Welcome to the P1W blog! I am delighted to say that the children are all settling into Primary One very well! There was lots of excitement this week as the children stayed for their first full day on Monday! They have really enjoyed having lunch in the dining hall!
Our topic for this term is called ‘Myself and my School Community’. We started our topic by learning about the Golden Rules. Please continue to talk about the Golden Rules (using your child’s ‘Green all Week book’) at home. We have also been talking about ourselves and what makes us unique. The children have been sharing their own ideas through discussions and detailed drawings. We will also be learning about important people and places in our school.
In phonics, we have learned ‘s’, ‘a’, ‘t’, ‘i’ and ‘p’. The children have enjoyed exploring a variety of phonics tasks related to our new sounds. They made teepee tents, cotton wool igloos and pink pig pictures to name just a few! Look out for the new phonics homework books in your child’s folder this week! To help your child to practise the sounds we have learned, search for the free ‘Jolly Phonics Lessons’ app on the App Store. The app will allow you to share the actions, stories and songs which the children have been learning in class. In numeracy, we have been learning about number recognition, ordering and formation of numbers through a variety of active tasks.
Our timetable for this term is as follows:
- Monday – Assembly, Outdoor activities in the nursery garden, Singing with Miss Hamilton
- Wednesday – PE with Miss Mair
- Friday – Library, PE with Miss Mair
Please ensure your child has the following in school:
- A named gym kit
- A named apron for art
- A named pair of indoor shoes
- A named A4 plastic folder for transporting letters, reading books and homework to and from school every day
- A named ‘rainy day’ activity book for indoor breaks and lunchtimes
Please ensure all clothing and property brought to school with your child is clearly named. This will help to avoid it getting lost.
Thank you for your support so far and I look forward to working with you all this year!
Mrs Williams
