P6a Home Learning for week beginning 4 May 2020

Hello P6a

We hope you have still been able to get out and about despite the recent change in our

weather. Remember that exercise and your wellbeing are also part of your home learning!

If you want to contact us, please do so by emailing Admin@Gilmerton.edin.sch.uk. Just

mark it for our attention and it will get to us. We’d love to hear from you and learn how

you are getting on! And we promise to send an email reply via the lovely Admin staff who

are also working remotely. (It may take a day or two to get back to you).

Home Learning this week – just do what you can, when you can and we do appreciate that

you have to work around other family members too.

The Maths Sumdog Champs for this week are Nada, Aaron, Gabriel and Tom.

Well done to all the Read Theory Bookworms: McKenzie, Orla, Jay, Laurie, Adam, Aaron,

Lee, Lily, Preston, Holly, Leah and Gabriel. The Reading Champs for this week are

McKenzie and Laurie. Remember you can do up to 5 comprehension quizzes each day.

(Results taken up to 30 April).

On Sumdog Spelling, well done to Kya, Nada, Laurie, Holly, Orla, Leah, McKenzie, Gabriel

and Dale for spending time doing the challenges. A special shout out to Kya, Nada and

Laurie.

There is another week for your Grammar challenges – Good Luck!

We have promoted several pupils on Big Maths – check next time you’re doing them!

Apologies if anyone is having problems submitting answers – occasionally there are

glitches. A big round of applause to McKenzie, Orla, Lily, Aaron, Lee, Holly and Yusuf (as

of 30 April).

Quote for the week – “More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgement.

More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate”.

The answer to last week’s riddle – What has to be broken before you can use it? Answer…

EGGS Did you get the answer right?

Riddle for next week: What’s bright orange with green on top and sounds like a parrot?

Stay safe, stay healthy!

Best wishes from

Mrs James + Miss Maxwell

Hi P6b!

I hope that you are all well? Its been another busy week here at classroom HQ.

Firstly, a huge ‘thank you’ to those of you who have emailed me your work this week. To see your work makes it all worthwhile. I appreciate you making the time to share your efforts - I really, really do. You know how I my job!

I do of course keep track of you all on Sumdog and Read Theory and am pleased that so many of you are working away so well. I can see how much time you spend on these tasks, how many questions you answer and of course how many you get correct! On Sumdog please select the challenges I set for Maths, Spelling and Grammar tasks each week. Check your TASKS section on your homepage and watch for the alerts.

A super well done to our 11 P6b students who completed their 5 comprehension challenges. I am extremely proud of you maintaining that ‘keen to learn’ attitude. Keep it up!

This week’s activities should keep you busy but do make time to get outside to exercise. Work on The Lion King starts this week for our summer term study all about the story, film and characters. Have fun with the activities and try your best. We are hoping to share this work when we all get back to school.

Remember you can email the school with examples of your work at admin@ gilm.edin.sch.uk mark it for me and get sharing! You can include any work you’ve been doing, photos of your activities or even just a catch-up message or ‘Hello.’ would be great.

Enjoy your short week this week – holiday Monday + Friday – yay!

Stay safe & stay healthy

from,

Mrs McKay x & Mrs Santhanam x

When completing your Big Maths challenges please remember

the following

✓ Login very carefully

✓ You can only complete these challenges ONCE A WEEK

✓ Have a paper and pencil beside you to write out the

calculations for the CLIC + SAFE Challenges

✓ Use the various methods you have been taught! Not all

sums need to be column sums

✓ The Learn Its Challenge is time limited so practice your

tables a few times BEFORE you try it to sharpen your skills

✓ Learn how to enter non-numerical symbols e.g. decimal

points and division signs etc as these are different for

different devices

Any problems at all then email us at admin@ gilm.edin.sch.uk and we can try to assist you. The website does have some

annoying glitches that will drive you mad. Once you are used to it

though, things do improve.

We can help if things have gone wrong with the site, but you must

let us know otherwise your scores will remain as recorded at the

time.

P6 Home Learning for week 5th

May

MATHS

Our focus for this week and next is TIME!

Times Tables Keep working on your x12 table.

If you can, login to Timestables.co.uk and play games

for the x12 table

Login to have some online fun and games before your written maths tasks

mild

https://www.iknowit.com/lessons/a-telling-time-half-hour.html

medium

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/116/telling-the-time

spicy hot

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/119/find-the-start-time This

game is tricky!!! Select the 5th setting for the game and select analogue clocks

for both questions and answers for the ultimate challenge.

