{"id":24,"date":"2026-03-16T16:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:19:59","slug":"literacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Homework"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Monday 20th April<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hello!<\/p>\n<p>Please find below suggested activities for learning at home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phonemes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our phoneme this week will be: ch<\/p>\n<p>The word list we will be using is:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/ch\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1174\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-1174\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/04\/20130544\/ch-119x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"119\" height=\"300\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mr Thorne Does Phonics - Episode CH\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SEoednLrsMY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UK School Primary One Jolly Phonics Song Ch ch - Trains are Chugging up the Hill\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5H58z_QVm-w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/ealyndsey_murray_glow_sch_uk\/IQBcW5c0P72ZRpE8C0MogeA0Ace5t6_b6g-fRlkRyvjNhUI?e=2kNmwk\">Phonics at home ideas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our new common\/tricky words are:<\/p>\n<p>Group 1 &#8211; so, go, no<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pupils will receive a new reading book this week &#8211; please try to read with your child at home.<\/p>\n<p>As discussed at parents night, please learn all the yellow highlighted words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maths &amp; Numeracy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In numeracy, we will be learning about halves. This week we will be\u00a0 talking about finding half of a shape and half of quantities, remembering that for a half, there should be two parts.\u00a0 We have also discussed that all the parts should be equal &#8211; the same size.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How you can help home<\/strong> &#8211; discuss &amp; split food into halves during snacks\/meals &#8211; are they the same size? Folding or cutting paper. Draw simple shapes, can the split them in half\/quarter. Practise sharing items at home between two people, making sure that both people have an equal amount.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/earth\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1176\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-full wp-image-1176\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/04\/20131750\/earth.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"301\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>We will be talking about Earth Hour in class this week. If you would like to follow up at home, there are some activities available here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthhour.org\/\">https:\/\/www.earthhour.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Monday 30th March<\/h1>\n<h5>Hello, click the link below for some fun Easter activities.<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandtrust.org.uk\/blog\/2022\/04\/outdoor-easter-activities-for-families\/\">https:\/\/www.woodlandtrust.org.uk\/blog\/2022\/04\/outdoor-easter-activities-for-families\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Monday 23rd March<\/h1>\n<h3>Literacy<\/h3>\n<p>This week our phonemes will be &#8216;y&#8217; and &#8216;x&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phonics Y With song Jolly Phonics\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9bMHn0-fYw8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phonics X With song Jolly Phonics\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fHlUS4NRc9I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Click on the links below to find out about Y and X.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Xx <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/articles\/z7p3pg8\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/articles\/z7p3pg8<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Try the game below. Read the word and decide whether the word is fake or real. Drag the coin (word) to the correct treasure chest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonicsplay.co.uk\/resources\/phase\/2\/buried-treasure\">https:\/\/www.phonicsplay.co.uk\/resources\/phase\/2\/buried-treasure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Numeracy<\/h3>\n<p>We have been learning to tell the time to o&#8217;clock on the analogue and digital clocks. We have learned\u00a0 that the long hand is called the minute hand and the short hand is called the hour hand.<\/p>\n<p>Practise matching the analogue and digital clocks in the game below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mathsframe.co.uk\/en\/resources\/resource\/116\/telling-the-time\">https:\/\/mathsframe.co.uk\/en\/resources\/resource\/116\/telling-the-time<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Continue to practise the addition number calculations up to 5 and do some subtraction.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Addition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/Flash.aspx?f=WaystoMake\">https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/Flash.aspx?f=WaystoMake<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subtraction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/maths-games\/robot-more-or-less\">https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/maths-games\/robot-more-or-less<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Thank you for your support,<\/h6>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Monday 16th March<\/h1>\n<h6>Literacy &#8211; it is our consolidation week this week. We will be revising the phonemes: z, w, ng, v and oo.