This week in maths P1C have been learning to count up in 2’s, 5,s and 10’s.  We have listened to counting songs, chalked numbers on the ground and  cut and stick numbers and put them in the correct order.

We also enjoyed drumming today with our class and the whole school.

This week we have also been learning about The Body. We drew around each other and labelled the different parts of the body.

 

 

 

 

We have been having lots of fun in the sunshine.

We are learning to count in 2s and we have been practising in lots of different ways.

We have also been revising our sounds. Today we were speed writing ee words.

Primary 7S have been helping us to develop our ICT skills. We can now log on, paint a picture, save a file and log off.

 

Primary 1:

Dear Parent/Carer,

I hope you find the following information useful.  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

P.E days

Wednesday and Friday. Please dress your child in clothes that are easily changed out of

Learning focus this term:

 

Through our learning context, Redwell’s Wildlife, we will be learning about:

• The effect of litter in our playground and how to reduce this
• Trees and Plants in our grounds
• Areas of our playground, such as the pond and the vegetable patch
• Recycling at Redwell and within the wider community
• Life cycle of animals
• Food chains and food webs
• Sustainability and the Global Goals
• Pond dipping
• Role of the environment and our role in looking after it
• Human impact on wildlife

Core Literacy:

• We will continue to learn more sound digraphs and revise previously taught sounds.
• Tricky words will be taught and used in class.
• We will continue to focus on using capital letters, finger spaces and full stops in our writing. Some children will develop their use of connectives to join 2 sentences together.
• We will learn about labelling within our writing.
• We will begin to write imaginative stories where we will create our own characters.
• We will also learn about functional writing such as writing letters, postcards and invitations.

Core Mathematics and Numeracy:

• We will be learning about number bonds up to 10
• We will be learning the concepts of doubling and halving
• We will be learning how to estimate measurements and then check these using appropriate units.
• Through our topic about Redwell’s Wildlife, we will develop our data handling skills and will be focusing on using tally marks and creating different tables and charts.
• We will also be continuing to focus on counting in 2’s, 5’s, 10’s and identifying the numbers that come before and after a given number.
• We will be able to identify halves and quarters of shapes and numbers.

Core Health and Wellbeing:

• We will be learning about different needs of living things, including humans.
• We will be learning about different families.
• We will also be covering the Clackmannanshire Council’s Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood Education course of work.
• We will be learning about how to look after a baby.

 

Thank you for your continued support.

 

 

Kind regards,

Mrs Conroy and Mrs Stewart

 

Primary 1C have been revisiting addition this week and we are all becoming more confident at reading number sentences, working out total amounts and using materials to help us.

We continue to revise all sounds and red words each day.  With a focus on sounding and blending.

We have started learning some songs for our Sharing and learning afternoon on the 2nd of May.  It is based on the story of ‘The Enormous Turnip’.  Speaking parts will be given out to your child next week to practice at home.

Mrs Morton (P.E) has asked that if your child wears earring s  could they please  be removed on P.E days (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday).  Thank you for your support with this.

Have a great weekend!

Primary 1C had lots of fun celebrating World Book Day

This week we read ‘The Bad Tempered Ladybird’ and we discussed the characters and the setting. We then went onto learn about the lifecycle of a ladybird.

Also this week we read the story ‘The tiny Seed’ and discussed the journey that the seed made before growing into a beautiful flower. We created our own plants using a variety of material and then labelled our plants. In addition to this we planted our very own cress seed and will be observing  how they grow over the next few weeks.

Just a reminder that gym days this term are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday each week. If possible could the children wear a polo shirt on those days and make sure that they remove all jewellary especially earrings.

Have a lovely weekend!

We had lots of fun learning our Scotts poem this week! We spoke confidently and received a huge round of applause from the rest of the school. IMG_0867

Have a great weekend!

It has been lovely to see all of the children back and hear all about the exciting things  they got up to  during the Christmas holidays.

