Author: Mrs Mackey

This week the phonics sound we are learning is ‘sh’. Click on the following link to practice this sound and action:

We are learning the Tricky words this week, ‘my’. Can you think of a sentence containing this word? Click on the following link to practice this word and action:

 

We are continuing to explore addition and subtraction to 20, and also how to write these sums. Please practice this at home using loose parts, and a number line (e.g. a ruler, by writing numbers on paper or by referring to the number line below):

You can also practice addition and subtraction by clicking on the following links:

Addition and Subtraction Strategies (starfall.com)

Math Monster Subtraction | Math Playground

Alien Addition | Math Playground

Please also provide your child with a boiled egg in it’s shell for them to decorate on Friday 31st March. Many thanks!

This week the phonics sound we are learning is ‘ch’. Click on the following link to practice this sound and action:

We are learning the Tricky words this week, ‘so’. Can you think of a sentence containing this word? Click on the following link to practice this word and action:

 

We are continuing to explore addition to 20 and subtraction within 10, and also how to write these sums. Please practice this at home using loose parts, and a number line (e.g. a ruler, by writing numbers on paper or by referring to the number line below):

Addition and subtraction can also be practiced by clicking on the following links:

Subtraction Game – Catch the Stars – Math Game – Sheppard Software

Subtraction Fruit Splat Game – 7 levels – Math Game (sheppardsoftware.com)

Subtraction To 10 (topmarks.co.uk)

Pictorial subtraction worksheet (liveworksheets.com)

P1b have been learning to retell the story, ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’ using talk for writing skills. This includes using actions and reading pictures. Just listen to the rich language used, unprompted! We are very proud of their efforts!

Lions:

Tigers:

Pandas:

Zebras

P1 have been using ‘Talk for writing’ techniques to understand and retell the story, ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’. We are very impressed at children’s ability to do this!

As part of our Scotland topic we have been investigating castles. We built our own from loose parts, named and wrote labels about its features, voted on it’s name and setting. We brought this to life through green screen technology!

 

 

Mason from P1b told us all that he would like to see a snowflake close up, so we took Mrs Mackey’s microscope outdoors to investigate this and more! These pictures include snowflakes, the back of Oscars hand, Allana’s hair, our wooden bench and school sandstone bricks!

Just 3 days left to submit your picture for our illustrator competition!

This week the phonics sound we are learning is ‘oo’. Click on the following link to practice this sound and action:

We are learning 2 Tricky words this week, ‘go’ and ‘no’. Can you think of a sentence containing these words? Click on the following link to practice this word and action:

 

We are continuing to explore addition to 20 and subtraction within 10, and also how to write these sums. Please practice this at home using loose parts, and a number line (e.g. a ruler, by writing numbers on paper or by referring to the number line below):

Addition and subtraction can also be practiced by clicking on the following links:

Mental Maths Train – A Four Operations Game (topmarks.co.uk)

Addition and Subtraction Strategies (starfall.com)

Subtractions exercise for 1st (liveworksheets.com)

Adding up to 20 worksheet (liveworksheets.com)

This week the phonics sound we are learning is ‘ng’. Click on the following link to practice this sound and action:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y1lf9mctSA8

The Tricky word we are learning this week is ‘they’. Can you think of a sentence containing this word? Click on the following link to practice this word and action:

Please also refer to the talking and listening task within your child’s homework jotter, also detailed below:

We are continuing to explore addition and writing these sums. We shall also be introducing subtraction. Please practice this at home using loose parts, and by clicking on the following links:

Addition up to 10 worksheet (liveworksheets.com)

Subtraction To 10 (topmarks.co.uk)

Subtraction with pictures DJ worksheet (liveworksheets.com)