Category: Primary 1

Buckstone Primary School, P1 Koalas, P1 Pandas

Social studies home learning Thursday 28th September

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We have been learning about our school and the Buckstone local area.

Here are 12 pictures of things in or near our playground and you will almost definitely have seen them all before. Can you identify what they are? Some of them might be really tricky, but see how you get on. The answers are down at the bottom of the page, but no looking until you are really stuck!

Our school badge has a deer on it. Someone in our class knew that it is actually a Buck and that is a male deer. Do you know what a baby deer is called ? Can you find out ?

If you would like to try to draw a baby deer you could watch this video and draw along.

  1. Buckstone Circle road sign
  2. A garden fence
  3. A purple plant pot
  4. The bike racks
  5. The scooter rack
  6. The climbing frame
  7. The water tap
  8. The stone cairn at the left hand side of the school – just past the car park
  9. The story chair
  10. The spider web on the nursery gate
  11. The keypad at the door where you line up
  12. Just outside the door of the new gym hall
Buckstone Primary School, P1 Pandas

Health and Wellbeing home learning Wednesday 27th September

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This term we are thinking about ‘being resilient’. ‘Being resilient’ means when things happen in our life which we find tricky or challenging, we find ways to cope with them.

Please watch this short video

In the film, the little sheep is unhappy because his lovely woolly coat has been cut off and his friends are laughing at him, but he learns that if he keeps bouncing and dancing, he stops caring so much. He realises that this is going to happen to him every year and he has found a way to cope with it.

Can you think of times in your life when you have felt ‘up’ or when you have felt ‘down’? What do you do to make yourself feel better ?

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Literacy home learning Wednesday 27th September

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Writing/drawing task

We have had some very windy weather recently! When you are out walking or even if you just look out the window, you can see the branches on the trees are swaying, bushes and flowers are waving in the wind too. You can see the effect of the wind on people as well, their clothes are moving, and their hair might be sticking up or swinging about.

Today our writing focus is – My hair was blowing when……………….

Using a black pen, draw a detailed picture of yourself showing your hair blowing in the wind.

Think about where you could be when your hair is blowing- at the park, in the playground, walking to the shops, on your bike, playing in the garden? I’m sure you can think of lots of other ideas.

When you are drawing, think about how your hair would look in the wind, how will you show that it is moving? Are your clothes moving too? What would that look like?

If there is an adult available at home, you could ask them to scribe your story beside your drawing,

Please bring your drawing to school on Friday in your purple folder.

Buckstone Primary School, P1 Koalas

P1K Home Learning Wednesday 27.9.23

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Hello everyone

I hope that you all had a good day yesterday. I am looking forward to seeing you online at 9.30am.

Here is today’s learning.

HOME LEARNING P1 – LITERACY Wednesday 27 September 2023

Writing/drawing task

We have had some very windy weather recently! When you are out walking or even if you just look out the window, you can see the branches on the trees are swaying,  bushes and flowers are waving in the wind too. You can see the effect of the wind on people as well, their clothes are moving, and their hair might be sticking up or swinging about.

Today our writing focus is – My hair was blowing when……………….

Using a black pen, draw a detailed picture of yourself showing your hair blowing in the wind.

Think about where you could be when your hair is blowing- at the park, in the playground, walking to the shops, on your bike, playing in the garden? I’m sure you can think of lots of other ideas.

When you are drawing, think about how your hair would look in the wind, how will you show that it is moving? Are your clothes moving too? What would that look like?

If there is an adult available at home, you could ask them to scribe your story beside your drawing, just like we do in school.

P1 HOME LEARNING Wednesday 27.9.23

 HEALTH AND WELLBEING

This term we are thinking about ‘being resilient’. ‘Being resilient’ means when things happen in our life which we find tricky or challenging, we find ways to cope with them.

Please watch this short video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WyR4AqRweY

In the film, the little sheep is unhappy because his lovely woolly coat has been cut off and his friends are laughing at him,  but he learns that if he keeps bouncing and dancing, he stops caring so much. He realises that this is going to happen to him every year and he has found a way to cope with it.

Can you think of times in your life when you have felt ‘up’ or when you have felt ‘down’?

Feeling ‘up’ might be when your adult collects you at the end of school, you are playing a really fun game with a friend, you receive a fantastic gift, you are watching your favourite programme, its your favourite dinner etc.

Feeling ‘down’  might be when you have quarrelled with a friend or sibling, you felt left out of a game, you’ve hurt yourself in the playground, you are missing someone etc.

