Dear Parent/Guardian,

I hope you had a lovely break over the Christmas period. Here is a brief overview of the learning that will be taking place in our Primary one class during term three.

Literacy

Children will follow North Lanarkshire’s Active Literacy programme for spelling, phonics and reading.

P1 – In phonics we will be consolidating all initial sounds and learning the phonemes sh, th, ch, ng, wh, ph, and ee. Children will be introduced to the phonemes through a multi-sensory approach. One phoneme will be introduced each week alongside three spelling words. Children will be able to recognise and write initial sounds and begin to blend sounds together and read three letter words. We have now covered all initial sounds within the alphabet. Please continue to revise all common words and sounds taught in term one and two regularly with your child so they are able to recall the sounds or words instantly.

We will be co-ordinating our handwriting with the sounds we are learning. Children will use whiteboards in class along with other kinaesthetic and visual materials such as playdough to practise letter formation and early writing patterns. Please encourage your child to practise writing the letters using the correct formation.

 

Children will receive two reading books each week. (Monday and Wednesday) These books give you an opportunity for you and your child to enjoy reading together. Children should begin to identify the common words within the reading books and use their knowledge of sounds to sound out words. You can help your child by talking about the pictures in the book to help find clues about the story and the characters and also encourage them to make predictions about what may happen next in the story.

 

P2 – This term in phonics the children will be learning the phonemes igh, y, i-e, o-e, a-e, u-e, e-e, ss and ll. Children will be introduced to the phonemes through a multi-sensory approach. One phoneme will be introduced each week alongside four spelling words. Children will continue to receive one reading book per week.

 

Numeracy

P1 – In numeracy we will be learning about addition, subtraction and measure. Numeracy is taught actively here at St. Brendan’s through stories, games, number rhymes and songs.

 

P2 – In numeracy Primary 2 children will be learning about addition and subtraction and measure (weight and capacity). The children will be taught these using a range of active tasks.

 

Social Studies

This Term, our context for Interdisciplinary Learning is Space. The children will be learning about the vastness of the sky and will be learning about the sun, moon and other planets. They will be responsible for making decisions about their learning, where they work and the resource they will need to complete tasks. There will be lots of opportunities for active learning through role play, creative, construction, writing, playdough and Numeracy.

 

Health & Wellbeing

PE this term will be on a Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. The children will be working on gymnastics. They will be practising balancing, moving and controlling their bodies in different ways.

 

R.E.

 

In Religious Education the children will be learning about the Easter story and about the meaning and importance of Lent.

 

Thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me.

Many thanks

Mrs Shaw