P7

Homework                                02.10.26 – 09.10.26

Mild

Listening & Talking- Talk to your adult about Maths in the world around us. How would  world without Maths impact their day.

Reading – Read and complete the tasks

The Forgotten Beach

Archer stopped at the edge of the sand. The sea was a grey blanket stretching towards the horizon. Beside him, Lyla shivered as the wind clawed at their jackets.

“This used to be my favourite place,” Grandad said.

They followed him along the shore. Plastic bags fluttered like trapped butterflies, and an abandoned bottle lay beside a rock. The waves grumbled as they dragged rubbish back towards the water.

Archer picked up the bottle. An idea was a spark in his mind.

“We could help,” he said.

Grandad’s smile spread like sunshine breaking through clouds.

Your task

Find two similes, two metaphors and two examples of personification. Copy each example and label it.

Challenge: Choose one example. Explain what it helps you imagine and why it is more effective than a literal description.

Medium

Numeracy – Decimals

  1. Build it: Write the number with 4 ones, 6 tenths and 3 thousandths.
  2. Order it: Put these numbers in order, smallest first:
    0.405  0.45  0.045  0.504
  3. Find the neighbours: Write the numbers one thousandth before and after 2.700.
  4. Spot the mistake:
    Isla says, “3.45 is greater than 3.405 because 45 is greater than 405.”
    Her answer is correct, but her explanation is wrong. Explain why 3.45 > 3.405 using place value.
  5. Round it: Round 6.748 to the nearest:
    1. whole number
    1. tenth
    1. hundredth

Challenge: Find three different numbers with three decimal places that round to 4.6 to the nearest tenth but 4.64 to the nearest hundredth.

HT Home Learning Challenge (Hot) Due Monday 19th October

It’s time for our annual Autumn Photography Competition. Simply email 1 autumn photograph, taken in the local area, to the school admin account along with your name and class before 19th October 2026. Three prizes up for grabs! Good luck and happy Autumn Watching!

Homework                                25.09.26 – 02.10.26

Mild

Listening & Talking- Talk to your adult about the Metaskills of Roy. Explain what target you set yourself and describe how you will be successful

Reading – Read and complete the tasks

The Wrong Delivery

A parcel appeared outside Marnie’s door. It had her address on it, but the name was unfamiliar: Mr A. Fox.

Marnie was about to tell her dad when she noticed tiny holes in the box. Something inside rustled. A label on the side read: Keep cool. Open before sunset.

She checked the time. It was 5:42 pm.

Your task: Decide what happens next

Read the passage, then tell someone at home:

  1. What might be inside the parcel? Which clue supports your idea?
  2. Should Marnie open it or ask an adult for help? Explain your choice.
  3. What do you predict will happen at sunset?

Extra challenge: Retell the story from the parcel’s point of view, starting, “I had been travelling all day…”

Medium

Numeracy – Plan a trip to the shops

Your challenge: You have £15 to buy ingredients for a simple lunch for two people. Plan what you would buy from a shop you know. You can use prices you remember or make sensible estimates, so you do not need to visit a shop or use the internet.

HT Home Learning Challenge (Hot) Due Monday 19th October

It’s time for our annual Autumn Photography Competition. Simply email 1 autumn photograph, taken in the local area, to the school admin account along with your name and class before 19th October 2026. Three prizes up for grabs! Good luck and happy Autumn Watching!

Homework        21.9.26 – 25.9.26

Mild

Listening & Talking- Talk to your adult about the new routines we have in school. Discuss what is working and any suggestions either of you may have.

Reading – Read and Identify:

Should School Break Times Be Longer?

School break times should be longer because pupils need more opportunities to move, socialise and recharge their minds.

Firstly, sitting in a classroom for hours can be exhausting. Would you be able to concentrate if you never had enough time to rest? A longer break would allow pupils to return to lessons feeling refreshed, focused and ready to learn.

Furthermore, children need regular exercise to remain fit and healthy. Extra time outdoors would encourage pupils to run, play and enjoy fresh air instead of spending most of the day sitting down.

Some people may argue that longer breaks would reduce learning time. However, happier and more energetic pupils are far more likely to work effectively in class.

Without a doubt, longer break times would create healthier, happier and more successful learners. It is time to give pupils the break they deserve!

