PRIMARY ONE MASTERMINDS 7.10.22

Oct 6, 2022Oct 7, 2022 Staff..469

Hello everyone, this is what we have been learning this week:

NUMERACY

We were learning to recognise numerals, to recognise regular dot patterns, count a number of movements, count items in a collection and say the number which comes before and after a number. We were looking at domino patterns and singing songs to help us count.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

We are going to be looking at flat shapes and 3D objects next week. See if you can spot any shapes at home, do you know their names?

LITERACY

This week we introduced the sounds m and r. We thought of words beginning with those sounds and learned songs and actions to help us remember them. In small groups we used magnetic letters to try to blend sounds together to read and build words.

Activities in the classroom this week included: using the marble run, making masks, and sorting objects which began with r.

FOUNDATIONS OF WRITING

We discussed the wind and how we can tell when the wind is blowing.

We drew pictures of our hair blowing and shared our stories in our group.

We practised horizontal lines in handwriting.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

Please use the blue letter cards you have collected so far to practise blending and building words.

In our outdoor PE time, we were developing our jumping skills. We played Simon Says to warm up and then practised jumping two feet to two feet and one foot to two feet. We had a shorter time during indoor PE due to the Evening News photograph being taken. This week we focussed on running games.

DRAMA

As a follow up to the story ‘When Mum Turned Into a Monster’ we used our bodies and facial expressions to pretend to be a monster then shared one fact about our own monster with the class.

OUTDOOR LEARNING

We made self portraits using natural materials.

LOOSE PARTS

Primary one will now have loose parts on Friday 14 October.

Here is some of the children’s learning from the last two weeks.

P2MD Mrs McFarlane and Miss Davidson

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Sorry for the delay in posting the blog this week. Technology issues!

This week in P2 we have been learning:

Literacy 

In literacy we have learned the new vowel diagraph ew as in -oo-. (examples of words with this sound are flew, stew, crew). We have used these picture symbols to remember ew and oo.

This week in writing we have continued to learn how to write instructions. This time we wrote instructions on washing hands.

In handwriting we have been working on how to write on cursive the letters a, g and q.

At home

Yesterday your child took home her/his reading book. We have been reading the book at school during the week therefore your child should be able to read the book without support (they might need support with some words). This is a showcase of their learning at school.
The children also took home their words walls related to the stage book they are reading. They should become confident at reading these words.
Handwriting, children could continue to practice writing in their name and other names in cursive handwriting.
Continue to practice reading and writing the spelling words of the block that your child took home.
ew (as in oo) song

Another very useful resource that we use in class is Alphablocks. The children love this!

Maths 

In Maths we have been learning about handling information, we have learned to make bar charts.

We have continued to work on our numeracy skills through our SEAL programme (different groups will work with different numbers and skills depending on their abilities to be able to make progress accordingly).

Our focus has been on number structures using a ten frame. 

At home

You could create your own bar chart gathering information about favourite fruits, favourite sports, etc. of the family members and friends.

We have used this game to explore number ten frame:

https://www.nctm.org/Classroom-Resources/Illuminations/Interactives/Ten-Frame/

This is another game that your child might find useful:

http://toytheater.com/fruit-fall/

Other areas 

In PE we have worked on working as a team (outdoors) and ball skills (indoors): hand and feet skills. 

IDL We have continued to work on our topic Polly Jean Pyjama Queen and our focus has been learning about habitats. We have loved learning about this!

Other information 

Parents Consultations on Wednesday and Thursday.
Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing. We will be outdoors no matter the weather (unless torrential rain). 
On Friday we will have Loose parts. Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing. We will be outdoors no matter the weather (unless torrential rain). 
Purple folder. Thank you for your support in emptying the purple folders each day.  
A reminder to name all items of clothing and shoes, and to check names on items brought home in case your child accidentally acquires a jumper belonging to someone else. 
We are looking for small pieces of ‘junk’ for modelling e.g., toothpaste boxes, tea bag boxes, snack bar boxes. The more interesting shapes the better!

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Mrs McFarlane

P2D- Mrs DeBonrostro

P2D Reflective Friday 30.09.22

Sep 30, 2022Sep 30, 2022 Staff..114

Dear Parents/ Carers,

We hope you had a good week. We had a busy one.

This week in P2 we have been learning:

Literacy

In literacy we have learned a new vowel diagraph -ew as in -oo-. ( drew, stew, crew, etc).

