Now that the first term in school is over and the holiday break is beginning I just wanted to take a minute to say a big WELL DONE to all the boys and girls in our class. They have all settled in really well to school life and have been working so hard in class. You have made me so proud.
I would also like to say a special thank you for your support over these last few months in helping to make your child’s first term at school a great success.
I hope you and your family have a safe and relaxing October break.
There seems to have been an issue with glow and where to find your homework this week. I have checked on my computer and I can access this fine however I know some people have had issues. I have deleted the original post in the hope this now works.
Homework Week Beginning 5th October
Miss McBride- Primary 4
10 minutes of independent reading of your own novel each night.
Monday –
Group 1- Draw a phoneme flower for ‘ough’ phoneme.
Group 2 – Draw a phoneme flower for a-e phoneme.
Tuesday – Design a poster about money.
Wednesday- In class we have been learning about Mary our Mother as it is the month of October. Design Mary’s prayer and say this each night.
A few people have been in touch to tell me the diary example will not open properly on Teams. I will post it again below and it should open for you. I have also posted all of the information for today’s tasks as some of you were struggling to access Microsoft Teams at all.
Head over to Microsoft Teams to find your tasks for today.
If anyone is having any trouble gaining access to Teams then please send me an email to gw17mcmullenkenedi@glow.sch.uk and I will try my best to assist you.
Make sure you are using your Glow details to log into Teams and are not creating an account.
Some of you were having a bit of trouble opening our Powepoint presentations today. I will post them again below. I hope this allows you to access them.
Well done to all the boys and girls who completed the sumdog challenge last week. It would be great if you could encourage your child to use it as it is a great resource that can be used at home for free. If you don’t have a login for your child please email us and we will send you it.
It’s hard to believe that the children have almost completed their first term in Primary 1.They have all settled really well into school life and have been working so hard in class. They have loved learning lots of new things and have enjoyed celebrating their achievements. I am extremely proud of them all and I am sure you are too.
Your child has been set homework tasks for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night. Please remember to send back the clear zippy wallet empty on Tuesday and keep all completed worksheets at home until further notice. This will help to keep us all safe.
Could you please encourage your child to practise their reading book each night.
Monday
Literacy
Letter sound- r
Practise saying the ‘r’ sound. Listen to the ‘r’ Jolly Phonics song. Sing the song whilst doing the action.
Go on a sound hunt around your house looking for objects that begin with the sound ‘r’. Can you think of any other words that begin with ‘r’?
Complete letter ‘r’ formation worksheet.
Maths
Subitising Numbers to 10
We have been working on subitising up to 10 in class. Show someone in your family how fast you can recognise numbers of things without counting.
Practise counting, matching and ordering by playing the Ladybird Spots game.
1.Use your word tin to practise your common words. When you look at each word, read the word and then spell it out loud.
2.Practise writing your common words by choosing one of the fun spelling tasks below:
Pasta Words– Arrange pasta or cereal to make your words. Glue onto a piece of paper or take a picture.
Chalk– Write your common words outside on the ground using chalk.
Foamy Words– Spray a small amount of shaving foam and spread it out. Practise writing your words in the foam.
Maths
Practise writing numbers from 0-9 to help you perfect your number formation. Complete number formation worksheet. Remember to use the rhymes we have been learning in class to help you.
Wednesday
Literacy
Letter sound- m
1.Practise saying the ‘m’ sound. Click on the link above and listen to the ‘m’ Jolly Phonics song. Sing the song whilst doing the action.
2.Go on a sound hunt around your house looking for objects that begin with the sound ‘m’. Can you think of any other words that begin with ‘m’?
3.Complete letter ‘m’ formation worksheet.
Maths
Sumdog
Well done to everyone who managed to log on last week to play Sumdog. It would be great if everyone could log on and complete this week’s challenge. All logins were given out last week.
Sumdog is a fantastic website which allows children to practise their maths skills through different games, which then becomes tailored to their ability following the answers they provide. Sometimes your child might need help reading the questions but it is important that you let your child answer the question independently. If you help them answer the question, questions can become too challenging for them and it will not be set at their own ability.
If you have any questions please contact me – gw13mceleneylauren@glow.sch.uk
I would like to say a special thank you for your support over these last few months in helping to make your child’s first term at school a great success.
I hope you and your family have a safe and relaxing October break.
I hope you and your family had a lovely relaxing weekend.
This week your child has been set tasks for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night. The accompanying worksheets have been sent home in the clear plastic zippy wallet. I would really appreciate if this wallet could be returned to school empty in your child’s school bag on Thursday along with your child’s reading book.
Thank you for sending it pictures of all your wonderful work last week. It is lovely to see all of the amazing work you are doing at home! Remember, if you are really proud of your homework you can take a picture and send it to my email @gw19shreenannatasha@glow.sch.uk or tweet me a picture @St_BarbarasPS.
