Buckstone Primary School, P1 Red Smeds

P1R reflective Friday 23.8.24

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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.

P2MD Mrs McFarlane and Miss Davidson

P2MD Blog 21.6.24

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Dear Parents,

We cannot believe this is the last blog of the year. It has been a pleasure to see your children grow in confidence and knowledge.  

On Tuesday the children were delighted to meet their new teacher (Miss McGhee) and spend some time in their new classroom.

Important information:

  • Walk to the Wall Garden on Wednesday 26th June. Morning only.  Please bring a substantial snack.
  • Please bring a carrier bag on Wednesday 26th June as the children will take home all their personal items.
  • Loose Parts on Friday 28th June.
  • No reading books are being sent home. Please return any books that you might have at home.

This is a summary of our learning this week:

Literacy

Our Phonics focus has been revising adding -ed to verbs. This is a summary of what we learned:

This week we have revised the tricky words learned so far, we haven’t introduced new words. Please continue to practice your spelling words at home during the holidays. All children are aware in which block they are working on.

We have continued to read in our reading groups this week although we won’t be sending books home.

We wrote a letter to our new teacher to let her know a little bit about ourselves and what are we looking forward to in P3.

Ideas for learning at home

  • Practice with these verbs how to change them to past tense (adding -ed) using the rules above: bake, hope, whine, wrap, beg, step, hurry, worry, stay, prefer, admit, regret.
  • Please continue to read stories to your child every day at home.  
  • Please continue to encourage your child to read at home. It is important that children practise reading during the holidays.
  • Revise tricky words. Ask your child to write 2 sentences a day with two of their tricky words.

Maths 

We have started to learn about Chance and Uncertainty. We have talked about what chance is and discussed the vocabulary; likely, unlikely, certain, uncertain, impossible, probable, etc. We are using this vocabulary to discuss the Euros. Great discussion! (Fingers crossed for Scotland!)

Ideas for learning at home: 

As the Euros progress you can discuss if it is likely, unlikely, impossible that a team will win the tournament.

Be mindful of using these words for the children when making predictions and ask them why, e.g. It is likely/unlikely to rain, how do we know? etc.

A bit more about probability:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx9k7ty/articles/zqpxmnb#zt6v9ty

Continue to use your Sumdog account.

Other areas

PE

We loved our dance session with Simon Says and we did a dance battle with P2D! We enjoyed some competitive games in PE.

IDL

We have continued to learn about recycling.

Have a lovely weekend and a wonderful holiday when the end of term comes.

Mrs McFarlane

P1 Pandas

P1p reflective Friday 13.6.24

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Highlight of the week was definitely our beach trip. Huge thanks to all our helpers, without whom the trip could not have gone ahead.

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.


Literacy focus


Spelling revision

For spelling revision, please have a look at our spelling city homework page for games and activities to support learning.

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

Block 2 so far- you her she we be all are they come some said one were there into here do as of

Maths and numeracy focus


We have been continuing our Scottish National Assessments in Numeracy this week.

We have also been learning about fractions.

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Other areas of the curriculum

In anticipation of the beach trip we were finding out about molluscs, invertebrates and garstropods .

We enjoyed having a close look at how snails move.

In PE we played games combining many of the skills we have been learning this year and we enjoyed a great visit from Simon ( Simon says Dance )


Looking ahead to next week

Loose parts on Tuesday.

Buckstone Primary School

P2 Reflective Friday 21.06.24

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Dear Parents,

We cannot believe this is the last blog of the year. It has been a pleasure to see your children grow in confidence and knowledge.  

On Tuesday the children were delighted to meet their new teachers: Mrs McFarlane and Mrs Ling. They decided that their new class name is P3 Lucky Monkeys!  They are all very excited about moving to P3.

Important information:

  • Walk to the Wall Garden on Wednesday 26th June. Morning only.
  • Please bring a carrier bag on Wednesday 26th June as the children will take home all their personal items.
  • Loose Parts on Friday 28th June.
  • No reading books are being sent home. Please return any books that you might have at home.

This is a summary of our learning this week:

Literacy

Our Phonics focus has been revising adding -ed to verbs. This is a summary of what we learned:

This week we have revised the tricky words learned so far, we haven’t introduced new words. Please continue to practice your spelling words at home during the holidays. All children are aware in which block they are working on.

We have continued to read in our reading groups this week although we won’t be sending books home.

We wrote a letter to our new teachers to let them know a little bit about ourselves and what are we looking forward to in P3.

Ideas for learning at home

  • Practice with these verbs how to change them to past tense (adding -ed) using the rules above: bake, hope, whine, wrap, beg, step, hurry, worry, stay, prefer, admit, regret.
  • Please continue to read stories to your child every day at home.  
  • Please continue to encourage your child to read at home. It is important that children practice reading every day during the holidays.
  • Practice your tricky words. Ask your child to write 2 sentences a day with two of their tricky words.

