This week we have the Open Afternoon on Wednesday from 1.30-3.00pm. You are welcome to come into the classroom and help your child do some Christmas crafts.

We will be busy this week making chocolate fudge to sell at the School Christmas Fair on Saturday 8th December.

Letter Sounds

This week we are revising our last six letter sounds g, o, u, l, f, b. For homework use the letters in the envelope at the front of the pink book to make simple 2/3 letter words such as log or bug. Please write the words you make on the sheet in the pink book for Friday.

Common Words

The children now have the second word wall in their white books which can be used at home for revision. Words for this week are if and of. Please complete the common word homework for Thursday. You may need to help your child to write the number after counting the words together. They can now also try to write the words.

Reading

The children will get 2 new books this week on Monday and Thursday. We will be starting a new set of books on Thursday – Big Cat Collins. These books have lots of repetition in the stories so your child may remember the words from the previous page.   Encourage them to look at the words or point to them as you read.

Word Pots

We are now on our last reading book in this set with these words added related to each book.

was will be added for the book Making Faces

had will be added for the book The Headache

an and everyone will be added for the book Fancy Dress

wanted and said will be added for the book The Pet Shop

I and I’m will be added for the book The Journey

The Big Cat Collins books will also have some words added to match the different books. This week your child may get –

A and has will be added for Cats

make will be added for Colour Bears

Maths

This week we will continue to do some work on shape.

 

Our CLIC sessions will continue

Counting – counting to 10 and 20 forwards and backwards

Learn its –  1 + 1 = 2 and 2 + 2 =4.

Topic

We will continue with our rehearsals this week in the hall and on the stage. I decided to give the children home a copy of our song words so you can use them at home as well as the video links if you want.  They are doing really well with the songs. The children have all now tried on their costumes and have their positions for our performance.

 

This week’s star of the week is Alfie. He has been working hard in his reading group and managing to blend the letter sounds together to read unseen words.

Well done Alfie.

Hope you are all enjoying your Bookbug Bags at home. The winning book in the the Bookbug Picture Book Prize in P1C was I Am Bat with 10 votes, One Button Benny go 6 votes and Eric Makes A Splash got 4 votes.

Our Kincorth Library visit last week had to be cancelled again due to the bad weather. Hopefully we will manage to get a visit booked for another time this term.

Letter Sounds

This week our letter sounds are f and b. Letter f homework should be completed for Wednesday and letter b homework should be completed by Friday.

Common Words

Please continue to revise the first 12 common words on the word wall in the white book. Words for this week are on and all. Please complete the common word homework for Thursday. You may need to help your child to write the number after counting the words together. They can now also try to write the words.

Reading

The children will get 2 new books this week on Monday and Thursday. They will have heard the extended story in school so may be able to tell you more about what is happening in the pictures. Encourage your child to look at the words or point to them as you read.

Word Pots

We are still on the set of reading books with these words added related to each book.

was will be added for the book Making Faces

had will be added for the book The Headache

an and everyone will be added for the book Fancy Dress

wanted and said will be added for the book The Pet Shop

I and I’m will be added for the book The Journey

Maths

This week we will continue to look at 3D shapes – cube, cone, sphere, cylinder, colouring, recognising, sorting and looking at their properties.

 

As part of our Big Maths we do CLIC sessions in the class which at this stage of Primary 1 only involve C – counting and L – learn its.

Counting – counting to 10 and 20 forwards and backwards

Learn its –  1 + 1 = 2 and 2 + 2 =4.

Topic

The children have listened to the Christmas Story and have started learning our songs for the Christmas Concert. We will continue with our rehearsals this week in the hall and on the stage. Instead of giving the words of the songs home, here are the links to the tutorial videos teaching each of the 6 songs. Your child may like to  rehearse at home too.

Song 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtRL0cy19mw

 

Song 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-t-Y5HFq6g

 

Song 3 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN7nk5tkHFc

 

Song 4 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSIFkvFlosg

 

Song 5 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e76f-ktAns

 

Song 6 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbT6mr-NcII

 

This week’s star of the week is Demi. She has been focused and has been trying her best in class activities.

Well done Demi.

This week the children will get home their Bookbug bags containing the 3 books nominated for the Scottish Book Awards. The bags also contain other goodies which can be shared as a family at home.  We will be voting for our favourite book in school.