This week at writing we have continued to learn how to write instructions. This time we wrote instructions on washing hands.

Handwriting: we have been working on how to write on cursive the letters a, g and q.

At home

Yesterday your child took home her/his reading book. We have been reading the book at school during the week therefore your child should be able to read the book without support (they might need support with some words). This is a showcase of their learning at school.
The children also took home their words walls related to the stage book they are reading. They should become confident at reading these words.
Handwriting, children could continue to practice writing in cursive their name and other names.
Continue to practice reading and writing the spelling words of the block that your child took home.
Ew as in oo song

Another very useful resource that we use in class is Alphablocks. The children love this!

Maths

At Maths we have been learning about handling information, we have learned to make bar graphs.

Our focus has been on Number structures using a ten frame.

At home

You could create your own bar chart gathering information about favourite fruits, favourite sports, etc. of the family members and friends.

We have used this game to explore number ten frame:

https://www.nctm.org/Classroom-Resources/Illuminations/Interactives/Ten-Frame/

This is another game that your child might find useful:

http://toytheater.com/fruit-fall/

Other areas

In PE we have worked on working as a team (outdoors) and ball skills (indoors): hand and feet ball skills.

IDL We have continued to work on our topic Polly Jean Pyjama Queen and our focus has been learning about habitats. We have loved learning about this!

Independent Learning

Other information

On Friday we will have Loose parts. Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing. We will be outdoors no matter the weather (unless torrential rain).
Parents Consultations on Wednesday and Thursday.
Please ensure your child brings a jacket every day to school. As mentioned above children will be outdoors in all weathers.
Purple folder. Thank you for your support in emptying the purple folders each day.
A reminder to name all items of clothing and shoes, and to check names on items brought home in case your child accidentally acquires a jumper belonging to someone else.
We would appreciate donations of any unwanted empty or partially used notebooks or diaries (used pages can be removed). Also, any enticing writing implements (i.e., glittery pencils/gel pens/ pencils with feathers etc – anything other than standard school issue type pencils/pens). The children enjoy choosing resources from the table to use in their independent learning.
We are looking for small pieces of ‘junk’ for modelling e.g., toothpaste boxes, tea bag boxes, snack bar boxes. The more interesting shapes the better!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs de Bonrostro

P1 Koalas

P1M Reflective Friday

Sep 30, 2022 Staff..469

Hello everyone, this is what we have been learning this week:

NUMERACY

We were learning to recognise numerals, to recognise regular dot patterns, count a number of movements, count items in a collection and say the number which comes before and after a number.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

Please practise saying the number which comes before and after a number. If your child can do this with numbers up to 10, try with numbers up to 20.

LITERACY

This week we have been revising the sounds introduced so far. We worked with the children individually to assess whether they could recognise the letters, say the pure sound of the letter, identify the letter by the sound it makes and whether they could blend sounds to read words and word build using magnetic letters.

FOUNDATIONS OF WRITING

We discussed waving to people and thought about who we could wave at. We drew pictures in our writing jotters and the teacher scribed our stories.

We shared the story ‘Sparkle Boy’ and talked about how we all should have the freedom to be ourselves.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

Please use the blue letter cards you have collected so far to practise blending and building words.

In our outdoor PE time, we ran at different speeds, ran in straight lines, ran over low obstacles, ran as part of a team. In the hall we began with lots of running games to warm up our bodies, we used different parts of our bodies to move around the room. We chose an animal and tried to copy the way it would move then we guessed each other’s animal. We worked together in teams to race one another, moving in different ways.

HWB

As part of our Building Resilience programme, we are thinking about ‘Looking on the Bright Side’ this term. We spoke about what we are grateful for and drew pictures for our wall.

We continued this theme in drama where we thought about difficult or challenging situations which could arise in school and the things we could say and do which would help us to cope with them.

We enjoyed a calm time when we participated in Cosmic yoga.

LOOSE PARTS

We enjoyed playing with our friends from the other classes during loose parts.

Primary one will have loose parts on Wednesday 5 October.

Enjoy the weekend everyone.

Buckstone Primary School

P1B Reflective Friday 30.9.22

Sep 30, 2022 fionacroal

Good afternoon, P1B! Just a reminder to please return your blue learning story folder as soon as possible.

