Category: Class Learning

Primary 2A and 2B Phonics

In Primary 2,  we have been working really hard to learn our new sounds this term. We take part in lots of different learning activities to practise reading and writing our sounds.

Our sounds this week are wh and qu. Some of us are also practising CVC words. Here are our words lists for this week. At the end of the week we will add more word lists to the blog to allow our parents and carers to see all the words we have been working hard to learn. Please note that Literacy groups for both classes are included; however, we all know the name of our group and should be able to tell you.

Spelling Words 1

Please help us to practise reading and writing these words at home when you can. One of our favourite tasks is being word detectives. This is when we try to find the words from our list in books. It is great fun and we would love to do this at home too.

 

Thank you for all your support.

 

Miss Marra and Primary 2A

Miss Walkingshaw and Primary 2B

Maths Week P7S A webinar on 3D shapes and their properties

P7S had fun this morning creating their own 3D origami modular shapes whilst following instructions on a webinar. Japan is our current context so the link to cross curricular tasks allowed us to encompass a range of outcomes. The class had to listen very carefully to each sequential instruction, other skills they demonstrated were resilience and certainly perseverance. It was great to see teamwork coming into play with our origami experts sharing their knowledge with some of their peers and teacher!! We reinforced our knowledge of shape vocabulary using terms such as nets,vertices,parallel and faces and this was brilliantly times as our next context in Maths is shape. I am sure we will all be experts now. Well done P7S a great effort.

 

London Mini Marathon Challenge

This week, classes are taking part in the London Mini Marathon Challenge. It involves jogging or running 2.6 miles across two weeks from the 28th of September until Friday the 9th of October. In PE, students have been developing their stamina and the Mini Marathon is a great opportunity for them to apply their knowledge and embrace the challenge.

Please check back after the 9th to see how the classes got on!

More information can be found at:  https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/mini-marathon/home.html

(Please note that we are not completing this challenge as a fundraising event just for fun!)

Mr. Millar

We love P2A!

We have been really busy since we started Primary 2. We have been working hard to make sure we feel safe and happy at school. We have also been working hard on our learning. Here are some of the learning and activities we have enjoyed so far in Primary 2A.

 

I like playing in the “safe Corner” with my friends.     Hugo

Kites use push and pull to move in the air. I have learned this in Science.   Alex

In Science, we learned about push and pull forces. When we you use a bow and arrow, you pull to start with and then you push at the end.  Jasmine

I like building with the straws that connect together. I like doing this with my friends.   Harry

I like how we have a moving word when Miss Marra finishes giving us instructions. When she says the word, we can start to tidy up and move. Today, our moving word is monsters.   Leila

I learned how to play Rob the Nest in P.E with Mr Millar.    Ollie

I like Writing and I like playing with my friends.   Isla

I like playing with the straws and the blocks. I also like Writing.   Oscar C

I liked when we made the kites in Science and I also like P.E.    Bruce

I like playing and I also like drawing.    Noah

I like drawing and playing with my friends. My friends are Isla, Isabella, Lacey, Carly and Jasmine.   Perry

I like Play Time outside.    Jaysiel

I love playing with the cubes.   Matthew

I like Break and when we play.   Carly

I enjoy playing with my friends at break and after lunch. I also like playing football. I also like Maths and Play.   Harris

I like doing Writing and Maths.  Isabella

I like P.E and I also liked when we made our table names.    Lacey

I like playing with Frankie.    Oscar M

I like Maths.   Cameron

I like playing and doing P.E. I like doing Science with the kites. I like football which I play after lunch when I go outside. I like when we go outside after lunch.  I like nature too so I like going outside at school. I love Jasmine too. Jamie

I like playing football.  Harley

I like when it is lunch time and story time.   Isabelle

I like Writing and playing outside at break. I like Maths too. Frankie

We have had a fantastic few weeks in Primary 2A and we all work so hard.

Article 28: We have the right to learn.

Article 19: We have the right to be safe.

 

Primary 1 – Literacy

Primary 1 have been playing and working hard to learn their sounds.

In school bags this week are a page of sounds taught, illustrating the action too.  We have been writing, recognising and saying the sounds in class.

Please continue to practise these sounds at home.  You may also wish to try blending the sounds to make small words e.g. p-a-t  = pat.

The P1 Team

Outdoor P.E – Reminder of days

Please see a reminder below about P.E days for our classes this session.

P1a – Tuesday & Thursday
P1b – Tuesday & Wednesday
P1c – Monday & Tuesday
P2/1 – Monday & Thursday
P2a – Wednesday & Thursday
P2b – Tuesday & Thursday
P3a – Wednesday & Friday
P3b – Wednesday & Thursday
P4/3 – Monday & Tuesday
P4 – Monday & Tuesday
P5/4 – Monday & Tuesday
P5 – Wednesday & Thursday
P6/5 – Wednesday & Thursday
P6 – Monday & Tuesday
P7/6 – Wednesday & Thursday
P7 – Monday & Thursday

Pupils should attend school dressed for outdoor P.E (t-shirt, jogging trousers or similar, trainers etc) on the days specified above (there is no need to bring a change of clothes for your child). It may be useful to wear shorts under jogging trousers in case of warm weather or indoor P.E.

Thank you.

Primary 1

Well done to all our Primary 1 children.  What a super start to your first school year.  We have enjoyed getting to know you and starting to teach you.  You are doing a super job learning our class routines already!

Have a lovely weekend.

The Primary 1 team

Welcome to our new Primary 1 pupils and families

Dear parents/carers,
I hope you are all well 🙂
It was lovely to meet those of you who were able to come along to our Transition Visit in June. It’s not too long until we meet you all again and welcome our new Primary 1 pupils to school.
As promised please find a link below to a video of our school. We hope you will be able to share it with your child and watch it together. Hopefully it will make things a little more familiar to them when they start school in August. Our classrooms are not completely set up yet and our teachers will be making the finishing touches soon, however we hope that the video gives you and your child an idea of how the classrooms and areas where you child will play and learn will look in Primary 1 at East Calder Primary School.
The link to the Sway and Video is below:
Go to this Sway
Once you click on the link it should take you to our ‘Sway’. Then just click on the ‘Play’ button in the top right corner – there is a short written message and then a video for you and your child to watch together.

Happy Holidays P2M!

Happy holidays everyone! Thank you for all your amazing efforts during this time and throughout the year. You have worked so hard and you have been  very resilient during lockdown. it has been so lovely to talk to you over the phone and it was great to see so many of you yesterday. Thank you to all of you who have up your time to come and see Miss Walkingshaw and I in the playground.

Here are a few final photos from this week. Have a lovely summer everyone and I look forward to seeing you in August when you are all big Primary 3 pupils! You are all amazing and I am so proud of you.

Love from Miss Marra

You were really enjoying your Maths this week. You have really developed your confidence in Maths this year and you are smashing those missing number sums. Well done for all your hard work!

 

You look so proud of your Roman shield. I can see you worked so hard on this and it was lovely to see photos of you making it. You seemed to really enjoy the process and look at the result. Well done!

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