Identify

  • Emotive or powerful language
  • A rhetorical question
  • Persuasive connectives
  • A clear opinion
  • An opposing viewpoint
  • A concluding statement

Medium

Numeracy- use ≥  ≤   =

699,999 ☐ 700,001                                             83,450 ☐ 83,405

0.7 ☐ 0.70                                                         3.08 ☐ 3.8

75,000 + 800 + 9 ☐ 75,809                         3.5kg   ☐    3,450g

Three quarters of 100 ☐ 70

HT Home Learning Challenge (Hot) Due Monday 19th October

It’s time for our annual Autumn Photography Competition. Simply email 1 autumn photograph, taken in the local area, to the school admin account along with your name and class before 19th October 2026. Three prizes up for grabs! Good luck and happy Autumn Watching!

2025-2026

Agreed Code of Conduct

P7 Trip to Almond Valley

Dates for your diary!

Homework 11.5.26 – 17.5.26

Writing: My leavers speech

Write a leavers speech using the technique of ‘motivational speech’

Include:

  • I grab my audience’s attention straight away.
  • I use strong words that sound good when spoken.
  • I speak directly to the audience (e.g. you can do this!).
  • I ask questions to make the audience think.
  • My ending is strong and memorable.

Listening and Talking: Talk to someone at home about  what ‘cost effective’ means.

Maths- Sumdog: Money Practise

Homework 1.5.26 – 8.5.26

Reading: The Stormy Night

The wind whispered through the trees, calling out into the dark. Leaves rustled, rustled, rustled as they danced along the ground. Suddenly, CRASH! went the thunder, making the sky seem angry.

The rain tapped on the windows—tap, tap, tap—like tiny fingers trying to get inside. The clouds growled and grumbled, as if they were arguing with each other.

The wind grew louder and louder. It howled and howled, shaking the doors and rattling the roof.

Task- identify the following techniques

– personification

– onomatopoeia

– repetition

Listening and Talking: Talk to someone at home about your last primary sports day. How did you feel? How did they feel? What was your highlight?

Numeracy- Sumdog competition

Maths- Shape: Identify the 2D shapes below

Homework 24.4.26 – 1.5.26

Reading– The Noise in the Shed

Mia heard a tap… tap… tap outside her window.

She looked into the dark yard. No one was there.

Then she heard it again.

Tap… tap… tap.

Mia pulled on her shoes and walked to the back door. The old shed stood in the corner of the yard. The door was a little open.

Creeeeak…

The wind pushed it wider.

Mia took one small step closer.

Something moved inside.

She froze.

Rustle… rustle…

Was it a monster?

A thief?

Mia held her breath and peeked in.

Two bright eyes stared back at her!

She jumped.

Then—

“Meow!”

It was a tiny kitten playing with a loose board.

Tap… tap… tap.

Mia smiled. “You scared me!”

She carried the kitten inside.

But as she shut the door—

Tap… tap… tap…

Mia turned around.

The shed door was moving again.

Questions

  1. What do you think might be in the shed now? Use clues from the story to make a prediction.
  2. What sound did Mia hear at the beginning of the story?
  3. Why did Mia feel scared when she went to the shed?
  4. What was making the tapping sound at first?
  5. What happened at the end that made the story suspenseful again?

Listening & Talking – Talk to someone at home about the Scottish Parliament.

Numeracy- Negative Numbers

A. The temperature is 4°C. It drops by 9°C.
What is the new temperature?


B. Calculate:
7 – 12 = ?

C. Start at -3 and move 6 steps to the right.
Where do you land?

D. Calculate:
-5 + (-4) = ?

E. Calculate:
-8 + 13 = ?

F. Your bank account is at -£6. You deposit £10.
What is your new balance?

G. Which number is smaller?
-11 or -7

H. Fill in the gap:
-2 + ___ = 5

I. A submarine is at -15 metres and rises 8 metres.
What depth is it now?

Homework 30.1.26 – 6.2.26

Mild Tasks:

Reading: Peace and Conflict

Peace means people live together without fighting. When there is peace, people feel safe and calm. They help each other and share ideas.

Conflict happens when people disagree. Sometimes they feel angry or upset. If conflict is not solved, it can lead to fighting or hurt feelings.

People can choose peace. They can talk, listen, and be kind. Solving problems calmly helps everyone live better together.

