Welcome to P5/6 - Mrs Johnston

 

Well P5/6 the end of June is here at last! I've loved hearing from you all and seeing photos of your brilliant work. I know a lot of you have worked very hard and enjoyed being at home with your families and I also know you're looking forward to coming back and seeing all your friends. In the meantime, enjoy your summer, take a break and come back refreshed. I'll see you all when we come back!

 

All my love, Mrs J x

 

P5 and P6 non-transfer

 

Week beginning 22nd June - activities for week

 

Literacy

 

Spelling - Unit 5

Additional spelling activities -

 

 

3 days of Daily English - in pack

2 grammar sheets - in pack

 

Below are some links to great learning tools, videos and games to help you with the work that is in your pack.

 

 

Additional worksheets if required -

 

 

1 comprehension - in pack

Reading – read for 30 minutes a day

 

 

Numeracy

 

2 days of Mental Maths - in pack

Search for and play the following  games on www.interactive-resources.co.uk (you will need to sign up for a free 2 week trial)

  • Amount to make a litre
  • Measure match (litres)
  • Drip and drag (6)
  • Measure match (kilograms)
  • Play a weigh (7)
  • Amount to make a kilogram

4 Maths sheets - in pack

 

Below are some links to great learning tools, videos and games to help you with the work that is in your pack.

Money Grid references and co-ordinates Position and direction

Search for:

Coin drag

Count up

Shopping spree

Change please

Crazy cafe

Pick and mix

Coin breaker

 

Search for:

Billy Bug

Translation Station

 
Probability Decimals

Search for:

Top Spot (2)

Eggs to order (2)

Speed Grid Challenge (subtraction 3)

Flag Finder

 

Other areas - Summer themed activities

 

Numeracy

 

Literacy

 

Art

 

Quizzes

These quizzes are presented on PowerPoint. View them as a slide show to avoid revealing the answers too early!

 

ICT

These games will help develop your ICT skills.

 

 

 

I hope you've all found things to enjoy in the work we've sent home and put on the website. It's our last week together now as a class and I want to tell you how much I've enjoyed being your teacher and getting to know you all. Enjoy your summer and come back refreshed and ready to go! I'm looking forward to seeing you all back in Rosetta.

 

Mrs Johnston

 

 

 

 

 

P5 and P6 non-transfer

 

Week beginning 15th June - activities for week

 

Literacy

 

Spelling - Unit 4  

Additional spelling activities -

 

 

3 days of Daily English - in pack

2 grammar sheets - in pack

 

Below are some links to great learning tools, videos and games to help you with the work that is in your pack. I will keep adding to this list every week.

 

 

Additional worksheets if required -

 

 

1 comprehension - in pack

Reading – read for 30 minutes a day

 

 

Numeracy

 

2 days of Mental Maths - in pack

Search for and play the following  games on www.interactive-resources.co.uk (you will need to sign up for a free 2 week trial)

  • Mission Addition
  • Power Squares 
  • Sum Product Problems
  • Pyramid Puzzler
  • Three Dart Checkout
  • Power Lines
  • Balloon Burst

 4 Maths sheets - in pack

 

Below are some links to great learning tools, videos and games to help you with the work that is in your pack. I will keep adding to these lists every week.

 

I will also add additional worksheets to these lists.

Money Grid references and co-ordinates Position and direction

Search for:

Coin drag

Count up

Shopping spree

Change please

Crazy cafe

Pick and mix

Coin breaker

 

Search for:

Billy Bug

Translation Station

 
Probability Decimals

Search for:

Top Spot (2)

Eggs to order (2)

Speed Grid Challenge (subtraction 3)

Flag Finder

 

Other areas

 

World Around Us - Florence Nightingale  

The Nightingale Pledge

Read the following information and complete the word definition activities.

Read the following information and create a job advert for a nurse. You could use the template or come up with your own structure.

 

Resource and activity book

Continue working on some of the activities in the booklet. Remember, you don't need a print for all of the activities.

 

Lady of the Lamp

 

Florence Nightingale is known as the ‘Lady of the Lamp’ because she carried a lamp with her when she checked on her patients in the night. Carry out the following demonstration and make your own lava lamp!

