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Primary 1 Term 4 Curriculum Update

Welcome back to the Primary 1 blog where you can find out what the children will be learning about as they continue to grow and develop throughout this final term.

Literacy

Primary 1 have become more and more confident when using initial sounds to word build. They will continue to work on word building this term, however, they will now focus on building CVCC as well as CCVC words (4 letters). Primary 1 will continue to use the Active Literacy strategy “say, make, break, read and write” to support them with this new learning. In addition to this, Primary 1 will continue to learn new common words every week as well as a new joined phoneme each week until they have learned all common words within stage 1. Primary 1 will continue to have lots of opportunities to practise word building and common words in a range of active ways in line with the Active Literacy approach to learning. A focus for Primary 1 during this last term will be using their knowledge of word building and common words to build sentences independently. The children in Primary 1 will have many opportunities to develop their independent writing skills this term through weekly news, free writing and sentence tasks linked to their spelling sounds. To support this new learning, Primary 1 will also apply their reading skills when writing. The children will have sentence building tasks linked to their reading books each week; this will ensure appropriate differentiation. In addition to this, Primary 1 will continue to focus on description writing this term, they will describe different objects in relation to their Spring topic as well as characters and objects from familiar stories. Primary 1 will continue to focus on describing number, colour, texture and size. The children will be encouraged, where appropriate to write independently.

Primary 1 will continue to develop their talking and listening skills; understanding when to listen and when to respond, taking turns and communicating with others. They will also continue to develop their letter formation through regular handwriting lessons/activities.

Numeracy and Mathematics

This term, Primary 1 will consolidate their understanding of the concept of addition within 10. They will focus on increasing their mental accuracy of number bonds to 10. The children will have many opportunities to develop their mental accuracy through mental math quizzes and number talks. In addition to this, Primary 1 will apply their knowledge of addition within 10 when working on missing number calculations as well as word problems. When Primary 1 are confident in their addition skills they will begin to focus on subtraction within 10. The children will transfer their skills to answer subtraction calculations and word problems. In addition to this, Primary 1 will consolidate their knowledge of numbers to 20 and beyond.

Primary 1’s beyond number focus this term will be time. The children will learn about both analogue and digital clocks. They will learn to tell the time using both types of clocks as well as match them. They will focus on tell the “o’clock” time on both clocks. Primary 1 will learn about what the hands (minute and hour) on the clock face mean (analogue) as well as the numbers on the digital clock (00). In addition to this, Primary 1 will revise the days of the week as well as the months of the year as part of this new learning. Primary 1 will learn about measurement this term with Miss Mulhern. They will work on developing their knowledge of length, capacity and volume. Primary 1 will develop this new learning through a hands-on approach.

Health and Wellbeing

Primary 1 will continue to develop their social and emotional skills through our whole school PATHS programme. The children continue to enjoy engaging with the puppets and love it when they visit our classroom. Primary 1 love giving and receiving compliments each day as part of “Pupil of the Day”. Primary 1 will continue to learn about their emotions through a range of activities and stories based around the PATHS puppets. The children in Primary 1 continue to engage enthusiastically with this programme.

In addition to this, Primary 1 will learn about how to keep themselves safe including what is meant by medicines and harmful substances. Primary 1 will learn to identify which substances may be helpful and which may be harmful in given situations as well as suggest ways to get help in unsafe and emergency situations, such as seeking out an adult and calling the emergency services.

Physical Education

This term Primary 1 will focus on athletics and orienteering. The children will practice running, jumping, and throwing both independently as well as part of a team. Once Primary 1 have developed their running, jumping, and throwing skills they will compete against each other in friendly relay races. In addition to this, Primary 1 will apply their ability to follow instructions within the classroom to giving and following instructions within the outdoor environment.

P.E. days will continue to be Monday and Thursday.

Religious Education

This term Primary 1 will learn about the beauty of God’s creation and how it is seen in them and all living things through God’s Loving Plan. The children in Primary 1 will reflect on the love that God instills upon them, giving thanks for talents and life itself. Primary 1 will think about Our Lady this term. The children will reflect on Mary as the mother of Jesus and the Mother of all of us. They will revise the nativity story as well as the Easter story to support their thinking. Primary 1 will also learn to pray the “Hail Mary”.

IDL

This term, Primary 1 will continue to learn about different materials through the science-based topic materials. They will explore a range of materials to enhance their understanding of the world. They will carry out different experiments which enable them to investigate and compare materials. In addition to this, Primary will explore the topic “Plants” this term. They will complete investigations about different plants through a range of field-based activities. Primary 1 will engage with this topic through a hands-on approach.

Thank you for visiting the Primary 1 blog, keep a look out for any further updates as term 4 progresses!

Thank you,

Mrs Dunsmore.

Primary 1 2020-2021, Whole School News

Primary 1 Term 3 Overview

Primary 1 Curriculum Overview Term 3 2022 (Jan-Apr)

Welcome back to the Primary 1 blog. Here you will find out what Primary 1 will be learning about this term.

Literacy

Primary 1 have worked very hard to learn most initial sounds. They have only a few initial sounds left to learn before they have learned all 26. They have begun to use the sounds they do know to word build using the “say, make, break, read and write” strategy. They will continue to learn two new sounds every week until they have learned all initial sounds (26). Primary 1 are now becoming increasingly confident when using initial sounds to word build, they will continue to develop this skill throughout this term focusing mainly on CVC words (3 letters) and being challenged with CVCC/CCVC words (4 letters) where appropriate. In addition to this, Primary 1 will continue to learn new common words every week. Primary 1 will have lots of opportunities to practise word building and common words in a range of active ways in line with the Active Literacy approach to learning. As Primary 1 become more confident when word building and recognising common words, they will focus on using these words to build simple sentences as well as apply this knowledge to read worded texts as well as answer simple comprehension questions related to each text. The children’s comprehension skills will be developed through a range of sequencing, visualization and simple questions which focus on remembering.

In writing, Primary 1 will continue to focus on descriptive writing. The children will continue to describe familiar objects as well as characters from known stories. Primary 1 will continue to use the descriptive bubble to support this learning.

Primary 1 will continue to develop their talking and listening skills; understanding when to listen and when to respond, taking turns and communicating with others. They will also continue to develop their letter formation through regular handwriting lessons/activities.

Numeracy and Mathematics

Numeracy – This term, Primary 1 will continue to develop their understanding of the concept of addition within 10. They will have the opportunity to use a range of concrete resources to develop their understanding of each number story 1 -10 before moving towards applying their knowledge mentally. As Primary 1 become more confident in their ability to add within 10 they will have many opportunities to develop their mental accuracy through mental math quizzes, fast 10 and Number Talks. In addition to this, Primary 1 will develop their understanding of missing number calculations through applying the “lock in and count on” strategy.

Mathematics – Primary 1 will continue to develop and apply their new knowledge of money. They will continue to work towards being able to confidently identify coins as well as understand that each coin represents a different value. Primary 1 will continue to have many opportunities for challenge by adding to find totals, this will create a meaningful link between their addition skills and the concept of money. In addition to this, Primary 1 will learn about time. The children will learn about both analogue and digital clocks. They will learn to tell the time using both types of clocks as well as match them. They will focus on tell the “o’clock” time on both clocks. Primary 1 will learn about what the hands (minute and hour) on the clock face mean (analogue) as well as the numbers on the digital clock (00). Primary 1 will learn the days of the week as well as the months of the year as part of this new learning. This term, Primary 1 will also learn about shape. They will learn about 2D shapes before moving onto focusing on 3D shapes. The children will learn the names of both 2D and 3D shapes as well as the properties of each shape. Miss Mulhern will cover this new learning with Primary 1.