  1. Why do you think peace is important for people and communities?
  2. What is one way people can solve conflict without fighting?
  3. How can you help create peace at school or at home?

Listening and Talking: Talk to someone at home about our class furniture. Think about:

  • How will it help you learn?
  • When do you think you would use it best?

Medium Tasks: Numeracy

Patrick, Kevin, Anika and Maria competed in a javelin throwing competition.

Put the results in order from smallest to largest.

Homework 16.1.26 – 23.1.26

Mild Tasks:

Reading: HONK Jr- Practise songs- they are on your OneNote. Consider pace of song and volume.

Read our Scot’s poem ‘Address To A Haggis’ (maximum 2 verses) try to memorise it at least 2 lines.

Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
Great Chieftain o’ the Puddin-race!
Aboon them a’ ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy of a grace
As lang ‘s my arm.

The groaning trencher there ye fill,
Your hurdies like a distant hill,
Your pin wad help to mend a mill
In time o’ need,
While thro’ your pores the dews distil
Like amber bead.

Listening and Talking: Talk to someone at home and find out of the know the meaning of these Scottish words:

  • shoogle
  • dreich
  • rammie
  • hertie
  • cludgie

Medium Tasks

Numeracy: Distance, Speed and Time

  1. A girl cycles for 3hours at a speed of 40km per hour. What distance did she travel?
  2. A train travels at a speed of 30mph and a travel a distance of 240 miles. How long did it take to complete its journey?
  3. John is a runner. He runs the marathon sprint in 3 hours. What speed did he travel at?

Hot Task: HT CHALLENGE

Its nearly Burns Night and everyone in school will enjoy learning a poem (or part of a poem) as well as exploring Scots. Have a look here KS1/KS2 History: Robert Burns – Scottish poet – BBC Teach and create a three slide PowerPoint presentation for Mrs Favier. Email your slides along with your name and class to the admin account (admin@craigroyston-pri.edin.sch.uk) before the 21st of January. You can then meet with Mrs Favier and share your presentation! Lang may yer lum reek!

Homework 09.12.25 – 16.12.25

Mild Tasks:

Reading: HONK Jr- Practise songs- they are on your OneNote. Consider pace of song and volume.

Listening and Talking: Talk to someone at home about keeping safe in the snow/ice weather. Consider:

– pedestrians          – drivers        – elderly       – school children

Medium Tasks

Numeracy: Percentages

Hot Task: HT CHALLENGE

Its nearly Burns Night and everyone in school will enjoy learning a poem (or part of a poem) as well as exploring Scots. Have a look here KS1/KS2 History: Robert Burns – Scottish poet – BBC Teach and create a three slide PowerPoint presentation for Mrs Favier. Email your slides along with your name and class to the admin account (admin@craigroyston-pri.edin.sch.uk) before the 21st of January. You can then meet with Mrs Favier and share your presentation! Lang may yer lum reek!

Homework 12.12.25 – 19.12.25

Mild Tasks:

Reading: HONK Jr- Practise songs- they are on your OneNote. Consider pace of song and volume.

Listening and Talking: Talk to someone at home about the first half of the year in P7. Consider the following questions:

  • What has gone well
  • One thing you are proud of
  • What would you change? Why?
  • What target would you set yourself for your last 6 months of primary school?
  • How will you ensure you are successful with your target?

Medium Tasks

Numeracy: Subtraction in context

1. Emma has £12. She buys a drink for £3. How much money does she have left? 2. A baker made 56 cookies. She sold 29. How many remain? 3. A PE class has 38 cones. 15 are damaged. How many are still usable? 4. A tank holds 200 litres of water. It currently has 147 litres. How much water is missing? 5. A film lasts 120 minutes. You’ve watched 75 minutes. How many minutes are left? 6. There were 90 balloons for a party. 52 burst. How many balloons are left? 7. Leo walks 4 km to the park, then walks another 2 km around the park. His goal was 10 km. How many kilometres short is he? 8. A movie marathon lasts 180 minutes. After watching 55 minutes, there is a break of 10 minutes. How many minutes of the film still remain? 9. A baker made 120 cupcakes. She sold 48 on Saturday and 33 on Sunday. How many cupcakes are left for Monday? 10.Maya had £25. She bought a pencil case for £6 and a notebook for £4. How much money does she have left?  

