Primary 1

In our maths this week Primary 1 have been using balance scales. we compared objects to see which was heavy and which was light. we then used cubes to find out how heavy things were. We estimated first and then measured. Then we used different measures to make reindeer food to sell at the Christmas Fayre.

In Literacy we continue to learn new sounds and blend to read and write words.

Primary 1 had great fun at the pantomime and showed their teamwork skills in a ‘write the room Sleeping Beauty’ task after.

Learning in P2/1

We have been learning about Space and wrote some facts about the moon. P2 wrote information reports and P1 wrote a sentence. We learned that the moon orbits the Earth and reflects the light of the Sun.

We have all been listening to Stick Man by Julia Donaldson this week. ‘I liked our Boost Words’. Alfie

In maths P1 were measuring using blocks, and P2 were measuring in centimetres. ‘I liked measuring the Lego’ Jenson.

The highlight of the week was watching the Christmas Panto Sleeping Beauty. ‘My favourite part was when they asked maths questions-we had to shout them out’ Leonor.

Book Week P2/1

We’ve had a super time during Book Week. One of our favourite things was the book mark competition.

Congratulations to Leonor who won a certificate from our class!
We were all excited to receive our Bookbug bags in P1 and our Read, Write, Count bags in P2. We loved listening to one of the stories in the library with Mrs Robertson and our families! We were really pleased to share our learning with our families back in our classroom, and especially enjoyed the juice and biscuits!

We wrote book reviews during our writing lesson. Lots of our books got 5 stars.
We designed book covers for our favourite stories and made sure we had a title, author and illustrator written on them.

We were also very lucky to have a secret reader (thanks to Jude’s Mum in P2!) who came to read one of our favourite Julia Donaldson stories ‘Zog’ and ‘The Twits’ by Roald Dahl.

P1 News

Last week, we were visited by Fischy Music! We learned new songs and had good fun singing and dancing. Then we had a school concert in the afternoon which was very loud and great fun.

In Literacy, we continue to learn new sounds: ‘u’ , ‘l’ and ‘f’, and are practising blending to read small words. We read in school on a Monday and a Tuesday, and then we send books home on a Tuesday to be returned on a THURSDAY.

In Numeracy, we have been learning all about addition and can add two sets together. We use the vocabulary – add, plus, equals, makes and total.

This week is Book Week. We are enjoying stories every day in class and taking part in fun activities. Yesterday we listened to stories and songs in a live event with Julia Donaldson. We all know some of her books and shared our favourites. We look forward to seeing you at the library on Wednesday at 2.20pm when book bags will be gifted!

Learning in P2/1

We were lucky to be visited by Fischy Music. We had a great time in our workshop and then a concert in the afternoon. We really enjoyed dancing, singing and listening to the music played live on guitar and violin.
In art, we created a Fireworks picture. We used paints and a fork to make jagged shapes and then covered the paint in biodegradable glitter to make them sparkle like fireworks.
We discussed how to stay safe around fireworks and sparklers and learned about Guy Fawkes.

In maths, we are learning about 3D shapes. In P1 we are experimenting to see if the shapes roll, slide or stack. In P2 we are learning about the properties of 3D shapes- faces, vertices and edges.

Article 28: We have the right to an education.
Article 29: We have the right to develop our talents and abilities.

Primary 1

This week Primary 1 were very lucky to welcome Miss Ross and Mrs Ogilvie who will be working with us for a further four weeks.

We continue to learn new sounds and have added to Seesaw the second set of sounds; c, k, e, r, h, m, d. This will be homework next week. We now know lots of sounds and we are beginning to blend them together to build and read small words.

This week we introduced Word Boost, a programme to increase our vocabulary. A ‘postcard’ was sent home on Thursday so the children can practise using these boost words.

Please remember to return reading books on a Thursday so they are ready for a different group of children to read on Monday.

P2/1

P2/1 have had a great time during Maths Week. We have been learning about 2d shapes. We made them inside with lollipop sticks, and even got to draw the shapes on the table! Some of us drew shape pictures.
We have loved exploring 2d shapes in the tuff tray and have made some beautiful pictures with them.

We also made shapes outside and had a great time working together to find, count and record numbers with our partners.

Article 28: We have the right to learn.

Primary 1

This week has been Maths Week Scotland. Primary 1 did lots of different maths activities inside and outside! We collected 10 items on a paper plate and when we brought them into the classroom, we sorted them into different groups and within the groups we sorted in size order.

P1a used items they collected in the playground to make different shapes and looked for shapes in the playground.

We all took part in a number hunt, finding different numbers of items and showing this on a 10 frame.

In Literacy we have completed the first set of phonics; s, a, t, i, p & n, and are now learning all about c/k.

It was great to see so many parents at consultations and we hoped you enjoyed looking at all the learning that has taken place since P1 started.

Primary 1

What a great start everyone has made to Primary 1. We’ve all been learning our school routines and making new friends.

We have started learning our phonics and this week have been practising ‘s’ and ‘a’. We continue to work with numbers; sequencing, ordering, writing and counting.

We have been learning about the 4 listening skills; looking at the person who is talking, listening to all the words, sitting still and being quiet. We try to use this at assembly and love learning new songs.

Science at ECPS

We have been very busy in our science lab since we returned to school! In our first week back we were growing rainbows, creating crystal geodes, planting rainforest and desert biodomes and beginning to set up a wormery (no worms have been added yet!)

We have also started our topics for the term:

P1 & P2/1 are learning all about electricity and how to keep safe:

We have been working on our classification skills this week and sorting items into electrical and non-electrical groups.

P2, P3 & P4 are investigating forces and magnets:

This week we have been investigating the affect weight has on the speed of a ball rolling down a ramp, and testing out balanced forces.

P5, P6 & P7 are exploring light: