It was lovely to see everyone back this week after a quiet week last week. We have had another busy week learning new sounds, exploring numbers, buying new toys at the P7 toy fair, practising nativities and getting crafts ready for the Christmas fair!

This week we have been learning the d and e sound. Please see the link below for Jolly Phonics songs to practise at home.

https://youtube.com/shorts/wvgbhMy4KSE?feature=shared

https://youtube.com/shorts/7lVv5vbsmsg?feature=shared

We also practised our formation, created dotty dinosaur ds, continued to practise our word building and created some lovely ‘eggs in the pan’ crafts!

We’ve continued to explore place value and addition this week. We learned how to use the Logico Boards and did some ‘switcher’ calculations.

We’ve also been working on adding lots of details to our drawings. We made fantastic ‘Missing’ Tiddler posters. Look at our wonderful drawing and writing.

We are also having fun taking part in creative dance lessons. We are acting out the Gruffalo story through dance. This week we were tiny mice strolling through the woods, sly foxes and powerful, flying owls.

We loved attending the P7 Toy  Fair. The children were absolutely buzzing with excitement with their new toys! Thank you P7 for organising such a great event!

On Thursday afternoon, during our class walk we visited the nursery! We were so delighted to visit and even got a little chance to play.

This week we had a very special visit from Freddie’s uncle, also known as PC Shirkie! He talked to us about all of the people who can help us and we learned lots about being a police officer. We  talked about road safety and were given a lovely gift bag which contained special reflectors which will help to keep us safe in the dark winter months!

This week Primary 1 got the chance to present their very first ‘Big Talk’.  We had a lovely time listening to confident presentations  about ‘My Family’. Everyone did a fantastic job and we are very proud of them!

We still have a few ‘Big Talks’ to hear next week and we are so looking forward to them!

In literacy, we have been continuing to work on our common words. We have been practising writing them, recognising them and making them out of playdough. We used our knowledge of our common words and sounding out to write some dictated sentences.

We also completed our monthly self-portrait for November. We are getting so good at adding lots of details in our drawings. Lots of us were able to write our name independently this month!

In numeracy, we continue to work on addition. We have an understanding that it doesn’t matter which way around you add, the answer will always be the same. We have been working on some ‘switcher’ calculations.

We are getting more confident using concrete materials such as numberlines, counters, tens frames and the rekenreks to add.

We have started completing ‘core’ and ‘challenge’ activities!

This week, we also held our Literacy Open Morning. We had a fantastic time completing  BookBug tasks made for us by our wonderful Primary 7 class. Here are some snaps taken on the day!

Finally, here is one last picture, taken this week whilst we were out and about in the community on a lovely frosty afternoon.

This week we have sent home a few different activities. Firstly there is a read and match sheet using the sounds we have learned so far. Please complete and return by Friday 21st November.

We have also sent home the next set of sound flashcards. Please keep checking the blog on a Friday to see the sounds we cover each week.

You will also find log in details for Giglets, an online reading book library. We have assigned books for you to enjoy together at home.
Click the link below for the Giglets login page

https://pupil.gigletsedu.com/landing

This week in literacy we have been learning about the ‘r’ and ‘m’ sounds. We have been working hard to say, make and form each sound correctly.  We consolidated our learning with lots of lovely activities. We made junk model robots, made rainbows, pictures with rulers and even went outside to launch a rocket! We made our own masks, playdoh muffins, doodled with ‘m’ and came up with some tasty meal ideas!

Here is a link to the jolly phonics rhyme and action. We really like learning these songs and find them helpful to remember our sounds.

In numeracy, we continue to work on adding. We are getting more confident using words like ‘total’ ‘altogether’ and ‘calculation’. We can use resources such as the rekenreks, numberlines and tens frame trains to help us add. Some of us are enjoying challenging ourselves to add within 20!

A reminder that next Thursday (20th November) is our Literacy Open Morning. We would love to welcome you into our classroom to take part in Literacy activities that have been organised by our brilliant P7 class.

Next week is our Big Talk week.  Please see below details of which day your child is presenting their talk.