Hot Task: Head Teachers Challenge 

Post a copy of your decorated Christmas tree to our school Facebook page and describe it in 3 words! We can’t wait to see them all!

Homework 05.12.25 – 12.12.25

Mild Tasks:

Reading: HONK Jr- Practise songs- they are on your OneNote. Consider pace of song and volume.

Listening and Talking: talk to someone at home about university. Tell them what you learnt from Neil Spiers and if it’s something you would like to work towards.

Medium Tasks

Numeracy: gather data on something of your choice (how long you game for / how much fruit you eat /  the weather) and create a chart of your choice to represent this data.

Writing: Write a short paragraph about what Christmas means to you.

Hot Task: Head Teachers Challenge 

Post a copy of your decorated Christmas tree to our school Facebook page and describe it in 3 words! We can’t wait to see them all!

Homework 21.11.25 – 28.11.25

Mild Tasks:

Reading: HONK Jr- Practise songs- they are on your OneNote. Consider pace of song and volume.

Listening and Talking: Talk to someone about your visit to CCHS. Explain the ‘Heroes’

Medium Tasks

Numeracy: write the multiples for the following:

  • multiples of 3                  – multiples of 4                – multiples of 6

Writing: Look at the image below and write a sentence (s) thinking about the ingredients of a quality piece of writing’

Ingredients:                                                                 

Time of day, Weather, Smell, Taste, Feel, Weather, See, Time of year                                                                 

October- November Hot Home Learning Challenge

Christmas Card Design Competition 2025.

 Put your creative skills to work and design a festive card for Mrs Favier to use this season. You can design by hand or using digital technologies.

All entries must be submitted via the admin account admin@craigroyston-pri.edin.sch.uk (so photograph your work and attach it to an email). Competition closes Friday 28th November.

Homework 14.11.25 – 21.11.25

Mild Tasks:

Reading: HONK Jr- Practise songs- they are on your OneNote

Listening and Talking: Talk to someone about road safety, show them your Keynote you made.

Medium Tasks

Numeracy: practise multiplication using the grid method

Reading: Read the following article, then answer the questions related to it.

Cyberbullying – Newsround special – BBC Teach

  1. What is cyberbullying, and how is it different from bullying that happens face-to-face?
  2. What advice does Shannon Flynn give about dealing with online bullies?
  3. The article mentions three important actions: “Block, report, delete.”  What does each of these actions help you do?
  4. Why does the article say you shouldn’t fight back or “retaliate” when someone is being mean online?
  5. Who could you talk to if you or a friend were being cyberbullied, and why is it important to tell someone?

    October- November Hot Home Learning Challenge

Christmas Card Design Competition 2025.

 Put your creative skills to work and design a festive card for Mrs Favier to use this season. You can design by hand or using digital technologies.

All entries must be submitted via the admin account admin@craigroyston-pri.edin.sch.uk (so photograph your work and attach it to an email). Competition closes Friday 28th November.

Homework 07.11.25 – 14.11.25

Mild Tasks:

Reading: HONK Jr- Reading your lines and/or the song lyrics. Script- Consider tone, expression and confidence when saying your lines.

Listening and Talking: Talk to someone about how you use your iPad to support your learning (OneNote, Keynote)

Medium Tasks

Numeracy: practise multiplication and division related facts

October- November Hot Home Learning Challenge

 Christmas Card Design Competition 2025.

 Put your creative skills to work and design a festive card for Mrs Favier to use this season. You can design by hand or using digital technologies.All entries must be submitted via the admin account admin@craigroyston-pri.edin.sch.uk (so photograph your work and attach it to an email). Competition closes Friday 28th Novembe

Homework 03.11.25 – 07.11.25

Mild Tasks:

Reading: The History of Halloween

Halloween started a long time ago, over 2,000 years ago. People in Ireland and Scotland celebrated a festival called Samhain at the end of October. They believed that on this night, spirits of the dead could visit the living. People lit bonfires and wore costumes to scare away these spirits.

When the Romans came, they mixed their own celebrations with Samhain. Later, Halloween became part of Christian traditions and was linked to All Saints’ Day, which remembers saints and holy people.

