P7 - Week Beginning 27 Feb 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 6th March.  

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday.

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


http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=8199842

Pupils working solely on the core list are expected to:

• research at least another 3 words ending in 'ent' or 'ant'; 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=7665615

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

Topic Work - Comparative Study - Scotland / Africa

To support our Africa study, we would like to construct an African hut. You need to sketch out a hut design and show on the design what materials you would use to make it; for example how would you make the walls and roof, how would you make the walls 'appear' to be made from mud. Remember, to try and use resources already in school and / or recycled material. Have a look at some African huts to get some ideas.



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.

P7 L -  Please complete the tasks set up for you at www.studyladder.co.uk based on classwork on decimals.


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.


PSD - My Wider Achievements (form)
You need to complete this form and return it to school. It will then be included in your PLP.

P7L Maths Homework W/B 27.02.12

Please complete the 2 tasks linked to work in class on decimals at www.studyladder.co.uk

P7 - Week Beginning 20 Feb 2012

Reading

The format of the Literature Circle Group is to change for the rest of the term. P7 will be studying particular authors which will allow groups to report back to others to identify if there are any similarities in the way the author creates their story.

There are a series of new activities to help run the Group.

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 28th February.  
Spelling
There are no words on Spelling City this week.

You should review the spelling words used in P7 and compile a list of your own personal 10 tricky spelling words. For those who have performed excellently in spelling test they should review their language work to help in completing this list.

You will work with a partner on a daily basis to help you improve with these tricky words as you will be tested at the end of the week.

P7 - Week Beginning 6 Feb 2012

Literacy - MEDIA Studies
  Reading

We are continuing our study of newspapers. The format will continue as per last weeks homework, reading at least 1 article from a newspaper on a daily basis and reporting back to your group.

To support your journalistic role it would be advantageous to select articles which support the area you have been tasked to complete in the creation of the newspaper at the end of the week.
 
See previous blog messages to remind you of points to report back on.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday. Words this week are based on Scottish geography and fauna.


http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=7902806

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=7665601


Scotland Project Work
Your task is create a pamphlet which sells our great nation (Scotland) to the rest of the world. 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.

NOTE - This is the second week of this 2 week to 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 fractions linked to class work. This week all groups have 3 tasks.

P7 L -  Please complete the tasks set up for you at www.studyladder.co.uk based on classwork on fractions.

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.