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Hello everyone,

Here is a sample of our learning this week:

LITERACY

We shared a new reading book in our groups. We were looking at strategies to decode unfamiliar words.  The book your child brings home today will be the final book for Primary One as we are nearly at the end of term. Please return this book, and any other school reading books you may have at home, on Monday 17.6.24. Thank you.

We had a focus on the tricky words we have been learning and went on a tricky word hunt with the Pandas.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

When you are sharing your child’s reading book ask them if they can think of any words to rhyme with some of the words in the book. Rhyming prompts children to repeat sounds and patterns, reinforcing their grasp of word sounds.

Please continue to practise the tricky words we have learned so far.

Block 1 – I the to was saw put he me is his want.

Block 2– you her she we be all are they come some said one were there into here do.

Write down the tricky words on a piece of paper or card, hold the cards behind your back then show them to your child and ask them to read the word you have shown them. Your child could practise writing these words, forming the letters the way they have been shown in class.

(If you are unsure about correct letter formation, please speak to one of us at the end of the day).

We will not be learning any new sounds in the next two weeks but will be focusing on the tricky words we have covered in P1.

NUMERACY AND MATHS

This week we have been taking our SNSA tests. The pupils undertake these one at a time.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

Continue to talk about the language of position and direction : in front, behind, above, below, left, right, forwards and backwards.

PE

We used the positional language we had been learning about in maths to play games in PE.

LOOKING AFTER PLANTS AND ANIMALS

We were learning about caterpillars and how they become butterflies.

OUR TRIP!

We discussed the seaside and some of the living things we might find when we are there. We also talked about what we might like to do on our trip.

PRIMARY ONE CHARITY

We were learning about the Edinburgh School Uniform Bank and put together a short video to raise awareness of this charity.

LOOSE PARTS

We enjoyed creating and building with our friends in the Pandas.

Next date for loose parts is Tuesday 25 June.

Here are some examples of independent learning taking place this week.

Have a lovely weekend.

Hello everyone,

Here is a sample of our learning this week:

LITERACY

We shared a new reading book in our groups. We were looking at strategies to decode unfamiliar words.  

We have been learning to identify the tr and bl consonant blends.

Trip, trot, tram, trim, trap, trick.

Blot, blob, bled, bleed, black, block, blush.

We spoke about our upcoming trip to the seaside and wrote about what we enjoy doing at the beach.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

When you are sharing your child’s reading book ask them if they can think of any words to rhyme with some of the words in the book. Rhyming prompts children to repeat sounds and patterns, reinforcing their grasp of word sounds.

Please continue to practise the tricky words we have learned so far.

Block 1 – I the to was saw put he me is his want.

Block 2– you her she we be all are they come some said one were there into here do.

Write down the tricky words on a piece of paper or card, hold the cards behind your back then show them to your child and ask them to read the word you have shown them. Your child could practise writing these words, forming the letters the way they have been shown in class.

(If you are unsure about correct letter formation, please speak to one of us at the end of the day).

We will not be learning any new sounds in the next three weeks but will be focusing on the tricky words we have covered in P1.

NUMERACY AND MATHS

We were practising number bonds to 10 and some of us were looking at some number bonds to 20.

We were describing positions and simple directions using technology. We had great fun programming the Bee Bots.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

Talk about the language of position and direction : in front, behind, above, below, left, right, forwards and backwards.

PE

We had a mini Olympics and practised frisbee, long jump and javelin.

LOOKING AFTER PLANTS AND ANIMALS

We were learning about what plants need to grow and thrive and planted nasturtium seeds.

We asked questions about looking after a new baby to Alexis’s mum from the other P1 class and met baby Finn who is three weeks old.

RSHP

We concluded the short topic on our bodies and discussed what private means and how we can keep ourselves safe.

LOOSE PARTS

Next date for loose parts is Thursday 13 June.

Can you please dissuade your child from bringing in their own toys from home. It can cause distress and upset if these get damaged or go missing. If your child needs a comfort toy these can be kept in their bag or folder. Thank you for your cooperation with this.

Have a lovely weekend.

Hello everyone,

Here is a sample of our learning this week:

LITERACY

We started sharing a new reading book in our groups. We were talking about rhyming and looking at strategies to decode unfamiliar words.  

