Primary 1a Wallacewell Primary

This week has been full of creativity, imagination, and learning!

In Maths, we continued exploring 2D and 3D shapes, building on our understanding through hands-on activities and discussions. The children have been fantastic at spotting shapes all around them and describing their properties with growing confidence.

In Literacy, we listened to the story ‘The Wishing Star’ and thought carefully about what we would wish for if we had one magical wish. The children’s ideas were thoughtful, imaginative, and full of kindness.

We also enjoyed an autumn-themed activity — listening to and colouring a cheerful scarecrow, followed by the story ‘The Scarecrow’s Wedding’. The children loved predicting what might happen next and sharing their ideas before and during the story. Their engagement and curiosity made for some wonderful discussions!

Later in the week, we read ‘Beautiful Oops’, which helped us learn that mistakes can lead to beautiful new ideas. We practised this by creating our own imaginative drawings starting from just a simple line — and the results were amazing!

As Term 1 comes to a close, we’re so proud of how well the children have settled into school life. They’ve shown enthusiasm, resilience, and a real love of learning.

Have a fantastic holiday, everyone — take time to rest, relax, and recharge your batteries ready for Term 2! 🍂✨

A selection of ‘Beautiful Oops’ creations

Printing numbers and values

We hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing and fun-filled holiday weekend! It’s been wonderful to see Primary 1a return to school full of energy, enthusiasm, and ready to learn.

This week, we’ve been continuing with our exciting Journeys topic by exploring the story “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.”

We took our learning outdoors and stepped straight into the pages of a storybook!

Armed with our imaginations (and a good dose of courage), we went on our very own bear hunt around the school grounds. From swishy-swashy grass to squelchy-squerchy mud, we explored it all, retracing the exciting steps from the beloved story.

We tiptoed through the playground, crept past the trees, and peeked into all the secret corners of our outdoor space… and guess what? We even think we saw a bear! 👀

There was a rustle… a shuffle… and a shadow that looked very suspicious. Was it really a bear? We’re not quite sure – but we ran all the way back just in case!

It was a brilliant mix of storytelling, movement, and imagination – and we loved every minute of it. Outdoor learning helps bring stories to life, we weren’t just reading a book… we were living it.

The children have really enjoyed diving into the adventure, and have been busy creating story maps to help us retell the tale in our own words. We’ve also been bringing the story to life through yoga, which has been a fantastic way to combine movement and imagination!

In the classroom and for homework, we’ve started our very first reading books – an exciting milestone! We’ve been introducing punctuation by looking at capital letters, finger spaces and full stops as we read. The children have also been spotting repeated patterns in the text and identifying familiar sounds we’ve been working on in class.

Please continue to practise the sounds that have been sent home to support your child’s reading and writing development. A few minutes of practice each day can make a big difference!

In maths, we’ve been having fun with 3D shapes, copying and creating patterns. We’ve also been working hard on forming our numbers correctly – great focus, Primary 1a!

Thank you for your continued support at home. We’re looking forward to another fantastic week of learning!

Long swishy grass

Cold river

Oozy mud

A dark forest

Swirling whirling snowstorm

What a fun and action-packed week we’ve had in Primary 1a!

In PE, we’ve been working hard to develop our movement and balance skills using benches, mats, and hoops. We’ve been climbing, jumping, balancing, and exploring different ways to move safely and confidently around the gym hall.

We also had a visit from our music tutor, who taught us all about pitch and beat. We explored pitch using chime bars—we noticed how the size of the bar changes the sound—and used shakers and maracas to keep the beat while listening to a song from Encanto. It was so much fun moving and playing along with the music!

In the classroom, we’ve been very creative this week. We designed our own space pictures and wrote about our journey into space, describing all the amazing things we could see up there in the stars!

In literacy, we’ve been learning two new sounds: ‘r’ and ‘m’. We’ve enjoyed discovering the actions and stories that go along with each sound, helping us remember and use them in our reading and writing.

In numeracy, we’ve been making continuous patterns and spotting them in all kinds of places—on clothes, in nature, and even in our classroom! It’s amazing how patterns are all around us.

A highlight of the week was a special visit from our grown-ups! They joined us for a Health and Wellbeing lesson where we learned about “Doing the Turtle”—a calming strategy that helps us pause, breathe, and think before we react when we’re feeling upset. It’s a great technique to try at home too!

