This week as part of our Sleeping Beauty project we have become Reading Detectives.  First we looked at a page on the Promethean board and used the highlighting tool to show words and sounds that we knew.  Next we all got a different page from one of the Sleeping Beauty books and using highlighters we coloured the words and sounds that we knew.  It was great fun and we were all super detectives!

In number work this week we finished looking at patterns and have been learning about missing numbers and number sequences.  We had lots of different activities to help us put numbers in order.  Every morning we use our number square to help us learn about numbers.

Ms Gauld came to visit us this week to show us how to stay healthy by washing our hands.  We watched a DVD with Handy who showed us when we should wash our hands and how to do it properly.  We all went to the toilets to wash our hands and we did such a good job that we all got a Handy sticker.  Watch out for our handwashing chart in our homework packets next week.

At gym we have been practising overarm and underarm throwing.  This week we had a giant target which we had to throw our fluff balls onto to get points for our team.  We also learnt a new game called clean the garden which was lots of fun.

Week Starting 26th September 2011

• P1a1 have gym on Monday afternoon.
• P1a2 have gym on Thursday afternoon.
• Remember to return your permission slips and money for our trip to the DCA Film Festival.
• Book bags will be now issued on a Friday. Please read the book with your child over the weekend and return it to school on Monday morning.

On the day your child has gym, please ensure they have no jewellery and long hair should be tied up.

Next week we will be learning about the beginning, middle and end of a story.