Last week, P1b were once again working very hard.  We learned the sounds ‘x’ and ‘z’ and made some super foxes and zig-zag crafts.  We are still practising sliding our sounds together to read simple words and keep getting better and better at this!

In maths, some of the boys and girls enjoyed practising their turn taking and counting skills when playing a maths game with Mrs Little.  It was really fun!

During our time in structured play we reinforced our pattern making skills and had lots of fun making patterns in different ways.

Keep up the great work!

In literacy this week we learned the sounds b, h and u.  We have been trying hard to form our sounds correctly and have been blending some sounds together to read and make some simple words.  We’ve also made some things that begin with each of our sounds – bats, hats and umbrellas!

In maths, we have been counting groups of objects and combining them to count how many altogether.  We are getting really good at this and have been using lots of different resources to help us.

In art, we have been using a variety of media to create super seasons pictures.  We are very proud of our fantastic work.

This week in P1b we have been learning some new sounds – o, e and f.  We’ve been making the shape of the sounds with plasticine, writing the sounds, spelling words using our mouthpart boards and making things that begin with the sound.

In maths, we have been learning to recognise the number names to 10 and have been matching these with their numerals.  We have also been learning about all the coins up to £2 and have been counting out money as well as ordering numbers in different ways.

In art ,we used different techniques to begin making fabulous seasons pictures.  We are looking forward to finishing these off next week.

Finally, we enjoyed our time out in the structured play area.  We practised our literacy and numeracy skills by writing some of our sounds in the right colours and spelling out some simple words using our magnetic letters.  We also played some fun games on the iPads to reinforce our maths skills and we drew pictures of living things at the art table.

Over the past couple of weeks we have been practising continuing and creating patterns.  We have been using lots of different resources to help us and are getting better at making our own repeating patterns independently.

Well done to all the boys and girls in P1b.  You have settled into school life really well and are all working so hard.

On Monday we practised our listening skills in the small hall and enjoyed moving around the hall in different ways.

In literacy this week we have learned about the sounds p, a and t.  We have been learning how to form the sounds correctly and have been thinking of some words that begin with these sounds.  Connor enjoyed writing the ‘t’ sound using our reminder ‘down the tower, out the tower then across the tower!’

In writing, we read the story ‘Six Dinner Sid’ and thought about our favourite dinner.  The children drew detailed pictures and wrote about their best dinners.  Patrycja enjoyed using her sounds to write her story about her favourite dinner-  pizza.

In maths, we practised ordering numbers, forming our numbers correctly and even had a go at reading the number names from 0-5.  Everyone enjoyed playing the splat the number name game at the teach table!

On Thursday afternoon we enjoyed lots of different activities in the structured play area.  We were being creative at the art table, sorting pictures showing different emotions,  (joy, sadness, disgust, anger and fear) reading in the library corner, completing number jigsaws, building with the construction, playing with the dolls houses and dressing up in the role-play area.  It was great fun!

We also had fun in the school library and can’t wait until the computer is fixed so that we can scan a book out and take it home!

Keep up the good work boys and girls. Looking forward to next week!

P1/2 and P1 enjoyed some time out in the playground together this afternoon and worked on their sharing and co-operation skills to work together in small groups to build a den.  This was our first time using the den building equipment and the children all worked together to problem solve and build dens that they could sit inside.  Take a look at us in action!