We’ve worked so hard and had such a great week—we’re definitely ready for a well-earned rest.

Happy holiday weekend from all of us in Primary 1a!

What a busy and exciting week it has been in Primary 1A! The children have enjoyed a wide range of learning experiences, and it’s been fantastic to see their enthusiasm and curiosity growing each day.

In Maths, we’ve been exploring 2D shapes and having lots of fun spotting them in our classroom and around the school. Circles, squares, triangles and rectangles are everywhere once you start looking! Alongside this, we’ve been continuing to build our number skills up to 10 – counting forwards and backwards, forming numbers carefully, and working out which number is missing from a sequence. The children are becoming confident little mathematicians!

In Literacy, we’ve been focusing on the initial set of sounds: SATPIN. The class have been playing games and completing fun activities to help them hear and recognise these sounds at the beginning – and sometimes even at the end – of words. It’s been great to see how quickly they are picking things up! Next week, we’ll be introducing two new sounds.

We’ve been excited to begin our brand new topic – Journeys! The children have really enjoyed sharing how they travel to school each day, from walking and cycling to coming by car or bus. It’s been lovely hearing about the different ways we all get around!

We’ve also been talking about some of the places we’ve visited on special journeys with our families – from trips to the park and the beach to exciting holidays and visits to see relatives. Everyone had brilliant ideas about where they’d like to go next – from fun day trips to faraway dream destinations!

As part of our topic, we’ve started looking at different signs in our environment. We’ve been learning to recognise the shapes of signs and talking about what they mean. This has sparked some great conversations and has helped us build our awareness of the world around us.

A special highlight this week was a visit from the Evening Times photographer, who came to take our Primary 1 class photo. The children were very excited and looked so smart and happy for the camera – we’re looking forward to seeing the picture in the paper soon!

Well done, Primary 1A – another fantastic week of learning!

What a wonderful and busy week we’ve had in Primary 1a!

We started the week with big smiles and smart poses as we had our school photographs taken. Everyone looked fantastic, and we can’t wait to see the finished pictures!

In our literacy learning, we were excited to explore two new sounds: ‘p’ and ‘n’. We use catchy songs and fun characters to help us remember each sound—why not ask your child to sing them for you? So far, we’ve learned the sounds s, a, t, p, i, and n, and your support at home with revising these will really help your child’s confidence grow.

In numeracy, we’ve been practising our numbers to 10. We’ve used lots of hands-on activities to help us count, recognise, and form the numbers correctly.

Our classroom has also been full of Superhero energy this week! We’ve been showing kindness and helpfulness to one another and celebrated these super actions by designing our own Supertato characters. It’s been a fantastic way to mix creativity with learning about what it means to be a kind friend.

In music, we’ve been learning all about beat and rhythm. One of our favourite moments was marching to different songs – including the lively Hawaiian Rollercoaster Ride from Lilo and Stitch! It really got us moving and grooving in time with the beat.

Thank you for your continued support at home. A little bit of practice each day makes a big difference!

Click on the link below to view our Term 1 Curriculum Newsletter.

P1a Curriculum Newsletter – Term 1 2025-26

Over the past few weeks, our Primary 1 pupils have done a fantastic job settling into the routines of school life. It’s been a joy to see their growing confidence as they explore new experiences and make new friends.

In the classroom, the children have been working on numbers from 1 to 10 and are beginning to learn their initial letter sounds – an exciting step on their journey to reading and writing!

Lunchtimes have become a familiar part of their day, and they are now confidently navigating the dining hall whether they’re enjoying a school meal or a packed lunch from home. Just a reminder: school lunches can be discussed with your child at home and ordered online for your convenience.

During P.E. sessions, held every Monday and Friday, the children have been learning through games that focus on movement, spatial awareness, and understanding position. Please ensure your child has appropriate indoor shoes for these lessons so they can take part safely and comfortably.

We were also lucky to welcome the M&M Theatre Group, who treated the children to a magical performance of Alice in Wonderland. The show was colourful, engaging, and truly captured the children’s imaginations — a lovely experience for all.

Lastly, homework will be issued next week, so please keep an eye out for it in your child’s school bag.

Welcome to our class blog. We are looking forward to keeping you up to date about our learning.