A few parents have been asking me about ‘Show and Tell’. Please do not feel your child has to bring things in everyday – once a week is absolutely fine, or if your child has something special they would like to share with the class.

Primary 1 Homework 

Sounds

• This week we are looking at words with ‘it‘ in them. Can you make up these at words with your sound cards:

  hit	bit	sit
  fit	lit	kit

Words

• This weeks words are: with   us  so  much   of

• Please complete the CVC worksheet in your homework folder. Sound out the words to write the correct word under the picture.

Reading Book

• Please try and read as often as you can.

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

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

Maths

• Please complete the numbers to 20 worksheet in you folder.

• Log-in to your Sumdog account and play some of the games on a computer, phone or tablet.

Primary 2 Homework

Maths

• Complete the worksheet in your homework folder.

• Log-in to your Sumdog account and play some of the games on a computer, phone or tablet.

• We have been learning how to add on 10 and take away 10.

  12 – 10 =	40 + 10 =	100 –  10 =
  44 + 10 =	59  –  10 =	71 – 10 =

Sounds and Words and Reading Book

• Please complete the worksheet in your homework folder.

• Please can you go over your sounds and words.

• Try and read your reading book as often as you can.

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

Today Chris Duke came in to school to talk to us about his book ‘Lucy’s Blue Day’. We were very impressed to hear that he was an author and grew up in our very own Cumbernauld!

This morning we were busy writing sentences in literacy. After we finished we got to play different literacy games with our friends.

In the afternoon Mrs Rutherford came and did some work with us. She taught us how to spread bread safely using a knife. We had great fun and loved getting to eat our sandwich afterwards.

Yesterday at assembly p1/2 won the ‘Cool Class Cup’. We got a trophy and a relaxing DVD afternoon as our special treat.

We took a vote and chose to watch ‘Ice Age’.

Out topic this term is all about comparing how life in Scotland was different in the past to how it is now e.g. toys, houses, school etc. 

Primary 1 Homework 

Sounds

• Please continue to revise all sounds in your word wallet.

• This week we are looking at words with ‘am‘ in them. Can you make up these at words with your sound cards:

  jam	Sam	ram
  ham	pam	camp

Words

• This weeks words are: or  do  going  old

• Please complete the CVC sheet in your homework folder. Sound out the words to write them.

Reading Book

• Please try and read as often as you can.

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

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

Maths

• Please complete the addition worksheet in you folder.

• Log-in to Sumdog and play some of the games on a computer, phone or tablet.

Primary 2 Homework

Maths

• Complete the worksheet in your homework folder.

• Log-in to Sumdog and play some of the games on a computer, phone or tablet.

• We have been learning how to add on 10 and take away 10.

  52 + 10 =	45 + 10 =	87 –  10 =
  14 + 10 =	70  –  10 =	31 – 10 =

Sounds and Words and Reading Book

• Please can you go over your sounds and words.

• Try and read your reading book as often as you can.

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

This afternoon we made jungle animals to display in our jungle themed learning zone.

Some of us made pandas, some of us made lions and others collaged parrots. Miss Murray was very impressed with our creative skills and our cutting skills.

This clever boy made a snake all by himself in the learning zone. He mixed the paint together to make different colours for his snake skin.

We have been loving our new Jungle themed learning zone this week!

• Yesterday everyone got their log-in details for ‘Sumdog‘ . This is a great way to practise your reading, spelling and maths through different games.

• You can play it online or there is a Sumdog app you can download.

• I put a card with your child’s log-in details inside their homework folder.

Let me know if you have any questions about it. 

Happy New Year to you all. I hope you all had a lovely time over the festive period. 

Primary 1 Homework

Sounds

• Please continue to revise all sounds in your word wallet.

• This week we are looking at words with ‘ap‘ in them. Can you make up these at words with your sound cards:

  tap	bap	trap
  map	cap	nap

Words

• Please revise all words in your word wallet that we have learned so far.

• Can you make up a sentence with the words and sounds in your word wallet e.g. She  was  not  on  the  bus  with  dad.

Reading Book

• Please try and read as often as you can.

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

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

Maths

• • 5 + 1 =	2 + 2 =	8 + 0 =
    1 + 4 =	2 + 3 =	3 + 2 =

Primary 2 Homework

Maths

• Please play this game at home. You can play it on a phone or tablet:

• https://www.topmarks.co.uk/place-value/place-value-charts

• https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball

Sounds and Words

• Go over your words and sounds in your folder.

• Can you make a sentence with your words and sound cards?

Reading Book

• Try and read your reading book as often as you can.

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