Last term we held Dunlop’s Got Talent 2019. There were a number of different acts all keen to show us what they could. We are always amazed at the range of talents our pupils have from singing to limbo! No matter what the the talent is, it is the children’s confidence and enthusiasm that shines through and makes it one of our yearly highlights.
Numeracy & Mathematics
The children will:
The children will sort and recognise coins to £2 and select coins to pay the exact amount for items up to 10p.
They will explore and discuss a range of different devices that can be used to measure time and use the language analogue, digital, hour-hand and minute hand. They will read analogue and digital time to o’clock.
When exploring pattern the children will create some of their own and say what comes next. They will count patterns in multiples of 2, 5 and 10.
We will revisit 2D and 3D shape to identify 2D shapes within 3D shapes and sort according to various criteria.
The children will use knowledge of shape, colour, size and other properties to match and sort information into Carroll/tree diagrams or pictograms.
Literacy and Language
Sounds/phonemes – j v y z q(u) x sh ch wh
Common words – get if for on be but you was went his have just
If you wish you may continue to practise the above at home using strategies from the Active Literacy homework booklet
The children will continue to read Oxford Reading Tree books appropriate to their stage and learn core words. Please try to read the books each night as home. Reading books should be put back into schoolbags as the children read in class and complete comprehension activities.
Listening & Talking assessment this term will be our Scots poem which will be given out this week to practice at home.
Health & Wellbeing
P.E. days will continue to be Monday and Thursday. The children will take part in small ball skill activities and games, moving to music and Daily Mile.
We will continue to reinforce Internet Safety through age appropriate stories and stranger danger.
The children will continue to explore positive relationships and behaviour through Circle Time stories and games.
We will taste Scottish foods, reinforce our knowledge of Farm To Fork and learn about nutrition and safe and hygienic practices.
Our Social Subjects topics this term are Scotland – The Ceilidh and Pirates and our Science topic is Materials. Most of our Art and Design, Drama and Music will be related to these topics. We will continue to develop drawing and painting skills and make collage and 3D models.
Religious and Moral Education
The Easter Story. The children will understand that Easter is a Christian festival and will explore the symbolism of Easter eggs. They will practise Easter songs and make an Easter card.
Technologies
The children will practise the following in class and can also do so at home:
The children have enjoyed using the class cameras to take photographs and will continue to do so.
When completing Science experiments during our Materials topic the children will develop practical skills as they select and work with materials and will use discovery and imagination to solve problems or construct models.
From now until the Christmas holidays the children will be revisiting the following sounds and spelling words:
a, s, t, p, i, n, r, m, d, e, c, k, g, l, f, o, b, u.
a, at, the, I, in, it, an, is, and, am, me, my, did, as, he, can, we, into.
If you wish to reinforce these at home, please do so using Active Literacy strategies from the booklet.
Here’s our amazing October 2019 Dazzlers!
Lots of super talents, skills and achievements!
with kind regards, Mrs Nouillan
P1 have been learning large ball skills in P.E. They have been using these skills to play mini team games.
Numeracy & Mathematics
Estimating & Rounding – the children are exploring and discussing numbers in their environment. They are beginning to use the language of before, after and between when talking about the position of a number on a line or track.
Number & Number processes – the children are using number rhymes and songs to explore counting. They are exploring counting amounts within 10 and have an understanding that the last number counted tells them the quantity. They are working hard to recognise and recall numerals to 10, then 20, including zero and identify missing numbers in these sequences. The children are counting on and back in ones along number lines and floor tracks. They have an understanding that when you add the number gets bigger and one more is the number after. We will then continue to explore adding on two and partition numbers to build up story facts eg. 5+0, 4+1, 3+2, etc.
Fractions, Decimals & Percentages – the children will share amounts equally into smaller groups and share a whole into two equal parts (halves) and know that they are the same size.
Time – as part of our birthdays topic we have been exploring the sequence of the days of the week and months of the year. We will also discuss the key features of the seasons.
Measurement – we are using the vocabulary tall, short, this, fat, heavy and light and comparing more than two objects by size – big, bigger, biggest.
2D shapes & 3D objects – recognise and name common 3D shapes in real life contexts. We will sort 3D and 2D shapes and objects using given and own criteria and identify 2D shapes within 3D shapes.
Data Handling – the children have made a birthday pictogram of their birthdays and this will be extended to include other types of information which will be gathered and sorted to include Carroll diagrams. The children will match and sort objects with a set of criteria based on properties.
Literacy & Modern Language
From now and until December the children will cover the following sounds and common words:
a s at. t p the I.
i n is it. r m an in.
d e and, am. c k me, my.
g l did, as. f o he, can.
b u we, into. h w go, get.
They children will begin to use the above in their writing and recognise these words in stories. The children will begin to read Oxford Reading Tree stories, stage 1 and 2 and we have already started reading these in class. They will also be introduced to core words in the stories which will come home with reading books. Books should be read every night.
The children will be introduced to the French puppet Camembear who will introduce colours in French.
Health & Wellbeing
P. E. days are Monday and Thursday and the children will participate in Games (large and small ball skills) and Gymnastics. Nearer to Christmas we will learn party dances.
This term we are finding out about internet safety through a story about Digiduck. The children are also exploring feelings, safe adults in the community, Code of Conduct around the school, being safe, being seen road safety during winter months and where food comes from as part of our Farm topic. The children also brush their teeth every day in class so we are also discussing cleanliness and good hygienic practices.
We will be completing our Birthdays topic by the end of the week and will begin The Farm after October holidays. We will also complete a Vibrations and musical instrument topic before Christmas. These topics will include art and design painting, drawing and collage activities. The Nativity will cover all Drama outcomes.
The children are using computers and laptops in class to play games and begin word processing. At the moment they are practising word processing skills in order to become more familiar with the keyboard. It would be helpful at home to practise logging on and off programmes.