Health and Wellbeing

Primary 1 will continue to develop their social and emotional skills through our whole school PATHS programme. The children continue to enjoy engaging with the puppets and love it when they visit our classroom. Primary 1 love giving and receiving compliments each day as part of “Pupil of the Day”. Primary 1 will continue to learn about their emotions through a range of activities and stories based around the PATHS puppets. The children in Primary 1 continue to engage enthusiastically with this programme.  In addition to this, Primary 1 will learn about how living things grow and change. The children will learn about the life cycles of different living things including plants and minibeasts. Primary 1 will also compare these life cycles to the life cycle of a human. This new learning will be covered as part of the Spring topic.

Physical Education

This term Primary 1 will focus on developing their stamina and strength through “fun fitness”. The children will participate in activities such as skipping, bench stepping, planking, and running on the spot within a fitness circuit. They will develop their stamina and strength through increasing the time they spend doing each part of the circuit each week. Primary 1 will also learn basic racquet skills this term. They will learn how to send and receive using both a beanbag and a ball. Primary 1 will also be developing their balancing, rolling, jumping and travelling skills through a block of gymnastics. This will be taught by Miss Mulhern.

P.E. days will continue to be Monday and Thursday.

Religious Education

Primary 1 will learn about the life of Jesus throughout this term. They will revisit the nativity story and compare their own lives to Jesus’s life, thinking about their families. Primary 1 will think about the love that God has shown towards them through creation, through Jesus his son and through the people who care for them. Primary 1 will revisit the importance of showing love and kindness through making Lenten promises during the period of Lent, again, giving thanks and praise to Jesus for the sacrifices he made. In addition to this, Primary 1 will learn the Easter story. They will re-tell and sequence the story when confident.

IDL

This term, Primary 1 will learn about different materials through the science-based topic materials. They will explore a range of materials to enhance their understanding of the world. They will carry out different experiments which enable them to investigate and compare materials. Primary 1 will also be completing the topic Spring. During this topic, Primary 1 will learn about new beginnings and growth. The children will learn about different life cycles including their own life cycle. They will look at how they have changed and grown since birth, starting school and last year. Primary 1 will also make Lenten promises as well as learn the Easter story through this topic, they will re-tell and sequence the story when they are confident. In addition to this, the children will use different materials to create a range of Spring artwork.

Thank you for visiting the Primary 1 blog, keep a look out for any further updates as term 3 progresses!

Thank you,

Mrs Dunsmore.

Whole School News

Primary 1 Curriculum Overview Term 2

Primary 1 Curriculum Overview Term 2 2021

Welcome back to the Primary 1 blog. Here you will find out what Primary 1 will be learning about this term as they continue to grow as learners and as individuals.

Literacy

Primary 1 worked very hard last term to develop their phonological awareness. They have used this new knowledge to support them as they began to learn some of the initial sounds. Primary 1 will continue to learn two new sounds every week until they have learned all initial sounds (26). As Primary 1 grow in confidence, recognising and identifying initial sounds they will use this knowledge to word build. In addition to this, Primary 1 will be learning new common words every week alongside the initial sounds. Primary 1 will have lots of opportunities to practise each new sound and common words in a range of active ways in line with the Active Literacy approach to learning. As Primary 1 become more confident when word building and recognising common words they will focus on using these words to build simple sentences as well as apply this knowledge to read worded texts.

Primary 1 will focus on developing their word attack strategies as they develop their reading and writing skills. As Primary 1 begin to access worded texts, they will also begin to develop their prediction skills. They will look closely at their new reading books each week and make simple predictions (orally) about what they think their book will be about. This will help to deepen their understanding of each text as well as begin to develop their comprehension skills. In addition to this, Primary 1 will develop their sequencing and visualisation skills. They will listen to a range of traditional stories including Goldilocks and the Three Bears and they will have opportunities to role play the stories to ensure correct sequence before they independently sequence the story.

In writing, Primary 1 will focus on descriptive writing. The children will describe familiar objects before moving on to describe characters from known stories. Primary 1 will use the descriptive bubble to support this learning. The children will begin to describe orally. They will then focus on creating detailed drawings of objects and characters before attempting to write descriptions.

Primary 1 will continue to develop their talking and listening skills; understanding when to listen and when to respond, taking turns and communicating with others. They will also continue to develop their fine motor skills and pincer grip which will enable them to write their names independently as well as form letters and numbers in the correct way.

Numeracy and Mathematics

Numeracy – This term, Primary 1 will have lots of opportunities to practise and consolidate their knowledge of numbers to 10 as well as quantities to 10 in a range of different ways. As Primary 1 become more confident when comparing quantities, they will now think about “more” and “less”. In addition to this, Primary 1 will begin to learn about the concept of addition within 10. They will have the opportunity to use a range of concrete resources to develop their understanding of this new concept before moving towards applying their knowledge mentally. Primary 1 will have the opportunity to apply their learning through daily number talks.

Mathematics – Primary 1 will continue to develop their information handling skills this term. They will also gain an understanding of money through their shops and shopping topic. Primary 1 will learn to identify coins as well as understand that each coin represents a different value. As the children become more confident, they will have many opportunities for challenge by adding to find totals. Primary 1 will have the opportunity to put their new knowledge about money into practice as they role play in their very own shop. Primary 1 will also touch upon the concept of position and movement in term 2 as part of their fairy tales topic. The children will use their new knowledge of sequencing when undertaking this new learning. The children will also access coding software and use Spheros to apply their knowledge of position and movement.

 

Health and Wellbeing

Primary 1 will continue to develop their social and emotional skills through our whole school PATHS programme. The children continue to enjoy engaging with the puppets and love it when they visit our classroom. Primary 1 love giving and receiving compliments each day as part of “Pupil of the Day”. Primary 1 will continue to learn about their emotions through a range of activities and stories based around the PATHS puppets. The children in Primary 1 continue to engage enthusiastically with this programme.

Physical Education

This term Primary 1 will focus on developing their large and small ball skills including skills related to playing football. In addition to this, Primary 1 will have the opportunity to develop their social dancing skills in preparation for their class Christmas party. They will learn dances such as The Grand Old Duke Of York. Primary 1 will, as always, complete all physical activities with safety at the forefront. At the moment, one PE session takes place outdoors (Monday) whilst the second session takes place indoors (Thursday).

P.E. days will continue to be Monday and Thursday. Please ensure your child comes to school dressed appropriately with either joggers or leggings and trainers as well as their school jumper on Monday for the outdoor session. Your child should come to school on full uniform on Thursday ensuring they have appropriate indoor gym shoes to change into for their indoor session. Please ensure all earrings are removed and kept at home on both P.E. days.

