Author: Mrs Fleming

Some highlights from our busy week.

On Tuesday afternoon, the buddies came to help with their reading and to read them a story from our school library. The Primary ones love when their buddies come and really enjoyed showing them their reading books and exploring the library.

Literacy

Our sound this week is “p” the quiet pink lips sound. The children took the pictures below independently to demonstrate how they are learning.

         

Writing

This week the children have been writing about what makes them feel happy. We had a check in to enable them to share and discuss their thoughts. The children came up with some super suggestions such as, playing with my friends, being with my family, playing on my skateboard, going to the beach etc. Some great examples below-

             

Numeracy-

We have been exploring all about the number 6. How to write it, to gather a collection of 6 objects and how to make it. Some super examples below-

         

     

Have a lovely weekend and I will be back next week with more updates from Primary one.

I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend and the beautiful warm weather we had. This weeks blog is a little shorter than normal as we have only been in school for the last 2 days.

Literacy -Writing

This week the children have been writing about their morning rountine. They were encouraged to include the word “I” and use a word mat and pictures. They did really well and were so proud of themselves. A few examples below-

Numeracy

The children have enjoyed counting collections and using dot patterns to find different ways to make 5.

During strutured play, many of the children  chose to practice their writing and numeracy skills. Very impressive!

                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a lovely weekend and I will be back next week with an update from Primary One.

Some highlights below from our busy learning week.

Literacy – Writing

This week as part of our recount genre the children drew detailed pictures and completed the sentence “At the shops I ……………..” We had lots of super ideas such as buying toys, clothes, notepads, food etc. Some examples below-

   

Phonics – s sound

Our sound of the week is s. It is a blue sound because when making the sound you feel it at the tip of your tongue . The children re-created the sound by writing, sorting and painting. They have also used the sound to play bingo and a word matching game . Some great pictures below.

Numeracy- Number 5

We have had a big focus on number 5 this week. The children used 5 frames to demonstrate different ways of making 5.

Maths – Shape

We have also had a big 3D shape sort. The children worked together in groups to sorts all the 3D shapes that they could find in the classroom. They had great fun learning about the shapes and making models.

Play in Primary One

The children firstly turned our construction area into a Mcdonalds and then into a building site! Some super imaginative ideas.

Have a lovely long weekend.

A few highlights from our very busy week.

Literacy

This week we have been focusing on the c sound. The children have been learning to recognise the sound, as well as read and write it. We have been playing c bingo and sorting pictures according to their initial sound. Some pictures below-

     

     

 

 

We have also continued our recount writing genre. This week the children had to recall one thing that they like to do at school. They came up with lots of suggestions including painting, drawing, writing sounds, playing in the home corner etc. Below some pictures of their writing and detailed pictures-

          

Numeracy and Maths

We are continuing to develop number sense and the children have enjoyed taking part in lots of different number games. They have also been exploring the properties of 2D shapes. The buddies supported the children in the making of shape rockets with their names on them.

     

   

   

In primary one, we also understand that play is very important to a child’s development. Play encourages and develops language skills, emotions, creativity and social skills. The children have had great fun this week turning our home corner into an Italian restaurant with real pasta and sauces. Some great pictures of them sharing, turn-taking and role-playing.

               

               

I hope you enjoyed this weeks blog. Have lovely weekend everyone!

 

We have finished our P1 class charter. We read Elmer stories to help us think about our school values and how we can demonstrate them to each other.

Literacy

This week we have started learning sounds. The first sound we have focused on is “m”. The children have been learning to recognise it, say it, write/make it and identify if the m sound is at the beginning or end of a word. Well done to everyone one for trying really hard!

       

   

Numeracy

The children are continuing to learn all about numbers and this week they have been learning about numbers 2,3 and 4. They have been working hard on number formation, creating groups and explaining different ways to make numbers.

     

Maths – Shape

For the next 2 weeks the whole school are focusing on shape. In Primary one  we have been exploring the properties of 2D and 3D shapes. We began with a shape sort (how many sides, how many corners? etc.) The buddies very kindly helped the Primary ones make shape monsters using 2D shapes. Some very impressive pictures below-

   

The children have also been making shape patterns in the playground.

