Learning at Home during School Closures for P7Week beginning: 18/01/21

Week 2

Hello P7 & families,It has been so good to see so many of you engaging well with your work on Teams and to see and hear from so many of you each morning. It is much better now we can have some proper communication and ask and answer questions. We will continue with the

daily 9.30 as it seems to work well in terms of getting us all up and motivated to start our work!

Ready for Week 2?

The P7 TeachersDAILY ACTIVITIES (New activities every week)

Literacy and English: Spelling

This week, we focus on words with PREFIXES. We have attached sheet 1, which reminds you of what a prefix does and explains what some of the common prefixes mean. The second sheet contains the word lists, which are also below. Remember, you can work between two lists, if you prefer.There is a voice recording of each list so you can test yourself.

unanimous transatlantic inflammabletricycle descend contradictioninconvenient multimedia undeniableunintentional disqualification demotivated propeller antibodies exoskeletonautoimmune dysfunctionalMediterranean metacognitionnondescript paramedic photosynthesisprototype realignment counterproductive disproportionate autobiographychronological circumnavigation

unable   disjointed  dehydrate  disarm  revisit  untrue  bicycle  tricycle  supersonic  subway  octagon  impossible  kilogram  nonsense  preview  semicircle  regain  subheading  disagree  defrost  midway  superstar  overlook  underground 

Literacy and English

Personal reading dailyChoose a book you enjoy reading at home, try to continue with the good habits we have formed at school by reading for at least 30 mins a day. It would be great if, during our ‘check in’ sessions each day you could share what you are reading personally. It’s always good to get recommendations from your friends and good for your teachers to find out which types of books you are most interested in.

Reading Task

Chapter 2 – Refugee by Alan Grants – The PDF will be in the class files folder. You can also listen to the chapter via this link: https://youtu.be/PqdGpRa5V1M. 

Please answer the comprehension questions once you have read the chapter by following this link: http://bit.ly/398xpSRPlease answer the comprehension questions once you have read the chapter.

Maths and Numeracy

You can continue to work on the maths sheets from week one and your teachers will give you the answers next Friday. Most people said they needed more time.

ASSIGNMENTIt is your task to mark the sheets yourself. Look over your work afterwards and give yourself two stars and a wish (two areas you did well in and one you need to develop) and attach your comments as your assignment. We will use this to determine work we need to focus on in the coming weeks.

There is a Maths in context activity to get you started on Monday which is calculating costs of getting soldiers properly equipped for war. Look for the 3 levels of tasks in the class folder. Your teachers will be giving you daily activities in Maths this week, from Tuesday to Friday.

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Mental Maths Games

Health and WellbeingPE

We have 2 challenges for you to try this week, The Plank Challenge and the Super Slalom Run check for instructions in the class folder.

Joe Wicks will be doing workouts Monday/Wednesday and Friday so join in!

Just Dance – We know you love a just dance in P7 so have a go of 2 or dances a day.

Yoga – if you would like some more mindful exercise, try Adriene’s yoga. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMMRb10LtGM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td6zFtZPkJ4

Also there are free sessions from

unfriendly  antifreeze  reorder  forecast  megabytes 

unfair demist regain antibody disarm unable revisit premade nonsense unreal repay dislike rerun prepaid unload unwell repaint disagree

Tasks for spelling this week.Activities

MondayDo a pre-test yourself. TuesdayFind out what each of the prefixes do to change the meaning of the root word. Focus on those that aren’t on sheet 1.

WednesdaySpelling grid – Choose an activity from the spelling grid or make up your own activity.Thursday ASSIGNMENT TASKComplete the worksheet for your list. LI – to show I can use the words in context/ understand the meanings as well as spell the words accurately.FridayCheck-up – use the voice recordings of the words to test yourself at the end of the week. How many did you get correct? Any corrections, practise again a few times.

Scots Weekhttps://www.thinglink.com/scene/1405501661719298051Over the next two weeks, learn to recite your chosen poem. As well as learning and ensuring you understand the vocabulary and how to pronounce the words, remember to consider how to entertain your audience. Success Criteria:

Use actions, gesture and facial expressions

Experiment with the tone of your voice

What pace works best? Are there periods when you speed up or speak slowly? Does the poem follow a distinctive rhythm?

