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.