Draw two pictures : one showing a time when you have felt ‘down’, try to show where you are and what you are feeling, Think about how your face and body would look. Then draw another picture showing a time when you felt ‘up’ and happy. Again, try to show what you are doing and how you are feeling.

Please bring your pictures into school and we will display them.

Buckstone Primary School, P1 Koalas, P1 Pandas

Numeracy and Maths home learning Wednesday 27th September

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Today our focus will be on the skills and language of measurement and comparing measures (length, width and height)

As before – here is a list of suggested activities for you to try at home. You don’t have to do them all, only what is manageable for you today.

KEY VOCABULARY – short, shorter, shortest, long, longer, longest, tall, taller, tallest

1.First, find a pen or pencil ( colour and size unimportant ) Next, find one thing longer than your pencil, one thing shorter than your pencil, one thing thicker, one thinner, one about the same size

2. Ask an adult to cut some string or wool into various lengths. Lay out the lengths of string in order starting with the shortest. You could collect sticks on a walk and then lay them out in order of length or thickness.

3. Discuss the heights of people in your family. Who is tallest ? Who is shortest? Who is taller than you and who is shorter than you ?

3. Collect 5 similar toys of different sizes (e.g. animals or cars) Use small objects like lego bricks to measure and compare the size of each toy.

4. Play this game on a tablet or laptop if you have access to one.

5. Measure the length of your room or garden by counting how many toe to heel steps you can take. If your adult measures the same thing, do they get the same number? If not, why do you think that might be ?

Measuring is not just about height and length. We can also measure weight and capacity. Baking is an excellent way to apply these skills. If anyone is baking something tasty today, take the opportunity t use the language of measurement in this context too. What better way to learn than having a tasty snack at the end !

Buckstone Primary School, P1 Koalas, P1 Pandas

Numeracy and Maths home learning Tuesday 26th September

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Today we would like you to focus on counting forward and backwards. Below are a few suggested activities to help you practise this skill. You do not need to do all of them, only what you can manage.

  1. Lay out a number of small objects ( e.g. lego bricks, raisins, buttons) . Count forwards from 1 – 5 tracking from left to right( or however many objects you have) Now count back down to 1 tracking from right to left.

2. Play THIS GAME on a tablet or laptop if you have access to one.

This short video explains what to do…

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3. Count back from a given starting number to a given stopping point.

e.g. count back from 15 and stop at 9, count back from 36 and stop at 29, count back from 22 and stop at 17.

Many children find counting backwards and crossing the ‘tens’ tricky, so try to give a starting/end point in different decades to challenge this understanding.

4. Use the language of BEFORE and AFTER and ask your child ‘ What number comes before X ? etc.

P1 Koalas, P1 Pandas

P.E. Tuesday 26 September

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Tuesday is usually one of our P.E. days.  

Try the activities below:

Warm up by following the actions in this song: 

We have been developing our ball skills and, so far, have been working on throwing, catching and bouncing. 

You will need a ball / bean bag / soft toy / scrunched up piece of paper / light scarf or another object someone at home says is safe to throw and catch.   

Catching 

Activity 1 

Throw your chosen object in the air and try to catch it with both hands.    

Begin by only throwing the object slightly into the air, gradually throwing it higher as you become more confident. 

If you feel really confident, try clapping once, twice or three times between throwing and catching. 

How many times can you throw and catch without dropping the object? 

Activity 2 

Ask someone at home to throw your chosen object to you.  Begin working closely together and move further apart as you begin to feel more confident. 

Remember: 

  • Keep your eye on the ball. 
  • Make sure your arms are outstretched and your hands are ready to catch. 

Throwing 

Activity 1 

Try throwing your object to a target.  This could be, for example, a basket or box, another object placed on the floor, or a mark drawn in chalk outdoors.  Use an overarm throw. 

Before you throw, remember to: 

  • Look to where you want your object to go. 
  • Lift your arm (the one holding your object) back. 
  • Point your other arm towards the target. 

Activity 2 

Throw and catch with someone at home.  Try to throw the object so that your partner can catch it easily.  This means throwing it towards them.  Try to work out how much space you need between you and your partner to throw and catch more easily. 

Cool down: 

Listen and follow the instructions to help you cool down: 

P1 Koalas, P1 Pandas

Literacy – Tuesday 26 September

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We have been learning the sounds s, a, t, p, i, n and on Monday we began learning m and r. 