There will be more information next week about how you should share these with us.

This Thinglink is packed full of other Scots Week information and activities.

WritingASSIGNMENT TASK

Scots Literature

Investigate a notable author, poet or storyteller and find out about their life and works.L.I. to write a biography of a notable Scot, who is famous in the world of literature

Your chosen person can be a historical figure or a modern day one

Carry out your own research, using different sources and take notes of relevant information

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10Pick a challenge for yourself, you can increase the level or time you have to complete the sum and practise operations you need to focus on like division or subtraction.

Continue to use Sumdog for Maths and Numeracy practice.

https://www.sumdog.com

We will continue to review your results for setting future challenges.

Problem Solving

Transum

https://www.transum.org/Software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/

Have a look at the ‘Starters of the Day’ for January and choose a problem a day to solve. They can be tricky so look through them all to find one at your level.

Optional Extra Problem Solving The Daily Rigour

https://www.cdmasterworks.co.uk/the-daily-rigour/

Active schools you can access.

Access Free Sport & Physical Activity sessions 4pm daily from Active Schools At: Active Schools Edinburgh YouTube Channel

Give some background information about their life

Tell us about their works Which are your favourites?

Listening & TalkingListening and Talking Class Novel

Story time with your teacher!! We will continue to read our class novels to you so grab a snack, get comfy and listen carefully. There will be an opportunity to discuss the novel – your teacher will let you know when.

CHOICE ACTIVITIES Social Studies L.I I can understand the impact the outbreak of

War had on people’s daily lives in Scotland.

This week we are looking at the declaration of War in Britian and thinking about the impact it had on people

at that time. Go through the PowerPoint on the Outbreak of war. At the end there is a Kahoot quiz for

you to do on the information you have read.https://kahoot.it/challenge/0766198?challenge-

id=a2ec335a-cf2f-43d6-8105-18e8bff92bf2_1610631050527

ASSIGNMENTThen your challenge is to research one of the given

topics at the end of the PowerPoint and write down 10 key facts on that topic. Use your note taking and

research skills from last week to help you with this.

Art and Design:   War Defences With the declaration of war, there was a necessity for defences to be erected across Europe. Britain had many coastal defences, being an island nation. Barbed wire is also often used in imagery to be a symbol of conflict. We will be focusing here on the use of barbed wire, for our art lesson. The images below might give you some inspiration, which will develop your use of perspective and sketching and shading techniques. (these images are also in larger format on a PowerPoint, along with some others) However, if you prefer to use different media, e.g. paints, pastels, collage…, feel free to do so. There will be video demonstrations posted on your class Team. 

Modern Languages

French Bonjour,This week we are building on our family vocabulary. We will start to add information in when introducing family members. Before you do that task, review family vocabulary by playing games on https://www.french-games.net/frenchlessons?topic=Family%20-%20members&level=primary

Then complete the worksheet on introducing your family. It uses vocabulary we have covered before such as saying name, age, where you live. There are some reminders on the sheet.

 

  

Music and Dance

The Scots Week Thinglink has information about ceilidh dancing. There are many paired dances, such as: The Gay GordonsMilitary Two StepCanadian Barn DanceSt Bernard’s Waltz

See if you can get a member of your family to join you in perfecting your moves at home. KEEP DANCING!

GermanAgain, Charlotte will send us a pre-recorded lesson and we will post it on Teams when it arrives. Keep practising the vocabulary you have already learned.Revise:Week 1 - Wochentage

Science

When you are outdoors, in your garden or out for a walk, have a look for signs of seasonal changes. This might be snowdrops peeking through the soil, buds appearing on trees or animal tracks.

Your teacher will be setting up a page on the Class Notebook for you to share your ideas. You can make notes of what you’ve found and see if you can identify the plants, trees or tracks. You can make drawings and take photos too. It would be best to put those in the shared folder. (Learning Wall for 7B)

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/how-identify/identify-tracks

https://www.rspb.org.uk/fun-and-learning/for-families/family-wild-challenge/activities/trees-leaves-and-seeds/?channel=paidsearch&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8pzKoYie7gIVwu3tCh3NoAjQEAAYASAAEgJNSPD_BwE