Religious Education

As November is the month of Remembrance, Primary 1 will learn about different saints including St. Andrew. The children will listen to stories from the Bible that will teach them about love and the importance of praying for loved ones as well as people who have died. Throughout December, Primary 1 will learn about the birth of Jesus. The children will learn how Advent helps us to prepare for the celebration of Christmas. Primary 1 will participate in daily prayers around the crib as well as light the Advent candles at the appropriate time. During Advent, Primary 1 will be reminded of the importance of showing kindness and love during this time.

IDL

This term, Primary 1 will continue to make lots of links across their learning through their Fairyland topic. They have already enjoyed learning different traditional tales and have had opportunities to apply their knowledge through a range of related science, expressive arts and HWB activities. Primary 1 will also learn about different shops and different jobs associated with shops through their shops and shopping topic. They will develop their understanding of money through this topic. Primary 1 will set up their own shop which will enable them to apply their new knowledge of shops and money. In addition to this, as we approach the Christmas period, Primary 1 will think about how Christmas is celebrated in their local community as well as learn about Christmas traditions around the world. Primary 1 will also participate in the Christmas nativity. They will collaborate with the children in Primary 2 and 3 during this time. Primary 1 will develop many drama and music-based skills as they prepare their nativity performance.

Reminder

If your child has not already done so, please ensure that your child brings in appropriate outdoor learning clothes. This will allow your child to fully engage with any outdoor learning experiences.

Please ensure that you write your child’s name on any items of clothing they may take off throughout the school day, eg. jumpers. This will help to ensure your child doesn’t lose any items of clothing.

Thank you for visiting the Primary 1 blog, keep a look out for any further updates as term 2 progresses!

Thank you,

Mrs Dunsmore.

 

Primary 1 2020-2021, Whole School News

Primary 1 Curriculum Overview

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Primary 1 blog! All boys and girls have settled in beautifully and have already achieved so much in the short time they have been at Mount Carmel. Here you will be able to find updates from Primary 1. You will be able to watch as they become confident, independent, and successful learners. Primary 1 can’t wait to share their journey with you; watch them as they grow!!

Literacy

This term, Primary 1 will focus on developing their phonological awareness as the first step towards learning their letter sounds. As Primary 1 begin to work on this, they will learn about rhyme and rhythm by concentrating on Nursery Rhymes. Primary 1 have already enjoyed participating in activities focused on Humpty Dumpty, Twinkle, Twinkle and Hickory Dickory (to name a few). They particularly enjoyed role playing Humpty Dumpty on our playground obstacle course as well as making their very own twinkling stars. Primary 1 will develop their understanding of rhyme by listening for words that sound the same at the end as well as clapping out syllables. As Primary 1 develop their phonological awareness, they will in turn develop their talking and listening skills; understanding when to listen and when to respond, taking turns and communicating with others. Primary 1 will play lots of games to develop the building blocks of literacy.

Another focus for Primary 1 this term will be developing their fine motor skills and pincer grip which will enable them to write their names as well as form letters and numbers in the correct way.

Numeracy and Mathematics

Numeracy – This term, Primary 1 will be developing their “number sense”. The children will be focusing on identifying number digits to 10 through sequencing as well as counting out quantities and matching these to the correct digit. Primary 1 will have lots of opportunities to practice and consolidate their learning in a range of different ways. As the children become more confident in counting out, they will begin to compare quantities, thinking about “more” and “less”.

Mathematics – Primary 1 will be learning all about pattern. They will investigate lots of different patterns within their environment, both natural and man-made. Primary 1 will spend time exploring colours and texture as well as creating their own repeating patterns using a range of materials. They will transfer their knowledge of pattern as they develop their number sense. Primary 1 will also develop their data handling skills this term. They will use a range of natural resources as well as take their learning outdoors to support their learning experiences. They will sort and match objects in a variety of different ways according to their own and others criteria.

Health and Wellbeing

Primary 1 listened to the story “The Cautious Caterpillar” during their first week of school. They compared themselves to the main character, Cody the Caterpillar. They decided that they were like Cody; ready to “grow up”, becoming beautiful primary 1 butterflies. They created their class charter and made their classroom promise thinking of their rights, needs, and wants. They set classroom rules, and everyone made their own caterpillar as well as a beautiful butterfly to remind them to follow the rules and always show kindness.

Primary 1 will learn all about their emotions through our PATHS programme. The children have already met their new friends; Twiggle, Henrietta, Duke and Daphne. They have really enjoyed engaging with the puppets and love it when they visit our classroom. Most recently, Twiggle introduced the children to “Pupil of the Day”. Each child will have the opportunity to be “Pupil of the Day”, they will receive compliments from their peers on this day as well as have special jobs to do throughout the day such as “line leader” and “prayer leader”. So far, the children have really enjoyed this experience.

Physical Education

This term Primary 1 will focus on developmental games. Following instructions and participating in a safe way will be a focus for this learning. In addition to this, Primary 1 will have the opportunity to develop their ball skills. At the moment, one PE session will be indoors, and the other session will be outdoors. PE days are Monday afternoon and Thursday afternoon. Please ensure any jewellery is taken off and left at home on PE days.

Religious Education

Primary 1 will be focusing on the importance of friendships and showing kindness. This learning will be reinforced through the class charter and classroom rules. In addition to this, Primary 1 will develop an understanding of building faith and growing in relationship with God.

Topic

Primary 1’s first topic this year is “All about me”. They will learn about their likes and dislikes as well as share information about their lovely families. Primary 1 will develop their relationships with each other through this topic, drawing on similarities with their classmates. Another topic this term will be Fairyland (Traditional Tales). They will engage with a range of traditional tales and participate in a range of learning experiences to enhance their understanding of each story. They will make a number of cross curricular links during both topics including expressive arts, HWB, science and social studies.

Primary 1 look forward to sharing their learning and successes with you throughout the term! Watch this space for photos of all their fabulous work!

Thank you,

Mrs Dunsmore

Primary 1/2 2020-2021, Whole School News

Fun Days with Primary 1/2

Primary 1/2  had lots of fun during their visit to Dean Park. They loved exploring the grounds of Dean Park, playing at the playground and joining in with ball games at snack time. Primary 1/2 also had lots of fun on Friday at the fun day. They LOVED bouncing on the inflatables and thought their ice cream was so yummy! Have a look at some of the fun Primary 1/2 had on these special days.

Primary 1/2 had the BEST time EVER!!

Mrs Dunsmore x

Primary 1/2 2020-2021, Whole School News

P1/2 Curriculum Overview

Primary 1/2 Curriculum Overview Term 4 2021 (Apr-June)

Welcome back to the Primary 1/2 blog where you can watch as the children grow and develop throughout this final term.

Literacy

Primary 1

Primary 1 have become more and more confident when using initial sounds to word build. They will continue to work on word building this term, however, they will now focus on building CVCC as well as CCVC words (4 letters). Primary 1 will continue to use the Active Literacy strategy “say, make, break, read and write” to support them with this new learning. In addition to this, Primary 1 will continue to learn new common words every week until they have learned all common words within stage 1. Primary 1 will continue to have lots of opportunities to practice word building and common words in a range of active ways in line with the Active Literacy approach to learning. A focus for Primary 1 during this last term will be using their knowledge of word building and common words to build sentences independently. The children in Primary 1 will have many opportunities to develop their independent writing skills this term through weekly news, free writing and sentence tasks linked to their spelling sounds. To support this new learning, Primary 1 will also apply their reading skills when writing. The children will have sentence building tasks linked to their reading books each week; this will ensure appropriate differentiation. In addition to this, Primary 1 will focus on description writing this term, they will describe different objects in relation to their Spring topic as well as characters and objects from familiar stories. Primary 1 will focus on describing number, colour, texture and size.