Hopefully this week we will be walking up to Kincorth library on Wednesday morning after break. Last week’s visit had to be cancelled due to the bad weather.

Letter Sounds

This week our letter sounds are u and l. Letter u homework should be completed for Wednesday and letter l homework should be completed by Friday.

Common Words

Please continue to revise the first 12 common words on the word wall in the white book. Words for this week are go and no. Please complete the common word homework for Thursday. You may need to help your child to write the number after counting the words together. They can now also try to write the words.

Reading

The children will get 2 new books this week on Monday and Thursday. They will have heard the extended story in school so may be able to tell you more about what is happening in the pictures. Encourage your child to look at the words or point to them as you read.

Word Pots

We are now on a new set of reading books and words will be added related to each book.

was will be added for the book Making Faces

had will be added for the book The Headache

an and everyone will be added for the book Fancy Dress

wanted and said will be added for the book The Pet Shop

I and I’m will be added for the book The Journey

Maths

This week we will be investigating 3D shapes – cube, cone, sphere, cylinder, colouring, recognising, sorting and looking at their properties.

 

As part of our Big Maths we do CLIC sessions in the class which at this stage of Primary 1 only involve C – counting and L – learn its.

Counting – counting to 10 and 20 forwards and backwards

Learn its –  1 + 1 = 2 and 2 + 2 =4.

Topic

This term our topic is called Showtime. This involves rehearsing for our Christmas concerts both in the class and with the other infant classes. We have six songs to learn. The children will get a copy of the words to take home.

 

This week is a four day week for the children – Monday to Thursday. Friday is an in-service day for staff only.

We will be walking up to Kincorth library on Wednesday morning after break.

Letter Sounds

This week our letter sounds are g and o. Letter g homework should be completed for Wednesday and letter o homework should be completed by the following Monday.

Common Words

Please continue to revise the first 12 common words on the word wall in the white book. Words for this week are so and had. Please complete the common word homework for Thursday. You may need to help your child to write the number after counting the words together. They can now also try to write the words.

Reading

The children will get 2 new books this week. They will have heard the extended story in school so may be able to tell you more about what is happening in the pictures. Encourage your child to look at the words or point to them as you read.

Word Pots

The children still have the main character names in their word pot. Kipper, Biff, Chip, Mum, Dad and Floppy.

Other words –

the will be added for the book The Pancake

a will be added for the book A Good Trick

Maths

This week we are continuing with our 2D shape – circle, square, rectangle and triangle, drawing, recognising, making patterns and looking at their properties.

As part of our Big Maths we do CLIC sessions in the class which at this stage of Primary 1 only involve C – counting and L – learn its.

Our learn its for this term are 1 + 1 = 2 and 2 + 2 =4.

These are facts which the children have to learn and remember. The first ones we do are the doubles so the fingers on each hand can be used to demonstrate the fact.

We will be revising these learn its a lot throughout the rest of this term so we are ready to move on to the next ones in the new year.

This week’s star of the week is Heath. He has been fantastic at phonics, remembering the letter sounds and forming the letters well.

Well done Heath.

This week on Tuesday the children are having their photo taken for First Class in the newspaper.

Poppies are on sale all this week – 50p.

Letter Sounds

This week we are revising our last six letter sounds c/k, e, h, r, m, d. For homework use the letters in the envelope at the front of the pink book to make simple 2/3 letter words such as red or her. Please write the words you make on the sheet in the pink book for Friday.

Common Words

Please continue to revise the first 12 common words on the word wall in the white book. Words for this week are to and do. Please complete the common word homework for Thursday. You may need to help your child to write the number after counting the words together.

Reading

The children will continue with the books with words. These will go home on a Monday and a Thursday so they will get 2 new books each week. The children will have heard the extended story in school so may be able to tell you more about what is happening in the pictures. Encourage your child to look at the words or point to them as you read.

Word Pots

The children still have the main character names in their word pot. Kipper, Biff, Chip, Mum, Dad and Floppy.

Other words –

and will be added for the book Six in a Bed

is and it will be added for the book Who is it?

the will be added for the book The Pancake

a will be added for the book A Good Trick

Maths

This week we are continuing with our counting as well as starting some work on shape. We will begin with 2D shape – circle, square, rectangle and triangle, drawing, recognising, making patterns and looking at their properties.

This week’s star of the week is Jay. He has been great at listening to and following instructions.

Well done Jay.