Firstly a huge well done to all the pupils for a fantastic performance of Bonnie Wee Jeanie Macoll, along with an excellent recital of ‘Up in the morning early’ by Robert Burns. The children also enjoyed learning our new school song.

Back in class we’ve been hard at work learning the sound and formation for ‘f’. Meanwhile P2 pupils have been spelling words with ‘er’.

We’ve been using word cards and letter tiles to help read and write cvc words independently.

We also enjoy using the computers to reinforce our learning.

Spelling

This week we are learning about the phoneme ‘er’.

Listen to the song below-

Spelling list-

farmer    mixer    water    river    brother  sister    father    mother

Choose an activity to complete from the spelling grid below.

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Numeracy

We are learning to identify odd and even numbers within 100.  Play a version of the game below. If you have a dice at home, roll it twice to create a 2 digit number. Talk about is it odd or even? What digit tells us, the units. Pupils could draw their own track and finish line.

Phonics

This week Primary 1 are learning the phoneme ‘f’.

Please see the suggested activities below to help your children practise this sound and its formation.

Listen to the Jolly song by following the link below.

Can your child read these CVC words by blending the sounds together?

fan     fin     fit   fab   fast   fist

Numeracy

We have been learning about odd and even numbers within 10.

Activity: Write the numbers 1-10 on post it notes or scrap pieces of paper. Sort into groups ‘odd’ or ‘even’. It would be helpful if children could use concrete materials when sorting the numbers to visualise which numbers have ‘an odd one out’. You could use pasta, cheerios, lego blocks or any other loose parts around the house.

Primary 2 have been learning the sound ‘ue’ like blue.

Here are their spelling words below.

cue

clue

blue

rescue

tissue

statue

barbeque

argue

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Choose an activity to complete from the grid above.

Numeracy

We have started to look at odd and even numbers. Click on the game below for further practise.

Coconut Odd or Even – Topmarks

This week Primary 1 are busy bees learning the sound ‘b’

Try an activity from the suggestions below. You could also play i-spy when out a walk or around the home with sounds we have learned so far.

In numeracy we are continuing with addition within 10. Here is a link to a game to practise the number bonds to 10.

Robot Addition

Primary 1 are continuing to learn about the sounds ‘r’ and ‘h’.

Here is a link to some video clips and games to support their learning.

The r sound | Phonics | r words – BBC Bitesize

The h sound | Phonics | h words – BBC Bitesize

Another book has been added to Boost Learning for your child to practise.

This week primary two are learning the sound ‘oi’.

Please find their word list below for practise using an activity of your choice.

oil

soil

boil

foil

coin

join

point

toilet

Here is a game to play to reinforce the sound-

‘oi’ word cloud online interactive phonics game – Galactic Phonics

Primary 1/2 have enjoyed their first week back after the Christmas holidays and are making a great start on their Scots poem.

They finished the week with some activities led by Primary 6/7 which they thoroughly enjoyed.

Have a lovely weekend.

Primary 1/2 will be learning ‘Up in the morning early’ by Robert Burns and the song ‘Bonnie wee Jeanie McColl.’

Please find a copy of the words below and some links to watch both online.

Up in the Morning Early

Robert Burns

Cauld blaws the wind frae east to west,
The drift is driving sairly;
Sae loud and shrill’s I hear the blast,
I’m sure it’s winter fairly.

Up in the morning’s no for me,
Up in the morning early;
When a’ the hills are cover’d wi’ snaw,
I’m sure its winter fairly.

The birds sit chittering in the thorn,
A’ day they fare but sparely;
And lang’s the night frae e’en to morn,
I’m sure it’s winter fairly.

Up in the morning’s no for me,
Up in the morning early;
When a’ the hills are cover’d wi’ snaw,
I’m sure its winter fairly.