vak_quest.htm

to help you discover what type of learner you are. Remember you may disagree with the  results of the questionnaire - it is just a tool to help you identify your preferred learning style.
 
Numeracy and Mathematics


P7 H - Have tasks set up on the Maths website -http://www.studyladder.co.uk/
All groups have 2 tasks about 2-dimensional shape.
NOTE - Some pupils have tasks from previous weeks to review to help improve their score.

Remember to target a score of 8/10 or better - until this is achieved the task will remain on your list.

P7 L - 
Please complete 2 tasks about 2-dimensional shape at www.studyladder.co.uk
If you have any incomplete tasks from previous weeks, please complete these too.



LEARN-ITS Follow the link to access copies of the Learn-Its tests.  These are held in GLOW, so you will need to Log-On.

P7 - Week Beginning 23 April 2012

Reading: On going reading throughout the week, following your own literacy plan created for your own personal book study.

Remember, you will need to be ready to report back to a selection of the class on what you have discovered/analysed about your book. 

Please ensure that your homework is neatly presented.Thank you, Miss Lewin / Mr Hyde

Your task this week

• Plan your book over a 6 week period
• Make a prediction based on the 'blurb' and front cover
• Create your own front cover

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY 1st May.  

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday.

Words this week are based on vocabulary associated with Maths shape (most of which are 2D shape). These may be found at:


http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=8759924


This is a long list to help you remember some key maths vocabulary

P7 Useful Word list
The team who work on these list should select 10 words from the maths shape list to learn.

Numeracy and Mathematics


P7 H - Have tasks set up on the Maths website -http://www.studyladder.co.uk/
All groups have 3 tasks which cover a variety of areas studied in class,  averages , shape and rounding. NOTE - Some pupils have tasks from previous weeks to review to help improve their score.

Remember to target a score of 8/10 or better - until this is achieved the task will remain on your list.

P7 L -  Please complete the 2 problem solving tasks set up at www.studyladder.co.uk which test a range of your skills.  Remember to read the questions carefully and have a pen and paper handy to do working out if required.

*Ellie, Cara and Hannah D.- catch up on the tasks you have not done please.


LEARN-ITS Follow the link to access copies of the Learn-Its tests.  These are held in GLOW, so you will need to Log-On.

P7L: Well done everyone who has completed all Study Ladder tasks. To those few who haven't, please catch up before you return to school!

P7 - African Experience

Many of the attendees at our African Experience queried as to the recipes for the served food.

Curried Potatoes (from East Africa)

Serves 4 -6

Ingredients
1kg potatoes, diced and parboiled
1 onion, chopped finely
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon crushed cilantro/coriander seeds or ground coriander
1 teaspoon tomato paste
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
a little water
oil
salt

1. Heat the oil in a pan and saute the onion. When it is beginning to turn golden, add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
2. Now shake in the turmeric, chili powder, cinnamon and cilantro/coriander seeds and cook for about 1 minute to blend their flavours into the onion and garlic.
3. when this is done, mix in the tomato paste, lemon juice, parsley and salt. Stir before adding the parboiled potatoes. Stir the mixture well to distribute the sauce, add water to cover the base of the pan and them cook, covered, for 10 minutes or until the potatoes are tender and the liquid almost dried.

Kunde (Corn/maize and bean stew - from East Africa)

Serves 4

Ingredients
250g sweetcorn
225 g beans, cooked
1 onion, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
240ml coconut milk
oil
salt

1. First, heat up the oil and gently cook the onion until it becomes transparent. Then add the tomato and when it is soft put in the curry powder and turmeric. Mix well.
2. The sweetcorn and beans go in next. Mix all the ingredients well and partially mash the corn and beans with a potato masher or wooden spoon.
3. When ready, pour in the coconut milk and stir it in. Let the stew cook very gently, stirring from time to time, for 30-40 minutes or until the liquid has reduced to leave a fairly dry mixture. Season and serve with cabbage or salad.

P7H - Outstanding Maths Tasks

The following pupils have outstanding Maths homework.

Adil, Alex- well done to everyone else for completing the set tasks.

Calum - it would be a great idea to investigate your problem with study ladder. You can email the team at support@studyladder.com with details of the problem.

P7 - Week Beginning 19 March 2012

Reading

Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group. Remember to try and capture notes on ALL your sheets in support of your study.

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY 27th March.  

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday.

Words this week are based on Energy. The pupils are investigating energy this week, which will include working with other P7 pupils in the cluster at Boroughmuir High School on Wednesday. These words may be found at:


http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=8445564

Pupils working solely on the core list are expected to:

• research at least another 3 personal words (errors) from previous weeks / or 3 words of your choice.

Remember if you spelt any words incorrectly, you will need to learn these so you can transfer them to your 'friendly' word list in your 'Helpful Spelling Jotter'

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=7665644

In addition you should add 2 personal words that you want to learn (these could be based on errors from previous weeks).

Social Studies Research

P7H - Last week for homework you took an area you wanted to research further and gathered information about this aspect relevant to Scotland.

This week you should do the same exercise but for Africa.

Again make notes based on your investigations, which you can then use in class to write up your findings. (Use bullet points, mind maps, key words/phrases etc).

Remember to take a note of any books and websites used to be added to the bibliography.

P7L- task will be explained in class.

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 decimals linked to class work. NOTE - Some pupils have tasks from previous weeks to review to help improve their score.