Literacy

This week, we focussed on going over our sounds so far: s, a, t, p, i and n. We worked on our sound recognition, blending and building at the teaching table, and had further opportunities to consolidate our learning around the classroom. In writing this week, our prompt was ‘I opened a tin of…’. No one was allowed to say beans! The Bright Sparks came up with some really imaginative ideas.

Numeracy

We continued with our work on SEAL Chapter 5 this week, focussing on the number before, the number after and number sequences forwards and backwards. 12-13 and 13-12 proved to be the trickiest one, so it would be great if you could practise this at home! This week, we also had a numicon station to get familiar with the resource.

Health and Wellbeing

We all did a fantastic job at PE on Monday, practising different ways of moving across the playground and following instructions. On Thursday with Mrs Conlin, we looked at the Building Resilience programme and thought about how to Look on the Bright Side and look for solutions for when we are feeling sad and upset.

Other Areas

Loose parts outside involved lots of problem solving, imagination and team work! It was great to be outside with all of the other P1 children too.

We practised keeping a beat and using our listening to guess who is singing…

I am tapping at the window I am knocking on the door…

We have had another very busy and creative week in the P1 area and around the classroom. Here are some of our creations.

Making a dress using wool, sellotape and paper! We also made a hanger for it to hang on!

General information:

I am looking forward to catching up with you all next week during Parent Consultations on Wednesday and Thursday.

I am looking for some additional furniture and items for our classroom. If anybody has any small tables (IKEA LACK size), small chairs or rugs that are unwanted we would really appreciate any donations! Please speak to me at the door or email the school.

See you all next week,

Miss Croal

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Outdoor loose parts

No two loose parts sessions are ever the same – their creativity is endless !

Independent learning

The children have been developing a wide range of skills through independent learning opportunities in class. Here is a selection of photographs of what they have been doing.

Literacy

This week we have revised the letter sounds s, a t p n and i.

Our handwriting focus was horizontal lines.

The children will bring home a revision ‘sounds sheet’ today.

Our writing/storytelling prompt this week was ‘I was surprised when…’

I was surprised when I stood on the balloon and it popped.

Numeracy

This week we have continued our numeracy fluency work with our Stages of Early Arithmetical Learning ( SEAL) inputs, reinforcing the following strategies and concepts –

Our Core numeracy skills this week were

counting backwards from 10 (or 20 for some pupils).
naming the next number in an isolated short backwards number sequence. ie. I say, 10, 9, 8 (they say 7)
establishing a collection ( give me 9 counters/raisins/etc)
counting a collecting with accurate 1-1 correspondence
recognising numerals
sequencing numerals
making instant finger patterns (show me 6 fingers without counting them)
recognising dice patterns and clapping the amount of dots on the dice

Our challenge numeracy skills were.

sequencing numerals within the range 0-30
naming the number after a given number ( 0-30)
counting backwards from 30, starting and stopping at different points
making equal groups from a larger collection – ie 8 counters can be 2 groups of 4, 4 groups of 2 or 8 groups of 1

Looking ahead to next week.

Parent Consultation meetings

Loose parts play on Wednesday afternoon.

Other areas of the curriculum

We have been discussing gender bias (in child friendly language) and very much enjoyed the story ‘Sparkleboy’. There an online version of the book here if you would like to read it again with your child.
We have been learning about the people who work in our school. Mrs George and Mrs Cameron came to tell us about their work in the school office, and we went on a tour of the school. We saw places we had never seen before.
In music we sang songs and played games designed to develop skills of keeping a steady beat. We also explored using our voices in different ways.
In Outdoor and Indoor PE we have been focus on agility when running, zig zagging through obstacles and playing the tail catcher game. (I am learning how to move my body well, exploring how to manage and control it and finding out how to use and share space (HWB 0-21a)

This week’s homework and other information

Practise forming the letters s,a,t,p,i,n.
Count backwards from 10 (or 20 or 30)
Use all the blue letter cards to blend and build words ( see homework sheet in purple folder)
Encourage your child to write their name using correct letter formation. You may wish to refer to this sheet for letter formation routes.

Can you help?

We have been given a new doll for our role play corner – but it is very cold!! If anyone has any leftover double knitting wool which we could use to make some clothes for it that would be much appreciated. (It would be even more amazing if anyone has the time and skill to make us some clothes to fit a 16″ baby doll)

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A reminder to please name all items of clothing and shoes, and to check names on items brought home in case your child accidentally acquires a jumper belonging to someone else.