The project above is a DEMONSTRATION. To make it a true experiment, you can try to answer these questions:

  1. Does the temperature of the water affect the reaction?
  2. Does the size of the bottle affect how many blobs are produced?
  3. Does the effect still work if the cap is put on the bottle?
  4. Does the size of the tablet pieces affect the number of blobs created?

Record your experiment on this sheet (click to download)

 

 

Footie's Fun Day Results

 

Girls

 

Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Sprint Porsha Anna Erona
Egg & spoon Porsha Anna Erona
Speed dribble Porsha Brooke
Toe taps Anna Porsha Brooke
Target throw Porsha Erona & Brooke
Jump for distance Erona Porsha Brooke
Jump for height Porsha Anna Brooke
Partner passing challenge Porsha Brooke

 

Boys

 

Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Sprint Cameron Isaac Ruben
Egg & spoon Isaac Lucas Cameron
Speed dribble Cameron Ruben Isaac
Toe taps Isaac Ruben Lucas
Target throw Cameron Isaac Ruben & Lucas
Jump for distance Ruben Cameron Lucas & Isaac
Jump for height Isaac Lucas Ruben
Partner passing challenge Ruben Isaac Lucas

 

Well done everyone for taking part in Sports Day! You all looked like you were having fun!

 

 

P5 and P6 non-transfer (P6 transfer go to Mr Fenton's page)

 

Week beginning 8th June - activities for week

 

Literacy

 

Spelling - Unit 3 

Play this fun spelling game -

 

 

3 days of Daily English - in pack

2 grammar sheets - in pack

 

Below are some links to great learning tools, videos and games to help you with the work that is in your pack. I will keep adding to this list every week.

 

 

 

1 comprehension - in pack

Reading – read for 30 minutes a day

Have you read any Roald Dahl books recently? If you don't have copies you can listen to audiobooks on YouTube.

Then you could complete these quizzes (click here and scroll to the bottom of the page)

 

 

Numeracy

 

2 days of Mental Maths - in pack

Search for and play the following  games on www.interactive-resources.co.uk (you will need to sign up for a free 2 week trial)

  • Top Spot (2) - includes negative numbers 
  • Eggs to order (2) - includes decimals
  • Sid says...(Estimation)
  • Speed Grid Challenge (subraction 3) - includes negative numbers
  • Flag Finder - includes decimals
  • Head Count - a very funny game!
  • Spin to win - another fun game. Can get competitive!

 4 Maths sheets - in pack

 

Below are some links to great learning tools, videos and games to help you with the work that is in your pack. I will keep adding to these lists every week.

 

I will also add additional worksheets to these lists.

Money Grid references and co-ordinates Position and direction

Search for:

Coin drag

Count up

Shopping spree

Change please

Crazy cafe

Pick and mix

Coin breaker

 

Search for:

Billy Bug

Translation Station

 
Probability Decimals

Other areas

 

World Around Us - Florence Nightingale

Victorian Hospitals

Interactive Activities

You will need a Twinkl account to access these activities. You can sign up on

www.twinkl.co.uk/offer and use the code 'UKTWINKLHELPS'

Resource and activity book

You can complete some of these activities without printing the booklet.

 

 

Home Learning

 

Thank you for sending me your photos. You have been working very hard and I am pleased you are enjoying the activities. Keep in touch!

 

 

Book Review

 

 

P5 and P6 non-transfer (P6 transfer go to Mr Fenton's page)

 

Week beginning 1st June - activities for week

 

 

Literacy

 

Spelling - Unit 2

Play this fun spelling game -

 

 

3 days of Daily English - in pack

2 grammar sheets - in pack

 

Below are some links to great learning tools, videos and games to help you with the work that is in your pack. I will keep adding to this list every week.

 

 

 

1 comprehension - in pack

Reading – read for 30 minutes a day

 

 

Numeracy

 

2 days of Mental Maths - in pack

Search for and play the following multiplication and division games on www.interactive-resources.co.uk (you will need to sign up for a free 2 week trial)

  • Frontier factors
  • Sharp shooter
  • Eggs on legs
  • Chill or challenge
  • Carroll diagrams
  • Division balloons
  • Multiplication balloons  

Guardians - Defenders of Mathematica (click here)     *NEW*

 

4 Maths sheets - in pack

 

Below are some links to great learning tools, videos and games to help you with the work that is in your pack. I will keep adding to these lists every week.