We have been learning to identify the pr and gr consonant blends.

Pram, prod, prick.

Gran, grin, grip, grub, grab.

We read ‘When Grandad was a Penguin’ by Morag Hood and wrote about which animal we would bring home from the zoo if we could choose one.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

When you are sharing your child’s reading book ask them if they can think of any words to rhyme with some of the words in the book. Rhyming prompts children to repeat sounds and patterns, reinforcing their grasp of word sounds.

Please continue to practise the tricky words we have learned so far.

Block 1 – I the to was saw put he me is his want.

Block 2– you her she we be all are they come some said one were there into here do.

Write down the tricky words on a piece of paper or card, hold the cards behind your back then show them to your child and ask them to read the word you have shown them. Your child could practise writing these words, forming the letters the way they have been shown in class.

(If you are unsure about correct letter formation, please speak to one of us at the end of the day).

NUMERACY AND MATHS

We were exploring subtraction strategies, including using concrete materials, number lines, and mental counting back.

We worked on other core numeracy skills in our SEAL groups.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

PE

This week our focus was on running and throwing. We practised running and stopping quickly. We tried to tighten our muscles when we froze. We changed partners a few times so that we got the chance to work with different people.

ART

We were learning about the contemporary mosaic artist Emma Biggs. We created our own floral mosaic pictures.

LOOKING AFTER PLANTS AND ANIMALS

We were learning about what plants need to grow and thrive and watched a short film about caterpillars and butterflies.

RSHP

We began a short topic on our bodies and talked about the names that we knew for parts of the body. We discussed some of the words we used at home for our private parts. The following words were introduced: nipples, vulva, penis, scrotum, testicles.

LOOSE PARTS

Next date for loose parts is Thursday 13 June.

Can you please dissuade your child from bringing in their own toys from home. It can cause distress and upset if these get damaged or go missing. If your child needs a comfort toy these can be kept in their bag or folder. Thank you for your cooperation with this.

Have a lovely weekend.

Hello everyone,

We hope that you enjoyed the long weekend. Here is a sample of our learning this week:

LITERACY

We started sharing a new reading book in our groups. We were talking about rhyming in our reading groups and looking at strategies to decode unfamiliar words.  

We have been learning to identify the fr and dr consonant blends.

Frog, from, Fred, froth, fresh frost.

Drum, drop, drip, drug.

We were thinking about our time in Primary One and discussing what we had enjoyed. We talked about what we were looking forward to in Primary Two and drew pictures to show this.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

When you are sharing your child’s reading book ask them if they can think of any words to rhyme with some of the words in the book. Rhyming prompts children to repeat sounds and patterns, reinforcing their grasp of word sounds.

Please continue to practise the tricky words we have learned so far.

Block 1 – I the to was saw put he me is his want.

Block 2– you her she we be all are they come some said one were there into here do.

Write down the tricky words on a piece of paper or card, hold the cards behind your back then show them to your child and ask them to read the word you have shown them. Your child could practise writing these words, forming the letters the way they have been shown in class.

(If you are unsure about correct letter formation, please speak to one of us at the end of the day).

NUMERACY AND MATHS

We were exploring subtraction strategies, including using concrete materials, number lines, and mental counting back.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

PE

This week our focus was on running and jumping. We practised running while balancing a bean bag on our heads and played running games as a class and with a partner. We changed partners a few times so that we got the chance to work with different people.

ART

We were learning about the French artist Georges Seurat and the painting technique he devised called pointillism. We mixed paints to make different shades of the same colour and used cotton buds to create our own pointillism paintings.

LOOKING AFTER PLANTS AND ANIMALS

We had a visit from one of the parents from the other P1 class who is a vet and she spoke to us about her job and how to care for animals.

LOOSE PARTS

Next date for loose parts is Monday 27 May.

Some examples of learning taking place this week.

Have a lovely weekend.

Hello everyone,

We have had a very busy and active health week, here is a sample of some of our learning:

LITERACY

We are continuing with the Scottish National  Standardised  Assessments in literacy. These assessments are completed individually with each child.

We wrote about Sports Day in our writing jotters and talked about what we had enjoyed the most.