Primary 1 will continue to develop their talking and listening skills; understanding when to listen and when to respond, taking turns and communicating with others. They will also continue to develop their letter formation through regular handwriting lessons/activities.

Primary 2

Reading – This term, Primary 2 will be continuing to develop their reading skills particularly focusing on comprehension questions, using the questions to begin to form their answers. Primary 2 will access both fiction and non-fiction texts to develop their comprehension skills. They will apply their knowledge of skimming and scanning to find and use information within different texts as well as learn how to pinpoint exactly what the question is asking by using the words within the question to form an answer. Primary 2 will mainly use their Bug Club guided reading texts to develop this ne learning, this will allow the task to be differentiated appropriately.

Writing – Primary 2 will develop their description skills this term. They will write to describe a range of objects and characters. The children will describe objects in relation to the Spring topic including a chick, a sunflower and a butterfly. Primary 2 will think about number, colour, size, shape, texture, position and doing as they write their descriptions. The children will also learn about nouns and pronouns to support their writing. They will use this knowledge to structure their writing. Primary 2 will also learn about report writing this term. They will learn about fact files and the key features. The children will create fact files which link to their topic “Our Local Area” as well as “Energy Around Us”. Primary 2 will continue to focus on developing their independent writing this term. They will have many opportunities for “daily writing”, e.g., news. The children will be encouraged to use their knowledge of known phonemes as well as common words to write independent pieces. Primary 2 will also be encouraged to begin to use connectives, such as “and, but, because” within their daily writing to extend and develop more interesting pieces.

Spelling – Primary 2 will continue to learn new phonemes in accordance with the Active Literacy programme. They will learn a new joined phoneme as well as new common words each week. Primary 2 will continue to develop their knowledge of phonemes and spelling strategies through an active approach. They will continue to apply this knowledge alongside the development of their sentence structure skills. Primary 2 will continue to use the Phonic Bug resource to support and enhance their knowledge of new phonemes.

Grammar – Primary 2 will continue to focus on extending their sentences through use of connectives including “and”, “but” and “because”. In addition to this, Primary 2 will learn about adjectives. They will develop their vocabulary through focused grammar lessons and have opportunities to put their learning into practice through regular writing opportunities.

Numeracy and Mathematics

Primary 1

Numeracy -This term, Primary 1 will consolidate their understanding of the concept of addition within 10. They will focus on increasing their mental accuracy of number bonds to 10. The children will have many opportunities to develop their mental accuracy through mental math quizzes, fast 10 and Big Math Beat That. In addition to this, Primary 1 will apply their knowledge of addition within 10 when working on missing number calculations as well as word problems. When Primary 1 are confident in their addition skills they will begin to focus on subtraction within 10. The children will transfer their skills to answer subtraction calculations and word problems. In addition to this, Primary 1 will consolidate their knowledge of numbers to 20 and beyond.

Primary 2

Numeracy – This term primary 2 will combine their knowledge of addition and subtraction as well as their knowledge of numbers to 100 and place value to add and subtract within 100. Primary 2 will learn the formal notation strategy and apply their knowledge of tens and units when adding and taking away. New learning for Primary 2 will be the concept of multiplication and division. The children in Primary 2 will develop their understanding of multiplying before learning about division. They will use concrete resources, e.g., unifix cubes and numicon to support their learning. The children will focus on arrays as well as sharing. In addition to this, Primary 2 will continue to have many opportunities to develop their mental accuracy through mental math quizzes, fast 10 and Big Math Beat That.

Primary 1/2

Mathematics – Primary 1/2’s beyond number focus this term will be money. Primary 1/2 will learn to recognise and identify coins (up to £2) as well as notes (up to £50). They will also learn to differentiate between and use the language “pence” and “pound”. The children will use their knowledge of addition and subtraction to add to find totals (P2 within 50p and P1 within 10p) as well as subtract to find change. In addition to this, Primary 1/2 will learn to make totals using the smallest number of coins, e.g., 7p = 5p + 2p. Primary 1/2 will also learn about fractions this term. Primary 2 will apply their knowledge of division whilst Primary 1 will focus on the concept of sharing. Primary 1/2 will learn about measurement this term with Mrs McIntyre. They will work on developing their knowledge of length, capacity and volume. Primary 1/2 will develop this new learning through a hands-on approach.

 

Health and Wellbeing

Primary 1/2 will continue to develop their social and emotional skills through our whole school PATHS programme. The children continue to enjoy engaging with the puppets and love it when they visit our classroom. Primary 1/2 love giving and receiving compliments each day as part of “Pupil of the Day”. Primary 1/2 will continue to learn about their emotions through a range of activities and stories based around the PATHS puppets. The children in Primary 1/2 continue to engage enthusiastically with this programme.

In addition to this, Primary 1/2 will learn about how to keep themselves safe including what is meant by medicines and harmful substances. Primary 1/2 will learn to identify which substances may be helpful and which may be harmful in given situations as well as suggest ways to get help in unsafe and emergency situations, such as seeking out an adult and calling the emergency services. Furthermore, Primary 1/2 will learn about personal hygiene including hand washing through God’s Loving Plan.

Physical Education

This term Primary 1/2 will focus on athletics and orienteering. The children will practice running, jumping, and throwing both independently as well as part of a team. Once Primary 1/2 have developed their running, jumping, and throwing skills they will compete against each other in friendly relay races. In addition to this, Primary 1/2 will apply their ability to follow instructions within the classroom to giving and following instructions within the outdoor environment.

P.E. days will continue to be Tuesday and Friday. Please ensure your child comes to school dressed appropriately with either joggers or leggings and trainers. Your child must continue to wear their school jumper as part of their uniform on PE days.

Religious Education

This term Primary 1/2 will think about Our Lady. The children will reflect on Mary as the mother of Jesus and the Mother of all of us. They will revise the nativity story as well as the Easter story to support their thinking. Primary 1/2 will also learn to pray the “Hail Mary”. Furthermore, Primary 1/2 will learn about personal hygiene including hand washing through God’s Loving Plan.

IDL

This term, Primary 1/2 will be learning about their local area through the “My Local Area” topic. The children will look at maps of the local area (Kilmarnock) pinpointing key buildings/sites. Primary 1/2 will learn how to read a map and use appropriate language to describe, follow and record directions in relation to a local map including turn, left, right, straight ahead, NESW. The children will also apply what they know about information handling to collect information about favourite places to go and favourite things to do in the local area. As Primary 1/2’s knowledge of the local area increases, the children will make a 3D map of the local area surrounding the school. Furthermore, Primary 1/2 will learn about energy this term. They will learn about food energy as well as gain a basic understanding of electrical circuits and conservation.

Reminder

Please ensure that your child brings in appropriate outdoor learning clothes. This will allow your child to fully engage with any outdoor learning experiences.

Please ensure that you write your child’s name on any items of clothing they may take off throughout the school day, e.g., jumpers. This will help to ensure your child does not lose any items of clothing.

