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.