 We started sharing a new reading book in our groups. We were talking about rhyming in our reading groups and looking at strategies to decode unfamiliar words. These books have come home with your child today, please return them to school on Monday.

We have really enjoyed listening to the children’s talks about their favourite places. It has been so interesting to learn about the places which are special to them, and the class have been a super audience asking lots of relevant questions. Thank you to everybody who has helped with these.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

When you are sharing your child’s reading book ask them if they can think of any words to rhyme with some of the words in the book. Rhyming prompts children to repeat sounds and patterns, reinforcing their grasp of word sounds.

Please continue to practise the tricky words we have learned so far.

Write down the tricky words on a piece of paper or card, hold the cards behind your back then show them to your child and ask them to read the word you have shown them. Your child could practise writing these words, forming the letters the way they have been shown in class.

(If you are unsure about correct letter formation, please speak to one of us at the end of the day).

Please share your child’s reading book with them.

NUMERACY AND MATHS

Some of children were completing assessments this week and others were working on core numeracy skills.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

This is a game to help identify and work with numbers up to 100. Your child can choose their own level.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue

FLUFFY!

Thank you so much for all the entries in Fluffy’s journal. It has been lovely to see the children’s enthusiasm and eagerness to take him home. The children have really enjoyed listening to Fluffy’s different adventures. Everyone in the class has now had a turn with Fluffy, we will continue to draw names from a hat so that all the children can have a second turn with him/her but we will put the jotter in our reading corner so that the children can enjoy reading about his/her adventures.

LOOSE PARTS

Next date for loose parts is Monday 27 May.

HEALTH WEEK

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TASTING

MULTI SPORTS

SPORTS DAY

JUDO

Have a lovely long weekend.

Hello everyone,

This is some of our learning from this week:

LITERACY

We are continuing with the Scottish National  Standardised  Assessments in literacy. These assessments are completed individually with each child.

 We started sharing a new reading book in our groups. We were talking about rhyming in our reading groups. These books have come home with your child today, please return them to school on Monday.

We have really enjoyed listening to the children’s talks about their favourite places. It has been so interesting to learn about the places which are special to them, and the class have been a super audience asking lots of relevant questions. We will continue listening to the talks next week.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

When you are sharing your child’s reading book ask them if they can think of any words to rhyme with some of the words in the book. Rhyming prompts children to repeat sounds and patterns, reinforcing their grasp of word sounds.

Please continue to practise the tricky words we have learned so far.

Write down the tricky words on a piece of paper or card, hold the cards behind your back then show them to your child and ask them to read the word you have shown them. Your child could practise writing these words, forming the letters the way they have been shown in class.

(If you are unsure about correct letter formation, please speak to one of us at the end of the day).

Please share your child’s reading book with them.

NUMERACY AND MATHS

Some of children were completing assessments this week and others were working on core numeracy skills.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

This is a game to help identify and work with numbers up to 100. Your child can choose their own level.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue

PE

This week in PE we were practising for our Sports Day on Wednesday 15 May.

FLUFFY!

Thank you so much for all the entries in Fluffy’s journal. It has been lovely to see the children’s enthusiasm and eagerness to take him home. The children have really enjoyed listening to Fluffy’s different adventures. Everyone in the class has now had a turn with Fluffy, we will continue to draw names from a hat so that all the children can have a second turn with him/her but we will put the jotter in our reading corner so that the children can enjoy reading about his/her adventures.

LOOSE PARTS

Next date for loose parts is Friday 17 May.

Some examples of learning taking place over the last two weeks:

Have a lovely weekend.

Hello everyone,

This is some of our learning from this week:

LITERACY

We were blending and building words with the initial consonant blends: cr and br.

Our tricky words this week were: do and you.

This week we were writing sentences using the word you. We were describing somebody, and our friends had to guess who that person was.

 We started sharing a new reading book in our groups. These books have come home with your child today, please return them to school on Monday.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

The consonant blends are quite challenging and any further practice at home is really helpful.

Some words to use

Bran broth brick brush broom

Crab crack crop crash crush creep

Write out some words which have the consonant blends we have been learning this week. The child can try to sound out the word using the pure sound of each letter to blend together to read the word.

The adult can say some of the words we have been learning  and the child writes them down.