Thank you for visiting the Primary 1/2 blog, keep a look out for any further updates as term 4 progresses!

Thank you,

Mrs Dunsmore.

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Primary 1 and Primary 2 HWB Tasks WB 18th January

Hello Boys and Girls,

Please find attached below your HWB tasks and PowerPoint for this week. Please complete these tasks whenever you have time to do so, there is no set day for these tasks to be completed. Once completed, email your hard work to your teacher.

Primary 1 & 2 HWB PPT

HWB P1and P2 tasks 18.1.21

PE 18.1.21

Keep up the great work!

Missing you all lots,

Mrs Dunsmore and Mrs Duff x

Primary 1/2 2020-2021, uncategorized, Whole School News

Primary 1/2 Home Learning Wednesday 13th January

Hello everyone!

Thank you to the boys and girls who have already sent me lots of your hard work. I have loved seeing all the amazing efforts, keep up the great work!

Below is attached your home learning resources for tomorrow (Wednesday 13th January). I have also emailed everyone with your individual worksheets to help you complete the tasks.

Primary 1

Primary 1 Home Learning – Wed 13th Jan

New Text image for Wednesday January 13th

Prediction worksheet P1 Wed 13th Jan

P1 and P2 Resolution Leaves

Primary 2

All instructions for tasks are within the attached PowerPoint. Please ensure that the PowerPoint is in presentation mode to access the audio clips throughout. You can access presentation mode by clicking the “Slideshow” tab at the top of the screen and then clicking “From the beginning”.

Home Learning PPT Wednesday 13th Jan

Blue Group Maths HL 13th Jan

Daily Mental Maths Sheet – Blue Group – 13th Jan

Green Group Maths HL 13th Jan

Daily Mental Maths Sheet – Green Group – 13th Jan

Rat and Cat in Lets Jump comprehension

It Is Hot comprehension

Zip and Zap Meet the Sam comprehension

P1 and P2 Resolution Leaves

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me via email.

Mrs Dunsmore x

 

Primary 1/2 2020-2021, Whole School News

Primary 1/2 Home Learning

Hello Primary 1/2,

I hope you had a very merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year with your lovely families. I know this is not how any of us expected to start the new year and I can’t wait to see you all soon to hear all about your Christmas break. Although, we won’t see each other face to face for now, please remember I am only at the other side of the computer screen to support you.

Primary 2

Please find below your learning grid for Monday (11th January) and Tuesday (12th January). Some of you might need to access both grids to complete the appropriate literacy and numeracy tasks. You know which groups you are in for literacy and numeracy (blue or green). If you have forgotten then please do not hesitate to get in touch with me via email; alana.baird@eastayrshire.org.uk

Primary 2 Blue Group Mrs Dunsmore Home Learning Grid 11-12 Jan 2020

Daily Mental Maths Sheet – Blue Group

Primary 2 Green Group Mrs Dunsmore Home Learning Grid 11-12 Jan 2020

Daily Mental Maths Sheet – Green Group

Primary 1

Please find below your learning grid for Monday (11th January) and Tuesday (12th January).

Primary 1 Mrs Dunsmore Home Learning Grid 11- 12 Jan 2020

All tasks from Wednesday (13th January) will be posted daily.

Lots of Love, Mrs Dunsmore x

Primary 1/2 2020-2021, Whole School News

Primary 1/2 Curriculum Overview Term 2

Primary 1/2 Curriculum Overview Term 2 2020

Welcome back to the Primary 1/2 blog. Here you will find out what Primary 1/2 will be learning about this term as they continue to grow as learners and as individuals.

Literacy

Primary 1

Primary 1 worked very hard last term to develop their phonological awareness. They have used this new knowledge to support them as they began to learn some of the initial sounds. Primary 1 will continue to learn two new sounds every week until they have learned all initial sounds (26). As Primary 1 grow in confidence, recognising and identifying initial sounds they will use this knowledge to word build. In addition to this, Primary 1 will be learning new common words every week alongside the initial sounds. Primary 1 will have lots of opportunities to practice each new sound and common words in a range of active ways in line with the Active Literacy approach to learning. As Primary 1 become more confident when word building and recognising common words they will focus on using these words to build simple sentences as well as apply this knowledge to read worded texts.

Primary 1 will continue to develop their talking and listening skills; understanding when to listen and when to respond, taking turns and communicating with others. They will also continue to develop their fine motor skills and pincer grip which will enable them to write their names independently as well as form letters and numbers in the correct way.

Primary 2

Reading – This term, Primary 2 will be developing their reading skills through focusing on the skill cloze procedure. The children will focus on punctuation, unjumbling sentences and finding and locating missing words/information using their Bug Club guided reading books, this will allow the task to be differentiated appropriately. Primary 2 will also continue to develop their prediction skills this term, they will progress their previous learning of orally providing predictions through group discussion to written predictions in relation to their Bug Club reading books. In addition to this, Primary 2 will continue to develop their sequencing and visualisation skills. They will continue to read/listen to a range of traditional stories including Goldilocks and the Three Bears, they will have opportunities to role play the stories to ensure correct sequence before they independently sequence the story.

Writing – Primary 2 will develop their imaginative writing skills this term. They will use a range of familiar contexts including Halloween, Bonfire Night and Christmas to develop this skill. They will use a range of stimuli to engage their imaginations including detailed pictures, video clips and physical props. Primary 2 will focus on developing their use of vocabulary to set the scene as well as describe characters and build tension where appropriate. Primary 2 will also focus on developing their functional writing skills (instructions). The children will use their prior knowledge of sequencing to support their learning about instructions. Primary 2 will also learn all about imperative (bossy) verbs during this term. The children will write a range of instructions including; how to wash your hands, how to brush your teeth and how to cross the road safely. Primary 2 will role play each of the experiences before writing instructions to ensure understanding of the correct sequence.

Spelling – Primary 2 will continue to learn new phonemes in accordance with the Active Literacy programme. They will learn a new joined phoneme as well as new common words each week Primary 2 will continue to develop their knowledge of phonemes and spelling strategies through an active approach. They will continue to apply this knowledge alongside the development of their sentence structure skills. Primary 2 will continue to use the Phonic Bug resource to support and enhance their knowledge of new phonemes.

Grammar – Primary 2 will continue to work on using punctuation such as full stops and capital letters as they continue to develop their sentence building skills. Primary 2 will now focus on extending their sentences through use of connectives including “and”, “but” and “because”.

Primary 1/2

Primary 1/2 will have some new opportunities to develop their talking and listening skills this term. They will participate in a solo poster presentation as part of their Grandparents topic.

Numeracy and Mathematics

Primary 1

This term, Primary 1 will have lots of opportunities to practice and consolidate their knowledge of numbers to 10 as well as quantities to 10 in a range of different ways. As Primary 1 become more confident when comparing quantities, they will now think about “more” and “less”. In addition to this, Primary 1 will begin to learn about the concept of addition within 10. They will have the opportunity to use a range of concrete resources to develop their understanding of this new concept before moving towards applying their knowledge mentally.

Primary 2

Numeracy – This term primary 2 will continue to develop their number processes. Primary 2 will focus on developing their understanding of addition and subtraction within 20. As well as learning and consolidating their number bonds within 20. They will work on deepen their knowledge of addition strategies and applying these within different contexts such as number talks and word problems.

