P7 - Week Beginning 26 Sept 2011

Literacy

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 4th October.

Spelling

Learn Spelling Words for Thursday.

Words this week are based on World War 2 vocabulary. These words may be found at:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=6373003

Pupils working solely on the core list are expected to:

• research at least another 4 WOW words you could associate with conflict / resolution

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


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 algebra and time linked to class work.

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




Topic Work - World War 2

Your task is design and manufacture a board game for 2 or more players based on the theme of World War 2. You will need to think about:

• What the objective of the game is - how do you win?
• Create Rules for the game (keep them simple).
  
• What materials to make it from so that it is durable.
• Designed so that it is eye catching.
• Have a 'powerful' name.
  
• How it can help the player discover information about World War 2.
  
• If there is any interaction between the players such that a player can gain an advantage.
• Will the game have a beginning, middle and end (like a great story)?
  
• The game must be FUN!
  

NOTE - You have 2 weeks to complete this activity.
You will have the opportunity to play your game with other members of the class.

P7 - Week Beginning 19 Sept 2011

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 27th September.

Assembly

You have to give the assembly on Friday this week. As part of this you have agreed to do 2 songs.

The lyrics for the songs to learn are below. They have been reduced as they are quite long. Enjoy.

NOTE - These lyrics have been extracted and reduced in length for educational purpose in support of Primary 7 assembly, themed on money.

Supporting Files are held in GLOW - Assembly-Music

'I Need a Dollar'


I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need

hey hey
Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
hey hey
And I said I need dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me

Bad times are comin and I reap what I don't sow
hey hey
Well let me tell you somthin all that glitters ain't gold
hey hey
It's been a long old trouble long old troublesome road
And I'm looking for somebody come and help me carry this load

I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
hey hey
Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
Well I don't know if I'm walking on solid ground
Cause everything around me is falling down
And all I want - is for someone - to help me

I had a job but the boss man let me go
He said
I'm sorry but I won't be needing your help no more
I said
Please mister boss man I need this job more than you know
But he gave me my last paycheck and he sent me on out the door

Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
hey hey
Said need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
hey hey
Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need hey hey
And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me
come on share your dollar with me
go ahead share your dollar with me
come on share your dollar give me your dollar
share your dollar with me
come on share your dollar with me

Pricetag

Seems like everybody's got a price
I wonder how they sleep at night
When the sale comes first and the truth comes second
Just stop for a minute and smile

Why is everybody so serious?
Acting so damn mysterious
You got your shades on your eyes and your heels so high
That you can't even have a good time

Everybody look to their left
Everybody look to their right
Can you feel that? Yeah
We'll pay them with love tonight

It's not about the money, money, money
We don't need your money, money, money
We just wanna make the world dance
Forget about the price tag

Ain't about the cha-ching, cha-ching
Ain't about the ba-bling, ba-bling
Wanna make the world dance
Forget about the price tag

Why is everybody so obsessed?
Money can't buy us happiness
Can we all slow down and enjoy right now
Guarantee we'll be feelin' alright

Everybody look to their left
Everybody look to their right
Can you feel that? Yeah
We'll pay them with love tonight

It's not about the money, money, money
We don't need your money, money, money
We just wanna make the world dance
Forget about the price tag

Ain't about the cha-ching, cha-ching
Ain't about the ba-bling, ba-bling
Wanna make the world dance
Forget about the price tag

It's not about the money, money, money
We don't need your money, money, money
We just wanna make the world dance
Forget about the price tag

Ain't about the cha-ching, cha-ching
Ain't about the ba-bling, ba-bling
Wanna make the world dance
Forget about the price tag

Yeah, yeah
Oh, forget about the price tag

P7 - Week Beginning 12 Sept 2011

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 20th September.

P7 - Week Beginning 5 Sept 2011

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 13th September.

P7 - Week Beginning 29 Aug 2011

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"?

P7 - Week Beginning 22 Aug 2011

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Literacy

Reading

You are to read and analyse two of the four newspaper articles about the recent riots which occurred in some English cities.

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

• Why do you think it was mainly young people who were involved in the riots?
• Why do you think they got involved?
• The pictures of the young people have been made fuzzy (so you can't recognise them), why do you think this is done? do you agree with this approach?
• Create your own WHY type question about these articles/the riots, to be discussed in class.