Category: School Updates

Hello and a huge welcome to all our new primary one parents and friends.

All of the children have settled in really well and are becoming more familiar with the daily school routine. I update our P1A blog every week, it is a lovely way for us to share our learning with you and keep you informed of up and coming events. I will include as many picture as I can because I know you will enjoy seeing all the super learning that’s going on. A little shout out here- if you have not returned your photograph consent form I would be grateful if you could so so, that I can post pictures of the children on this blog.

This week we have enjoying reading The Rainbow Fish and Giraffes Can’t Dance.

         

The books are about sharing, caring and things that we would like to be able to do (just like Gerald the Giraffe).These kinds of stories help us to think about our school values and how we treat others. I am hopeful that by next week we will have our class charter up and running. The sharing and agreeing of the charter is very important to ensure that we have the best learning environment possible (I will post pictures of it next week).

For our smart start activities this week we have been –

learning to recognise our names and attempting to write them.

Copying and continuing patterns

Threading to help with our fine motor skills

Forming numerals with playdough and other naturals materials.

In numeracy we have been recognising  and ordering numbers, counting forward and back to 10 and beyond and playing lots of counting games.

On Wednesday, the children  enjoyed their very first outdoor learning lesson with Mrs Dobbie and she is looking forward to spending Wednesday afternoons with them.

Most importantly the children have enjoyed exploring the classroom and getting to know one another again.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend and I will update the blog next week, hopefully with lots of photographs of our learning.

Good Morning Everyone!

Well it’s my last blog! I can’t believe that the summer holidays are here already. I am feeling a little sad that we are not together saying goodbye but I know that I will see you all again in August. I have loved being your Primary one teacher, it has been such a privilege to see you all develop in confidence and ability. I am so proud of each and everyone of you and I can’t wait to see what you achieve in Primary 2. Lets finish Disney’s virtual trip. Enjoy!

    Disney’s Virtual Trip

Activity 1

L.I. I am learning to share my experiences in a postcard/diary

S.C. I can share my experiences with others. I can write short words

S.C. I can share my experiences. I can add detail to make my writing more interesting

Make a postcard to tell somebody all about your virtual trip to Disney Land! You will need to draw a detailed picture on one side and write your message on the other side. Challenge: Can you write the person’s address?

Extension – Write a diary entry about your day at Disney Land, remember to include what you did at various times throughout the day. How descriptive can you be?

Activity 2

L.I. I am learning to use coins to make amounts

S.C. I can use coins to make amounts

S.C. I can give change

S.C. I can add amounts together

Here is a snack menu from Disney Land.

Circle the snack that you would like, and choose the correct coins to pay for it. There are 3 slides, so you could do this 3 times. Challenge: How much change would you get if you paid with a 10p coin?

Extension –  Circle 2 snacks that you would like, how much will it cost all together? Use the coins to pay for the items. Challenge: How many ice creams could you get for 50p?

Activity 3 STEM Challenge

L.I. I am learning to build a design.

SC:  I can select materials that will work for my design. I can create an interesting design. My design is stable and stays up.

Look at the picture of Cinderella’s castle. Can you create your own castle using materials of your choice? You could use sticks, blocks, or anything else that you wish. Be as creative as you can!

Activity 4 Random Acts of Wildness

Today’s challenge –      

 “Switch off to Tune In”Can you turn off all electronic gadgets today?

Have an amazing holiday everyone, keep safe and even though you will not be in my class I will see you and your new teacher will keep me updated on your progress. Goodbye for now!

 

 

Good Morning Everyone!

I hope you all enjoyed Wellbeing Wednesday. As its the second last day of term some fun activities for you to try.

Activity 1

Activity 1 encourages you to reflect on your learning in Primary 1. Discuss each question with an adult. Enjoy!

Activity 2 

For activity 2 I would like you to think about all the things that made Primary 1 special and write or draw them under the headings below. Remember you can use your jotter. I would love to know about your favourite memories so if you can, take a picture and send it to me via the school email.

Activity 3 – Random Acts of Wildness

Today’s activity –      

Draw a wild landscape, if you need a little help why not look at pictures from the internet or from books you may have at home. Enjoy!