Primary 1/2

Mathematics – Primary 1/2 learn about position and movement in term 2 as part of their beyond number concepts. The children will build on their knowledge of instructional writing and sequencing when undertaking this new learning. The children will also access coding software and use Spheros to apply their knowledge of position and movement. In addition to this, Primary 1/2 will learn about measurement this term. They will work on developing their knowledge of length, capacity and volume. Primary 1/2 will develop this new learning through a hands-on approach.

 

Health and Wellbeing

Primary 1/2 will continue to develop their social and emotional skills through our whole school PATHS programme. The children continue to enjoy engaging with the puppets and love it when they visit our classroom. Primary 1/2 love giving and receiving compliments each day as part of “Pupil of the Day”. Primary 1/2 will continue to learn about their emotions through a range of activities and stories based around the PATHS puppets. The children in Primary 1/2 continue to engage enthusiastically with this programme.

In addition to this, Primary 1/2 will learn about how to keep themselves safe including what is meant by medicines and harmful substances. Primary 1/2 will learn to identify which substances may be helpful and which may be harmful in given situations as well as suggest ways to get help in unsafe and emergency situations, such as seeking out an adult and calling the emergency services.

 

Physical Education

This term Primary 1/2 will focus on developing their large and small ball skills including skills related to playing football. In addition to this, Primary 1/2 will have the opportunity to develop their social dancing skills in preparation for their class Christmas party. They will learn dances such as The Grand Old Duke Of York. Primary 1/2 will, as always, complete all physical activities with safety at the forefront. At the moment, all PE lessons will continue to take place outdoors.

P.E. days will continue to be Tuesday and Friday. Please ensure your child comes to school dressed appropriately with either joggers or leggings and trainers. Your child must continue to wear their school jumper as part of their uniform on PE days.

Religious Education

As November is the month of Remembrance, Primary 1/2 will learn about different saints including St. Andrew. The children will listen to stories from the Bible that will teach them about love and the importance of praying for loved ones as well as people who have died. Throughout December, Primary 1/2 will learn about the birth of Jesus. The children will learn how Advent helps us to prepare for the celebration of Christmas. Primary 1/2 will participate in daily prayers around the crib as well as light the Advent candles at the appropriate time. During Advent, Primary 1/2 will be reminded of the importance of showing kindness and love during this time.

IDL

This term, Primary 1/2 will be completing the topic Grandparents. During this topic, Primary 1/2 will learn about the 1950s and 1960s as this is the key period relating to the children’s Grandparents. The children will compare their own lives to the lives of their Grandparents when they were a similar age. The children will also compare their school lives with their Grandparents school lives. In addition to this, as we approach the Christmas period, Primary 1/2 will think about how Christmas is celebrated in their local community as well as learn about Christmas traditions around the world.

Reminder

If your child has not already done so, please ensure that your child brings in appropriate outdoor learning clothes. This will allow your child to fully engage with any outdoor learning experiences.

Please ensure that you write your child’s name on any items of clothing they may take off throughout the school day, eg. jumpers. This will help to ensure your child doesn’t lose any items of clothing.

Thank you for visiting the Primary 1/2 blog, keep a look out for any further updates as term 2 progresses!

Thank you,

Mrs Dunsmore.

 

Primary 1/2 2020-2021, Whole School News

Primary 1/2 Term 1 Overview

Hello and welcome to the Primary 1/2 blog! We are all so delighted to be back! Primary 1/2 have settled in wonderfully with everyone ready to learn. Here you will be able to find updates from Primary 1/2. You will be able to join us on our journey towards becoming learning superheroes!

Literacy

Primary 1
This term, Primary 1 will focus on developing their phonological awareness as the first step towards learning their first letter sounds. As Primary 1 begin to work on this, they will learn about rhyme and rhythm by concentrating on Nursery Rhymes. The children will develop their understanding by listening for words that sound the same (rhyme) as well as clapping out syllables. As Primary 1 develop their phonological awareness, they will in turn develop their talking and listening skills; understanding when to listen and when to respond, taking turns and communicating with others.

Another focus for Primary 1 this term will be developing their fine motor skills and pincer grip which will enable them to write their names as well as form letters and numbers in the correct way.

Primary 2
Reading – Primary 2 will be revising and consolidating their tools for reading before beginning to develop their sequencing skills this term. They will be using a variety of resources including, Bug Club books as well as utilising a range of familiar fairy tale stories as they develop this skill.

Writing – This term primary 2 will be developing their tools for writing. Primary 2 will develop their understanding of sentence structure through short pieces of writing. Primary 2 will develop these skills through personal writing. The context for this learning will stem from familiar contexts and situations the children will be able to reflect on.

Spelling – Primary 2 will be revising phonemes already covered as well as learning new phonemes in accordance with the Active Literacy programme. Primary 2 will develop their knowledge of phonemes and spelling strategies through an active approach. They will apply this knowledge alongside the development of their sentence structure skills. Primary 2 will also use the Phonic Bug resource to support and enhance their knowledge of new phonemes.

Grammar – This term primary 2 will be focusing on developing their understanding and use of punctuation such as full stops and capital letters. They will develop this skill through sentence building.

Primary 1/2
Book Study – Primary 1/2’s first topic this year is Fairyland (Traditional Tales). They have already been engaging with a range of traditional tales and have been participating in a range of learning experiences to enhance their understanding of each story including making a gigantic beanstalk after reading Jack and the Beanstalk. They will make a number of cross curricular links during this topic including expressive arts and science.

Numeracy and Mathematics

Primary 1
This term, Primary 1 will be developing their “number sense”. The children will be focusing on identifying number digits to 10 through sequencing as well as counting out quantities and matching these to the correct digit. Primary 1 will have lots of opportunities to practice and consolidate their learning in a range of different ways. As the children become more confident in counting out, they will begin to compare quantities, thinking about “more” and “less”.

Primary 2
Numeracy – This term primary 2 will be focusing on developing their number processes. They have made a great start to the term by consolidating their number stories to 10. They will focus on developing their addition and subtraction skills within 10 before progressing towards number stories within 20. As Primary 2 become more confident when adding and subtracting they will apply this knowledge to money. They will use a variety of active resources to promote independent learning and ensure that all key skills are successfully achieved.

Primary 1/2
Mathematics – Primary 1/2 will be focusing on data handling. They will be using a range of natural resources as well as seeking out opportunities to take their learning outdoors to support their learning experiences. They will develop their understanding of data handling by sorting and organising a range of objects/information.

Health and Wellbeing
Primary 1/2 are officially SUPERHEROES!! They have already created their class charter and made their classroom promise with their rights, needs, and wants in mind. Primary 1/2 chose a superhero theme and created their very own superheroes to remind them to follow the rules and show kindness at all times.
Primary 1/2 will learn all about their emotions through our PATHS programme. The children have already met their new friends; Twiggle, Henrietta, Duke and Daphne. They have really enjoyed engaging with the puppets and love it when they visit our classroom. Most recently, Twiggle introduced the children to “Pupil of the Day”. Each child will have the opportunity to be “Pupil of the Day”, they will receive compliments from their peers on this day as well as have special jobs to do throughout the day such as “line leader” and “prayer leader”. So far, the children have really enjoyed this experience.

