A photographer is coming to school on Thursday and Friday this week. Please ensure that your child is wearing their school uniform for both days as not all photographs will be taken on Thursday. Thank you for returning the slips to instruct us about jumpers on /off etc.
Mrs Fulton
Today we were learning about vowels. We looked at short and long vowels. Here is the video we watched.
I hope you all had a lovely October holiday. Homework and news as follows:
Homework
Spelling – This week we will be looking at short vowel sounds. We will go over the vowels and practise some words that have the short vowel sound (words that use the letter sound rather than letter name) For example cat, let, bit, lot, cut. The words will be quite straightforward this week but the children should also be able to name the vowels by the end of the week.
Reading – reading books will be issued on Monday. Please read a little each night. Shortly we will be looking at beginning, middle and end of a story so this can be included in your chats about the book. i.e. What happened at the start?
New wordwalls have been issued this week. Please practise the highlighted words but you can do more if you would like. I will be looking at these at the end of next week.
Maths – This week the children will have pattern homework. This is looking at colours, shapes and basic number pattern. We have covered this in class. This will be issued on Monday and collected in on Friday so can be completed on night that is suitable for you.
News
This week the children will have new seats in class. We use lots of different groups for learning so that pupils socialise and work with lots of different children in the class.
We will also be starting our new Stickman topic this week. We will be completing lots of literacy work around this story and also looking at other Julia Donaldson stories. The children can bring in any books they own written by this author. Please remember to write your name on the inside cover so that we can return these books to the correct owners.
Have a great week.
Mrs Fulton/ Mrs MacKenzie
There are only 62 sleeps until Christmas so that means it’s time to get organised! Your child has been given their Christmas card order form today. You will find their design and the product information on one side and the ordering information on the other side. Please check your child’s name and class details are correct (there are a few minor errors), and make any corrections in the relevant box.
We would really appreciate the completed forms along with exact money or a cheque made payable to ‘Bishopton Primary School’ returned to the school by Friday 27th November.
You can view all of our pupils’ designs by visiting the link below and clicking on the relevant class. P3S has been split into P3S and P35 and there is one P6 pupil’s design in a class called PBG. Enjoy looking at the designs.
Bishopton Primary Christmas Card Designs
Thank you,
Miss McDowall, Principal Teacher
I hope you all had a great weekend. News and homework as follows:
Homework
Reading – Pupils will be given a new reading book. Please read a little each night. In class we have been focusing on two strategies with our reading. Looking at the picture for clues and sounding out any unfamiliar words using our phonics knowledge.
Wordwalls will continue to be checked this week and new ones issued if required.
Maths – Pupils should play a little bit of Sumdog each night if possible. Username information can be found in the homework diary.
News
This week we have our parent appointments. I look forward to meeting with you all.
Remember the children are on holiday on Friday. Have a great October week.
Thank you as always for your support.
Mrs Fulton/ Mrs MacKenzie
Today we had a special treat. We had behaved so well on our school trip that we got the opportunity to try some rainforest foods. We learned that lots of our fruits and vegetables originally came from the rainforest. We tried grapes, kiwi, mango, passion fruit and pomegranate. We also learned that the cocoa bean grows in the rainforest so we had to have some chocolate too. I was so proud of the children trying new and different foods. Well done.
Please use the free games on Spelling City to practise the common words you have been learning. Ask your teacher if you are unsure what words you should be practising.
We are looking forward to our trip on Thursday. Thank you to the helpers who have kindly agreed to come. A letter went out today to note down if your child would like a school packed lunch on Thursday. As Primary 2 receive free lunches they are entitled to a free packed lunch if they wish. Alternatively you can provide one from home. Please let us know by tomorrow if you require a school packed lunch so that we can put an order into the dinner ladies.
Thank you
P2 Teachers
Today we were learning about the months of the year. We really enjoyed singing this song and waving when it was our own birthday month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp4365To218
We also looked at the 4 seasons and matched the months to the correct seasons. We thought about and drew different things and events that happen in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
Mrs Fulton
Good Morning,
Here is information regarding homework and news for this week.
Homework
This week’s sound is ‘ar’ as in ‘car’ or ‘star’
Children were issued new reading books last week. In class we discussed a new reading strategy for if the children are unsure of a word. It is called ‘sharp eye’, where the children look at the pictures to help them decode a word. We will cover a new strategy each week and the children will be given a small card reminding them of their strategies.
Please continue to practise the wordwalls. I will be checking these this week and new wordwalls, if needed, will be handed out next week.
This week the children will be issued the next part of the number formation homework. This can be done for Friday with the spelling homework or next week.
Amazonia
We have our Amazonia trip on Thursday. We will leave school at 9:15 and return at 2:30. Children should bring a packed lunch and wear school uniform. If you have volunteered to be a helper I have put a note into the diary to let you know if you are needed. Thank you to all those who volunteered. Can I please also remind you that the trip is costing £10 per child and we would ask for this money to be sent in as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation with this.
Parent’s Night
You should have all received your parent’s night times and I look forward to meeting you all next week.
Have a lovely rest of the week.
Miss Bachell
