Primary 1’s from P2/1 and all of P1H are going to be visiting the library on Wednesday 18th January at 2.15pm. We aim to be back in school no later than 3pm. We are looking for 2 parent helpers from either class to accompany us on this trip. If you are available to help, please put a note in your child’s diary.

Thank you!

(P.S. Details of the next P2 library visit will be made available soon!)

Primary 1’s from P2/1 and all of P1H are going to be visiting the library on Wednesday 18th January at 2.15pm. We aim to be back in school no later than 3pm. We are looking for 2 parent helpers from either class to accompany us on this trip. If you are available to help, please put a note in your child’s diary.

Thank you!

Hi there, as you know this month is our Scottish Culture month.  As part of this each child is asked to select and learn a Scottish/Burns poem which they will then recite to the class.

From this, a child from each class will be selected to represent their class at our Burns assembly.

When learning the poem remind your child to focus on –

• Good, clear diction
• Pace
• A good understanding of the poem
• Correct pronunciation of Scottish words
• Good facial and vocal expressions conveying the sentiment of the poem
• Variation in pace and tone

Here are some links to some poems you may wish to choose. We will discuss each of these in class this week.

https://www.makewav.es/story/90849/title/thecominoftheweemalkies

http://www.electricscotland.com/culture/features/scots/winky.htm

http://www.electricscotland.com/culture/features/scots/sheepdog.htm

http://www.electricscotland.com/culture/features/scots/rickity.htm

http://www.electricscotland.com/culture/features/scots/school.htm

If you would like to choose your own Scottish or Burns poem then please feel free.

Please dont hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

Miss Altman and Mrs McKay

Good evening!

Homework in P2H this week will include:
-Spelling revision of the sounds ‘ff’, ‘ll’, ‘ss/zz’
The children have stuck a new insert into their front cover of ther spelling jotter. Homework on a Wednesday will now involve the children picking an activity from the grid at the back of their jotter. The children will tick the activity when they have completed it. Homework on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday will remain the same as the previous term.

-A non-fiction reading book
This will be our last non-fiction book of the term. We will complete a check-up at the end of the week which will include finding information using the index and contents pages, and also noting down page numbers when facts have been located.

-Children who have a common word wall in their book bags can practice their words throughout the week.

-The class will take home three Roberts Burns poems tomorrow and can choose one poem to learn by Monday the 23rd of January.

Could anyone who has not returned their gym bag bring it tomorrow please, as we will be starting our block of gymnastics in the morning.

We have had an exciting day of new group names and new seats! We also have new show and tell days and these are as follows:
Monday- The Seven Dwarfs
Tuesday- Jack and the Beanstalk
Wednesday- Pinocchio
Thursday- Peter Pan
Friday- Gingerbread Man

Anyone from The Seven Dwarfs group who did not show or tell today may bring something tomorrow.

Finally I would like to thank you for your ongoing support at home and wish you a great week ahead.
Have a lovely evening,
Miss Hamilton

This week we have started our new Pe focus.  On a Monday we will be working on fitness and on Fridays we will be taking part in gymnastics.  Today we started by completing fitness stations.  We jumped, marched, threw and caught a bean bag, completed shuttle runs and attempted some sit ups to work our core muscles.  You all worked very hard.  Well done.

Good Morning,

Here are your activities for the week ahead. If you have any problems, please let me know straight away.

Please note the change in PE day for the next few weeks.

Language

• Spelling – Complete Unit/List 8 in your Spelling Homework jotters for Friday 20th January.
• Personal Reading Challenge – Throughout the year, please read extra texts on top of the class novels. Record what you have read and complete the tasks on the Personal Reading Challenge sheet.
• Reading
  New books will be given out during this week. All new books should be completed for Friday 27/1/17.
• You will be retaking the P7 Spelling Test next Tuesday 17th Jan, to see if your spelling skills have improved since August. There are 50 words which consist of spelling rules and patterns you have learned and use since Primary 1 (see below).
  

Maths

Please use a variety of websites to enhance your mental agility.
We are looking at Algebra so this will make a massive difference to your work.

