Due to the Easter holidays this week, there will be no homework issued for Primary 1/2. Books have been uploaded onto Boost Learning to consolidate the reading that has been taking place in class over the last few weeks. These can be practised at home between now and 1st May.
This week we have continued to work on our subtraction skills in maths. We looked at how to find a missing number by using cubes and number lines to help us.
We also continued to learn about 2D shapes. We looked in more detail at the properties of 2D shapes and identified sides and corners. We also used 2D shapes to create some lovely art.
We practised our phonics and spelling with different activities this week. P2s practised writing a description as part of our The Snail and the Whale book study and we have started working on a lapbook for our book study.
In our play activities we continued to develop our fine motor skills. We also explored free writing by creating a Snail and the Whale book, working with CVC words on a big sheet of paper and by finishing our information booklets. We practised our maths skills throughout the week with different games and followed instruction when working with construction materials.
It has been such a busy week, we are definitely ready for the weekend and a shorter week next week!
Archaeology Scotland visited the school last week and we were learning all about what archaeologists do. We got to be archaeologists and dig through different materials to see what we could find.
Thank you to all parents and carers that were able to make it along to our sharing the learning event, we hope you enjoyed your afternoon and learned a little more about how we teach reading in school.
Here are some pictures from the day-
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Primary 1 new sound “j”.
jam
jar
jet
jog
Primary 2 new sound “ure”
sure
cure
pure
injure
secure
manure
picture
treasure
P1 new sound this week is “ss”
miss
pass
less
boss
P2 new sound is “air”
air
fair
pair
hair
stairs
dairy
fairy
repair
Our new sound this week is ‘l’ we are also learning that some words end in ‘ll’.
Could you practise the ‘l’ sound and formation by using bright colours to ‘light’ up the sound?
lip
lot
lap
leg
We are learning about length. Can you try these challenges at home?
Can you find an object that is longer than your foot?
Shorter than your hand?
How many spoons long is your table?
This week our phoneme is ‘ar’ like car.
Here is a game to reinforce our learning.
farm
scarf
park
dark
star
art
shark
harp
We are learning about length. We are measuring with non-standard units e.g. how many cubes long is the table.
Can you complete some measuring challenges around the house?
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.
