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Category Archives: Primary 1 2020-2021
Book Week Scotland Primary 1-3 Pyjama Day Monday 14th November
As you remember from our November Newsletter Primary 1-3 will be gifted a bag of book as part of Book Week Scotland. To celebrate this Primary 1-3 will complete some special activities in school on Monday 14th November. We are also asking that the children in Primary 1-3 come to school in their pyjamas.
Primary 1 Learning Journals Survey
We are requesting that our current Primary 1 parents/carers take the time to provide us with some information regarding your experiences of Learning Journals. This will shape how we use this across the whole school.
Primary 1 Parent/Carers please complete the survey below by the end of today. Thank you for your feedback.
Primary 1 Learning Journals Survey reminder
We are requesting that our current Primary 1 parents/carers take the time to provide us with some information regarding your experiences of Learning Journals. This will shape how we use this across the whole school.
Primary 1 Parent/Carers please complete the survey below by Thursday 23rd June. Thank you for your feedback.
Primary 1 Learning Journals Survey
We are requesting that our current Primary 1 parents/carers take the time to provide us with some information regarding your experiences of Learning Journals. This will shape how we use this across the whole school.
Primary 1 Parent/Carers please complete the survey below by Thursday 23rd June. Thank you for your feedback.
Learning Journals – Primary 1
All Primary 1 parents should have received a letter on Friday detailing our pilot of Learning Journals.
As discussed in the letter please follow this link:
https://learningjournals.co.uk/the_videos/login-parent-using-lj-website/
Primary 1 Sharing the Learning
Primary 1 and Mrs Dunsmore are excited to tell you all about the things they have been working on in class.
We hope you enjoy. Passwords have been sent to the main contact for each child.
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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.
Primary 1 Class film
Please click on the link below to view our amazing Primary 1 class film. Passwords to access this have been texted to the main contact for each child.
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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
As this term comes to an end we would like to say a huge,
thank you,
to:
Our fantastic staff – those who work in the kitchen, our cleaners, our janitor, EAST support staff, all of our classroom assistants, our clerical staff and our teaching staff. This has been a challenging year and each and every one of you have risen to overcome these. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts for all that you do each and every day. We hope that you enjoy a well-deserved rest over the summer.
To our Primary 7 children it is with great pride that we get to say ‘Good Luck’ to you in the future. Do not forget us, you will always be part of our Mount Carmel family.
To our new Primary 1 children we can’t wait to welcome you into our family in August.
To our amazing parents, thank you, for all of your support throughout the year. Enjoy the time with your family over this holiday period.
To Father Martin, Sister Mabel, Sister Juliet and Sister Rose, thank you, for supporting us on our faith journey.
And finally…
Thank you
…to our amazing children, you are reason that we come to work every day. We thank you for your smiles, love and laughter. Have a fantastic break and we look forward to welcoming you all back in August.
Together we are,
#TeamMC
Uniform Exchange
Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Uniform Exchange. We now have a wide range of items in various sizes available for families.
These can be collected from outside our main school office until 12.00pm today. In the new term these items will continue to be available daily in our main foyer.
Uniform Exchange
Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Uniform Exchange. We now have a wide range of items in various sizes available for families. These can be collected from outside our main school office until 12.00pm on Friday.
Primary 1 Fun Day photos
Primary 1 had a great day on Friday. We bounced, we played and we even got an ice cream or a slush puppy for our little treat. Have a look at our photos.
Uniform Exchange
Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Uniform Exchange. We now have a wide range of items in various sizes available for families. These can be collected from outside our main school office until 12.00pm on Friday.
Please remember that when accessing the Uniform Exchange adults should wear face coverings and maintain social distancing from other families. Hand sanitiser will also be available.
Thank you.
P1 Dean Park Visit
Primary 1 had a wonderful day at Dean Park! We went on a nature trail, played games in front of the castle, visited the animals and had lots of fun at the park!
P1 and P5- Dean Park Visits
Monday 14th June
Just a little reminder that if your child requires a packed lunch from the dining hall for the visit on Monday 14th June, please let us know. If not, please send your child to school on the day with a snack and packed lunch, as the park visit is a full day outing.
P1 Celebrate Eid
Primary 1 have been learning all about the Muslim festival of Eid and today we finished our mini-topic by having our very own Eid party!
Dressed in our finest clothes, we decorated the party table with our personal Mendhi designs, danced with our Moon and Star wands, made special Eid cards for our friends and even had some tasty treats. Have a look at all of the fun we had!
World of Work -Infant photos
From Hairdressers to Vets and everything in between…..the infant department had a great day time on World of Work Day!
