TROON PRIMARY SCHOOL & EARLY YEARS CENTRE

Home Learning: Primary 5

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Literacy

Reading Spelling Writing

We are learning how to identify different animal tracks.

We are learning to make notes and organise them using a table.

We are learning to use research skills to find out information.

We are learning to use our spelling strategies

with our spelling words.

We are learning to use resources (eg-

dictionary and thesaurus) to increase

vocabulary.

We are learning to create tension

paragraphs using DASH.

Listen to chapter 5 and 6 of Catscape.

Chapter 5 audio link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYePGA4X7h8&feature=emb_title

Chapter 6 audio link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv_4xPVmRuc&feature=emb_title Chapter 5: Task 1: Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home

Mike Nicholson mentions the Dog and Cat home. Have a look on the website and learn more

about the cats and dogs that are looking for a new home. https://edch.org.uk/

Consider what you’d like to know about the animals on the site. Create a table to organise and

show information you find.

1- Think about what you’d like to research, what information do you think is important? (eg-

name, type of animal, likes, dislikes and other information.)

2- Create a table that you can fill in. (There is an example below.)

Animal Name Description Likes Dislikes

Cat Bamboo Ginger and white stripes To be alone Garden

Head rub

Young children

3- Fill in your table! Do you have a favourite animal? Why?

Chapter 6: Task 2: Sir Henry Raeburn

In chapter 6, we hear about Sir Henry Raeburn. Use your safe research skills to find out the

following information and don’t forget to organise your information using subheadings:

● Was Sir Henry Raeburn a real person living in Edinburgh? If so, who was he? Why was he

called ‘sir’? When did he live? What was he well known for? Any other facts?

● Does Raeburn Place in Stockbridge have any connection to Sir Henry Raeburn?

● Was there really an old pond that dried up? What happened?

We also heard that there were the Raeburn Vaults. Can you find the following information:

● What is a vault? What vaults are there in Edinburgh and why? What are they used for?

Task 1:

Using the ‘Spelling Story’ can you

write a passage of text that contains

all ten of your spelling words? It’s not

as easy as you think!

Task 2:

Please do a spelling assessment on

Friday.

Complete the task in jotter. Spelling

lists are attached to this overview.

Task 3: Chapters 5 & 6 Tricky Words

What do the following words mean?

Can you use them in a sentence?

Frenetic, jeopardize, apparent,

corrosive, vortex, maudlin,

bemused, triumphantly.

Were there any other words that

impressed you? Explain why.

Can you think of other words that

have the same meaning for these

words?

Task 1:

Writing – Extreme Weather Tension

Paragraphs – DASH

Description of extreme weather

as part of setting. (Imaginative)

D – description, A – action, S –

Speech, H - How is you character

feeling?

Watch the YouTube clip

National Geographic -

https://www.youtube.co

m/watch?v=yrOYxLt9SCI

You must use this as your

stimulus for your tension

paragraph. This is an

imaginative piece of

writing therefore you can

be very creative with your

ideas.

Follow DASH to create a

paragraph (or more if you

can) around the idea of

an extreme weather

types (volcano,

hurricane, tsunami etc.).

You should be able to

check writing makes

sense, presented clearly,

include relevant ideas

and use appropriate

punctuation/

paragraphs.

Numeracy

Mental Arithmetic Core Learning ICT Support

We are learning to use mental strategies involving all four operations to solve problems.

We are learning to find the position of a

point using a grid system.

We are learning to use mathematical

language to give the position of a point. Task

Log into Sumdog and complete

Sumdog Challenge.

ICT extension: Experiment with

Chrome Music Lab and Hour of Code.

Peter Patilla Unit 24

Unit 24 sheet is attached to this overview.

Task

Complete the worksheets attached

to this overview.

Extra Challenge Task – Complete

the Football Coordinates

PowerPoint Game. This is saved in

our Teams Files section.

Natural Disaster/Extreme Weather Health and Wellbeing We are learning about natural disasters and their impact on the planet and humans.

We can share our learning with each

other.

Task 1: P5 how much do you already know about floods and tsunamis? In your jotter write down as many points that you already know.

Read the PowerPoint on tsunamis and flooding that is in our Files section on Teams.

Watch the Flood YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hQZCiZ21fk

Watch the Tsunami YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx9vPv-T51I

Having read the PowerPoint and watched the YouTube clips, what do you now know about floods and tsunamis? Write down 6 new

points in your jotter or on Teams assignment that you have learnt about floods and tsunamis.