Write down the tricky words on a piece of paper or card, hold the cards behind your back then show them to your child and ask them to read the word you have shown them. Your child could practise writing these words, forming the letters the way they have been shown in class.

(If you are unsure about correct letter formation, please speak to one of us at the end of the day).

Please share your child’s reading book with them.

Next week we will be starting the Scottish National Standardised Assessments in literacy (SNASAs), so there will be no new sounds or tricky words for the next few weeks.

NUMERACY AND MATHS

We were learning to display data in graphs and charts. We compiled a whole class pictogram showing the different eye colours within the class. We asked each other questions to gather data to find out what pupils enjoyed playing with in the classroom and what pupils would like to have in the classroom. We will use the data to create bar charts.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

Please continue to practise number bonds to 10.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

PE

Our focus this term is on athletics – run/jump/throw.

FLUFFY!

Thank you so much for all the entries in Fluffy’s journal. It has been lovely to see the children’s enthusiasm and eagerness to take him home. The children have really enjoyed listening to Fluffy’s different adventures. Everyone in the class has now had a turn with Fluffy, we will continue to draw names from a hat so that all the children can have a second turn with him/her but we will put the jotter in our reading corner so that the children can enjoy reading about his/her adventures.

RSHP

We have started learning about pregnancy and looking after a baby and were very lucky to have Lottie’s mum visit the primary one classes. She showed us her scan photos and we listened to the baby’s heartbeat. The children got the chance to ask some questions. We really appreciate Lisa sharing her pregnancy experience with us and the children were very engaged with what she had to say and listened really well.

LOOSE PARTS

Lots of exploration and cooperative play going on in loose parts yesterday.

Next date for loose parts is Friday 17 May.

Some examples of other learning taking place this week:

CLASS PHOTOGRAPHS

Unfortunately, there was a problem with the photographer’s lens when the photographs were  taken on Wednesday, this resulted in a slight haze on the photographs. The photographs will be retaken on Tuesday 30 April. Please dress your child in school uniform and we will adjust PE accordingly. Thank you.

Have a lovely weekend.

We hope that everyone had an enjoyable break, it was lovely to see the children so enthusiastic to be back at school.

This is what we have been learning this week:

LITERACY

We shared something we had done during the holidays with a partner or in a small group.

We were writing about our holidays in our writing jotters.

We revised some of the digraphs we had learned and focused on th.

In handwriting, we practised writing some capital letters.

We continued reading the books we started before the holidays. Books will now come home with your child on a Friday. Please can you make sure that books are returned on Mondays so that they can be used for other children.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

We will be assessing the children on their knowledge of the block one and two tricky words. Please can you practise these words at home with your child. Remember these words can not be sounded out and just have to be learned.

Block One words: I the to he me is his put was want saw no

Block Two words: go be she are they all some come said one you her were there into here

NUMERACY AND MATHS

We have continued to work on core numeracy skills: recognising numerals, saying forward and backward number word sequences, sequencing numerals, counting items, saying the number before and after and adding numbers together in our heads.

We were working on number bonds to 10. These are all the numbers which add together to make 10. We practised using the addition and equals symbols and played a game on the smartboard.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

PE

The children had the opportunity to use the box and crash mat and we assessed their ability to balance.

RSHP

A parent has very kindly agreed to visit the class to talk about her pregnancy. We talked about what we would like to find out about pregnancy and thought of questions we could ask her.

LOOSE PARTS

We enjoyed loose parts in the sunshine this morning.

Next date for loose parts is Thursday 25 April.

Some examples of learning taking place this week (and the final week of last term).

Have a lovely weekend.

Hello everyone,

This is what we have been learning this week:

LITERACY

We were blending and building words with the final consonant blend: ng.

Our tricky words this week were: there and were.

In writing this week we were drawing and describing the main character from the story ‘My Big Shouting Day’.

The children took their reading books home on Tuesday, and we started sharing a new book in our groups on Wednesday.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

The final consonant blends are quite challenging and any further practice at home is really helpful.

Some words to use – song long king gang ring sing wing hang hung bang sang rang lung fang.