Have a look at our slideshow gallery:
Easter Extravaganza Week
Mount Carmel Primary is organising a special Easter Extravaganza for the children l to help raise money for SCIAF, a charity that is very close to the heart of our school.
This will take place on the week beginning Monday 29th March. There will be a special theme for each day and we are asking for a £1 donation to take place on ParentPay for each item.
Monday 29th March – Silly Shoes and Socks
Tuesday 30th March – Crazy Hair Day
Wednesday 31st March – Decorated egg competition (please bring a decorated egg to school, one winner will be announced per class).
There will also be a special Easter raffle for each class. Raffle tickets can be purchased via ParentPay – £1 for 5 tickets. Each class raffle will be drawn on Thursday 1st April.
Our Magic Mount Carmel Theme Day will take place on Thursday 1st April (no donation for this). Our theme day will be a pyjama and movie day.
Each class will also enjoy a Spring Walk to Dean Park. A letter and permission form has been issued today.
World Book day- Tomorrow !
If your child/children would prefer not to wear a costume or they do not have a costume tomorrow for WBD, please do not go to the expense of buying one or the stress of making one as there is the option for them to simply “Dress Down” and bring their favourite book to school.
Return to school of Primary 1-3 Plan
Please see the letter below detailing our plans for pupil return on Monday 22nd February.
Virtual Vscene Lesson Invite
How to access a Virtual Vscene Lesson
Additional Tasks – BBC Bitesize
If you are looking for some additional activities for your child please follow this link to BBC Bitesize. Here you will find lots of different activities for a wide range of areas and extension tasks for Literacy and Numeracy.
It is a superb resource and is recommended for use by Education Scotland.
Primary 1 Home Learning – January 13th
Good Morning Primary 1!
I hope you are all well. Thank you so much for all the wonderful photos you have sent of your learning so far! I love seeing all of your hard work!
Your learning tasks for today have already been emailed to you last night, but please find them below too. If you are unsure about which group you are in, please don’t hesitate to email me or follow the individual tasks sent directly to your grown-up’s email.
Missing you all lots but look forward to hearing from you soon!
Lots of Love
Mrs Duff xxx
Home Learning Grids for Gruffaloes/Stick Men
Home Learning – Wed 13th Jan Gruffaloes & Stick Men
Home Learning Grid for Splats
Home Learning Grid – Wednesday 13th – Splats
Additional files to support grid tasks for all of the above groups.
New Text image for Wednesday January 13th
Home Learning Grid and supporting files for Tabby McTats
Home Learning Grid – 13th Jan – Tabby McTats
Primary 1 & 2 Homework Bags
Dear Parents
As previously posted, the Primary 1 and 2 homework bags are now ready for collection. Thank you to those who have already been to collect them.
Please note that new common words and letter sounds have been put in the bags for use over the next 3 weeks of learning. Can you please only use or revise the words or letters highlighted in your daily learning grids.
We will direct you to the new resources as and when we cover them.
Many thanks.
Mrs Duff and Mrs Dunsmore
P1 and 2 Homework Bags
Primary 1 and 2 Homework bags are now ready to be collected from the school. They contain everything your child/children require for their active learning. Please collect your child’s bag from the school via the main entrance. Thank you.
P1 and P2 Communication
Following national and local authority guidance we will now not be using Glow mail as a means of communication with our P1 and P2 pupils.
Instead we have created group mailing lists for each class using parent email addresses. Class teachers will use these emails to communicate directly with families.
If the email address we have for you has changed or you do not wish this to be used for home learning purposes please contact Mrs McGahon – joanna.mcgahon@eastayrshire.org.uk
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Primary 1 Home Learning grids for Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th January
Hello Primary 1!
I hope you are all well and have had a wonderful Christmas break. Missing you lots but I am sure I will see you soon!
Please find attached your online learning tasks for Monday and Tuesday next week. Monday’s tasks are in red and Tuesday’s tasks are in blue.
Take care everyone!
Love Mrs Duff xxx
Primary 1 Party Time 🎅🏻🎉
Primary 1 had a ball at their Christmas Party this afternoon! The children enjoyed Party games and showcased their disco “moves” on the dance floor before tucking into some delicious Dominoes pizza 😋! Our Party was even more special as we were able to enjoy it with our friends in P1/2 who are part of our bubble ❤️!
Pass the parcel fun!
Musical Statues!
Pizza time!
Ending on a high with the Hokey Cokey 😃!
Have a wonderful Christmas with your families and take care 🎅🏻❤️.
Mrs Duff x