Physical Education
This term Primary 1/2 will focus on developmental games. Following instructions and participating in a safe way will be a focus for this learning. In addition to this, Primary 1/2 will have the opportunity to develop their ball skills. At the moment, all PE lessons will take place outdoors.

Religious Education
Primary 1/2 will be focusing on the importance of friendships and showing kindness. This learning will be reinforced through the class charter and classroom rules. In addition to this, Primary 1/2 will develop an understanding of building faith and growing in relationship with God.

Primary 1/2 look forward to sharing their learning and successes with you throughout the term!

Thank you,
Mrs Dunsmore.

P1 Transition Blog, Whole School News

Welcome Primary 1/2

Welcome Primary 1/2!!

I am Mrs Dunsmore, your new teacher. I am super lucky to have met and got to know all of you during this past year and during all of our wonderful transition days. I can’t wait to be your teacher and make lots of amazing memories together!

Boys and girls going into Primary 2, you are so lucky because you are going to meet some brand new classmates … our wonderful Primary 1s! I know you will be the best role models for your new friends!

I  have been really busy in school getting everything ready for you coming back/starting. I thought you might like a look at how your new classroom looks. I can’t wait to fill our walls with all your fantastic work! Below you will see the photos I have taken as well as a special message from me (just in case you have forgotten what I look like). Click on the link to watch the video.

Welcome video Mrs Dunsmore

Have a wonderful summer! I can’t wait to see you all in August!

Lots of Love

Mrs Dunsmore xox

Whole School News

Primary 2 Home Learning Grids WB 22.6.20

Primary 2, you have made it! It’s the last week before the summer holidays begin! I cannot believe how quickly this year has gone. You have worked so hard both at school and at home. Although these past few months have been rather strange I hope you have enjoyed your time in Primary 2 as much as I have! As you begin your last week as a Primary 2, remember you are a SUPERSTAR and you can do anything you put your mind to!

Below you will find your literacy, numeracy and IDL home learning grids for WB 22.6.20.  Your literacy and numeracy task sheets have been sent to your individual email accounts.

P2 Literacy Learning Grid 22.6.20

P2 Numeracy Learning Grid 22.6.20

P1 to 3 IDL Grid 22.6.20

French Flag

Fireworks in a Glass

Dissolving

There is no suggested timetable for this week. Just do what you can, when you can and remember, there is no expectation that all tasks will be completed.

Mrs Dunsmore x

Whole School News

P2 Home Learning Grids WB 15.6.20

Hello Boys and Girls!

I hope you enjoyed health week! Thank you to everyone who has sent me photos of your wonderful work this week. I know as the summer draws nearer it can be more difficult to remain focused but you are doing a fabulous job! Keep it up and try your best to keep going for the last two weeks! You are all SUPERSTARS!!

Below you will find your home learning grids for literacy, numeracy and IDL for WB 15.6.20. I have sent your literacy and numeracy task sheets to your individual email accounts. I have set some new challenges on Sumdog as well as allocated new books on Bug Club. Just do what you can when you can, as always!

P2 Literacy Learning Grid 15.6.20

P2 Numeracy Learning Grid 15.6.20

P1 to 3 IDL Grid 15.6.20

5 Senses Scavenger Hunt

Suggested Timetable:

8:00 – 9:30 Get up/Get Dressed/Eat Breakfast

9:30 – 10:00 Exercise (Joe Wicks/Just Dance/Cosmic Yoga)

10:00 – 10:30 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)

10:30 – 10:45 Outside Play/Snacktime

10:45 – 12:00 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)

12:00 – 12:30 Lunchtime

12:30 – 1:30 IDL Task (Choose 1)

1:30 – 2:00 Outside Play/Exercise

2:00 – 2:30 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)

2:30 Free Time!!

I am missing you all lots and hope to hear from you throughout the week!

Mrs Dunsmore xox

Whole School News

Primary 2 Home Learning Grids WB 8.6.20

Hi Boys and Girls!

I hope you have had a wonderful week! Another week of fabulous work, well done. Thank you to everyone who sent me photos of your hard work, I love to see all your amazing efforts! As the time goes by, I know it can be tricky to stay focused and work hard but I just want to  remind you that you are SUPERSTARS! Just do what you can, when you can.

This week is Health week so there is a health focus for most of your tasks. Below you will find your home learning grids for WB 8.6.20. I have sent out your literacy and numeracy task sheets to your individual email accounts. Remember, core tasks are in red and there is no expectation that all tasks should be completed. Just do what you can!

P2 Literacy Learning Grid 8.6.20

P2 Numeracy Learning Grid 8.6.20

P1 to P3 IDL Grid 8.6.20

Teeth Brushing Sequence

Suggested Timetable:

8:00 – 9:30 Get up/Get Dressed/Eat Breakfast

9:30 – 10:00  Exercise (Joe Wicks/Just Dance/Cosmic Yoga)

10:00 – 10:30 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)

10:30 – 10:45 Outside Play/Snacktime

10:45 – 12:00 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)

12:00 – 12:30 Lunchtime

12:30 – 1:30 IDL Task (Choose 1)

1:30 – 2:00 Outside Play/Exercise

2:00 – 2:30 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)

2:30 Free Time!!

Missing you all lots!!

Mrs Dunsmore xox

P1 Transition Blog, Whole School News

While We Can’t Hug

Hello Everyone,

We know that having to socially distance from your family and friends can be really tough. We feel this way too. When you see your favourite people from a distance all you want to do is give them the biggest hug. Sadly, we can’t hug right now and while we can’t hug, Owl has some super ideas for Hedgehog and Tortoise to show someone how much they care. Maybe you could try some of Owl’s ideas too.

Below is a link to the story “While We Can’t Hug”

Enjoy the story boys and girls! xox

Whole School News

Primary 2 Home Learning Grids WB 1.06.20

Hello Primary 2!

It has been a shorter week but I have been so impressed by how many of you have been logging in and completing your tasks! You are all so amazing and I am so proud of you! Keep up the wonderful work Primary 2, you are SUPERSTARS!! I hope you have been enjoying the glorious weather, spending lots of time with your lovely families. Don’t forget your sun cream!

Below you will find your home learning grids for next week WB 1.06.20. I have sent out your literacy and numeracy task sheets to your individual email accounts. Remember, core tasks are in red and there is no expectation that all tasks should be completed. Just do what you can!

P2 Literacy Learning Grid 1.6.20

P2 Numeracy Learning Grid 1.6.20

P1 to P3 IDL grid 1.6.20

Elmer colour by number French

Suggested Timetable:

8:00 – 9:30 Get up/Get Dressed/Eat Breakfast

9:30 – 10:00  Cosmic Yoga

10:00 – 10:30 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)

10:30 – 10:45 Outside Play/Snacktime

10:45 – 12:00 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)

12:00 – 12:30 Lunchtime

12:30 – 1:30 IDL Task (Choose 1)

1:30 – 2:00 Outside Play

2:00 – 2:30 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)

2:30 Free Time!!

I am missing you all very much and can’t wait to see you again soon!

Take care everyone,

Mrs Dunsmore xox

Whole School News

Primary 2 Home Learning Grids WB 25.5.20

Hello Boys and Girls!

Well done for another wonderful week of learning! Thank you to everyone who sent me photos of your fabulous work, I can see you have been working so hard. I am so proud of every one of you! Keep up the amazing effort!