 

I will also add additional worksheets to these lists.

Money Grid references and co-ordinates Position and direction

Search for:

Coin drag

Count up

Shopping spree

Change please

Crazy cafe

Pick and mix

Coin breaker

 

Search for:

Billy Bug

Translation Station

 

 

Other areas

 

World Around Us - Florence Nightingale

Watch the following video and complete the online quiz.

 

Complete the following sheet on Florence Nightingale's character.

 

Watch the following videos and read the information on how to be a historian.

Imagine you have the opportunity to interview Florence Nightingale. Make a list of questions to ask. Include some that start with each of these words: how, when, why, what, who and where. Closed questions, which have simple factual answers, help to get people talking - but you usually won't get a lot of information. "How old were you when you started school?" is a closed question.Open questions are ones that ask people to give their views. They encourage people to talk about their feelings. "What did you like in your first classroom?" is an open question.

Someone in your family could pretend to be Florence Nightingale and answer the questions. You could also take it in turns so that everyone has the opportunity to ask and answer.

 

Art - Paul Klee

 

Read the following PowerPoint and watch the video to learn more about Paul Klee.

Now create a painting of Florence Nightingale in the style of Paul Klee. Take a look at the following examples to help you.

 

I am looking forward to seeing your beautiful artwork! Email me photos when you have finished and I will put them on this page next week.

 

 

Home Learning Photos

 

Thank you for sending me your lovely emails and photos. It sounds like you've been having lots of fun and enjoying your activities! Please continue to keep in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.

 

Mrs Johnston

 

 

P5 and P6 non-transfer (P6 transfer go to Mr Fenton's page)

New work packs will be available to collect on Tueday afternoon (26th May) between 2.00 and 3.30pm. To avoid long queues, could P5 packs please be collected between 2.00 - 2.45 and P6 packs between 2.45 - 3.30pm.

 

Enjoy your weekend!

 

 

Week beginning 25th May - activities for week

 

 

Literacy

 

Spelling - Unit 1 (in new pack)

Play these fun spelling games.

3 days of Daily English - in pack

2 grammar sheets - in pack

 

Below are some links to great learning tools, videos and games to help you with the work that is in your pack. I will keep adding to this list every week.

 

 

 

1 comprehension - in pack

Reading – read for 30 minutes a day

Reading - Book Review

Use the following information and the video to help you write a book review on a book you have read recently.

  • Book Title
  • Author
  • Illustrator
  • Genre
  • Setting
  • Plot
  • Description of main character
  • Your opinion - Did you like the book? What was your favourite part and why? Did you learn anything?
  • Recommend? Why or why not?

You can complete your book review in your home learning book or use ICT. I recommend using apps such as Book Creator or Explain Everything. You could include illustrations, text and voice recordings. I would love to see your book review so please email it to me when you are finished!

Numeracy

 

2 days of Mental Maths - in pack

Search for and play the following multiplication and division games on www.interactive-resources.co.uk (you will need to sign up for a free 2 week trial)

  • Frontier factors
  • Sharp shooter
  • Eggs on legs
  • Chill or challenge
  • Carroll diagrams
  • Division balloons
  • Multiplication balloons

4 Maths sheets - in pack

 

Below are some links to great learning tools, videos and games to help you with the work that is in your pack. I will keep adding to this list every week.

Money Grid references and co-ordinates Position and direction

Search for:

Coin drag

Count up

Shopping spree

Change please

Crazy cafe

Pick and mix

Coin breaker

 

Search for:

Billy Bug

Translation Station

 

 

Other areas

 

World Around Us

New topic!

Florence Nightingale.

Learn more about Florence Nightingale by watching the following videos and completing the activities.

 

 

Or look at the following presentation and complete the sheet.

Play this fun game with someone at home to test your knowledge!

Florence Nightingale is known as the ‘Lady of the Lamp’ because she carried a lamp with her when she checked on her patients in the night. Check out the following links and make your own lantern.

