P7- please try to wear something tartan (even if it's just an accessory!) tomorrow to help celebrate Scottish Assembly.

P7 - Week Beginning 23 Jan 2012

Scottish Week

This is Scottish Week - during the week we will be studying various aspects of Scotland - this links very closely to our project work.
Remember you have a special event on Thursday 26th January and you will also require to be part of the Assembly.

You will need to learn the following:

Ye Canny Shove Yer Granny

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scotlandssongs/primary/yecannyshoveyergranny.asp

Loch Lomond

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.
 
Points from last weeks blog are copied below:

It would be a good idea to use a highlighter to mark points of interest you want to report back on.

For instance you should identify:

• Vocabulary - which you think is interesting or maybe you do not understand.
• Connectives.
• Openers.
• Punctuation.
• Is it FACT or OPINION?
• Any interesting techniques in the 'headline' eg alliteration, rhyming.
• Could you think of a better headline.
• Why you selected this particular article.

If you do not get a daily paper, you will be able to take home some pages from school or you could view some on-line papers and print off the article to bring into school.

http://dailynewspaper.co.uk/ provides links to all the well known UK daily newspapers
http://www.firstnews.co.uk/news/ is an online newspaper for children age 7 - 14
http://www.newspaperforkids.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/default.stm

REMEMBER  you are reviewing TEXT  not AUDIO or VIDEO content

SPARE NEWSPAPERS
If you receive a daily newspaper, rather than donate it to the recycle bucket it would be fantastic if you could bring it into school to for the class to use.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday. Words this week are based on 'Scots' vocabulary.


http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=7735302


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=7665580


Research / Presentation
Our focus this term is divided between investigating Scotland and another country and also exploring the appliance of technology to improve our world.

Continue your research into an influential Scottish citizen who has made significant contribution to enhancing society.

You should be prepared to make a presentation of 1 to 2 minutes in length to inform the class about what you have discovered.

NOTE - This is the second week of this 2 week activity.

This information is to be used as part of the P7 contribution to the Scottish Assembly.


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 DIVIDING  linked to class work. (Remember fractions are a combination of multiplying and dividing)

P7 L -  Please complete 2 tasks about division to help with this week's classwork on Fractions at www.studyladder.co.uk

P7 - Week Beginning 16 Jan 2012

Literacy - MEDIA Studies

Reading

During this term we will be studying newspapers. You will be expected to read at least 1 article from a newspaper on a daily basis and report back to your group.

It would be a good idea to use a highlighter to mark points of interest you want to report back on.

For instance you should identify:

• Vocabulary - which you think is interesting or maybe you do not understand.
• Connectives.
• Openers.
• Punctuation.
• Is it FACT or OPINION?
• Any interesting techniques in the 'headline' eg alliteration, rhyming.
• Could you think of a better headline.
• Why you selected this particular article.

If you do not get a daily paper, you will be able to take home some pages from school or you could view some on-line papers and print off the article to bring into school.

http://dailynewspaper.co.uk/ provides links to all the well known UK daily newspapers
http://www.firstnews.co.uk/news/ is an online newspaper for children age 7 - 14
http://www.newspaperforkids.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/default.stm

REMEMBER  you are reviewing TEXT  not AUDIO or VIDEO content



SPARE NEWSPAPERS
If you receive a daily newspaper, rather than donate it to the recycle bucket it would be fantastic if you could bring it into school to for the class to use.




WATCH TV
You should watch some TV adverts and find a commercial which you enjoy and uses a 'catch-phrase' or slogan which helps to sell it - try to find one which does not tell you the product name. We will share these in class, when others will try to guess the product.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday. Words this week are based on 'Poetry' vocabulary.


http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=7639844


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=6994188

Research / Presentation
Our focus this term is divided between investigating Scotland and another country and also exploring the appliance of technology to improve our world.

You are to research into an influential Scottish citizen who has made significant contribution to enhancing society.

You will then need to prepare a presentation of 1 to 2 minutes in length to inform the class about what you have discovered.

NOTE - You have until the 24th Jan to complete your research - you will be expected to present your findings during Scottish Week.

You may find the following websites helpful:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_inventions_and_discoveries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Scottish_inventors


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
NEGATIVE NUMBERS linked to class work.


The Miraculous Group only have 1 task in Study Ladder they should also complete the online activity at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/laddergame.html    - Level 3

The Marvellous Group only have 1 task in Study Ladder they should also complete the online activity at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/laddergame.html    - Level2

Both of these groups should write down the results of the game in their homework jotter.

P7 L -  
Please complete the tasks set at www.studyladder.co.uk ; 2 quick tasks linked to classwork on negative numbers and 1 revision task addition of large numbers.

P7 - Week Beginning 12 Dec 2011

Final Homework of 2011

The main target this week is to complete all outstanding work.


Reading

Any outstanding reading books should be completed for the Christmas Break. Any groups still reading should complete the book - they do not require to complete a literacy circle role. However, they should complete a book review, to help others decide if they would like to read the book in the future.

REMEMBER - We will undertake a review of all books in the final week, using your completed sheets to help share the knowledge you have gained with others in the class.

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.

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 


Any outstanding activities in studyladder should be completed.

-http://www.studyladder.co.uk/

P7 - Week Beginning 5 Dec 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 13th December.

If you have just completed reading your book, then this weeks task is create a Book Review.

For those who created a Book Review they should read the following poem by Joe Miller.

If the Earth

Then answer the following. (Remember there is no specific correct answer, you should base your response on your personal thoughts of what the poet is wanting to 'say' to the reader).

1. Why do you think the poet shaped the poem like this?
2. What wonders of the world are described ?
3. Some of the features (wonders) of the world are described by the poet using unusual language, for example, 'big pools of water' refer to the sea. Select one of these unusual terms, what does it mean?
4. Why do you think the poet used the unusual term?
5. What is the overall message (main point) the poet is making to the reader?

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday. Words this week are based on 'Money' vocabulary.


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

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=6994151

 

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 area area and money linked to class work on your El Hierro project.
Note - The money activities are for small change and not hundreds of thousands of pounds.

P7 L -  
Please find 2 tasks to consolidate our class work on area and money, linked to El Hierro project. Please catch up on any unfinished tasks from last week. Tasks at www.studyladder.co.uk

P7 - Week Beginning 28 Nov 2011

REMEMBER - On Friday 2 Dec 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 6th December.

If you have completed reading your book, then this weeks task is create a Book Review.

For the 'Pinocchio' team who created a Book Review last week they should read the following poem by Roger McGough.

The New Poem (for 18 words) (by Roger McGough)

New words

Should be used to being

Where they have not yet got.

So this is the poem.

This poem is the words,

So new, have yet

Not got used to being.

Where should they be?

This poem is so new

The words have not yet

Got used to being

Where they should be.

Then answer the following. (Remember there is no specific correct answer, you should base your response on your personal thoughts of what the poet is wanting to 'say' to the reader).

1. Why do you think the poet has used this particular title?
2. What happens to the 18 words as the stanzas progress ?
3. Highlight which lines and phrases which make sense.
4. Find any other way of using the 18 words to make a new statement or question.
5. Explain how the poet has used the words in each stanza so that the poem makes sense to the reader by the time they have finished reading the poem.

Spelling
Learn Spelling Words for Thursday. Words this week are based on 'Structures of the Earth' vocabulary.


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

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=6994120

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 area area and money linked to class work on your El Hierro project.
Note - The money activities are for small change and not hundreds of thousands of pounds.

P7 L -  
Please complete 2 tasks: 1 linked to area, 1 linked to money at www.studyladder.co.uk to help with your El Hierro project work in class.