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Primary 5/6 Weekly online learning timetable January 2020 Week 3

This week we are going to take a break from our regular literacy activities and are going to focus on Scots
Language based activities in celebration of Robert Burns.

Morning Monday 25th January 2021
challenge Click on the link in the weekly overview assignment for your daily morning challenge. This link
can also be found in our P5/6 virtual classroom.
Health and Fitness Workout
Wellbeing LI: We are learning to develop our understanding of the human body and can use this
knowledge to maintain and improve our wellbeing and health.

Maths and P.E with Joe Wicks at 9:30am live on his YouTube Channel. The link to this can be found on
Numeracy our virtual classroom.
Mental Maths task We are learning to calculate mentally with speed and accuracy.
Literacy
 Complete your daily mental maths sheet. (In your assignment choose which chilli you would like to
*Live Session*
at 1:30pm- challenge yourself on for this week)
2:15pm
Newton/ Lovelace

We are learning to recognise turns and identify degrees of angles.
 Workbook Pg. 108
Nightingale
We are learning to recognise angles and directions.
 Workbook Pg. 104
Pythagoras
We are learning to identify right angles using an eight-point compass.
 Workbook Pg. 86
Scots Spelling
Choose 10 Scot’s words from the word bank on assignments to use as your spelling words
this week.
Tasks

 Write each of your spelling words with joined up writing 3 times. Challenge yourself by

using our strategy of Look/say/cover/Write/Check.

 Complete 2 spelling menu task in your jotter or online through Word on the Microsoft

365 tile.

 Write a funny paragraph that includes all your spelling words.

Scotland The Brave Quiz
In the celebration of Robert Burns day our live session will involve a Scottish quiz. Please see
assignment for your quiz sheet.

Social studies Famous Scottish People
We are learning about famous Scottish people.
Research one of the many Scottish people who are well known in our country for different
successes in their lives. Research about their background and how they have succeeded in
their lives. Please feel free to choose someone from the list on the worksheet or if you have
someone in mind please research them and share your knowledge on them. You can present
the information however you wish, this could be through a PowerPoint, detailed poster,
booklet, report or a short video clip. You can draw pictures and write information.

 See assignments for more details.

Morning Tuesday 26th January 2021
challenge Click on the link in the weekly overview assignment for your daily morning challenge. This link
can also be found in our P5/6 virtual classroom.
Literacy Scots’ Comprehension
 Robert Burns Comprehension worksheet
 Robert Burns word search
 Tam O’Shanter Crossword

Literacy Reading- Scots Poem
I have uploaded 4 poems onto assignments.

 A dug, a dug by Bill Keys
 Lament for a Lost Dinner Ticket by Margaret Hamilton
 The Sair Finger by Walter Wingate
 To a Mouse by Robert Burns

*Live Take a look at the poems and choose the one you are going to learn (if you have a different
Session* poem in mind then please feel free to use this).
at 11:40am- Work on reciting your poem with actions and expression. If you want to choose ‘To a Mouse’ but
12:30pm feel like it is too long for you then please feel free to learn the first 3/4 verses.
If you like you can ask someone at home to film you reciting your poem and send the video to
me. I will also create a channel next week for you to upload your videos if you wish to share it
with the class.
Maths and Numeracy

Our live session will involve the teaching of grid references and coordinates.

*This work should be completed after our live sessions*

Newton/ Lovelace
We are learning to locate objects on a map or plan using bearings.

 L& L Workbook Pg. 192-194
Nightingale
We are learning to recognise to use coordinates to plot points on a graph.
 L& L Workbook Pg. 168-169
Pythagoras
We are learning to read and plot two figure grid references.
 L&L Workbook Pg. 180 – 182

Complete Q1 – Q2. Please use the worksheets attached on your assignments.

Health and Mental Maths task: We are learning to calculate mentally with speed and accuracy.
Wellbeing Complete your daily mental maths sheet.
Fitness Workout
LI: We are learning to develop our understanding of the human body and can use this knowledge
to maintain and improve our wellbeing and health.

Rights P.E with Joe Wicks at 9:30am live on his YouTube Channel. The link to this can be found on our
Respecting virtual classroom.
School Rights Respecting Schools
We are learning about the rights of children around the world.
Holocaust Memorial Day
 See Assignments for PowerPoint with more information on the Rights of the week.

Wednesday 27th January 2021

Literacy Wordy Wednesday

Health and Fitness Workout
Wellbeing LI: We are learning to develop our understanding of the human body and can use this
knowledge to maintain and improve our wellbeing and health.

Maths and P.E with Joe Wicks at 9:30am live on his YouTube Channel. The link to this can be found on
Numeracy our virtual classroom.
Mental Maths task: We are learning to calculate mentally with speed and accuracy.
Complete your daily mental maths sheet.
Newton/ Lovelace
We are learning to identify the position of coordinate points on a graph.
 Whiterose Maths worksheet
Nightingale
We are learning to identify the position of coordinate points on a graph.
 Whiterose Maths worksheet
Pythagoras
We are learning to read and plot two figure grid references.
 L&L Workbook Pg. 180 – 182

Complete Q3 and challenge. Please use the worksheets attached on your assignments.