 

 

Home Learning Photos

 

It has been lovely hearing from you and receiving photos of your wonderful work! I am so glad you have enjoyed completing the activities and are having lots of fun. Please continue to email me and I will share your photos on this page.

 

Mrs Johnston

 

 

 

 

 

Week beginning 18th May - activities for week

 

 

Literacy

 

Spelling - Unit 12 spelling sheets

2 days of Daily English - in pack

1 grammar sheet - in pack

Below are some links to great resources to help you with the work that is in your pack and revise topics we covered in class. Each link includes videos to help explain the topics and additional activities.

1 comprehension - in pack

Writing - see World Around Us section

Reading – read for 30 minutes a day

 

Numeracy

 

2 days of Mental Maths - in pack

Additional Mental Maths sheets if required -

Additional Mental Maths 1

Additional Mental Maths 2

Additional Mental Maths 3

Additional Mental Maths 4

Additional Mental Maths 5

Additional Mental Maths 6

 

 

 

4 Maths sheets - in pack

Additional Maths sheets if required -

Calendars

Calendar Questions and Answers

Handling Data 1

Handling Data 2

3D Shapes 1

3D Shapes 2

3D Shapes 3 - Test yourself on the properties

Problem Solving 1

Problem Solving 2

Problem Solving 3

 

Below are some links to great resources to help you with the work that is in your pack and revise topics we covered in class. Each link includes videos to help explain the topics and additional activities.

 

Other areas

 

World Around Us and Writing - continued from last week 

 

Deforestation (the permanent removal of trees to make room for something besides forest)

 

- Research and make notes on deforestation in Rainforests. Here is some information to get you started -

Deforestation PP 1 - click to download

Deforestation PP 2 - click to download

 

- Complete the following sheet on the effects of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest (click to download)

 

Persuasive Letter Writing

 

Write a persuasive letter to the loggers and plead with them to stop destroying Rainforests. Download the following files to help you find out more about persuasive letter writing and how to structure your work.   

Persuasive Letter Writing PowerPoint

Persuasive Letter Structure

Persuasive Letter Writing Word Bank

Persuasive Letter Writing Checklist

Persuasive Letter Example 1

Persuasive Letter Example 2

Persuasive Letter Writing Planning

 

Poster

 

Design an information poster to inform people about deforestation and to raise awareness.

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

 

You can complete your poster on paper or use ICT. Comic Life is a good poster app for tablets. Or you can use Microsoft Word or Publisher.

 

Art

 

Check out the following tutorials on drawing cartoons. They are related to the Rainforest.

Realistic Toucan

Monkey

Sloth

Tree Frog

Jaguar

Palm Leaf

Palm Tree

This week I will be making new work packs for you. Mrs Crawford will post a collection date and time on the app.

 

Have fun and stay safe! We are missing you all. Keep working hard at home and if you need any help get in touch!

 

Week beginning 11th May - activities for week

 

Literacy

 

Spelling – Revise weekly spellings

  • Write a story using all of your spellings
  • Look up meanings in dictionary
  • Draw a picture defining each word
  • Rhyming words
  • Type your spellings out on the computer, using different fonts
  • Give an adult a spelling test
  • Say the word and jump for each letter
  • Secret agent words - Number the alphabet from 1 to 26. Example: a = 1  b = 2. Then convert your words to a number code.
  • Word Heads - Remember the game celebrity heads, when you put the names of a celebrity on each person’s head and you try to work out who you are by asking questions? The same game can be played using spelling words.  You have to figure out which word they are by asking a bunch of questions with yes/no answers like: 
    • Am I a verb?
    • Do I start with a vowel?
    • Am I an animal?

    Once you guess the word, you then have to spell it aloud.