<\/h6>\n<p>Talk about items at home or when you&#8217;re out and about that have these phonemes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.twinkl.co.uk\/tw1n\/image\/private\/t_630\/image_repo\/95\/22\/t-l-949-long-and-short-oo-word-cards-_ver_1.jpg\" alt=\"Long and Short 'Oo' Words Cards | English\" width=\"332\" height=\"166\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/phonics-teaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/v-phonics-sound.jpg\" width=\"183\" height=\"244\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/phonics-teaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/w-phonics-sound.jpg\" alt=\"w Words Phonics Poster - Free &amp; Printable - Ideal for Phonics Practice\" width=\"177\" height=\"236\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/safehugs.in\/cdn\/shop\/articles\/Ng_words_e842db83-7bbe-4989-ad86-e850bcb0562d.webp?v=1771501895&amp;width=2048\" alt=\"ng' Words for Kids with Pictures &amp; Worksheets\" width=\"267\" height=\"189\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Numeracy &#8211; This week we will be learning to tell the time on analogue and digital clocks.<\/h4>\n<p>We will be: Using language analogue,<br \/>\ndigital, hour hand and<br \/>\nminute hand.<br \/>\n\u2022 Reading analogue time to<br \/>\no\u2019clock.<br \/>\n\u2022 Reading digital time to<br \/>\no\u2019clock.<\/p>\n<p>Please talk about the time at home and link it to things you do in real life, e.g. dinner time is at 5 o&#8217;clock in the evening, bedtime is at 7 o&#8217;clock, we wake up at 8 o&#8217;clock in the morning, lunch time is at 12 o&#8217;clock in the afternoon etc&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Have a go at the game below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingtime.co.uk\/tasters\/Ihaveclock60f.html\">https:\/\/www.teachingtime.co.uk\/tasters\/Ihaveclock60f.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are going to start off by learning o&#8217;clock on analogue clocks then we will learn o&#8217;clock on digital clocks towards the end of the week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>STEM<\/h4>\n<p>Thank you for bringing in your boats. Everyone has done a fantastic job and has had different ideas. We are looking forward to testing the boats in t water to find out whether they float or sink.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Monday 9th March<\/h1>\n<h4>Phonemes this week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>revision of &#8216;v&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>new phoneme &#8216;oo&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Tricky words<\/h4>\n<p>revision of: to, do, so, no, go<\/p>\n<p>new word: she<\/p>\n<h4>Numeracy<\/h4>\n<p>We are learning to subtract quantities from a larger amount.<\/p>\n<p>Gather some items at home and practise making calculations. Practise taking away 0. When we are taking away, we start with the largest amount. What would happen if we started with a smaller amount taking away a larger amount?<\/p>\n<p>Here are some Topmarks games that you may wish to play:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/subtraction\/subtraction-to-10\">https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/subtraction\/subtraction-to-10<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/maths-games\/robot-more-or-less\">https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/maths-games\/robot-more-or-less<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ictgames.com\/mobilePage\/beeMoreOrLess\/\">https:\/\/ictgames.com\/mobilePage\/beeMoreOrLess\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/number-facts\/number-fact-families\">https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/number-facts\/number-fact-families<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>STEM<\/h4>\n<p>Please see homework from Monday 16th February.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Monday 2nd March<\/h1>\n<p>Phonemes &amp; tricky words<\/p>\n<p>We are learning the phonemes \u2018ng\u2019 &amp; \u2018v\u2019 this week.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the word lists we are using this week:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"single-image-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/ng\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1149\" data-carousel-extra=\"{&quot;blog_id&quot;:18156}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-1149\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/03\/01210932\/ng-99x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"1149\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/ng\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/03\/01210932\/ng.png\" data-orig-size=\"283,859\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ng\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/03\/01210932\/ng-99x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/03\/01210932\/ng.png\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" aria-label=\"Open image in full-screen.\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"single-image-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/v\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1150\" data-carousel-extra=\"{&quot;blog_id&quot;:18156}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-1150\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/03\/01210953\/v-130x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"1150\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/v\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/03\/01210953\/v.png\" data-orig-size=\"319,735\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"v\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/03\/01210953\/v-130x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/03\/01210953\/v.png\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" aria-label=\"Open image in full-screen.\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Tricky\/common words this week are: do, so, no, go<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Some ideas of how to practise at home are included in the document &amp; the image below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/ealyndsey_murray_glow_sch_uk\/IQBcW5c0P72ZRpE8C0MogeA0Ace5t6_b6g-fRlkRyvjNhUI?e=2kNmwk\">Phonics at home ideas<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"single-image-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/spell-well\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-956\" data-carousel-extra=\"{&quot;blog_id&quot;:18156}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-956\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2025\/11\/10152552\/spell-well-300x211.