   

I hope you have enjoyed this weeks blog. I will be back next week with an update. Have a lovely weekend.

We have had a great second week in Primary One. All the children have settled really well, so please don’t worry about them. Some pictures and information below  of the things the children have been getting up to this week. They have really enjoyed getting to know their buddies and this week the buddies helped out in the playground and came into class to help the children decorate their very own Elmer and to think about what makes them special. Some pictures below-

 

   

 

   

Literacy –

The children have been practising writing their names in different ways and developing their fine motor skills.

   

 

They have also been demonstrating some super cutting skill.

 

The children have been using their prediction skills when being read to. They have enjoyed all the stories and have been able to make lots of sensible predictions based on the information from the story.

Numeracy-

In number the children have been practising their forward and backward counting skills, ordering numbers and counting simple collections. They have also enjoyed playing number games with their friends.

 

I hope you enjoyed seeing some of the activities that the children have enjoyed this week. Have a lovely weekend and I shall update the blog again next week.

 

A warm welcome to all our new Primary one children and their families. It has been a busy and exciting week so far. All the children have settled in well and are enjoying learning our daily routines. They are already displaying good independence skills and are becoming quicker at getting organised each day.

We are very fortunate to have P7 buddies to help out at playtime and lunchtime. The children have already formed  friendships with them and enjoy talking and playing with them.

In class the children have been building relationships, constructing our class charter, exploring the learning areas and have enjoyed role play, the house corner and construction. The children are learning to recognise and write their name, count collections and match dot patterns to numerals.

Hopefully next week I will be able to post pictures of the children busily working on activities.

Have a lovely weekend and I look forward to welcoming the children back on Monday.

 

I would just like to wish everyone a happy holiday. I hope you all get a chance to relax and have some family fun. It has been such a pleasure to teach your children this year and I am so proud of each and everyone of them. I  look forward to hearing how they are getting on in P2.

Enjoy your Summer!

I hope you have all had a good week. It has been very exciting in Primary 1, the children have now all had the opportunity to meet their new Primary 2 teacher. Both Miss Borsby and Miss Orr were very impressed by the children, so off to a great start!

Some pictures the children wanted to share-

Maths – Money

This week we have revisited the topic of money. The children have been identifying coins, matching coins and making different amounts using a range of coins.

The children also enjoyed playing a number frame loop game and taking part in an interactive game called “Hit the button” where the children have a minute to answer either number bond or addition questions.

Writing-

The children wrote to the dragon for the last time. They explained what they enjoyed most about his visits. Some pictures below-

I hope you all have a lovely weekend and I will be back next week with the final blog from P1A!

I hope you have all had a good week. We have had another very busy week of learning in Primary 1. The children have enjoyed yoga with Mrs Anderson and a trip to our school library.

Writing – The Three Billy Goats Gruff

The children have completed a number of writing activities around the fairytale The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Firstly, they used a guided draw to help create their very own trolls. They then thought of some good descriptive words they could use to descibe how he looks and his personality.  Some scary examples below-

After reading the story, we began to think about where the troll might have gone after he was pushed into the river by the big billy goat. The children drew Wanted posters and extended the story by using their own ideas. Some super examples below-

 

Some children went on to seqeunce the story-

Health and Wellbeing – Changing Me

We are continuing to explore the changes that occur as we grow and develop. This week we focused on differences that occur in our bodies from birth until the aged of 5. Some examples below-

Numeracy – Addition and Subtraction

This week we have carried out a number of tasks around number bonds to 10. The focus being, to help make the connection between addition and subtraction. Making connections can be a tricky concept but, I am pleased to say that almost everyone can now see the link and hopefully will use this strategy when adding bigger numbers. The children chose the pictures below to be included in this weeks blog.

 

 

I hope you all have a lovely weekend and I will be back next week with our second last Primary 1A post!