Week Ten – 08/06/2020

This week we have greatly reduced the content of our planning, this is to allow for Primary Seven to start winding down as they normally would have in school. Remember to send in photos for class collage/ videos of KP memories by this Wednesday.

Mental Maths (All links on website)

• Place Value Millionaire: Try your best to get to the jackpot by using your Place value knowledge.
• Hit the button: Test your quick recall of all number facts.
• Hexabonds game: Drag the pods to the question marks to make the statements correct. There are 4 different options to try in this game.
• Spy Shapes: In this game, use your torch to determine the shapes hiding in the dark. Find all the shapes as quickly as possible.

Spellings

• All groups have a revision list attached under “Week Ten Spellings”
• Complete spelling challenges to practise spelling rules  (dictionary work, writing a paragraph, sorting into word classes)

Reading:

• It is imperative that children read for enjoyment at home for at least 15 minutes per day.
• Please make use of our free access to NI Libraries online, 3000 eBooks J

https://readon.myon.co.uk/library/browse.html Please make use of these ebooks also, they are free and AMAZING!

Literacy (Under Daily Literacy activities)

Writing Tasks: ALL GROUPS

Your task this week is to write poems about your time in King’s Park Primary School. You may want to spend two days on this task. Please see the powerpoint attached for help and guidance with this. Some of these poems may be used as part of our leaver’s presentation, if you would like to be in with the chance of having your poem chosen – please send it in to the address below. This is optional.

• Finished poetry may be sent to kpsp72020challenge@gmail.com

Grammar (Varied Grammar Activities – Week Ten):

• Alliteration and Onomatopoeia – go through powerpoints
• Complete relevant group (click on PDF’s)

Novel work:

WAR HORSE - LISTENING TO EPISODE  10: Happily Ever After

• Complete a book review of “War Horse” including your reflections and opinions of the novel.

Numeracy  (Under Week 10 – Maths)

P7 Maths New Revision booklet: Pages have been scanned and converted into PDF for ease of printing at home!

NOTE – There are three levels in this book. As a suggestion:

Group 1-2: Complete first level book  

Group 3: Complete second level book

Group 4: Complete third level book

If children find the level they are on too challenging or not challenging enough, then they may move up or down a level. Complete pages 2-6 (one page per day)

Folens – One a week (Children should have these booklets home with them, however they have been scanned and uploaded if not – answers are also attached) Join the sentences using the appropriate conjunctions. Tests 14 & 15

Note: An extension activities folder has been set up for maths – see Extension Maths Activities

BBC iTeach have developed an amazing resource of lessons with interactive videos and links – along with activities in all subjects. A folder has been uploaded with their schedule along with the link to their P7 lesson page. For extensions, choose a lesson that interests your child J (SEE – BBC Bitesize – P7 lessons – Weekly Schedule and links)

First Aid Course

• Look under “Other Subjects” – click on “First aid course” a link to the PDF workbook and the link to your first video to watch is there.
• STAR 4 – Recovery Position. Watch video and complete next section in your booklet.

Art

• KPS – “Messages of Hope” (see latest news for more details)

BBC “Afternoon Club” lessons

• Look under useful links and click on the link to access all of BBC’s afternoon lessons. There is a wealth of lessons under a variety of categories:  Arts & Crafts, Science, Gardening, Dance, Yoga, Poetry, Music, Drama, Magic.

NI4kids – magazine link for digital copy attached on webpage under “Useful links”