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" data-attachment-id=\"956\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/spell-well\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2025\/11\/10152552\/spell-well.png\" data-orig-size=\"1261,886\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"spell well\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2025\/11\/10152552\/spell-well-300x211.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2025\/11\/10152552\/spell-well-1024x719.png\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" aria-label=\"Open image in full-screen.\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Numeracy<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>We will be learning to subtract quantities from a larger amount and count how many are left.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Here are some games you may wish to play:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/subtraction\/subtraction-to-10\">https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/subtraction\/subtraction-to-10<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/maths-games\/robot-more-or-less\">https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/maths-games\/robot-more-or-less<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>Topic<\/h3>\n<p>We have been learning about Under the Sea. We have been reading some non-fiction books and learning about sea creatures in French.<\/p>\n<p>Please build a boat at home and bring it to school for 16\/03\/26. We will be testing the boats to see whether they float or sink.\u00a0 Please see homework from 16\/02\/26 for information.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Monday 23rd February<\/h1>\n<h5>For homework this week please complete and return your PLP,<\/h5>\n<h5>learn new reading words which will be handed out. Some have been given out already,<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>make your boat (see Monday 16th February)<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you<\/p>\n<h1>Monday 16th February<\/h1>\n<h3>Literacy<\/h3>\n<p>This week is our consolidation week. We will be revising the phonemes &#8216;ai&#8217;, &#8216;j&#8217;, &#8216;oa&#8217;, &#8216;ie&#8217;, &#8216;ee&#8217; and &#8216;or&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Talk about items that you have at home or objects in the environment that have these phonemes at the beginning, middle or end of the words.<\/p>\n<p>Practise sounding out, blending, reading and writing the words, e.g. r-ai-n &#8211;&gt; rain.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some ideas that you can do at home:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/uploads\/sites\/18108\/2026\/01\/26132924\/practise-at-home-ideas-1.pdf\">practise at home ideas (1)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our tricky spelling words this week are:<\/p>\n<p>you<\/p>\n<p>was<\/p>\n<p>to<\/p>\n<p>do<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are some ways that you can practise at home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/uploads\/sites\/18108\/2026\/01\/05100019\/spelling-word-activities.pdf\">spelling word activities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Numeracy<\/h3>\n<p>This week we will be finishing the number stories 2-5. Practise using items at home to help you learn all the calculations that make 2, 3, 4, and 5.<\/p>\n<p>We will begin learning about subtraction. Talk about what subtraction means and relate it to real life, e.g. taking one item at a time out of the shopping bag is one less every time until the bag is empty.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some games on Topmarks you can try.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/Flash.aspx?f=WaystoMake<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/subtraction\/subtraction-to-10<\/p>\n<h3>STEM<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over the next few\u00a0weeks\u00a0we will be learning about\u00a0water as part STEM.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At home, make a boat that floats and bring it into school by 16\/03\/26. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The boat should be sturdy enough to be able to float whilst holding\u00a0at least 5\u00a0plastic counting<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">bears. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Your boat must:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211; be able to fit in a washing up basin<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211; have a sail\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211; hold at least 5 plastic counting bears.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Materials you may wish to use:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Plastic container (e.g. a butter tub).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Plasticine<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Foil<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lollipop sticks<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sellotape<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These are some ideas. Feel free to use other materials you may have.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Monday 2nd February<\/h1>\n<h2>Week Beginning 2nd February<\/h2>\n<p>Phonemes<\/p>\n<p>We are continuing with the \u2018ie\u2019 phoneme &amp; will be learning the \u2018ee\u2019 and &#8216;or&#8217; phonemes.<\/p>\n<p>Some ideas of how to practise at home are included in the document below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/ealyndsey_murray_glow_sch_uk\/IQBcW5c0P72ZRpE8C0MogeA0Ace5t6_b6g-fRlkRyvjNhUI?e=2kNmwk\">Phonics at home ideas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are the word lists we will be using this week;<\/p>\n<p>Group 1<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"single-image-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/ee\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1087\" data-carousel-extra=\"{&quot;blog_id&quot;:18156}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-1087\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/02\/01210513\/ee-133x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"1087\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/ee\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/02\/01210513\/ee.png\" data-orig-size=\"294,661\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/02\/01210513\/ee-133x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/02\/01210513\/ee.png\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" aria-label=\"Open image in full-screen.