This is the first week of full-time school for our P1s.  Children can stay for free school dinners or bring a packed lunch.  If you would like to take them home for lunch then please collect them from the infant door (the one they line up at) at 12 noon and return them for the 1pm bell.  Home time is at 3pm but we will open the doors a few minutes early to try and reduce the number of children exiting the building all at once.

Reading – Your child will receive some new reading books this week. It would be extremely helpful if you could work with your child for a short time each night.

Although these first books have no text, the children have heard the extended story in class.  Using the picture books is an opportunity for the children to recall the main parts of the story and work on their oral skills.  Encourage your child to ‘read’ the story by looking at the pictures and discuss what’s happening. Have a look at any words in the word pot and see if your child can find the characters in the book.  Practising these words in the pot will help your child become familiar with the overall look and shape of each word. It won’t be long before these words will start to appear in their reading books, so any practice you do with them will be of real benefit.

Common Words – as and at. Homework will be given out on a Monday and should be completed for the Thursday.  Please see your child’s ‘Common Word Book’ for more information.

Phonics – This week we will be practising the letters i and p, as well as consolidating s, a, t.  There will be the sound job in their H/S book.

Maths – Number work, puzzles and counting for 0-10 and the correct formation of 4 and 5.