Good afternoon,

I hope you have had a wonderful September weekend! Please find below some information for the week ahead.

Language:

Our spelling sound this week is ‘qu’ as in quit and quack. Children will stick their spelling words into their homework jotters and should try and use the ‘look, say, cover, write, check’ method when spelling their words.

As this week is another short week, children will not be issued with a new reading book. Instead, they should read for pleasure – this can be from a book, magazine, children’s newspaper or any other form of printed media.  If possible, please spend some time discussing the story/article with your child. I really enjoy hearing about what the children are reading in their spare time and the children also enjoy sharing recommendations with friends.

This week in class we will revisit our ‘Chunky Monkey’ and ‘Slide the Snake’ strategies before moving on to ‘Sharp Eye’.

Read and Munch will continue on Friday.

Maths:

Children will be issued with a number tracing sheet this week. If possible, please complete two lines of numbers per night. This can be done in pen/pencil/coloured pencil.

Below is a link to a game children have been enjoying as part of maths lessons:

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

This will help to reinforce the number bonds to 10 and addition within 10.

Other:

We can’t wait for our trip to Amazonia on October 5th! We need a few parent helpers to come along – if you are interested and available to help  please fill in the sheet issued last week and pop it into your child’s book bag.

Thank you very much for your continued support – if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me or pop a note into your child’s diary.

See you all tomorrow boys and girls!

Miss Cauley

Good morning,

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and a nice start to the week.

Homework

Homework was issued yesterday. Our spelling rule this week is ‘ng’ (as in ‘sing’ or ‘thing’). The children came up with wonderful words as a class and even stuck in their own homework into  their jotters- hopefully on the right page!

Reading books were also handed out this week. I will stick a note into each homework diary indicating the book band your child is on. As I said before, some of us may be out of practice from the summer so of course, these bands may change over time. Make sure you try to read a little with your child each day, not just from their reading book. Word walls are also being reviewed.

This week is a 4 day week, so homework will be due on Thursday and that is also when we will have our spelling test.

After the whirlwind of Maths Week we won’t send out maths homework until next week. However, if possible please try to revise number bonds to 10 or 20 with your child.

News

We had a great trip to the co-op last Wednesday and were lucky enough to have P7H accompany us along the way and to help out. It was a lovely experience for the children.

P7H also joined us for read and munch on Friday, photos to come soon! We are hoping to buddy up with P7H more in the future.

Again, just to remind you- no school this Friday (22nd) or the following Monday (25th).

Have a great rest of the week and thank you for your continued support.

Miss Bachell

I hope you all had a great weekend and enjoyed some of the sunshine.  Homework and news as follows:

Homework

Spelling – This week our sound is ng as in sing and wing.  We will have our spelling quiz on Thursday as we are off school on Friday.

Reading – Reading books will be issued on Monday.  Please read a little each night and ask your child some questions as you are reading to ensure they understand the text and are not just reading the words.  A slip has been stuck into the homework diary to let you know which reading colour band your child is currently working on.

Wordwalls – Your child will be issued with their new wordwall if required this week.

Maths – This week we will continue our number formation work.  Numbers 11 – 20 will be issued on Wednesday.

News

We had a great week last week and the children really enjoyed their trip to the coop.  Great Maths tasks were completed and we have displayed many pictures and items in the class for discussion.

This week is a 4 day week with children off on Friday 22nd and Monday 25th September.

Have a great week.  Thank you as always for your support.

Mrs Fulton/ Mrs MacKenzie

Good afternoon! I hope you are enjoying your weekend and soaking up some of the sunshine. Please find below homework news and class updates.

Homework

This week our spelling sound is ‘ng’. Children have been giving some fantastic examples of words that include our focus sound during class time. It’s certainly making our creative writing juices flow!

Your child will be issued with a reading book this week. Please read a little with them each night if possible.

Last week children were given a set of flashcards with our class reading animals on them. This is to remind them of how to work out a word if they are a little unsure. We focus on one animal a week in class – this week we will discuss how to ‘Slide the Snake’ in our reading books.

Due to the shorter week there will be no Maths homework, but if possible please practise the number bonds to 10 a little each night with your child. We have recently started our Primary 2 ‘Learn It’ calculations and I have been very impressed with the pupils’ enthusiasm.

We will still enjoy ERIC time (Tuesday) and read and munch (Friday).

News

Last week we had a fantastic visit to the Co-op where the children enjoyed exploring the aisles and identifying prices of items up to £1. Thank you very much to our three parent helpers that came along, and to all of our parents and guardians that supported the visit. Your continued support is valued and appreciated.

The children have had a great week in class and it is wonderful to both see and experience their enthusiasm for maths. We have been focusing on pattern and on Friday we created patterns of varying complexity on paper before re-creating them as fruit kebabs!

We made a kebab for ourselves as well as some for our read and munch partners in P6G – fabulous photos coming soon!

Please enjoy the week ahead and don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Miss Cauley

Wow, what an amazing week we have had! Every pupil has experienced a wide range of exciting and challenging activities to highlight the importance and relevance of maths and numeracy. We have thought about how, where and why we use maths in our everyday lives and had fun taking part in our Maths Day on Tuesday.

The pupils thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the local Co-op and showed a great enthusiasm for their homework tasks. Thank you to those of you who sent in and/or tweeted photos of the children using maths and numeracy at home. Pupils were playing Sumdog, interviewing parents, pointing out clocks, weighing and baking!

We think that the first ever Maths Week Scotland has been a huge success and would like to hear your feedback. Please leave a comment below or write a note to tell us what you think about how we did. Tell us what you and your children enjoyed and what we could do better next year.

When we look at the key messages of Maths Week Scotland, I think we definitely ticked all of the boxes:

• Maths skills, understanding and confidence are important for everyone.
• Everyone can ‘do’ maths; it’s a way of learning and thinking that we all use and can develop.
• Maths ‘is everywhere’ and relevant to day-to-day life and work – decision making, problem solving, budgeting, planning, assessing probability and risk, and many more.
• Being confident about and enjoying maths is about commitment and learning. It’s not ‘a gift’; it’s something we can all acquire if we want to.

Thank you and we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Kind regards,

Miss McDowall

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A huge well done to everyone who participated in the Sumdog contest as part of Maths Week Scotland. Thanks to your amazing efforts we achieved great results. Your efforts really paid off!

I know you all enjoyed playing in class and well done to those of you who played at home too. Thank you to those of you who tweeted photos of yourselves playing at home. A huge congratulations to P4 at Barsail Primary who were the top performing class within our cluster schools. And a massive well done to P5S, our winning class!

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We are missing one red fleece that has a name on it. Please check your child’s fleece to ensure they have the correct one. If you find the missing fleece, please return it to P1N. Thank you!

There are only 8 hours left in the Sumdog Contest! The final positions will be posted later but have a look at where our classes are now.

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BAE Systems are running an exciting design competition open to everyone at Bishopton Primary School to create a sign around the theme of safe driving and sticking to the speed limit when driving through the village.

The winning designs will be chosen by a panel of judges and turned into road signs that will displayed around Dargavel Village. The pupils who created the winning designs will also get a small prize and a framed version of their design.

All entries must be handed in by Tuesday 26th September (please ensure child’s full name and class is written on the back).

We are sure you will have lots of excellent ideas and can’t wait to see what you come up with!