\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">st<\/span><span style=\"color: #339966\">or<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">m<\/span>,<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">f<\/span><span style=\"color: #339966\">or<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">k<\/span>,<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">f<\/span><span style=\"color: #339966\">or<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">k<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Common\/tricky words:<\/div>\n<div>we, he, have, you, was<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>All pupils will receive a new reading book this week. Please practise reading with your child if possible.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Numeracy<\/h3>\n<p>We have been working hard on our number stories! These are addition facts for each number. Learning &amp; experiencing number stories is important as it<span class=\"gs_tkn\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">provides\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">strong\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">foundation\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">math\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">skills\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">prepares\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">students\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">advanced\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">concepts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Primary 1\u2019s will be looking at the number stories to 10.<\/p>\n<p>Click the link below for a number story game called Ways to Make.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/Flash.aspx?f=WaystoMake\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/Flash.aspx?f=WaystoMake<\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Monday 26th January<\/h1>\n<p>Here are some homework activities for this week:<\/p>\n<h4>Phonemes<\/h4>\n<p>We will be learning the \u2018oa\u2019 &amp; \u2018ie\u2019 phonemes.<\/p>\n<p>Some ideas of how to practise at home are included in the document below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/oa\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1081\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-1081\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/01\/25204301\/oa-100x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"300\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/uploads\/sites\/18108\/2026\/01\/26132924\/practise-at-home-ideas-1.pdf\">practise at home ideas (1)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our spelling words are: &#8216;have&#8217;, &#8216;we&#8217;, &#8216;be&#8217; and &#8216;you&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/uploads\/sites\/18108\/2026\/01\/05100019\/spelling-word-activities.pdf\">spelling word activities<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Scots Language<\/h3>\n<p>We have been\u00a0 learning a lot about Scots language! Each child should have a copy of their Scots poem.<\/p>\n<p>Can you please practise this with your child? On\u00a0Thursday 29th\u00a0January, each child will recite their Scots poem to the class &amp; take part in our poetry competition. We have been practising saying the words clearly &amp; with expression. Your child can add actions if they want to.<\/p>\n<h3>Numeracy<\/h3>\n<p>We have been working hard on our number stories! These are addition facts for each number. Learning &amp; experiencing number stories is important as it<span class=\"gs_tkn\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">provides\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">strong\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">foundation\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">math\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">skills\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">prepares\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">students\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">advanced\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">concepts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are the number stories for 1-5:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/number-story\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1069\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-1069\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/01\/18211454\/number-story-300x293.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>19\/01\/26<\/p>\n<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>Here are some homework activities for this week:<\/p>\n<h3>Phonemes<\/h3>\n<p>We will be learning the \u2018ai\u2019 and &#8216;j&#8217; phomemes.<\/p>\n<p>Some ideas of how to practise these at home are included in this document:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/ealyndsey_murray_glow_sch_uk\/IQBcW5c0P72ZRpE8C0MogeA0Ace5t6_b6g-fRlkRyvjNhUI?e=gAecK9\">Phonics at home ideas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the words we will be using this week;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"single-image-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/ai\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1068\" data-carousel-extra=\"{&quot;blog_id&quot;:18156}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-1068\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/01\/18210503\/ai-98x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"1068\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/ai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/01\/18210503\/ai.png\" data-orig-size=\"280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ai\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/01\/18210503\/ai-98x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/01\/18210503\/ai.png\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" aria-label=\"Open image in full-screen.