Activity 4 – Disney’s Virtual Trip

L.I. to listen and answer questions

S.C. I can listen carefully. I can recall information that I have heard

S.C. I can recall information that I have heard

S.C. I can question what I have heard – do I agree? Is that really best?

Listen to ‘Under the Sea’.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC_mV1IpjWA

Why does Sebastian think it is better to live under the sea? Record yourself explaining 2 reasons from the song.

You could identify 2 reasons as above and then also think about why it might not be better to live on land. You could create your own short song/verse to convince Sebastian if you wish!

Have a fantastic day and I will be back tomorrow for the last time!

Good Morning Everyone! Happy Tuesday!

Some tasks for you to complete today.

Activity 1 –     ou sound and    Reading

L.I. to understand that 2 letters can make 1 sound

S.C. I can say the sound to match the letter shape ou

S.C. I can blend this sound with other sounds to read words

For today’s task I would like you to practice reading the following sentences. In each sentence you will find words with either the igh, oi or ou sound in them. Can you read the sentences to different members of your family? If you find any words tricky why not practice writing them in you jotter? Remember to use your super blending skills.

Activity 2 –

L.I. to recognise number bonds up to 10

S.C.  I can  find 2 numbers when added together make 10

L.I. to match numerals to number words

S.C. I can read and write numbers from 1 to 20 in numbers and words

Enjoy playing the 2 games below from educationcity. Remember you can log in at anytime and try out other numeracy, maths and literacy activities. Enjoy!

https://go.educationcity.com/content/index/25957/3/2/1/null/null/false/false/null/0

 

https://go.educationcity.com/content/index/25721/3/2/1/null/null/false/false/null/0

Activity 3 – Random Acts of Wildness

Today’s challenge            

Use twigs, string and leaves or paper birds to make a wild mobile!

Activity 4 – Disney’s Virtual Trip

L.I. to identify and compare the weather in various places

S.C. I can identify the weather and understand the weather is different around the world

S.C. I can find out the temperature in various parts of the world. I can compare temperatures

Today’s challenge- Good luck and enjoy!

Have a great day. Remember tomorrow is “Wellness Wednesday” so I will be back with you on Thursday.

Good Morning Everyone and welcome to your last week in Primary 1.

It has been a very quick and eventful year and definitely not one that we planned however, you have still managed to achieve lots of successes and should be very proud of yourselves!  Some task for you to complete today.

Activity 1 – New Sound ou

L.I. to understand that 2 letters can make 1 sound

S.C. I can say the sound to match the letter shape

S.C. I can blend this sound with other sounds to create words

Today’s new sound is ou. This sound lives in Inky’s Vowel House .

   

As you can see the ou sound lives on the bottom floor under the oi sound. The sailor is so excited that he falls out of the crow’s nest and breaks his arm and it hurts. He says “ou”.

The youtube video below maybe helpful with pronunciation of the sound.

Can you slide the sounds together to say the words below?

l – ou – d     c – l – ou – d      h – ou – s – e    m – ou – s – e     r – ou – n – d

f – ou – n – d      s – ou – n – d

Practice writing the ou sound and words in you jotter then complete the 2 ou Words Cut and Paste from your home learning Pack.

Activity 2 – Numeracy and Maths

L.I.  to understand and solve a word problem

S.C. I can understand what the problem is asking me to do

S.C. I can use pictures, numbers and words to explain what I did and how I did it

Some more math’s challenge cards for you to enjoy!

Activity 3 – Random Acts of Wildness

Today’s Challenge – Mediate in the wild

         

Activity 4- Virtual Trip

L.I. to read a map and give directions

S.C. I can use a simple map

S.C. I can give detailed directions on how to get somewhere

Look at the map of Disney Land. Can you find your way through the map?

1 Start at the Entrance and go to Donald’s house boat.

2 Start at the log flume and go to the rollercoaster.

3 Start at the pond and go to the Frozen ride.

Challenge: Can you give detailed directions on how to get from each place to the next. For example, “Turn left then go straight until you get to the pond”.

Have a great everyone and I will be back tomorrow with some more activities.