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This week we were having lots of Halloween fun but we have also been working hard.

Primary 1s practised their /k/ sounds and Primary 2s wrote lots of tricky words. We have also practised sentence writing, even Primary 1s! We looked at numbers to 20 and sequenced them, as well as adding numbers within 10. P2s looked at tens and ones in numbers. In art we used sponges to make scary monsters.

 

We have had lots of fun in our play area this week with some additional Halloween costumes for our dress up corner. We did lots of Halloween themed learning activities too!

This week we did one of our PE lesson outside and we had a choice of activities which we really enjoyed.

On Friday, we started the day with a costume parade. We then did Halloween stations with our buddies. We did some work in our class after break and then we had an amazing Halloween party in the afternoon. It was great fun!

It has been a busy week for us in Primary 1/2 despite just being back from the holidays.

Primary 1s learned their new phoneme o this week and we practised letter formation and blending and segmenting. Primary 2s looked at the phoneme <oa> and practised reading and writing oa words.

In maths, P1s are still practising counting and number recognition to 10 but we also started looking at the concept of addition. Primary 2s practised counting in tens and ones and we then looked at partitioning big numbers.

We did some fun art activities this week to hone our cutting skills and further develop our fine motor skills.

Next week will be all about Halloween and we will have a Halloween party at the end of the day on Friday! It’s promising to be a fun week!

This is a bit of a shorter update this week, mainly because we have been so busy that I often forgot to take pictures!

We have already started our new topic this week. We started off by looking for signs of Autumn and we did leaf rubbings. We also spotted signs of autumn on our autumn amble around the village! After the October holidays we will be exploring some Eco themes through our Litter Lab called Harriet’s Adventure.

We loved going on our Autumn Amble around the village to raise funds for our school. Thank you to everyone who sponsored us! It may have been a rainy day but that did nothing to dampen our spirits!

We also worked hard in the class this week, practising our maths and literacy. In art, we created beautiful autumn trees this week!

On Friday afternoon, our P7 buddies helped us with some structured activities. We enjoy spending time with our buddies.

 

 

This is a two week update so I’m afraid there are lots of pictures for you to look at.

We have been really busy doing our number work in class. Primary 2s have been finding numbers after and before to 100. Primary 1s have been counting to 5 and practising number formation and number recognition. We have also started looking at data handling and have explored bar graphs and tally marks as part of our topic.

In Literacy, Primary 1s have been learning and then revising the first block of sounds (s a t p i n). We have now started to practise blending and spelling our first CVC words. Primary 2s have been practising their reading and sentence writing.

We spent some time with our buddies again on Friday afternoon and had a great time.

I have finally managed to take some pictures of our social play in the play area as well as of some of our more structured daily activities. The children are doing a great job developing their social skills and are practising kindness, turn taking and patience.

Thank you so much for coming along to our stay and play afternoon. The children had a great time showing you around and telling you all about what they have been learning.

Thank you so much! I think we all deserve a relaxing weekend after such a busy two weeks.  See you again on Monday!

 

Children have received their usernames and passwords today to access their Rocket Phonics account and read their assigned books. Please check your child’s bag.

You can access the website at https://boost-learning.com.

Here is a short video to get you started:

 

This week we have been learning new sounds in Primary 1, new spelling words in Primary 2 and we have been practising our numbers.

Primary 2s have started to look at numbers to 100 and we have done a lot of number formation in Primary 1. We are also practising number recognition. Everyone has worked really hard in maths this week!

Primary 1s learned the sounds i and p this week. We practised letter formation and started some blending, too! Primary 2s have been working hard on sentence writing. We try to write a sentence every day and did a great job with writing our news on Monday, too.

We have been enjoying different play activities in our classroom throughout the week. We practised painting using sponges and made beautiful pictures of our pets. We also improved our cutting skills. We also had a scavenger hunt to find pictures starting with our different sounds.

On Friday, we had a chance to spend time with our buddies who had organised some brilliant games for us. We had a super afternoon with them. Thank you buddies!

Have a wonderful weekend!

It’s been another very busy week in our classroom so this class update will be a bit lengthy, sorry.

We start every morning with different play activities that help us to practise some of the things we are learning in class at the moment. Some of our activities develop our motor skills and help us to practise turn taking and being kind.

In maths, P1s have been practising counting and we have started to practise number formation. Primary 2s have been revising numbers to 20. This week we have been looking at number words.

This week, Primary 1s learned the sound <t>. We have been doing lots of phonics work and have been practising to write t. Primary 2s have been practising sentence writing and have been doing a super job. We have also started Our reading and I will set up our new reading groups online as soon as possible so that you can practise at home.

We have been enjoying our P.E. lessons in particular. We are practising throwing and catching, team games, competitive games and have been improving our skills in station work.

On Friday afternoons, we get a chance to work with our big buddies. We may do sports activities outside or activities inside that develop our social skills and practise some of the things we have been learning in class.

Primary 1s and Primary 2s have been working hard in Literacy over the last two weeks. Here is what we have been learning and doing:

Last week, Primary 1s learned their first sound – <s>. We have been practising writing the letter s in different ways. This also helps us to develop our fine motor skills. 

This week, we learned the sound <a>. Again, we practised letter formation but we also sorted words starting with s and a, and we practised reading our first sentences.

We looked at how to read a sentence – put our finger underneath the word we are reading (on the big black dot) and read from left to right. We use picture clues to help us.

Primary 2s have also been busy revising their sounds. We explored sh, ch and th over the last two weeks. We sorted words, made a sh booklet and practised reading words with these sounds. We are also learning more about capital letters and wrote our summer holiday stories!

I’m looking forward to another exciting week of literacy in our class!

Hello and welcome to our new Primary 1/2 blog.

My name is Mrs Kane and I am so excited to be your teacher this year!

Here are a few facts about me:

• I have two cats called Archer and Lana.
• My favourite animal is a sheep.
• I love to knit and crochet.
• I can speak three languages – English, German and some French.
• My favourite colour is purple.
• I love going for walks along the beach.

I am really looking forward to getting to know you and your parents, and hearing all about your summer holidays!

Here are a few bits of information for your parents:

• Our P.E. days will be Mondays and Thursdays. This may change throughout the year as we adjust the timetable as and when necessary. Please provide a P.E. kit which is kept in school so that your child can participate in P.E. at any time.
• Children will store their bags and jackets in our cloakroom. We do not have trays for personal items in our classroom so if your child brings in a pencil case, they will keep this in their bag.
• We have a space for lunch boxes and water bottles in the classroom. Children can take a drink from their bottle at any time. 
• In the first few weeks, Primary 1s will be collected by their P7 buddies for their snack time. This will allow them to build a strong relationship with their buddy. Buddies will visit our class or do activities with the whole class throughout the year but especially in the first few weeks.
• Children will come through the front entrance in the afternoon. It would be of great help if you could give your child (and me) a wave when they are at the front of the line so that I know that they have someone to pick them up. It is not a problem if you are running a bit late, we will always keep your child safely with us until they are being picked up.

Please don’t hesitate to come to me at the end of the school day if you have any questions or concerns, or just fancy a chat. If it is urgent, please always contact the school via phone (01290 700351).