\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">j<\/span>a<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">m<\/span>, <\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">j<\/span>a<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">r<\/span>, <\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">j<\/span>e<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">t<\/span>, <\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">j<\/span>u<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">mp<\/span>, <\/span><\/h5>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">j<\/span>u<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">st<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Scots Language<\/h3>\n<p>We have been\u00a0 learning a lot about Scots language! Each child should have a copy of their Scots poem.<\/p>\n<p>Can you please practise this with your child? At the end of the month (week beginning 26th January), each child will recite their Scots poem to the class &amp; take part in our poetry competition. We have been practising saying the words clearly &amp; with expression. Your child can add actions if they want to.<\/p>\n<h3>Numeracy<\/h3>\n<p>We have begun learning number stories! These are addition facts for each number. Learning &amp; experiencing number stories is important as it<span class=\"gs_tkn\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">provides\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">strong\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">foundation\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">math\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">skills\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">prepares\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">students\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">advanced\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">concepts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are the number stories for 1-5:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"single-image-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/number-story\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1069\" data-carousel-extra=\"{&quot;blog_id&quot;:18156}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-1069\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/01\/18211454\/number-story-300x293.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" data-attachment-id=\"1069\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/number-story\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/01\/18211454\/number-story.png\" data-orig-size=\"910,889\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"number story\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/01\/18211454\/number-story-300x293.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2026\/01\/18211454\/number-story.png\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" aria-label=\"Open image in full-screen.\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2\/01\/26<\/p>\n<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>For homework this week please read your new reading book and learn your poem &#8216;My Wee Doggie&#8217; by J.K. Annand. Practise reciting your poem with a loud, clear voice, look straight in front of you and try adding in some actions to make your recital fun.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>05\/01\/26<\/p>\n<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>Happy new year! I hope everyone had a fun Christmas holiday.<\/p>\n<p>This week we will be learning the phonemes &#8216;f&#8217; and &#8216;b&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>We will be practising the spelling words we have learned before:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">the, a, at, in, it, an, is, am, did, and, can, ask, are, get<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We will be consolidating addition in Numeracy.<\/p>\n<p>For homework this week:<\/p>\n<h5>Literacy<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Find items at home or outside that have the f and b phonemes at the start, middle or the end of the word, e.g. ball, frog, flower.<\/li>\n<li>Practise the spelling words above (written in red). Here are some ideas that you may want to try to help you learn your words.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/uploads\/sites\/18108\/2026\/01\/05100019\/spelling-word-activities.pdf\">spelling word activities<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Numeracy<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Practise laying out two groups of items. Count how many are in each group, .e.g. 2 spoons and 3 spoons. Then count how many there are altogether. Write your calculation down 2+3=5.<\/li>\n<li>Challenge: Can you complete some missing number problems? Use some items or toys to help you.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2+__=4,\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u00a03+__=4,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">4+__ = 5<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Scots Language<\/h3>\n<p>Our topic in January will be Scots Language. We will be reading the story &#8216;We&#8217;re Gangin&#8217; on a Bear Hunt&#8217; by Michael Rosen and we will be learning a Scots Poem called &#8216;My Wee Doggie&#8217; by J.K Annand.<\/p>\n<p>We will be having\u00a0 a Burns\/Scots poetry competition in February. Please learn the poem, &#8216;My Wee Doggie&#8217; and practise reciting the poem to a family member at home. Try and speak with a loud, clear voice and practise looking ahead at your audience. Feel free to do some actions to help you when reciting your poem.<\/p>\n<p>I will give you a copy of the poem during the week for you to start practising.