Latest News From Primary 1A

We have had another busy week in Primary 1 and it has been great to see all the children becoming more confident and independent.

Reading

We have enjoyed reading about Elmer the patchwork elephant. As well as the important message from the story (it’s good to be different and it doesn’t matter what you look like on the outside its what your like on the inside that really matters) we have been counting the words in the title, discussing the author and the purpose of a blurb  , order (pre-reading skills).

Phonics/Spelling

We have spent time this week looking at word boundries. The children have been jumping and counting words in short sentences. This is a good way of developing an understanding of the concept of a “word”. We have also been building an awareness of word rhythm and counting syllables in a word, again great pre- reading and spelling skills. Next week we will begin learning individual sounds and will begin with m.

Numeracy

We have continued to practise counting forward and back within 20, order numbers and forming numerals. We have started exploring dice patterns. The children are being encouraged to say how many dots they see and how they see them. They really enjoy this important early numeracy skill.

Class Charter

We have been working on our class charter which links to our school and class values. So far we have agreed that we will keep oursleves safe in the class by listening to and following instructions, tucking our chairs in and only leaving the classroom if permission is given.  We will respect everyone by using kind words and actions and try to include everyone so that no-one feels sad or alone. A picture of our work so far.

We have also been thinking about all the things we can’t do yet, just like Gerald the giraffe and considering  ways to achive our goals.

The children have been drawing  people who live in their house and we have started creating a family display.

I would like to post pictures of the children working on tasks etc. however, as yet we have not recieved photograph consent forms for everyone. If you would like another form please let myself or the office know.

Have a lovely weekend and keep safe!

Primary 1B Weekly Update

It has been another busy and fun week in Primary 1B, we have lots of exciting learning to share with you all.

We have been reading lots of different stories this week. One of our favourites has been, ‘While We Can’t Hug’ by Eoin McLaughlin.

We have been trying really hard to think of all the different ways we can show we care instead of giving someone a hug and this book has really helped us to come up with new and imaginative ways to say hello or else help a friend out if they are feeling a bit glum. One of our school values which we have been learning about is SAFE. Of course, we know just now that to keep each other safe we have to find different ways instead of touching each other to show we care. Little Hedgehog and Tortoise are taught by Owl that blowing a kiss, making a silly face or doing a silly dance are all ways we can communicate without touching. We have been trying very hard to remember this down in Primary 1B and practise them everyday.  Miss Taylor even taught us about a ‘Jiggie Hug’ on Wednesday and we have been giving Jiggie hugs to our friends and teachers.

Another amazing story we shared was ‘The Invisible String’ by Patrice Karst.

This has been the most valuable book for helping us to feel Nurtured and Included, another two of our school values. It has helped us to feel connected to our loved ones  even when we are not with them. We loved the message of the story so much that we made our own invisible string necklaces alongside a little poem to send home to our grown ups. Hopefully you will have all received a necklace and can wear it with love.

    

We had lots of fun working on our fine motor skills, threading the pasta to make the necklace and then painting it with nice  and bright colours. We hope you love them.

During our story time we have been really good at remembering our amazing listening skills.  Luckily we have a helper to remind us…….

That’s right, it’s Mr Potato Head. He reminds us to have  –

  • Listening ears
  • Looking Eyes
  • Quiet lips, hands and feet

We have also been working on sharing our likes and dislikes about each story we read, alongside talking about the author, illustrator and the blurb. We are getting really good at sharing our opinions and listening to others.

We have been working hard on recognising and writing new numbers and have become something of Number Experts! This week we have learned all about 2 and 3. When we learn about number we learn in lots of different ways. Here are some pictures to show you how we learn.

Next week we are going to be starting to learn all about sounds and letters, as well as learning about more numbers and becoming name writing experts!

We hope you have enjoyed reading our blog this week.

A little reminder – Gym will be held on Mondays and Fridays. Outdoor learning will be on Thursday afternoon with Mrs Dobbie.  Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing for going outside.

Thank you!

 

 

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