Below you will find your home learning grids for next week WB 25.5.20. I have sent out your literacy and numeracy task sheets to your individual email accounts. Next week is a short week as we have a long weekend so there is less tasks for you to complete. Remember, core tasks are in red and there is no expectation that all tasks should be completed. Just do what you can!

P2 Literacy Learning Grid 27.5.20

P2 Numeracy Learning Grid 27.5.20

P1 to 3 IDL grid 27th May

French Greetings 27th May

French Rainbow

Suggested Timetable:

8:00 – 9:30 Get up/Get Dressed/Eat Breakfast

9:30 – 10:00  Joe Wicks/Outside Play

10:00 – 10:30 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)

10:30 – 10:45 Brain Break/Snacktime

10:45 – 12:00 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Chooe 1)

12:00 – 12:30 Lunchtime (Can you help your adult to make lunch?)

12:30 – 1:30 IDL Task (Choose 1)

1:30 – 2:00 Cosmic Yoga

2:00 – 2:30 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)

2:30 Free Time!!

Have a lovely long weekend everyone, stay safe! I am looking forward to hearing your news next week!

Mrs Dunsmore xox

Whole School News

Primary 2 Learning Grids WB 18.5.20

Hello Primary 2,

I hope you have had a great week filled with lots of fun with your lovely families. Thank you to everyone who sent me photos of your hard work. I love to see the excellent effort you are putting into your tasks. Well done, you are superstars!! Keep up the fantastic work Primary 2, I am so proud of you all!

Below you will find the links to your new learning grids for next week WB 18.5.20.  I have sent out your task sheets for numeracy and literacy to your individual email accounts and set your new challenges on Sumdog. Remember, do what you can. There is no expectation that all tasks will be completed. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me if your unsure about anything.

P2 Numeracy Learning Grid 18.5.20

P2 Literacy Learning Grid 18.5.20

P1 to 3 IDL grid 18th May PDF

Suggested Timetable:

9:00 – 9:30     Get up/Get Dressed/Eat Breakfast

9:30 – 10:00   Cosmic Yoga/Outside Play

10:00 – 10:30   Literacy/Numeracy Task

10:30 – 10:45    Brain Break/Snacktime

10:45 – 12:00   Literacy/Numeracy Task

12:00 – 12:30  Lunchtime

12:30 – 1:30  IDL Task

1:30 – 2:00  Just Dance

2:00 – 2:30  Literacy/Numeracy Task

2:30  Free Time!

Have a lovely weekend everyone, stay safe!

Mrs Dunsmore xox

Whole School News

Primary 2 Learning Grids WB 11.5.20

Hi Boys and Girls,

Well done for another wonderful week of online learning!! Thank you to everyone who sent me photos of your hard work, I have loved seeing all the effort you are putting into your tasks. You are all superstars!!

We now have a long weekend ahead of us which means you get an extra day off! I hope you send the time having lots of fun with your lovely families.

Below you will find the links to your new learning grids for next week WB 11.5.20.  I have sent out your task sheets for numeracy and literacy to your individual email accounts and set your new challenges on Sumdog. Remember, do what you can. There is no expectation that all tasks will be completed.

P2 Numeracy Learning Grid 11.05.20

P2 Literacy Learning Grid 11.5.20

P1 to 3 HWB grid 11th May PDF

Why we stay home PDF

Suggested Timetable:

9:00 – 9:30     Get up/Get Dressed/Eat Breakfast

9:30 – 10:00   Just Dance/Outside Play

10:00 – 10:30   Literacy/Numeracy Task

10:30 – 10:45    Brain Break/Snacktime

10:45 – 12:00   Literacy/Numeracy Task

12:00 – 12:30  Lunchtime

12:30 – 1:30  IDL Task

1:30 – 2:00  Cosmic Yoga

2:00 – 2:30  Literacy/Numeracy Task

2:30  Free Time!

Have a lovely weekend everyone, stay safe!

Mrs Dunsmore x

Whole School News

Primary 2 Home Learning Grids Week Beginning 4.5.20

Hello Primary 2!

Wow! Another hard working week! Well done everyone, you are superstars! I have loved seeing all the photos of your completed tasks and seeing you all progress on Sumdog and Bug Club. Keep up the good work!

Please find below your literacy, numeracy and IDL learning grids for week beginning 4.5.20. Remember, just try your best and do what you can.

P2 Literacy Learning Grid 4.5.20

P2 Numeracy Learning Grid 4.05.20

P1-3 IDL Learning Grid 4.5.20

Bug Hunt worksheet for IDL 4.5.20

I have emailed the corresponding  literacy and numeracy task sheets to your individual GLOW emails. If you have any questions about any of the tasks then please don’t hesitate to contact me!

Below is a suggested timetable for the week:

9.00am – 10.00am   Get dressed/Breakfast/Go Noodle/Cosmic Yoga

10.00am – 10.30am    Literacy/Numeracy task

10.30am – 11.00am   Outside play/Snacktime

11.00am – 12.00   Literacy/Numeracy task

12.00 – 12.30pm    Lunchtime

12.30pm – 1.00pm   Literacy/Numeracy task

1.00pm – 1.30pm   Go noodle/Cosmic Yoga/Just Dance

(All can be found on YouTube)

1.30pm – 2.00pm    IDL tasks

2.00pm    Outside Play/Walk

Keep working hard Primary 2, you are doing a brilliant job!

Mrs Dunsmore x

Whole School News

Primary 2 Home Learning Grids – Week Beginning 27.4.20

Hello Primary 2!

Please find below your literacy, numeracy and IDL learning grids for week beginning 27.4.20. Remember there is no expectation that all tasks will be completed, just do what you can.

P2 Literacy Learning Grid 27.4.20

P2 Numeracy Learning Grid 27.04.20

P1-3 IDL 27.4.20

I have emailed the corresponding  literacy and numeracy task sheets to your individual GLOW emails. If you have any questions about any of the tasks then please don’t hesitate to contact me!

Below is a suggested timetable for the week:

9.00am – 10.00am    Get dressed/Breakfast/Joe Wicks PE

10.00am – 10.30am    Literacy/Numeracy task

10.30am – 11.00am   Outside play

11.00am – 12.00   Literacy/Numeracy task

12.00 – 12.30pm    Lunchtime

12.30pm – 1.00pm   Literacy/Numeracy task

1.00pm – 1.30pm   Go noodle/Cosmic Yoga

1.30pm – 2.00pm    IDL tasks

2.00pm    Outside Play/Walk

Keep working hard Primary 2 but remember to have lots of fun too!

Mrs Dunsmore x

Whole School News

Primary 2 Learning Grids

Welcome back Primary 2!

I hope you have had a wonderful Easter holiday filled with lots of fun and laughter with your families (I hope you didn’t eat too much chocolate) Its now time to switch those wonderful busy brains back on and do some hard work!

Please find the literacy , numeracy and IDL grids for this week attached below.

P2 Numeracy Learning Grid 21.04.20

P2 Literacy Learning Grid 21.4.20

Modern Languages Grid P1-3

I have emailed your differentiated task sheets which match the activities in your grids.

I am looking forward to seeing all your hard work throughout this week!

Mrs Dunsmore