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P1M Reflective Friday 23.9.22

Sep 23, 2022Sep 23, 2022 Staff..469

Hello everyone, this is what we have been learning this week:

NUMERACY

We were learning in small groups and practised saying number word sequences forwards and backwards, starting from different numbers up to 20. We said alternate numbers and the number which came next in a sequence- 8, 9, 10 -. We identified numerals and used our fingers to make numbers.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

Please continue to practise counting backwards starting from different numbers. If your child is confident doing this from 10, they could try it from 20.

LITERACY

We introduced the sounds I and S. (Apologies, last week’s blog said the sounds were s and n when they were p and n). We thought of things beginning with these sounds, learned an action and sang some songs to help us remember them. We used a board and magnetic letters to locate the letters and to make some words. We tried to decode some three letter words made from the sounds we know. Activities in the classroom this week included: creating an insect from natural materials, building an igloo from natural materials, and drawing a Smed and a Smoo.

We shared the big 0RT book together and were introduced to the character of Floppy, the family dog.

FOUNDATIONS OF WRITING

We spoke about the weekend and any interesting things we had seen when we were out and about and drew pictures of ourselves pointing at these things.

THINGS TO DO AT HOME

Your child will bring home flashcards today, please use these to help your child recognise the sounds and to build the suggested words. Look around the environment and help your child to spot these letters and recognise them in different fonts.

In our outdoor PE time, we continued to practise different ways of travelling. In our hall PE time, we played lots of different running games to warm up and practised different ways of using our bodies to make shapes. We worked with a partner and took turns to be the leader. We finished with some games to help us work together as a team.

OUTDOOR LEARNING

We created pictures of our families using natural materials.

We used chalk to practise writing the sounds we have learned.

LOOSE PARTS

Primary One were lucky yesterday as the rain stopped in time for us to enjoy our loose parts. The children really enjoyed working together with the whole year group to set out all the equipment, choose materials, build, create and problem solve. They were great at putting away all the materials at the end of the session. Very well done P1.

Enjoy the weekend everyone.

Here are a selection of photos from our first few weeks in P1.

Buckstone Primary School

P1B Reflective Friday 23.9.22

Sep 23, 2022 fionacroal

Happy Friday, Bright Sparks! Please look out for the Queen Elizabeth II keepsake book provided by the Government, the Halloween Disco letter and the blue paper with our sounds for the week in the purple folders. We would be grateful if you could please bring the learning stories back to school as soon as you have read the term overview and your child’s star steps.

Literacy

This week, we have introduced the ‘s’ sound and the ‘i’ sound. We practised the sounds with our friend Geraldine the Giraffe and had two more treasure hunts around the classroom, finding things like a star, a snake, Sophie, Sarvesh, ink and insects. We made suns with paint and pasta, sniffed different smells and tried to build igloos! Our writing prompt this week was ‘I sat on a…’, and we all had a go at sounding out and writing ‘sat’. We had really imaginative drawings and ideas! Below are also videos to help your child with the s and i letter formation.

I sat on a… “ice block and Anna, Elsa and Kristoff were there!”

Numeracy

This week, we continued with our SEAL programme for numeracy fluency work. We have been working on lots of different skills including sequencing numerals 1-10, counting backwards from 10 or 20, taking a given amount of counters and domino pattern recognition.

Other Areas

In PE this week, we have been continuing to focus on spatial awareness and basic movement. We were being different types of beans around the hall, such as runner beans, broad beans, jumping beans and chilli beans!

Our first loose parts (messy play) session was a great success. It was fab to have all P1 classes out together, and thankfully it stayed dry in the afternoon! During the session, there was an abundance of teamwork, problem solving and communication skills.

We had a special delivery this week of new furniture for our classroom house corner! There has been increased engagement with this area and the children are demonstrating the skills of negotiation, teamwork and cooperation during the roleplay. We still would welcome donations of any further resources to support our loose parts provision – if you have a source of larger items such as guttering, logs etc we would love to hear from you. Also, any old baking trays or pots and pans are most welcomed and will be well used.

General information:

If the classroom door is closed, please drop off/pick up your child at the office.

Promote independence in dressing and everyday tasks – changing/tying shoes, taking off jumpers, opening snack packets, zipping up coats, sorting inside out sleeves etc.

Appointment booking for Parent Consultations on 5^th or 6^th Oct will open later this evening.

Have a great weekend,

Miss Croal