Login to Sumdog and answer just 50 questions this week.

Maths challenges have been set for you on login. Good Luck!

CHAMPIONS OF THE WEEK

Well done to Nada, Aaron, Gabriel and Tom from P6a

Well done to Owen, Leo + Lewis from P6b

TELLING TIME: MILD

LI: To tell time o’clock and half past the hour Date: WB 5 May

TELLING TIME: MILD

LI: To tell time o’clock and half past the hour Date: WB 5 May

Draw the missing hands on each clock face to match the time written

in words. The hour hand is short and the minute hand is long.

TELLING TIME: MILD

LI: To tell time o’clock and half past the hour Date: WB 5 May

TELLING TIME: MEDIUM

LI: To tell time to quarter hours Date: WB 5 May

TELLING TIME: MEDIUM

LI: To tell time to quarter hours Date: WB 5 May

TELLING TIME: SPICY HOT

LI: To tell time to five-minute intervals Date: WB 5 May

TELLING TIME: SPICY HOT

LI: To tell time to five-minute intervals Date: WB 5 May

LITERACY

LISTENING+TALKING

READING

Listen to chapter 2

Murdo and Fergus have joined forces to

hunt for the missing cats and both

discovered their Databoys do something

weird on top of the manhole cover. What

will happen next?

Press control + click on the link below or copy and

paste it into your search .

https://sites.google.com/mc.glow.scot/catscapenovelstudy/home

Now select some of the activities on the site

suggested by Mike Nicolson, the author.

The 8th

May marks the 75th

anniversary of

V.E. Day or Victory for Europe. This marked

the end of the Second World War in Europe.

Below is a text that gives you some

background information about this period

in history. Read it alone, or with some

adult help if needed, then complete the

tasks that follow.

Login to Read Theory

and read a

maximum of 5 texts

Its quality not

quantity we look for!

Please

answer the

questions

without help.

This is the Morse Code alphabet. The messaging system was used for

sending messages using radio waves by the armed forces.

Can you work out the messages below?

SPELLING

Use some of these ideas to practise your spelling words

Draw and Label Draw and label your spelling words. You MUST colour your drawings and labels. Don’t forget to add a lot of great detail. Do your very best.

Tennis Words Spell a word back and forth with a partner. You say the 1st letter, and then your partner says 2nd letter, and so forth.

Letter Writing Write a friendly letter to a friend or family member using each of your words. Underline the spelling words that you use in your letter.

Forwards and Backwards Write your spelling words forwards and then backwards. Write neatly! Example: where erehw

Wordsearch

Make a word search puzzle using your spelling words.

Graffiti Words

Write your spelling words two times. First write in regular letters. Then write he words again in squiggly letters!

Magazine Words Use an old magazine and find your words (or the letters that make up your word).

Cut them out and glue on your paper.

Acrostic Poem Choose one of your spelling words. Write an acrostic poem for that word. *Example: fly Fun in the sky. Laps around clouds. Yes! I’m free!

Create an Activity Can you think of a really fun way to practice your spelling words? Then go for it! Be sure to explain your activity so that I can share it with the class!

*Spelling Bee

Practice your spelling words in Spelling Bee style.

Spell your words out loud to a parent or sibling.

Fancy Letters Write each of your spelling words using fancy letters. Your letters can have curly-q’s or dots, for example. Have fun!

Pyramid Writing “Pyramid write” your spelling words. You must write neatly! *Example: home h ho hom home

Secret Agent Words Number the alphabet from 1-26. Example: a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4, etc. Then convert your words to a number code.

You must write the actual spelling word next to the “code word.”

Rhyming words Write each of your spelling words. Next to each word, write a rhyming word. If necessary, your rhyming word can be a nonsense word. *Example: cries tries

3 Times Write each spelling word three times. First, write each word in pencil. Second write each word in crayon. Third, write each word neatly in marker.

Silly Story

Write a story using ALL of your spelling words. Be sure to underline your spelling words in your paragraph.

Login to Sumdog and answer the 50 questions on your spelling words this week.

Spelling challenges have been set for you on login. Good Luck!

Well done to Kya, Nada and Laurie P6a Champion Spellers of the week

Well done to Lewis, Emily +Ella P6b Champion Spellers of the week

And a special shout out to Patryk this week for his spelling efforts!

H.W.B

Last chance to try something different to

keep active on your days off? This snakes and ladders game

from our friends at Edinburgh Leisure is great fun!

Remember to

workout with Joe

Wicks.

He is hyping up his

challenges now so

play Heads or Tails

to keep super fit!