Write out some words which have the final consonant blend we have been learning this week. The child can try to sound out the word using the pure sound of each letter to blend together to read the word. You could try writing the start of the word and the final blend in different colours then cut them up. If you did this with a few different words and laid them out, the child could then play a matching game, matching the start of the word to the final blend.

The adult can say some of the words we have been learning this week and the child writes them down.

Write down the tricky words on a piece of paper or card, hold the cards behind your back then show them to your child and ask them to read the word you have shown them. Your child could practise writing these words, forming the letters the way they have been shown in class.

(If you are unsure about correct letter formation, please speak to one of us at the end of the day).

NUMERACY AND MATHS

We continued our topic on time. We were using the clocks to make o’clock times and talking about what we might be doing at that time of day. We were practising months of the year and linking them to the four seasons.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

Look at clocks around your home and talk about the different times of day, what time do you get up, have breakfast, go to school, go to bed etc.

Practise saying/singing the months of the year in the correct order.

PE

We were practising different jumps and landings.

FLUFFY!

Thank you so much for all the entries in Fluffy’s journal. It has been lovely to see the children’s enthusiasm and eagerness to take him home. At the moment, we are just allowing the children to keep him for two nights so that everyone can have a turn as soon as possible but if you forget to bring him back to school, please don’t worry.

We really don’t want to give families anything extra to have to think about so PLEASE don’t feel you have to add to the journal. Your child will be given the chance to speak to the class about what they have done with Fluffy.

HWB

We have been thinking about what makes us special and unique and drew pictures of ourselves.

MUSIC

We began our programme of musical activities with the Youth Music Initiative.

LOOSE PARTS

Next date for loose parts is Thursday 21 March.

Some examples of learning taking place this week:

Have a lovely weekend.

Hello everyone,

This is what we have been learning this week:

LITERACY

We were blending and building words with the final consonant blends: lt and ft.

Our tricky words this week were: said and one.

Our writing topic this week was- she/he/they/I left……..

The children took their reading books home on Tuesday, and we started sharing a new book in our groups on Wednesday.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

The final consonant blends are quite challenging and any further practice at home is really helpful.

Some words to use loft, lift, soft, daft, raft, left. Gift.

Belt, melt, kilt, felt, tilt, wilt, lilt.

Write out some words which have the final consonant blends we have been learning this week. The child can try to sound out the word using the pure sound of each letter to blend together to read the word.

The adult can say some of the words we have been learning this week and the child writes them down.

Write down the tricky words on a piece of paper or card, hold the cards behind your back then show them to your child and ask them to read the word you have shown them. Your child could practise writing these words, forming the letters the way they have been shown in class.

(If you are unsure about correct letter formation, please speak to one of us at the end of the day).

NUMERACY AND MATHS

We began a topic on time and started by talking about  mornings and afternoons and the different activities we did at those times. We spoke about the days of the week and tried to put them in the correct order.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

Look at clocks around your home and talk about the different times of day, what time do you get up, have breakfast, go to school, go to bed etc.

Practise saying/singing the days of the week in the correct order.

PE

We had a PE session outside this week, keeping fit using hoola hoops.

At our inside PE session, we were working on cooperation, listening and following rules.

FLUFFY!

Thank you so much for all the entries in Fluffy’s journal. It has been lovely to see the children’s enthusiasm and eagerness to take him home. At the moment, we are just allowing the children to keep him for two nights so that everyone can have a turn as soon as possible but if you forget to bring him back to school, please don’t worry.

We really don’t want to give families anything extra to have to think about so PLEASE don’t feel you have to add to the journal. Your child will be given the chance to speak to the class about what they have done with Fluffy.

HWB

We have been thinking about what makes us special and unique and jumped outside on stepping stones shouting out what we are good at. If we couldn’t think of anything our friends helped us out.

ART ACTIVITY

We each drew a penguin for a corridor display so that others could learn about the ice melting in Antarctica.

WORLD BOOK DAY

We shared some of the books that children had brought in and enjoyed wearing comfy clothes so that we were ready to read. We spoke about the different characters in stories and some of us designed our own characters to share with the class.

LOOSE PARTS

Next date for loose parts is Thursday 21 March.

Some examples of learning taking place this week

Have a lovely weekend.

Reflective Friday Quiz – Friday 8 March 2024