This week in maths the children have been learning about money.  We have been identifying all coins to £2 and discussing the shape and colour of each coin.

Gym days have changed and they are now on a Tuesday, Wednesday and a Friday.

Primary 1C will get art this term with Mrs Barron instead of music.

Homework will be given out on Monday and there will be a letter explaining maths, literacy and reading homework inside your child’s yellow jotter.

 

Have a lovely Weekend!

We all had lots of fun at our Christmas party!

Primary 1C would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

 

Class Newsletter: Term 2

Mrs Conroy and P1C

Dear Parent/Carer,

I hope you find the following information useful.  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Learning in Term 1:

In term 1 we learned all about life at school and the routines that we follow here at Redwell Primary. We focussed on our favourite stories and on creating new friendships within our class. We had a great time exploring our school and our school grounds and getting to know all of the people who help us in school.  We also focussed on our school rules and how to organise ourselves quickly for class in the morning, playtime, lunchtime, home time and for gym lessons with Mrs Smith. We place great value on the importance of play in P1 and the children have enjoyed regular opportunities to engage in activities such as construction, role play and imaginative small world play.

Homework will continue to be issued on a Monday and should be completed by Thursday.  There will be a selection of Numeracy and Literacy activities and occasionally topic related tasks.

Your child should also have a clearly labelled water bottle everyday which is filled with plain water prior to arriving at school.  Please ensure your child has a labelled, weather appropriate jacket, as there will be outdoor learning opportunities.

PE days

This term P.E. days are as follows:

Primary 1C P.E. days are a Monday and a Friday.

On these days it would be helpful to the children if they could come to school dressed with polo shirt and jumper rather than shirt and tie in order to make changing for P.E. easier.

Learning focus this term:

Through our topic People who help us we will be learning about:

• People who help us within our family
• People who help us within the community
• The important role of the different emergency services
• How we can help others at home and in the community

Core Literacy:

• RWI Speed sounds
• Letter recognition and letter formation
• Sounding and blending with the help of Fred talk
• Introduction of Red Ditty Books

Core Numeracy:

• Number rhymes 0-20
• Number recognition 0-20
• Number formation 0-20
• Number sequencing and number ordering
• Time
• Addition to 10

Health and Wellbeing:

As a Health Promoting school we actively encourage and teach our children to make healthy choices, to enable then to become healthy, active and emotionally resilient young people of the future.

We are delighted to be able to continue to deliver 2 hours of PE a week as well as opportunities for children to be active in our fabulous new grounds.

We would appreciate your support in promoting a healthy and balanced diet, both in your child’s morning snack and in their packed lunch.  We would discourage any type of fizzy juice in school or energy drinks.  Children are encouraged to bring in a water bottle, which they can use during class time.  There are water fountains situated throughout the school for daily use.

Please encourage your child to participate in the Active Sports Clubs that are on offer at lunchtimes and after school, as well as any school based clubs that take place throughout the year.  Keep looking in school bags for further information.

A reminder that all children who cycle or scooter to school must wear a safety helmet and ‘walk’ their bikes whilst in the playground. There are bike racks available.

Playground toys:

We have a playground equipment for children to play with during lunchtime.  Please do not bring in your own toys – except for Golden Time on a Friday – so that we can be sure that all toys in the playground belong to the school.  Many thanks for your support.

Golden Time toys:

Children can bring a ‘toy’ to school on a Friday to play with during Golden Time. Please remember that the school cannot take responsibility for the safety of these toys and therefore we request that your child does not bring in expensive/ electronic items without your consent.  We appreciate your support with this matter.

Yellow Wing Cuddle on the Couch

Please help us to promote reading by joining us for Cuddle on the Couch.  Come along to the Yellow Wing and spend some time reading with your child.  This will be on alternate Mondays and Thursdays from 9 – 9.30.

I look forward to working in partnership with you this session.

Kind regards,

Mrs Conroy