Hurlford Primary School and Early Childhood Centre

In literacy this week we have been revising many of the phonemes and the children are progressing really well and now using their knowledge of sounds to decipher words and begin to spell some simple words with growing independence.

In maths, this week we have been subtracting  from 20 game using Numicon and number lines. The children are still having fun applying their problem-solving skills using the theme Goldilocks and the three bears exploring measure and volume.

As this is Food Fortnight for health and wellbeing, we will have been exploring the children’s understanding of healthy eating. Last week we explored where bananas come from and the type of climate, they need to grow so by contrast this week we have been looking at growing carrots and what dishes we could make using carrots. Big Cook Little Cook showed us how to make a carrot cake so you might get some requests to bake next week.

Thanks again for supporting your children with their homework tasks and preparing a short talk about their favourite toy. The children were very proud of their toys and good at explaining where they got it and keep it. Who is allowed to play with it and the class were very good at asking questions about their friend’s toys?

Have a lovely Easter holiday and happy egg hunting and enjoy some chocolate treats.

Primary 2 week beginning 27th March

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Mrs Carey

We’ve made it to the last week of Term 3. It’s been a very busy time and everyone’s looking forward to a well deserved break.

Here’s what P6 have been focusing on this week.

In Literacy, for our spelling we were focusing on words linked with the Easter story. We used talking and listening skills to learn more about Easter practices and traditions. Our reading into writing this week was predicting the next part of our class novel and writing in the style of the author. We practised our handwriting skills with recipes and an Easter poem.

For Numeracy we continued to use problem solving strategies. We acted out the situation and used practical resources to get to the solutions. We also brushed up on our multiplication tables and played lots of interactive games.

On Wednesday we had our final skiing and tubing session. It was a chance for some of our parents and carers to come along and see the progress we’ve made. We all had a great time.

As part of Food and Fair-trade Fortnight, we planted cucumber seeds and learned all about herbs and spices. We researched where they are grown and how they can be used in cooking. Yesterday we made Tzatziki dip using cucumber, mint, Greek yogurt and lemon juice. Most of the class liked the taste and texture. We learned how to use the claw grip when using a knife to safely chop fruit and vegetables.

Today we enjoyed watching the P6 and P5’s performance of The Lion King. Later we took part in an Easter quiz in teams of four. It was great fun.

Have a great holiday and look forward to seeing you all at the start of Term 4.

Happy Easter.

In literacy this week we have been learning about the diagraph qu and using construction and role play to build The Snow Queen a palace, enjoyed cosy quilts and made a maze to hide Snow White and the dwarfs from the Wicked Queen.  The children are gaining more confidence at making simple sentences and breaking and blending more complex words in their reading books.  At the moment we are still experiencing difficulty gaining  online access to the reading books from this scheme. Thanks for your support with reading and helping your child to gain confidence and fluency. The tricky words to revise this week are they, was we, you

In maths, this week we have played a fun subtraction from 20 game using  2 ten frames and counters. The children have now investigated and explored using  Numicon to make take away calculations, coat hangers and pegs and rods.  The children have had great fun applying their problem solving skills using the theme Goldilocks and the three bears exploring measure and volume.

As this is Food Fortnight for health and wellbeing we will have being exploring the children’s understanding of healthy eating. This has led us to examine where bananas come from and carrots. We have also looked at Fair trade and farming bananas.

Thanks again for supporting your children with their homework tasks and next week I’m asking the children to prepare a short talk about their favourite toy. Explaining where they keep it, why it is special, maybe who gave it to them,where they keep it and who they like to share it with?

Buzz Group children  – toy talks on Tuesday 28^th

Woody Group children – Wednesday 29^th

Jessie Group Children – Thursday 30^th

Wishing you a lovely relaxing week ahead.

Problem Solving with measure in P2.

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Mrs Carey