As part of our Big Maths scheme in school we do CLIC sessions for core numeracy.  Each letter stands for an area of numeracy.

C – Counting

L – Learn Its (these are number facts which we learn so they can be quickly recalled without needing to work out the answer).

I – It’s Nothing New

C – Calculations

At this stage of Primary 1 we focus on the first two letters.

Counting – saying numbers, counting skills and counting actual objects.

Learn its –  1 + 1 = 2 and 2 + 2 =4.

If you would like to do some maths homework, you can practise these skills at home. Try counting by saying the numbers up to 10, 20 or beyond if you can manage. If you can go forwards, try going backwards. You can also count actual objects, making sure you count each one once to get the correct total.

You can also practise the learn its by asking What is 1+1? and What is 2+2?

Well done to Malika, our latest pupil of the week. She always tries her best and puts great effort into classroom activities.

Also well done to Nicola, this week’s playground star for the early stages playground.

Welcome back. Hope you all enjoyed the holidays.

Letter Sounds

This week our letter sounds are m and d. Letter m homework should be completed for Wednesday and letter d 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 did and him. 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 also try to write the words.

Well done to Kaia, our latest pupil of the week. She has been very polite and showing good manners to everyone in school.

Parent interviews are on Tuesday and Thursday this week.

The children can bring a treat snack on the last day of term – Friday.

School finishes for the October break on Friday at 3pm. We return on Monday 25th October. Hope you all enjoy the holidays.

Letter Sounds

This week our letter sounds are h and r. Letter h homework should be completed for Wednesday and letter r homework should be completed by Friday.

Common Words

Please complete the common word homework for Thursday. Words for this week are me and and. You may need to help your child to write the number and the words. The children now have the first word wall stuck in the white common word homework book. This has our first set of 12 common words and can be used at home for revision and recognition of these words.

Reading

The children will only get one reading book on Monday this week. Books will be taken in on Thursday for the holidays.

Well done to Obaro, our latest pupil of the week. He has been doing a fantastic job of looking after our classroom by helping to tidy things away.

Well done also to Miya, the playground star for the early stages playground this week. She has been a great helper tidying away the playground equipment.

Letter Sounds

This week our letter sounds are c/k and e. Letter c/k homework should be completed for Thursday and letter e homework should be completed by next Monday.

Common Words

Every week in school the children will be introduced to two common words. These will be revised daily and displayed in the classroom. Our aim is for the children to recognise and be able to read the words. They can be reinforced at home by completing the common word homework for Thursday each week. Words for this week are the and are. You may need to help your child to write the number after counting the words together.  From this week they can try to write the words too.

Reading

Reading will be done twice a week in school on a Monday and a Thursday so the children will get 2 new books each week. 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.

Primary 1 had fun on National Fitness Day.

On Wednesday this week we have our Fitness Day. Please send the children to school in their sports gear, ready to take part in all the planned fitness activities.

At the end of this week we have the September Holiday Weekend. School is closed on Friday 24th and Monday 27th September.

Now we have completed the first 6 letter sounds – s, a, t, i, p and n. This week in school we will revise these sounds and do some activities to consolidate them. Matching pictures to their initial sound, forming the letter sounds and thinking of things which start with the letter sounds. We can now also start to form words using these letter sounds – sat, pin, at, in, sip, tin etc.

For homework try to make some of these words together at home using the individual letter sounds in the yellow envelope at the front of the pink book. This is the start of blending where we say the sounds together to read the word.

Common Words

Every week in school the children will be introduced to two common words. These will be revised daily and displayed in the classroom. Our aim is for the children to recognise and be able to read the words. They can be reinforced at home by completing the common word homework for Thursday each week. Words for this week are he and she. You may need to help your child to write the number after counting the words together.