Sing along with the Jolly Phonics songs for the sounds we have been learning: 

s, a, t, p, i, n 

m 

r 

Here are some suggestions for activities to help you with your learning: 

  • Ask someone at home to write the letters we have been learning onto individual squares of paper (to make flashcards). Get them to hold up a letter and you say the sound the letter makes. Can you point to the correct letter when they say the sound? 
  • Try reading some two or three-letter words like the ones shown in the table. They don’t need to be real words; you are practising ‘blending’ sounds together. 
ma sa pa ta 
mat sat pat tap 
ni si pi ri 
nip sip pat rip 
    
  • Use your flashcards to try and make some two or three-letter words.  
  • If you know more sounds already, practise reading and making words with these. As an additional challenge, perhaps you could try reading some words together in sentence. For example:   A dog sat.   A hen ran.  Sam had a cap. 

If you are out and about, you might want to try some of these activities: 

  • Play ‘I spy’ using the sounds we have been learning. 
  • How many things can you spot beginning with _________ ? 
  • What can you spot? (E.g. a cat) How many words can we think of that rhyme with cat? 
  • Play the memory game ‘I went to the shop and bought a ________’ using the sounds you know. 
  • Look at posters, bus adverts, signs etc – what letters do you recognise? What sounds do the letters make? Can you read any of the words? What do you think the poster / sign / advert is about? How do you know? (Using pictures as clues.)  
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P1K – 26 September 2023

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Bonjour P1K! 

I hope everyone is well today. 

If we were in school today, we would begin our day by looking at our calendar and talking about the date. 

Have a think about the following: 

What day of the week do you think it might be today? 

Can you remember what day it was yesterday? 

What day do you think it is tomorrow?   

Try saying the days of the week, in order, with someone at home. 

Do you know the date today?   

Have a look outside.  How might you describe the weather? 

Class Call 

I’m looking forward to seeing those of you who can make it to our class call at 9.30am this morning.  Someone at home should have received an e-mail with a link to this call.   It’s a chance for us to say ‘hello’ to one another and to talk about our learning. 

Today’s Learning Activities

You will find details of today’s learning in separate blog posts. Today, activities will be focussing on PE, literacy and numeracy.

I hope you all have a good day!

Mrs Bailey

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P1p reflective Friday 22.9.23

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Please continue to send in your clean recycling. Many thanks


Our learning this week


Here are some photographs of us developing our skills through our independent learning opportunities and experiences this week. Please take time to share these photographs with your child so they can share their learning with you.

Topics of pupil interest this week included hot air balloons and how they steer and land.


Literacy focus

This week we have been revising knowledge of, recognition of, and ability to blend of the 6 sounds focused on so far.

s a t p i n

Some children are already familiar with these letter sounds ( and more) and have already begun to build and blend words in class. These are skills to practise at home whenever you can.

Building a word. Using plastic letters or letters written on small pieces of card or paper an adult says a three letter CVC word ( consonant, vowel, consonant) and the child chooses the correct sounds to make the word.

Blending a word . Adult writes or uses letters to make a CVC word and the child should say the pure sounds of each letter then blend them together to read the word.

Our writing programme starts with telling stories through detailed drawing. This week our focus was “This is me. I like….”

Maths and numeracy focus


We have started our work on SEAL ( Stages of Early Arithmetical Learning) Pupils are working and challenged at a level appropriate to their individual development. These are examples of some of the skills we have been practising :

Counting in tens

Counting in tens off the decade

Recognising and ordering numerals to 20

Counting forward and back within 30 ( to 100 for some)

Establishing a collection.

Counting a collection with accurate 1-1 correspondence

Subitising ( recognising an amount without counting )

Watch THIS VIDEO and try to say the amount before you see the number

Other areas of the curriculum

We collected some sycamore seeds and enjoyed making them ‘fly’ like helicopters

In PE was have been playing games and doing activities to help us build skills in throwing, catching and hand eye coordination.

We have enjoyed playing some singing games and rhymes with Mrs Cross, developing our skill in keeping a steady beat and also exploring different ways in which we can use our voices.


Looking ahead to next week

Monday morning is the last day to return a home made Christmas card design.


‘Homework’ ( things to practice at home)

Go on

Go on a letter hunt as you are out and about, see how many of a given letter you can spot in environmental print.
Revise all sounds learned so far and build/read the words listed above.

Practise counting forwards and backwards within 20 starting at different points…

e.g. Count from 3 and stop at 9

Count backwards from 12 and stop at 7

Extend the range of number to provide challenge where required.