Tuesday 24 March – P3

Good morning P3!  I hope lots of you have joined in with the Joe Wicks workout this morning @thebodycoach.  I know some of you have been making up timetables for your learning this week. Great idea!  Don’t forget to add in some time for play, relaxing and talking through any worries that you have. If you are looking for some ideas of other things to add to your timetable then check out the links on our class page on the website.  – Miss Fraser 🙂

Tuesday 24th March

Good morning P4.

As promised, here is some intended learning for both numeracy and literacy that you can use to help you structure your day if it helps. The aim of this is to help and I’m trying hard not to overwhelm anyone. If you have made other plans that suit you and your family better then I am more than happy for you to use them!

Numeracy:

Yesterday I suggested using a textbook page to revise adding two digit numbers. Today, why not use your addition skills to find the missing number in sums, like we did in class last week.

Possible activity:

Use the dice in your pack to generate two 2 digit numbers. For example, if you roll a 4 and a 5 you make 45 and if you role a 6 and a 2 you make 62. You can also use a random number generator online instead of dice if you have access to a device.

Make a sum like this one using your 2 digit numbers:

? – 45 = 62

Now use your addition skills to add 62 and 45 to find the missing number. The missing number in this sum is 107.

If this is too tricky, begin with just 1 digit numbers. If you’d like more of a challenge, why not roll the dice 3 times to make a three digit number instead.

We did find this quite tricky in class, so take your time and don’t worry if you’re finding it challenging. Use your 100 square to help or make tens and ones using Lego if you have some!

Literacy:

This week in spelling we are learning the ‘ow’ sound in the yellow box! You will find a copy of the spelling words in your home learning pack.

Choose 7 words from the list – you guys are pretty good at working out which ones are the right level for you. If you have access to Lego, practice building the words using one colour for consonants and another for vowels. Remember to join the bricks together if two letters only make one sound. If you don’t have access to Lego, use your whiteboards to dot and dash the sounds like we do in class.

Pick a fun activity to practice your spelling words. You could try making a word search for someone to solve or why not practice your words by writing them in rainbow colours to brighten up your day a little.

Take care

Miss Prentice

 

P2/3 Art

Hello p2/3!

I know how much you all love art! So luckily for us Mrs Denvir has come up with some ideas I’m sharing with you.

Why don’t you have a go? You can have some relaxing music on in the background, just like in class!

We are learning to explore colour.

Fold a piece a sheet of A4 paper in half  three times. Open it up and you will have 8 sections. In each section add a different colour – you could do this with any art materials you have at home – pencils, pens, paint, pastels…or even with paper from a magazine. 

Now use your imagination to give each colour a name, for example, ‘muddy brown’ or ‘cloudy grey’ – can you write these beside your colours? 


Challenge – do this with just one writing pencil or one coloured pencil. Can you create eight different shades? Can you make names for them all? Midnight blue, deep sea blue, summer sky……

I can’t wait to see what you do!

Miss Arnot

Art Home Learning

In Art  and Design I am learning to…

Explore colour

Fold a piece a sheet of A4 paper in half  three times. Open it up and you will have 8 sections. In each section add a different colour – you could do this with any artmaterials you have at home – pencils, pens, paint, pastels…or even with paper from a magazine. 

Now use your imagination to give each colour a name, for example, ‘muddy brown’ or ‘cloudy grey’ – can you write these beside your colours? 

Challenge – do this with just one writing pencil or one coloured pencil. Can you create eight different shades? Can you make names for them all? Midnight blue, deep sea blue, summer sky……

P7 Art and Design 23.3.20

In Art  and Design I am learning to use the shape and pattern observed in the Scottish Parliament building to design merchandise.

Following on from our work to create designs for place mats, t-shirts and magnets, develop your ideas further to create designs for a piece of jewellery. Create several sketches then produce a more detailed drawing which includes notes to explain your design. You could design earrings, cuff links,  a bracelet, a tie pin, a necklace…..or even a matching set!

Remember to consider your colour choice!

Monday 23rd March

Good Afternoon P4,

I hope you all had a lovely weekend in the sunshine that and your first day of home learning has been a success. It has been a little unusual working from home and I am missing you all very much.

I have updated the website with the documents from the home learning packs and have uploaded our class timetable to give you an idea of how much time we roughly spend on each curricular area. Please use this as a guide and adjust as appropriate for the home environment.

I will update the website each day to provide some intended learning for Literacy and Numeracy and to guide you towards some of the appropriate resources in your learning packs to support this learning. This will hopefully offer parents a little more structure and support.

If this is all a little overwhelming, please just do what you feel will work best for you and your child. This is a completely new challenge for us all and we need to be kind to ourselves and do our best!

Take care,

Miss Prentice

Working from Home

Hi P7. I am so pleased to see so many of you have already been using Teams this morning. I will send you a message each morning during term time with suggestions of what to do.

Please do not try to replicate school in your homes. I don’t expect this from anyone. I would like you all to do some Maths, Literacy and half an hour of reading each day. You could then do something creative like some art, drama, music or dance. You could also begin work on a project about something that interests you. This could be an animal, famous person, country or anything else. Use this opportunity to become independent learners, a skill you will need for High School and beyond. Write that book you’ve always wanted to. Keep a diary of events over the next while. We are in living history and someone may want to read your diary in years to come. Just look at Anne Frank!

Remember to make sure you try to get fresh air and exercise each day too. That’s really important. Be helpful at home and learn a new skill. There will be prizes for this! And just remember to be kind as everyone is going through these tough times together.

Mrs Reid