As part of our school project to develop the outdoor learning environment we planted trees yesterday!  First of all we had a look at the existing trees in the school grounds and tried to identify them by matching their branches to pictures.  It was pretty tricky, but Miss Donald was so impressed by our investigative and identification skills!

We are missing a few reading books which haven’t been returned when handing out the new reading books every week.  If you have any previous weeks books could they be returned please.

Please also ensure that your child brings their reading book to school every day with them, as we have daily reading sessions where they will need their book.

Many Thanks for your support.

Miss Donald

Today we were learning more about 2D shapes.  We are getting very good at identifying all the 2D shapes and explaining why they are that shape (number of sides and corners).  We are remembering the pentagon, hexagon and octogon well and have been using a feely bag to describe and guess shapes.

We started to learn about 3D shapes too and then we played with the shapes to make patterns, to sort them and to build with them.

Primary 1 Homework

Sounds

• This weeks sounds are : w  z  y

• Can you make up any words with your sounds e.g. wet, zip, yes

• Can you think of any words that have these sounds at the beginning, middle or end?

Words

• This weeks words are :  on   be   but   you

• What sounds are in these words?

• Can you spell these words with your sound cards?

Reading Book

• Remember to point to each word as you read it.

• Can you find any of your words or sounds in your book?

Workbook

• Please complete the page of your workbook (with sounds  w   z   y) in pencil.

Maths

• Try answering some questions about the number before and after.  I have given all the children a cube to place on the given number on their number lines, as we have played this in class :

  • What is the number 2 more than 5?
  • What number comes after 6?
  • What is 1 more than 9?
  • What is 2 more than 4?
  • Please complete the number worksheet.

• Play this game on a computer, phone or tablet:https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue

We have been learning to blend together the sounds we know to make and read words. (cvc words – which means they are made using a consonant, vowel and another consonant e.g.  m-a-t,   p-i-g,   t-o-p).

We listen to the word and try to find the sounds on our board that make the word.

Hi,

If possible could I ask everyone to check the labels of school clothing at home as some children have missing jumpers which had their name written on the label.  Just in case someone has picked up the wrong jumper by mistake.

Many Thanks.

Over the past few weeks some children have been selected at random to present for Show and Tell on a Friday.  We have been very impressed with the children’s presentations so far.  Here are some photos of Show and Tell so far…

If your child has not been selected for Show and Tell yet, they will receive a letter in the near future.

Primary 1 Homework

Sounds

• This weeks sounds are : o   j   v

• Can you make up any words with your sounds e.g. jam, van, hot.

• Can you think of any words that have these sounds at the beginning, middle or end?

Words

• This weeks words are :  got   get   if   for

• What sounds are in these words?

• Can you spell these words with your sound cards?

Reading Book

• Remember to point to each word as you read it.

• Can you find any of your words or sounds in your book?

Workbook

• Please complete the page of your workbook (with sounds  o  j  v) in pencil.

Maths

• Try answering some questions about the number before and after.  I have given all the children a cube to place on the given number on their number lines, as we have played this in class :

  • What is the number after 5?
  • What number comes before 6?
  • What is 1 less than 9?
  • What is 1 more than 4?
  • Please complete the number worksheet.

• Play this game on a computer, phone or tablet:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/chinese-dragon-ordering

Poppies are now on sale in school to commemorate Remembrance Day on 11th November.

They can be purchased by your child for a minimum of 30p.

We have been having lots of fun dressing up this week and playing in the haunted house in the learning zone.  We have been making potions and casting spells.