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Monday 24th March

Homework: final split phoneme u_e as in ‘cube’, introducing/exploring concept of fractions and division – see homework tab .

Outdoor Learning: Friday, weather permitting. We will be staying in playground.

Literacy Information for P2C and P2E

Our writing focus for these next 2 weeks is sentence structure. For this activity some pupils from P2C and P2E will be moving to another P2 class-for 30 minutes (3 times per week). We have already seen lots of positive progress in learners’ sentence skills and we hope this continues.

Mrs Carten, Miss Ellis and Mrs Findlay.

New Catering System for ordering lunches reminder:

Teachers will also be able to order lunches in class.

Important Dates

Monday 17th March

Homework – split phoneme e_e , skip counting in 10s/10 x table, exploring multiplication (see tab).

Outdoor Learning – Friday: We will be staying on school grounds.

Literacy Reminder for P2C and P2E

Our Literacy focus is letter formation and writing in sentences using capital letters , finger spaces and full stops. For this activity some pupils from P2C and P2E will be moving to another P2 class-for 30 minutes (3 times per week). We look forward to the positive progress.

Mrs Carten, Miss Ellis and Mrs Findlay.

Important Dates

Spring Disco Information

Red Nose Day Information

New Cashless Catering System Information

We hope you find this information useful.

Rights Respecting Schools Article

Monday 10th March

Homework – split phoneme a-e, multiplication, 5 x table, see Homework tab

Outdoor Learning

On Friday 14th March we hope to visit The Foxes to go on a ‘Hunt for Spring’. Children should wear shoes that can get muddy, even if the weather is dry. A change of socks and trousers would also be a good idea.

Literacy

Our Literacy focus is letter formation and writing in sentences using capital letters , finger spaces and full stops. For this activity some pupils from P2C and P2E will be moving to another P2 class-for 30 minutes (3times per week). We look forward to the positive progress.

Mrs Carten, Miss Ellis and Mrs Findlay.

Future Important Dates

March RRS Article

Monday 3rd March

Homework – see Homework tab. We have put up the next block of phonics and numeracy that will cover the first 3 weeks in March.

Outdoor Learning – Friday if dry.

Important dates

World Book Day events

Please read for Thursday 6th March.

Children will be bringing home their WBD tokens.

We look forward to celebrating on Thursday!

Rights Respecting Schools

March article:

Monday 24th February

Homework – split phoneme i_e, subtraction (see Homework tab).

Outdoor Learning – Friday if it is dry.

Important Dates

Monday 17th February

Homework – ‘y’ as in ‘fly’, fact families (linking addition and subtraction), see homework page for resources.

Outdoor learning – Friday if dry

Important dates for this week:

Monday 3rd February

Homework- see Homework tab

Outdoor Learning – if dry we will be outside in the school playground.

A big well done to all children for learning and performing their Scots poems. It was very difficult to choose our class winners. On Thursday 6th February the class winners will perform in the whole school Scots poetry competition. We wish them the best of luck!

February Rights Respecting School Articles

Important Dates

Monday 27th January

Homework – see Homework page

Outdoor Learning – Friday if the weather is dry

Scots Poetry Competition

We have been delighted at the number of children who have practised their Scots poem in front of the class. This week we will choose one winner from each class so pupils will be given the chance to perform again if they wish to take part. Your teacher will let the class know when this will be but all winners will be chosen by Friday 31st January.

Important Dates

Monday 20th January

Homework – see homework page.

Outdoor Learning – if dry we will be doing activities in the playground on Friday.

Scots Poetry Competition

We hope you have enjoyed reading and performing the Scots poems the children brought home. If you want to explore other poems or have misplaced your paper copy we provided then you can access them here:

Bus Queue Circus Robin-Reidbreist

My-Wee-Doggie

For any children wanting to try out for the school competition, which is in February, we will be choosing class winners from Monday 27th January. If anyone wishes to practise in front of the class before then please let your teacher know.

Here are some fun videos to help you practise more of our Scots language:

https://earlyyears.scotshoose.com/heidshooders.html

Important Dates

Monday 13th January

Homework – We have put up the homework for the full month of January. See Homework tab.

We hope to do Outdoor Learning on Friday if it is dry.

Robert Burns’ Day/ Scots Poetry Competition:

P2 and P2/1 have been exploring Scots language to celebrate Robert Burns’ birthday. Everyone has chosen a Scots poem they would like to learn and perform in front of the class if they choose. They will be bringing a paper copy of the poem home with them. Copies of all poems can also be found here:

Bus Queue Circus Robin-Reidbreist My-Wee-Doggie

Onthank will be holding a Scots Poetry Competition in February where one winner from each class will perform to the school. We will choose our class winners week beginning Monday 27th January. Pupils will be given opportunities to practise their poem in front of the class, if they wish, before this date.

Important Dates: