Category: P1 Red Smeds

We have had a busy week in school. The children are getting to know one another and enjoying the different activities in the area and classroom.

LITERACY

This week we have been learning to recognise and begin to write the graphemes t and p.

When revising these sounds at home please always use the pure sound of the letter.(Please don’t add an i to the sounds to make them ti and pi). As we begin to blend and build words to read and write, not using the correct pure sound can make things tricky for us. If you would like further explanation, please speak to one of us at the end of the day.

Our story prompt this week was- I am changing my shoes.

MATHS AND NUMERACY

In P1 we use the SEAL programme (Stages of Early Arithmetical Learning) which promotes number literacy. Pupils will be learning skills and strategies appropriate to their current stage of development. This includes(but is not limited to) recognising numerals to 10, 20 and beyond; counting forwards and backwards in sequence; counting objects with accurate 1-1 correspondence; ascribing numerosity to random arrays, spatial and finger patterns; counting two seen/unseen collections; describing and creating equal groups; partitioning patterns and numbers.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

Go on a hunt around your house for things beginning with t and p.

Play ‘I spy for t and p’.

Look for numbers in the environment(buses, shop prices, house numbers)- if single digit numbers are easy, look for teen numbers.

INDEPENDENT LEARNING

The children have been developing their skills through independent learning opportunities in class. Here are just a few photographs of what they have been doing.

PE

In PE we were playing some warmup games and learning to move at different speeds and levels in a designated space.

‘OUR BUCKSTONE’ TOPIC

On Tuesday P1R and P1S went for a walk around the local area to learn more about their surroundings and discuss the community we live in. As part of this topic, we are going to talk about our addresses. Please can you help your child to learn their address.

LOOSE PARTS

The children really enjoyed their first experience of loose parts play last Monday. The next day for loose parts will be Wednesday 11^th September. Please can you make sure that your child has clothes that you don’t mind getting wet. Waterproofs and wellies would be ideal but old scruffy clothes will do just as well.

OTHER PRIMARY ONE MATTERS

Please bring in any clean recycling for the children to use in our STEM  area.

Please make sure your child has a change of clothes in case they get wet or muddy. Can these items of clothing  be named and kept in school in a bag. If your child has to change their clothes and takes the wet/dirty items home, please make sure they are replaced the next day.

We have had a number of  jumpers and coats which have gone missing. Please can you check that your child has brought home the correct item of clothing, thank you.

We are very happy to speak to parents at the end of the day to discuss any issue concerning your child. We are not able to talk to parents in the morning as we have to supervise the children as they come in ready to start their day. Thank you for your understanding.

Have a lovely weekend.

Welcome to our first Friday blog. Please try to read the blog with your child as this will allow them to chat about their week and reflect on their learning. The blog will be posted on a Friday. The school office will continue to email if they have anything to share.

We have had a busy first full week at school and the children are settling into the class routines. They continue to enjoy break times with their buddies and are becoming increasingly independent in the dinner hall.

Our class charter is Ready. Respectful. Safe. We discussed what this means and how we can be each of these things. We made handprints which we will add to the statement so that the children will try to be ready to learn, respectful to adults,  peers and property and keep themselves and others safe.

INDEPENDENT LEARNING

The children have been developing their skills through independent learning opportunities in class. Here are just a few photographs of what they have been doing.

LITERACY

Our literacy focus this week has been on Listening and Talking as we share memory boxes together. We will continue to do this next week too so please send your child’s box to school. We have talked about our families and drawn pictures of them in our first writing jotter. We have been assessing the children’s knowledge of sounds and letters to begin phonic learning next week in groups.

NUMERACY

We have been doing some numeracy assessments with the children to assess their knowledge before we begin some core numeracy learning in groups next week.

OTHER AREAS OF THE CURRICULUM

In PE we were playing some warmup games and looking at different ways of travelling e.g. jumping with two feet together, skipping and hopping.

OTHER PRIMARY ONE MATTERS

Please bring in any clean recycling for the children to use in our STEM  area.

Please make sure your child has a change of clothes in case they get wet or muddy. Can these items of clothing  be named and kept in school in a bag. If your child has to change their clothes and takes the wet/dirty items home, please make sure they are replaced the next day.

P1 will have their first session of Loose parts play on Monday 26.8.24. This takes place in the sandpit and wooded area of the playground. The children can select from a variety of ‘loose parts’ to build, create, work cooperatively and use their imaginations. There is a tap they can use to fill buckets with water so wellies and waterproofs would be ideal. If your child does not have these things, then old clothes and shoes would be perfect. We have a few items of clothing in school that can be borrowed.

Thanks so much for all the boxes of tissues you have sent in. They are much appreciated and will be well used in the coming months!

Please speak to one of us at the end of the day ( mornings are very busy with all the children coming in) if there is anything you are not sure about or anything concerning you.

Have a lovely weekend.