Maths 

We have started to learn about Chance and Uncertainty. We have talked about what chance is and discussed the vocabulary; likely, unlikely, certain, uncertain, impossible, probable, etc. We are using this vocabulary to discuss the Euros. Great discussion! (Fingers crossed for Scotland…and Spain!)

Ideas for learning at home: 

As the Euros progress you can discuss if it is likely, unlikely, impossible that a team will win the tournament.

Be mindful of using these words for the children when making predictions and ask them why, e.g. It is likely/unlikely to rain, how do we know? etc.

A bit more about probability:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx9k7ty/articles/zqpxmnb#zt6v9ty

Continue to use your Sumdog account.

Other areas

PE

We loved our dance session with Simon Says and we did a dance battle with P2MD. We did games and on Thursday we did a football match to continue the Euros theme. It was great to see defending and dribbling skills. They all worked well as a team.

IDL

We have continued to learn about recycling.

Have a lovely weekend and a wonderful holidays when they come.

Mrs de Bonrostro

Buckstone Primary School, P1 Koalas

 P1 Koalas Reflective Friday 21.6.24

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Hello everyone,

Here is a sample of our independent learning this week:

LITERACY

We were practising forming a b d j and i correctly.

We were writing about our trip to the beach and what we had enjoyed the most.

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 focusing on sharing objects equally and describing equal groups. We talked about halves and quarters.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

Talk about sharing items equally and use the terms half and quarter.

PE

We were dancing with Simon Says Dance and enjoyed learning some new moves.

RSHP

We watched a PowerPoint about personal hygiene and learned about the importance of keeping clean and handwashing.

GROWING PLANTS

The children have been growing nasturtium plants as part of their learning. They have brought them home today, the pots are a gift from us.

OUR TRIP

We had a wonderful trip to Longniddry beach. The sun shone and nearly everyone had a paddle in the sea. Lots of sandcastles were built and we enjoyed our picnics and ice creams. A big thank you to the mums who gave up their time to accompany us.

LOOSE PARTS

Next date for loose parts is Tuesday 25 June.

GOODBYE

This will be the last blog post for the P1 Koalas. We have loved watching the progress the children have made since starting P1 in August. We would like to thank all our families for their support. We hope that whatever you are doing over the summer you have a lovely time and wish our P1 Koalas all the very best in Primary Two.

Mrs Munro and Mrs Bailey

P2MD Mrs McFarlane and Miss Davidson

P2MD Blog 14.6.24

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Dear Parents,

We hope you had a good week.

Important information:

  • If you have not returned your child’s learning story and the report comments, please do this as soon as possible. Please keep the report at home.
  • Loose Parts on Thursday 20th June.
  • Change of clothes: Please ensure that your child has a spare change of clothes at school (including pants and socks); these don’t have to be school uniform. It is really helpful for them all to have them (especially when they get wet). Please label all the items.

Here is a summary of our learning this week:

Literacy

Our Phonics focus has been adding -ed to verbs. This is a summary of what we have learned:

We enjoyed watching a short clip titled ‘Whistleless’ about a little bird who is unable to whistle. It provoked great discussions and was a super inspiration for our writing this week.

Our tricky words this week are: enough, almost and mountain. Please continue to practice your spelling words at home. All children are aware of which block they are working on.

The pupils have been listening very attentively to each other delivering their talks. Well done everyone!

Ideas for learning at home

  • Reading books were sent home today. Please listen to your child reading their book and discuss what is happening in the text.
  • Practise changing these verbs to past tense (adding -ed) using the rules above: bake, hope, whine, wrap, beg, step, hurry, worry, stay, prefer, admit, regret.
  • Continue to practise spelling of tricky words. If the weather is nice over the weekend, ask your child to use chalk on the ground to revise their spelling.

Maths 

We have continued to learn about measurement. This week we have been learning about volume and capacity.  

We have continued to work on core numeracy skills.

Ideas for learning at home: 

Measurement

  • Look for containers whose contents are measured in millilitres. Record the container and the amount. Once you have a few, put them in order and discuss.
  • Choose 3 containers at home. Estimate how much each holds when full. Check your estimates with a measuring jug.
  • Here are a couple of online activities which will reinforce our learning in school.

What is capacity? – BBC Bitesize

Measuring in litres – Maths – Learning with BBC Bitesize – BBC Bitesize

Numeracy

Ask your child to draw three snakes, split into many sections, and to write a sequence of numbers in each snake, e.g. by counting on or back in 5s or 2s. For more of a challenge you could state that the fifth number in each sequence must be a particular number, e.g. 27 or 54, and say that at least one sequence must be counting back.

Here is an online game called Daily 10. You can select a core number skill for your child to work on. The site will generate 10 questions then provide the answers.

Daily 10 – Mental Maths Challenge – Topmarks

Other areas

PE

We are continuing to work on athletics.

IDL/Outdoor Learning

We watched a clip about different recycling machines then worked in small groups to create our own using the Loose Parts resources. It was so interesting to listen to the creative ideas from the pupils.

We also really enjoyed watching the P7 rehearsal for their show.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs McFarlane