Task 2: This week you are to start creating your own exploding volcano! You can create your volcano with materials you have lying

around the house. Remember to post your creations on Teams! This is a personal project and the finish date is the 29th of May. Watch this clip to see how to make your volcano erupt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b_gltKtERY

Papier Mache Volcano – Materials needed:

an empty plastic bottle (small is good)

newspaper

masking tape or sellotape

a box or similar “to contain” the volcano

plain flour & water (for the DIY papier mache paste)

paints

waterproof varnish (optional, but great for being able to reuse the volcano science project)

Your aim for this week is to post a

comment/ picture of your

learning on Teams.

Chapter 6: Optional Baking Task

* (You will need to ask an

adult to help! Especially when

you are using the oven)*

We hear in chapter 6 that Jessie loves baking! One of Jessie’s

specialities is rock buns. Do you

want to try making some? Here’s

her recipe which makes 16 rock

buns

Ingredients:

225g (8 oz) self raising flour

Pinch of salt

100g (4 oz) margarine

100g (4 oz) raisins (optional)

50g (2 oz) caster sugar

1 egg

Milk to mix

Instructions:

1. Heat oven to 200C, 400F –

Gas Mark 6.

2. Grease two baking trays

3. Mix the flour and salt, rub in

the margarine

4. Stir in the raisins and sugar

5. Mix to a stiff dough with egg

and milk

6. Place in rough heaps on the

baking tray and bake for 10-15

minutes

Make sure you’re getting in your

60 minutes of PE a day.

The Body Coach https://youtu.be/K6r99N3kXME

Oti’s kids dance classes

https://www.youtube.com/watch

?v=VqwXciMDFYA

Mindfulness meditation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch

?v=ihwcw_ofuM

Spelling Words

P5a

Emoji Green Yellow Talisman

produce membership overthrow yesterday

present ownership overturn tomorrow

reason partnership overslept later

silence dictatorship overcook immediately

support championship overreact earlier

transport craftsmanship overestimate eventually

surprise fellowship overuse recently

scratch apprenticeship overpaid previously

freeze citizenship overlook finally

balance sponsorship overbalance lately

Spelling Words

P5b

Emoji Egypt Astronauts Butterflies

produce membership overthrow yesterday

present ownership overturn tomorrow

reason partnership overslept later

silence dictatorship overcook immediately

support championship overreact earlier

transport craftsmanship overestimate eventually

surprise fellowship overuse recently

scratch apprenticeship overpaid previously

freeze citizenship overlook finally

balance sponsorship overbalance lately

Writing Task – Tension Paragraph Writing

Mild Medium Hot

Complete 1 tension paragraph.

Complete 2 tension paragraphs.

Complete 3 tension paragraphs.

Numeracy

Mild Medium Hot

Complete Exercises 1, 3 and 4 Complete Exercises 1, 2, 3 and 4

Complete Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Reading – Chapter 5: Task 1

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home LI: to be able to make notes and organise them using a table.

Mike Nicholson mentions the Dog and Cat home. Have a look on the website and learn more about the

cats and dogs that are looking for a new home.

https://edch.org.uk/

Consider what you’d like to know about the animals on the site. Create a table to organise and show

information you find.

1- Think about what you’d like to research, what information do you think is important? (eg- name, type of

animal, likes, dislikes and other information.)

2- Create a table that you can fill in. (There is an example below.)

Animal Name Description Likes Dislikes

Cat Bamboo Ginger and white stripes

To be alone

Garden

Head rub

Young children

3- Fill in your table!

Do you have a favourite animal? Why?

Reading – Chapter 6: Task 2

Sir Henry Raeburn LI: to be able to make notes and organise them using subheadings.

In chapter 6, we hear about Sir Henry Raeburn. Use your research skills to find out the following

information:

● Was Sir Henry Raeburn a real person living in Edinburgh? If so, who was he? Why was he called

‘sir’? When did he live? What was he well known for? Any other facts?

● Does Raeburn Place in Stockbridge have any connection to Sir Henry Raeburn?

● Was there really an old pond that dried up? What happened?

We also heard that there were the Raeburn Vaults. Can you find the following information:

● What is a vault?

● What vaults are there in Edinburgh and why?

● What are they used for?

Is there any other interesting information you can find out?

Don’t forget to organise your information using subheadings.

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5