Many of the Halloween customs we know today come from these old traditions. Carving pumpkins, wearing costumes, and going trick-or-treating all have roots in these early festivals. Over time, Halloween spread to other countries, especially the United States, where it became very popular.

Today, people celebrate Halloween by having fun, dressing up, and enjoying spooky stories. Even though it is now mostly about fun, Halloween has a very long history that goes back thousands of years.

Questions

  1. Where did Halloween start over 2,000 years ago?
  2. What was the name of the old festival celebrated in Ireland and Scotland?
  3. Why did people wear costumes at Samhain?
  4. What Christian day is Halloween linked to?
  5. Name two Halloween traditions mentioned in the passage.

Listening and Talking: Talk to someone about the Meta skills. Can you name all 12 and give an example of how you would them in school or in a job you might be considering in your future.

Medium Tasks

Numeracy: use your understanding of multiplying and dividing by a multiple of 10,100 or 1000 to answer the following questions:

0.7 × 10 =407 × 100 =12.3 × 1000 =
305 × 10 =0.45 × 100 =0.09 × 1000 =
9.2 × 10 =12.6 × 100 =45.6 × 1000 =
80 ÷ 10 =7.2 ÷ 100 =7,000 ÷ 1000 =
4.5 ÷ 10 =900 ÷ 100 =4.2 ÷ 1000 =
970 ÷ 10 =0.45 ÷ 100 =123 ÷ 1000 =

October- November Hot Home Learning Challenge

 Christmas Card Design Competition 2025.

 Put your creative skills to work and design a festive card for Mrs Favier to use this season. You can design by hand or using digital technologies.

All entries must be submitted via the admin account admin@craigroyston-pri.edin.sch.uk (so photograph your work and attach it to an email). Competition closes Friday 28th November.

Homework 27.10.25 – 31.10.25

Mild Tasks:

Reading: spent 15 minutes each night reading text of your choice.

Listening and Talking: Talk to someone about your experience of ‘The Risk Factory’ describe what it involved, how you felt and what part was your favourite and why.

Medium Tasks

Numeracy: practise your timestables on this game Multiplication Matching game – Play Online for Free | Memozor

Literacy: Have a discussion with someone about the topic of ‘emojis are a legitimate way of communication’. Agree or Disagree?

October- November Hot Home Learning Challenge

Christmas Card Design Competition 2025.

Put your creative skills to work and design a festive card for Mrs Favier to use this season. You can design by hand or using digital technologies.

All entries must be submitted via the admin account admin@craigroyston-pri.edin.sch.uk (so photograph your work and attach it to an email). Competition closes Friday 28th November.

Homework 6.10.25 – 10.10.25

Mild Tasks

Reading

Read the following news article

Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes – BBC News

 then think about the following questions:

  • What is causing glaciers around the world to melt so quickly?
  • Why are melting glaciers a problem for people, animals, and the environment?
  • How do the scientists in the article feel about the melting glaciers, and why do you think they feel that way?

Listening and Talking

Talk to an adult about ‘HONK’, tell them what it is and which role you would like to have and why.

Medium Tasks

Spelling

Practise reading and writing your spelling words

armour                                    colour                     endeavour favourite                                 glamour                 harbour
honour                                     journal                   neighbour odour                                     rumour                   journey
saviour                                     humour

Numeracy

 “The Supermarket Shopping Challenge!”

Imagine you’ve been asked to do the shopping for a small party this weekend!
You have £40 to spend — and you need to make smart choices so you don’t go over your budget.

Your Tasks

  1. Choose at least 6 items you want to buy.
  2. Add up the prices of your chosen items.
  3. Check if you stayed under £40.
    • If you have money left, write how much.
    • If you went over, use subtraction to work out how much extra you need.
  4. Bonus Challenge:
    You find a £5-off voucher — what is your new total now?
Pizza
£6.50		Pasta
£.3.75		Garlic bread £2.25Fizzy drink £1.60Juice
£2.80
Crisps (multipack) £4.50Cake
£5.25		Fruit platter £4.00Ice cream
£3.90		Chocolates £3.25

HT Home Learning Challenge (Hot) Due Friday 10th October 

Its time for our annual Autumn Photography Competition. Simply email 1 autumn photograph, taken in the local area, to the school admin account along with your name and class before 10th October 2025. Three prizes up for grabs! Good luck and happy Autumn Watching!

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