Remember to target a score of 8/10 or better - until this is achieved the task will remain on your list.

This week all groups have 3 tasks.

P7 L -  3 tasks linked to classwork about angles at www.studyladder.co.uk ; please also catch up on any unfinished tasks or re-try tasks if you scored below 7 out of 10.

LEARN-ITS Follow the link to access copies of the Learn-Its tests.  These are held in GLOW, so you will need to Log-On.

Energy Project - 14 March 2012

Energy Investigation

To support the pupils visit to Boroughmuir - Science Energy Project, they require some background understanding of Energy.

• Types of Energy
• Where it comes from
• How it is converted
• Advantages/Disadvantages
• Renewable/Non-renewable

To support this a series of experiments/investigations are undertaken in class.

Experiments/Investigations

The following are useful websites to support the investigations.

Details on all energy resources http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/

Details on renewable energy http://www.scienceonline.co.uk/energy/renewable-energy.html

How things work http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Investigation Stations are:

1. Water Power - http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/hydro.htm 
2.                         http://www.alliantenergykids.com/EnergyandTheEnvironment/RenewableEnergy/022399
3. Solar Power - http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/solar.htm
4.                        http://www.alliantenergykids.com/EnergyandTheEnvironment/RenewableEnergy/022400
5. Wind Power- http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/wind.htm
6.                       http://www.alliantenergykids.com/EnergyandTheEnvironment/RenewableEnergy/022397
7. Renewable/Non-renewable resources - uses http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/Activate/Home_page/our_products/Games/Energy%20Hungry%20Mice.aspx
8. Pollution - http://www.clean-air-kids.org.uk/airquality.html
9.                 http://www.clean-air-kids.org.uk/doingyourbit.html
10.                 http://www.clean-air-kids.org.uk/acidrain.html
11. Fossil Fuel Power - http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/fossil.htm
12. Nuclear Power - http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/nuclear.htm

Electrical Circuit Activities http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/electricity.htm

P7 - Week Beginning12 March 2012

Reading

Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group. Remember to try and capture notes on ALL your sheets in support of your study.

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY 20th March.  

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday.

Words this week are based vocabulary associated with your African Study. These may be found at:


http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=8370360


Pupils working solely on the core list are expected to:

• research at least another 3 personal words (errors) from previous weeks / or 3 words of your choice.
• Perhaps you need to improve the following:

1. sincerely
2. favourite
3. I             (NEVER ever spelt 'i' )

Remember if you spelt any words incorrectly, you will need to learn these so you can transfer them to your 'friendly' word list in your 'Helpful Spelling Jotter'

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=7665635

In addition you should add 2 personal words that you want to learn (these could be based on errors from previous weeks).

Social Studies Research

As part of our Africa-Scotland comparison study, in class you have been researching an area of interest about Africa such as animals, culture, food, music, geography etc.

For homework this week, please research information about Scotland to compare to your African research (so if you looked at African food find out some interesting facts about Scottish food) and collect together as notes.

Remember to take a note of any books and websites used to be added to the bibliography.

Your notes will be written up in class so they are for your personal use: use whatever method suits you best e.g. bullet points, mind-map, key words/phrases.

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 decimals linked to class work. NOTE - Some pupils have tasks from previous weeks to review to help improve their score.

Remember to target a score of 8/10 or better - until this is achieved the task will remain on your list.

P7 L -  Please complete the tasks at www.studyladder.co.uk linked to percentages. Please also finish any incomplete tasks. Your aim in all activities is for a score of 8 or more out of ten.

LEARN-ITS Follow the link to access copies of the Learn-Its tests.  These are held in GLOW, so you will need to Log-On.

P7 - Week Beginning 5 March 2012

Reading

Ongoing reading throughout the week, following the plan agreed by each Literature Circle Group. Remember to try and capture notes on ALL your sheets in support of your study.

REMEMBER - you will be reporting back to your group on TUESDAY 13th March.  

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday.

Words this week are based on words ending in 'able' or 'ible'. These may be found at:


http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=8297937


Pupils working solely on the core list are expected to:

• research at least another 3 words ending in 'able' or 'ible'; try to choose challenging words to add to your list, or
• 3 personal words (errors) from previous weeks / or 3 words of your choice.

Remember if you spelt any words incorrectly, you will need to learn these so you can transfer them to your 'friendly' word list in your 'Helpful Spelling Jotter'

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=7665625

In addition you should add 2 personal words that you want to learn (these could be based on errors from previous weeks).

Social Studies/Literacy Task:
Your task is to create and write instructions for a dessert recipe using some Fairtrade ingredients, that we will be able to use to help create a Primary Seven Fairtrade recipe book.

For information about Fairtrade products and recipe ideas look at: http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/

Your recipe should include:

• Name of your recipe;
  
• List of ingredients including measurements;
  
• Step-by-step instructions including temperatures and timings for cooking.

Present it neatly and accurately on A4 paper, including an illustration of your finished product.

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 decimals linked to class work. NOTE - Some pupils have tasks from previous weeks to review to help improve their score.

Remember to target a score of 8/10 or better - until this is achieved the task will remain on your list.

P7 L -  Please complete the 3 tasks linked to classwork on decimals and also catch up on any tasks you have missed, at www.studyladder.co.uk

LEARN-ITS Follow the link to access copies of the Learn-Its tests.  These are held in GLOW, so you will need to Log-On.