 

2 days of Daily English - in pack

1 grammar sheet - in pack

1 comprehension - Deforestation comprehension - first and second sheet - click to download

Writing - see World Around Us section

Reading – read for 30 minutes a day

 

Numeracy

 

2 days of Mental Maths - in pack

Additional Mental Maths sheets if required -

Additional Mental Maths 1

Additional Mental Maths 2

Additional Mental Maths 3

Additional Mental Maths 4

Additional Mental Maths 5

Additional Mental Maths 6

 

Play multiplication and division games on www.topmarks.co.uk

 

4 Maths sheets - in pack

Additional Maths sheets if required -

Calendars

Calendar Questions and Answers

Handling Data 1

Handling Data 2

3D Shapes 1

3D Shapes 2

3D Shapes 3 - Test yourself on the properties

Problem Solving 1

Problem Solving 2

Problem Solving 3

 

Other areas

 

World Around Us and Writing - activities for the next 2 weeks

 

Deforestation (the permanent removal of trees to make room for something besides forest)

 

- Research and make notes on deforestation in Rainforests. Here is some information to get you started -

Deforestation PP 1 - click to download

Deforestation PP 2 - click to download

 

- Complete the following sheet on the effects of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest (click to download)

 

Persuasive Letter Writing

 

Write a persuasive letter to the loggers and plead with them to stop destroying Rainforests. Download the following files to help you find out more about persuasive letter writing and how to structure your work.   

Persuasive Letter Writing PowerPoint

Persuasive Letter Structure

Persuasive Letter Writing Word Bank

Persuasive Letter Writing Checklist

Persuasive Letter Example 1

Persuasive Letter Example 2

Persuasive Letter Writing Planning

 

Poster

 

Design an information poster to inform people about deforestation and to raise awareness.

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

 

You can complete your poster on paper or use ICT. Comic Life is a good poster app for tablets. Or you can use Microsoft Word or Publisher.

 

 

 

 

Week beginning 4th May - activities for week

 

Literacy

 

Spelling – Revise weekly spellings

  • Write a story using all of your spellings
  • Look up meanings in dictionary
  • Draw a picture defining each word
  • Rhyming words
  • Type your spellings out on the computer, using different fonts
  • Give an adult a spelling test
  • Say the word and jump for each letter
  • Secret agent words - Number the alphabet from 1 to 26. Example: a = 1  b = 2. Then convert your words to a number code.
  • Word Heads -

    Remember the game celebrity heads, when you put the names of a celebrity on each person’s head and you try to work out who you are by asking questions? The same game can be played using spelling words.  You have to figure out which word they are by asking a bunch of questions with yes/no answers like:

    • Am I a verb?
    • Do I start with a vowel?
    • Am I an animal?

    Once you guess the word, you then have to spell it aloud.

 

2 days of Daily English - in pack

1 grammar sheet - in pack

1 comprehension - in pack

Writing - see World Around Us section

Reading – read for 30 minutes a day

 

Numeracy

 

Numeracy

 

2 days of Mental Maths - in pack

Additional Mental Mths sheets if required -

Additional Mental Maths 1

Additional Mental Maths 2

Additional Mental Maths 3

Additional Mental Maths 4

Additional Mental Maths 5

Additional Mental Maths 6

 

Play multiplication and division games on www.topmarks.co.uk

 

4 Maths sheets - in pack

Additional Maths sheets if required -

Calendars

Calendar Questions and Answers

Handling Data 1

Handling Data 2

3D Shapes 1

3D Shapes 2

3D Shapes 3 - Test yourself on the properties

 

 

 

Other areas

 

World Around Us 

 

Research and make notes on the life cycle of a plant or animal in the Rainforest.  Here is some information to get you started -

 

Frog Life Cycle PowerPoint

Comparing life cycles

 

Take a look at our fantastic displays in the corridor outside our classroom.

 

We have been very busy writing alien character descriptions, alien adventure stories and newspaper articles about the Apollo 11 moon landing.

 

Take a look at our fantastic displays in the corridor outside our classroom.

 

We have been very busy writing alien character descriptions, alien adventure stories and newspaper articles about the Apollo 11 moon landing.

 

 We are currently reading 'George's secret key to the universe' for our class novel.

 

Numeracy - Problem Solving

 

Star Poems

 

Straw Shooter Rocket

 

We put some plasticine into the opening of an empty carbonated drink bottle. We moulded it around the edges to make a good seal, then made a small hole and pushed a narrow straw into the hole. We had to make sure there were no gaps around the plasticine!

 

Then we took a wider straw, pinched together one end and stuck some tape over it to make it airtight. Then we slid the wider straw over the narrow straw. Finally we pointed the shooter away from people and gave the bottle a hard squeeze!