Dear Parent/Guardian,
We hope you enjoyed the Easter break. Here is a brief overview of the learning that will be taking place in our Primary 1 class during term four.
Literacy
Children will follow North Lanarkshire’s Active Literacy programme for spelling, phonics and reading.
P1 – In phonics we will be learning the sounds oo, ck, ai, oy and oa as well as consolidating all of our initial sounds and phonemes taught. Children will be introduced to the phonemes through a multi-sensory approach. One Phoneme will be introduced each week alongside three spelling words. Children are now able to recognise and write initial sounds and will continue to consolidate the skills of blending and sounding out unfamiliar words. Please continue to revise all common words and sounds taught to date 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 plasticine 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.
Numeracy
In numeracy we will be learning about measure (capacity and weight), data handling, symmetry and fractions. Numeracy is taught actively here at St. Brendan’s through stories, games, number rhymes and songs.
Social Studies
This term the children will be learning about France. They will be responsible for making decisions about their learning, where they work and the resources they will need to complete tasks. We will be focusing on shops and businesses and how they help us. We will also be learning some new French vocabulary. There will be lots of opportunities for active learning through role play, art, construction and writing.
Health & Wellbeing
P.E. this term will be on a Monday morning and a Tuesday afternoon.
The children will be working on team games, as well as preparing for sports day by practising a variety of different races.
R.E.
In Religious Education the children will be learning about Mary. We will also be listening to a variety of bible stories and enjoying the messages they portray.
Thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me.
Many thanks
Miss Cochrane
