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