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>01\/12\/25<\/p>\n<p>Hello, please see suggested homework activities for this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/uploads\/sites\/18108\/2025\/12\/01152506\/01.12.25-Primary-1-learning-update-.docx\">01.12.25 Primary 1 learning update<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>24\/11\/25<\/p>\n<p>Week Beginning 24th November<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phonemes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are learning \u2018g\u2019 &amp; \u2018o\u2019 this week.<\/p>\n<p>Some ideas to practise phonemes are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask your child to spell a word which has their phoneme.<\/li>\n<li>Go on a phoneme hunt to find things that have that phoneme in it.<\/li>\n<li>Have your child use sticks or stones to make their phoneme.<\/li>\n<li>Practise forming their phoneme correctly using pen, pencil, shaving foam, in the bath with bath bubbles, etc. Correct formation can be found here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@uptoninfantschoolletterfor2792\/videos\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@uptoninfantschoolletterfor2792\/videos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>New Common\/Tricky Words<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Group 1: get &amp; on<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For ideas of how to practise at home, please see the image below.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"single-image-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/spell-well\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-956\" data-carousel-extra=\"{&quot;blog_id&quot;:18156}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-956\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2025\/11\/10152552\/spell-well-300x211.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" data-attachment-id=\"956\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/homework\/spell-well\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2025\/11\/10152552\/spell-well.png\" data-orig-size=\"1261,886\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"spell well\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2025\/11\/10152552\/spell-well-300x211.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1b\/uploads\/sites\/18156\/2025\/11\/10152552\/spell-well-1024x719.png\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" aria-label=\"Open image in full-screen.\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Reading\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>New reading books should be in bags, please practise with your child.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Numeracy<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>We are working on addition within 10.\u00a0 Some children may wish to challenge themselves by adding with higher numbers.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Some ideas to practise are:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Dominos \u2013 choose a domino &amp; add the two sides. Try to write the number sentence e.g. 3 + 2 = 5<\/li>\n<li>Roll two dice, add the two numbers &amp; write the number sentence.<\/li>\n<li>Create some addition calculations for your child so solve. Use concrete materials to help e.g. pasta, stones, sticks.<\/li>\n<li>Challenge: can you write down all the ways to make (addition) 2, 3, 4, 5 etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you for your continued support with your child\u2019s learning.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>17\/11\/25<\/p>\n<p>Please see some activities for this week:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/uploads\/sites\/18108\/2025\/11\/17160232\/17.11.25-Primary-1-learning-update-.docx\">17.11.25 Primary 1 learning update<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10\/11\/25<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please see some suggested activities for this week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/uploads\/sites\/18108\/2025\/11\/11093343\/10.11.25-Primary-1-learning-update.docx\">10.11.25 Primary 1 learning update<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>03\/11\/25<\/p>\n<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/uploads\/sites\/18108\/2025\/11\/03152202\/03.11.25-Primary-1-learning-update-.docx\">03.11.25 Primary 1 learning update<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some suggested homework activities for this week.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>27\/10\/25<\/p>\n<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>Please click on the link for homework activities this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/uploads\/sites\/18108\/2025\/10\/27154538\/27.10.25-Primary-1-learning-update-1.docx\">27.10.25 Primary 1 learning update (1)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>06\/10\/25<\/p>\n<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/uploads\/sites\/18108\/2025\/10\/06152205\/06.10.25-Primary-1-learning-update-.docx\">06.10.25 Primary 1 learning update<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please click on the link below for some homework activities.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>29\/09\/25<\/p>\n<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>Please click on the link below for some homework activities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/uploads\/sites\/18108\/2025\/09\/29151401\/29.09.25-Primary-1-learning-update-.docx\">29.09.25 Primary 1 learning update &#8211;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McKenzie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday 20th April &nbsp; Hello! Please find below suggested activities for learning at home. Phonemes Our phoneme this week will be: ch The word list we will be using is: &nbsp; Phonics at home ideas Our new common\/tricky words are: Group 1 &#8211; so, go, no Reading Pupils will receive a new reading book this &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/literacy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Homework<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16906,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16906"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":155,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":575,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mauchlinepsprimary1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}