Category: Primary 5 Blog

Avery belated Happy New Year to all Primary 5 families. I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable break. It has been fantastic welcoming back all of the Primary 5 learners and am looking forward to sharing our learning this term.

As previously, home learning is set on a Monday and supplements the in class learning children complete. Home learning should be completed in the home learning jotter and returned on a Thursday.

Spelling

This week in class we will be focusing on the ‘ai’ sound. Your child will learn the ‘core words’ as well as either the ‘mild’ or ‘hot’ words. You can practice spelling words using the look, cover, say, write, check approach as well as breaking down words to their sound.

Core words: repair, raise, curtain, afraid, bargain, obtain

Mild words: despair, Britain, certain, praise

Hot words: straight, mountain, fountain, traipse

Maths and Numeracy

This week and the previous week we have been focusing on short division. Learners have had the opportunity to create videos or posters explaining how to use the short division or ‘bus stop’ method. Please choose the appropriate level of challenge from the PACE grid below and write the problem, solution and workings in the home learning jotter.

Learning Across the Curriculum

Choose the top five things to see or places to go within a 30 minute walk of school. What can you do there? Why would people want to go? Who would enjoy it most (is it for adults or children?).

It doesn’t have to be famous or tourist attractions. You could choose a local park, shop you like or even a friends house, as long as you can explain why.

Spelling- ea sound

Core words

repeat, reason, season, treason, retreat, eager

Mild Words

appear, disease, increase, treatment

Hot Words

disappear, decrease, breathe, ceaseless

Maths and Numeracy- Division

Choose one of the activities below.

Practice

Use groups of objects in your house to solve the following questions. i.e. put 12 books into three groups. How many in each group?

1. 12÷3=

2. 15÷5=

3. 21÷7=

4. 20÷4=

5. 15÷5=

Apply

Write the linked division facts for the following multiplication facts.

1. 3×7=21

2. 9×8=72

3. 3×4=12

4. 8×3=24

5. 6×6=26

Correct

Identify the incorrect answers and write them in your jotter with the correct solution.

1. 40÷5=8
2. 35÷7=6
3. 42÷6=8
4. 55÷5=10
5. 63÷7=9

Extend

Write out numbers which are divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. What clues can you use to spot if a number will be divisible by each specific number i.e. numbers divisible by 2 will all be even.

Learning Across the Curriculum

Create a visual food chain for an environment you find interesting. You could draw the animals, you could model them or even make a short explanation film. You should use the terms producer, energy, primary and secondary consumers in you explanation.