Monday: Freddie, Ava, Tommy and Ayla

Tuesday: Lawson, Ollie, Jayden and Carter

Wednesday: Hannah, Ashlyn, Phoebe

Thursday: Jack, Kobee, Murray and Jorgia

Friday: Daisy-Mai, Nuala and Zander

This week is all about formation and handwriting.  Please complete the worksheet above and return by Friday 14th November.

Please also remember to keep practising your Big Talks at home, ready to be presented to the class next week.  Later in the week I will post details of which day each child will be presenting.  We are really looking forward to hearing them!

It is the end of another busy week in Primary 1!

This week we have been consolidating our knowledge of the initial sounds covered so far (a, t, s, i, p, n) before we move onto new learning next week.

We also continued to work on our common words. We had lots of practise reading and writing them. We typed them on the computer, made them out of playdoh, did some rainbow writing on some very big paper and even managed to spot some of our common words in books from the class library.

In numeracy, we continued to work on forming numbers up to 20 and  addition. We looked at “one more and one less” using concrete materials like the cubes and used other strategies such as the number lines. We enjoyed playing partner games at our stations and enjoyed giving each other a ‘challenge’.

In writing, we did a detailed drawing of ‘I am splashing in wellies’.

Some of the detail in our drawings is improving lots and some of us even tried to write the sentence to match.  Take a look!

This week we also had a visit from the Firefighters, made fantastic firework artwork, went on a walk around the community, started a new dance topic in P.E and attended our very first ‘Discovery Dens’ where we took part in things like clay modelling and pancake making! Phew!

*note- all pupils have been sent home with a large piece of paper which can be used for Big Talk preparation/presentation*

Just a little reminder that gym days are now a Tuesday afternoon and weekly walks will be on a Thursday afternoon. Please remember to remove all jewellery on Tuesdays 😊

This is Week 1 of our next homework block.  This block is focusing on literacy.  Week 1’s task is preparing for Big Talk Week which will start on Monday 17th November.  Details are as follows:

Big Talk Homework

Twice a year, the children take part in our whole school ‘Big Talk Homework Challenge’.  This is where your child gets the opportunity to prepare and present a talk to the class.  The topic will change depending on the focus for that term.  This term our Health topic is Myself and My Family.  At home, your child should prepare and practise their talk.  They can bring in photos or posters to help them. Please see below a great example of a poster that was made.  They used lots of drawings instead of writing which helped the child remember what to say about each person in their family.

Some ideas to include in their talk might be:

• A photo or drawing of themselves. Talk about them – What they like? Dislike? etc.
• Photos or drawings of their family.  Who lives in their house? Any pets?

The talk should be ready to be presented the week bg Monday 17th November. More details will be given shortly (please check Blog) about which day that week your child will be giving their talk.

We look forward to hearing them!

What a spooky, fun week we have had in Primary 1! Our sounds this week were p and n. The links for the Jolly Phonics songs are below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CZcqnzCAfg

https://youtu.be/wpia7YSXFdo?si=FUzRqFpABev3U4eu

We’re continuing to work hard to recognise the letters and form them correctly. We’ve also had fun doing lots of p and n activities like designing pumpkins and making potions, designing necklaces and using Halloween pompoms to form the letter.

In numeracy we’ve continued to focus on numbers 0-10 and 0-20. We’ve looked at recognising numbers, counting and working out the missing numbers. We used the number fans to play ‘show me’ games.

We also began to learn about addition. We had lots of knowledge already and  described adding  as “putting things together” “combining” and “makes the number bigger”.

We used the spinners and animals to combine groups to find a total and also used the numicon to add. Some of us were able to use the addition sign to create our first calculations!

We have also had lots of spooky Halloween fun this week. We played Hallowe’en games at PE, sung Halloween songs in Music and made some fantastic Hallowe’en crafts. We hope you loved our Frankenstein Monster decoration!

On Friday, we joined up with Primary 2 and had some more Hallowe’en fun! We played games, danced and had a snack in the Primary 2 classroom. In our own classroom we had some spooky sensory activities, like making ‘ice-screeeeam” with foam and creepy crawlies and scented playdoh. We also got a chance to use a hammer and some nails in a pumpkin and worked together to crack them open and see what was inside!

Here are some pictures, you might also find some more on the P2 blog!

We wish you all a happy Hallowe’en weekend! 🎃👻