P1 Handwriting Homework – Handwriting letters for this week are h and k. These will be given as homework on Monday and Wednesday and should be returned to school the next day.

Common Words – This week our words are play and with.  P1s, please complete the homework in the white book for Thursday.  P1s and P2s, please keep practising the common word walls 1, 2 and 3 in your Common Word Book or your Home/School Book.

Reading – Primary 1 and 2 children will receive a new reading book on Monday and Wednesday. Some children have a new word list in their Home/School Book which will continually be assessed in school, but please use it to help you practise the new reading words at home.

Phonics – This week our sounds are sh as in shop and fish.  The sounds will be put in the sounds envelope at the front of the pink book and can be used to make words along with the other letter sounds.

In class we do lots of word making activities, so ask your child to show off their knowledge to you. Why not try getting them to set out their sounds into alphabetical order and asking them to spell a range of 3 letter words, along with oo words (moon, pool, foot, book), ai words (pain, train, jail, nail) and oa words (toad, goat, moan).

P2 spelling homework will be given on Monday and should be completed for Thursday. These sh words should be practised each night at home, ready for the spelling test on Friday. Please remember to practise the two common words as well as these can often trip the children up.

Number – Primary 1 and 2 will be working on 2D and 3D shape.

Our topic for the next few weeks will be ‘Festivals and Special Days’.