The children are settling well in to primary 1 and enjoying lots of new experiences at school.

Please remember to check bookbags every night and  also help your child (and staff!) by naming water bottles, snack pots and jackets.

This week we will be going down to gym on Thursday. If you have a daughter, it is a very good idea to avoid dressing them in tights and pinafores on gym days! Please make sure your child has gym kit, with their name on it.

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.

If the reading book has words please support your child to read the text. Let them try to read it independently and  encourage them to point to the words as they are reading. If they are unsure, say the first sound for them, draw their attention to letters they recognise along with the overall shape of the word or sound it out completely if necessary. Try matching the words from their pots with the words on the page and play games like – point to the word that says…

If the book has 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 talk through 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 – is and it. 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 working with the letter n – recognising, writing and identifying the sound in words. We will also be consolidating s, a, t, i and p.  There will be the n sound job in their H/S book.

Maths – Number work, puzzles and counting for 0-10 and the correct formation of 6 and 7.