*Live Session* Literacy - Reading
At 11:00am- LI: We are learning different features of my own and others’ spoken language.
11:40am Novel focus: The Sleekit Mr Tod :Fantastic Fox in Scots by Roald Dahl

 Worksheet assigned in Teams

R.E Research Project
Literacy See assignment on Teams & Friday’s R.E details.

Poetry session with Pie Corbett
This week our session has moved to Wednesday at 1:30pm. Next week, it will return to a
Thursday. Please see the assignment on Teams for you to complete before this session.
Remember, your poem/paragraph needs to upload before this session 3 on Wednesday. You
can upload this on the Teaching Live Blog website to share with writers all over the world. I
have attached this link in your Pie Corbett assignment.

Zoom session at 1:30pm
ZOOM Meeting ID: 812 1308 5991
Passcode: 691721

Expressive The Little Art School
Arts Take some quiet time to stop and draw. This week The Little Art School will be focusing on
Burns. This link is attached to our virtual classroom and below

 Link: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=little+art+school

Literacy Thursday 28th January 2021
D.E.A.R
Health and  Set yourself 30 minutes of reading for pleasure
Wellbeing Fitness Workout
LI:We are learning to develop our understanding of the human body and can use this knowledge
to maintain and improve our wellbeing and health.

*Live P.E with Joe Wicks at 9:30am live on his YouTube Channel. The link to this can be
Session* found on our virtual classroom.
at 9:50am- Literacy – Reading
10:30am LI: We are learning to analyse a characters feelings and emotions.
Novel focus: The Sleekit Mr Tod: Fantastic Fox in Scots by Roald Dahl
 Worksheet assigned in Teams

Maths and Mental Maths task: We are learning to calculate mentally with speed and accuracy.
Numeracy  Complete your daily mental maths sheet.
 Sumdog Timestable challenge

Social Newton/ Lovelace
Studies We are learning to read the coordinates on a coordinate grid.

 L& L Workbook Pg. 195-196
Nightingale
We are learning to identify coordinates points on a graph.
 Whiterose Maths worksheet
Pythagoras
We are learning to read and plot two figure grid references.
 Workbook pg 82
Famous Scot
Continue your research and design on a famous Scot. Please see Monday’s details and
assignment on Teams for further details.

STEAM Challenge: How Strong is Spaghetti?
Challenge We are learning to recognise basic properties and uses of variety of
materials and can discuss which ones are most suitable for a given task.

This week investigate how strong spaghetti is and which type of
materials spaghetti in your house can hold.

What you will need:
 Spaghetti
 Polystyrene base/hard base for spaghetti stand freely
 Materials to test (books/blocks/tin)

If you would like to share your learning ,please feel free to attach
pictures/videos on our new “share your learning and achievements”
channel on Teams.

*Live Session* Friday 29th January 2021
At 9am-9:30am Health and Wellbeing
We are learning about the importance of sleep.

This week we will be focusing and discussing the importance of sleep for our mental
wellbeing. Did you know humans spend 1/3 of their lives sleeping?

Literacy  Before our live session can you find out an interesting fact about sleep to share with
us.

 Sleep cycle worksheet (See assignments)
D.E.A.R

Drop everything and read session is an important time for you to find a quiet spot in your
home where you can dive into a novel for your own enjoyment.
 If you’re finding it tricky to focus and read why not check out our virtual class library

and listen to one of the audiobooks available. Please let me know any book/author
suggestions you have for our library in our “ask the teacher” channel

Literacy and Check list for Literacy Check list for Maths and Numeracy
Numeracy
 Scots Poem  Daily mental maths tasks
completion time
 Scots comprehension  Workbook tasks
R.E
 Scots spelling  Whiterose worksheets

 The Sleekit Mr Tod work  Sumdog Timestable challenge

 Bug Club books completed

 D.E.A.R time

Laudato Si

Check out the Laudato Si virtual classroom for this week’s activities. This link is attached

to our weekly overview assignment on Teams.

The Life of Jesus – The Holy Land

We are learning to use our research skills to create a deeper understanding of the places

associated with Jesus in the Holy Land.

Over the next 2 weeks you are going to carry out a research about:

 Village life

 Housing

 Education

 Food

 Roman Occupation and the Roman Army

 The Synagogue

 The role of the Sanhedrin: High Priest, Pharisees and Saducees, Rabbis

 Employment – focus on shepherds, fisherman, carpenters and tax collectors in

particular

 Pilgrimage to the Temple

 The Role of Women

 Shabbat

You can present the information you find in any way you like. Some ideas might include a

detailed poster, power point, booklet, report or a short video clip. You can draw pictures,

make models, try out recipes, write information- the choices are endless.

This will be your R.E work for the next 3 weeks. If you would like to share your findings

with me as you go along then please do, otherwise I will see your finished product by Friday
5th February.
See Assignments for more details.