• 72 Learn Its
• Hit the Button
• P7 Maths Weblinks
• Mangahigh
• Sumdog
• http://skoolbo.co.uk/

Other

• Burns Poem- Please confirm your choice of poem by Friday 13^th January.
  You will recite your poems to our class and one other on the Monday 23^rd January.
•  See previous Burns post for more details.
• PE will be on MONDAY and THURSDAY for the next few weeks as we practice our Scottish Dancing with Primary 7M

Hi there! Here is your homework for this week.

Spelling –

Red group – ie to say ee

pieced

shielded

handkerchief

disbelief

pierced

shriek

sing

wish

Green group – ie to say ee

field

piece

chief

thief

shield

belief

first

does

Blue Group – ea to say ee

read

lead

dream

stream

please

hear

put

take

Reading –

There is no reading homework this week.  New books will be issued and prepared in class this week.

Maths –

This week in class we are beginning a subtraction topic.  I have put some links to some general maths games below.

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

http://www.coolmath-games.com/1-number-games

We will be looking at a selection of Scottish/Burns poems this week in class.  You will then get the opportunity to select one to learn and recite in class. As is tradition each year, a winner will be selected from each class to perform at our Burns assembly at the end of the month.

Please dont hesitate to ask if you are unsure of anything.

Thanks

Mrs McKay

Hello everyone, Hope you had a lovely Christmas and New Year and you are ready to start working hard in term3! Here is this weeks homework📒.

Reading 📚 – There will be no reading homework issued this week, pupils are encouraged to read their class novels at home and in class. If they are reading a book at home they are more than welcome to bring it in as well.

Spelling  📝

Blue – scribble, wobble, middle, bottle, marble, bubble, table, little, through and way.

Red – apple, table, little, middle, bottle, able, long and things. (scribble and wobble if they want an extra challenge)

Green – over, winter, baker, runner, teacher, anger, their and your.

Remember to rewrite the words using Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check. Choose 3 words to write a sentence for or challenge yourself and use the VCOP helper to write a short story, underlining or using a different colour for your spelling words. Try to include ambitious vocabulary and connectives in these. Then choose a Spell Well activity to help consolidate your words.

Maths📚 – In maths this week we will be focusing on subtraction and will be introducing compensation. There will be no homework this week while we focus on the concept in class. Please remember to keep practice your times tables (2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9) I will provide games below to help.

Times table games –                             http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables   http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm                                                                                                    http://www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas break.  Homework starts back this week.

P2 Homework

Spelling this week is looking at the next 10 common words.  Inside the homework jotter the new Mon-Thurs sheet details the tasks for each night.  On Wednesday pupils can choose from a spelling grid of active spelling activities.  (grid  on the back cover of the jotter)  Pupils can tick when they have completed an activity.  One per week.  Homework can be completed on different nights to suit any after school activities.

Reading books out this week – please read  a little each night so that the book is completed by Friday.

Maths on Wednesday will be money related.

P3 Homework

This weeks spelling will be looking at wh.  Inside the homework jotter the new Mon-Thurs sheet details the tasks for each night.  As above the homework can be completed differently to suit any after school activities that may make a particular night busy.

Reading books out this week.  Please read a little each night so that the book is completed by Friday.

Maths on Wednesday will be money related.

This month we are celebrating Scotland and will be doing a mini topic on Scotland.  This week the pupils will bring home a selection of Scottish poems.  Pupils should choose 1 short poem to learn to recite in front of the class.  Those that wish to be put forward for the school poetry competition can recite their poems to other classes where voting will be taking place.  More details to accompany the poems when they are sent home.

This term we will continue our ERIC time on a Tuesday.  This is when everyone reads quietly in class.  Pupils can bring in their own books or use school books.  On Friday we will continue our Read and munch where pupils can bring in a book of their choice and a healthy snack to eat while reading.

Thank you for you support.

Have a great week

Mrs Fulton

We had a lovely 2 days back last week.  It was great to hear all of the holiday stories.  We were very busy both days but had some time on Friday for some free play.  We enjoyed painting, drawing, reading, looking at cards, building and using the computers.

Homework – one book, wordwall, Scottish poem, sounds – no new sounds this week.

Back to our usual routine – P.E. Tuesday and Friday, Read and munch on Friday and library visit on Friday so please make sure your library book is in your bookbag.

Please bring any Scottish things for our topic – Scottish stories, tartan teddies etc.

Thanks