We had a fabulous afternoon exploring and tasting a selection of fruits. We investigated the seeds found in each fruit and were all adventurous and tasted each and every variety. Well done Room 1!
On Wednesday 22nd June, Rooms 1 and 2 will be going on their trip to Hazlehead Park. Please remember to come dressed for the weather and remember a snack, drinks and packed lunch. (Except those who requested a packed lunch from the school kitchen.)
Thursday 23rd June – School will be closed for polling.
Common Words – This week our words are more, want and many. P1s, please complete the homework in the white book for Friday.
Reading – Primary 1 and 2 children will receive a new reading book on Monday. 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 we are learning to recognise, read and spell with consonant blends – ll and ss, as in pill/well and grass/mess.
Spelling homework continues for Primary 1 this week. The children will get 6 words on Monday to practise during the week, ready for an informal spelling test on the Friday. The main purpose of this spelling homework is to give the children a chance to practise their blending skills. We would appreciate your support in helping your child to copy each word two times at home, neatly and correctly. If they are finding it tricky please also help them to practise making their spelling words in other fun ways – magnetic letters, crayons, finger paints etc. The final part of the homework task is to choose one word to draw a picture of, in the blank space. Please encourage your child to write the word beside the picture. Please sign completed homework and send it into school by Friday this week.
P2 spelling homework will be given out on Monday to be handed in on Friday this week.
French – Counting 1 – 12, colours and weather.
Number – Most of Primary 1 will be revising subtraction from 7, 8 and 9 and will be working on addition and subtraction stories of 10.
Most of Primary 2 will be working on addition and subtraction stories of 13, 14 and 15.
Primary 1.
Counting – Comparing and ordering numbers to 20. Partitioning numbers to 20 – 16 = 10 + 6
Learn Its – Counting in 10s, Counting in 2s
It’s nothing new – Doubling 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Halving 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.
Calculations – Mental addition and subtraction to 10
Primary 2.
C – Comparing and ordering numbers to 100. Partitioning numbers to 20 e.g. 16 = 10 + 6
L – 4 + 2 = 6, 5 + 2 = 7. Counting in 2s
I – Missing parts – addition stories of 10.
C – Adding 10
Please send back the consent slip for our trip to Duthie Park and the money and consent slip for our trip to the Garden Centre in Stonehaven.
Common Words – This week our words are come and little. P1s, please complete the homework in the white book for Friday.
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 we are learning to recognise, read and spell with consonant blends – gr, pr, br, tr, fr, cr (e.g. grip, print, bring, from, crib).
Spelling homework continues for Primary 1 this week. The children will get 6 words on a Monday to practise during the week, ready for an informal spelling test on the Friday. The first word will be one of their common words, the next 4 will be 3 letter words and the final word will be a slightly trickier 4 letter word. The main purpose of this spelling homework is to give the children a chance to practise their blending skills. We would appreciate your support in helping your child to copy each word two times at home, neatly and correctly. If they are finding it tricky please also help them to practise making their spelling words in other fun ways – magnetic letters, crayons, finger paints etc. The final part of the homework task is to choose one word to draw a picture of, in the blank space. Please encourage your child to write the word beside the picture. Please sign completed homework and send it into school by the Thursday.
P2 spelling homework will be given out on Monday to be handed in on Thursday.
French – Counting 1 – 12
Number – Most of Primary 1 will be working with numbers to 20 – counting in 2s and Odd and Even numbers.
Most of Primary 2 will be working with the numbers to 100 – counting in 2s and Odd and Even numbers.
We look forward to seeing you at Parents Evening on either Tuesday or Thursday this week.
Common Words – This week our words are only and old. P1s, please complete the homework in the white book for Friday.
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 we are learning to recognise, read and spell with the sound ar.
Spelling homework continues for Primary 1 this week. The children will get 6 words on a Monday to practise during the week, ready for an informal spelling test on the Friday. The first word will be one of their common words, the next 4 will be 3 letter words and the final word will be a slightly trickier 4 letter word. The main purpose of this spelling homework is to give the children a chance to practise their blending skills. We would appreciate your support in helping your child to copy each word two times at home, neatly and correctly. If they are finding it tricky please also help them to practise making their spelling words in other fun ways – magnetic letters, crayons, finger paints etc. The final part of the homework task is to choose one word to draw a picture of, in the blank space. Please encourage your child to write the word beside the picture. Please sign completed homework and send it into school by the Thursday.
P2 spelling homework will be given out on Monday to be handed in on Thursday.
French – Over the last few weeks the children have been learning French. We have been focussing on meeting and greeting people as well as simple instructions – bonjour, salut, au revoir, ca-va, ca-va bien, ca-va mal, je m’appelle, ecoutez, regardez and much more. We have been having lots of fun and the children have been brilliant at picking up all the new phrases!!
Number – Most of Primary 1 will be working with numbers to 20 – counting out objects carefully and accurately, identifying the number after, the number before and the number between.
Most of Primary 2 will be thinking about the tens part and the units part of the numbers to 100. 4 tens and 2 is 42, 40 + 6 =46
We had a fantastic morning up at the Gramps with our Country Ranger, Douglas. Although it was rather chilly, we had great fun looking for mini-beasts, playing games, visiting the swing park and pond-dipping. Douglas told us lots of interesting facts as we discovered many creatures living in the pond and foliage.
We had a fabulous afternoon with our special visitor, learning lots about lambs and the life of a crofter. The children were absolute stars and we are so proud of how well they behaved and cared for Skippy.
We had a wonderful time at church on Easter Monday, learning more about the Easter story from Eddie the Minister.
Monday 28th March – We will be attending church for our Easter service at 10.30am. There will be a collection taken at the door so the children can take along a donation if they wish.
P1 Handwriting Homework – Handwriting letters for this week are f and s. 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 then and that. P1s, please complete the homework in the white book for Thursday. P1s and P2s have now got Common Word Wall 4 in your Common Word Book or your Home/School Book. These words will be assessed in school, but please use them to practise at home.
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 we are continuing the sounds of ch and focussing on it at the end of words, such as much, pinch and hutch. This sound is already in the sounds envelope at the front of the pink book and can be used to make words along with the other letter sounds.
P2 spelling homework – Will be given on Monday and should be completed for Thursday. These new ch 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.
Maths – We will carry on with our work about coin recognition and addition of money. Our CLIC sessions will also continue.
Topic – This week we will be learning about Spring lambs and meeting Skippy. We will also be finishing our Easter stories and crafts.
This term finishes on Friday 1st April at 3.00pm. We are off for 2 weeks holiday and return to school on Monday 18th April.
We hope you all enjoy your Easter holidays.
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