In Literacy this week P1 have learned the new sound ‘oa’ as in boat and the tricky word watch. We taught ted how to write oa words, played roll and read, wrote the oa sound and oa words and completed a worksheet all about oa. In writing we wrote about our magic moments from our year in Primary 1. There was quite a range from learning how to read to taking part in our nativity. In Maths this week we were continuing to learn about symmetry and created more symmetrical patterns. In Numeracy we practised our doubles and number bonds to 20 through playing games. We held our star of the week circle time and Ziva is our new star. On Wednesday we had our sharing assembly for challenging our mind set. The majority of the week was taken up with preparation for our assembly about the life cycle of a butterfly. We had great fun learning our lines and song. Miss Maclachlan is very proud of how quick we learned our lines and how confident we have all become. We hope you enjoyed our assembly and thank you for coming along. Here are a few of the children’s reflections:

Ch: “I enjoyed all of our assembly.”

Sam: “I enjoyed assembly. I loved singing the song even although kneeling hurt my knees.”

Ziva: “I enjoyed assembly and watching the Hungry Caterpillar.”

Ayden: “I found learning the new sound oa easy.”

Leighton: “I enjoyed being a caterpillar. I also enjoyed the sharing assembly on Wednesday.”

Lois: “I enjoyed having our parents watching our assembly and I thought my friends looked great.”

Euan: “I enjoyed all of our assembly on the life cycle of a butterfly.”

Isaac: “I enjoyed our assembly.”

Sevinc: “I enjoyed our assembly and saying my lines.”

Another busy week for Primary 1. In maths we have been investigating symmetry. We have learned what symmetrical means and identified lines of symmetry in shapes, pictures and patterns. We had a go at creating symmetrical pictures of our own. In Literacy we learned two new sounds ai and ow and the tricky word they. We completed worksheets where we had to write words with the sounds ai and ow, played roll and read and did handwriting. In writing we wrote about our trip to Mill Farm. We had to include at least three things that we did. We have a new star of the week. It is Emma. This week with the nursery we were learning about the Life Cycle of a chicken. We watched a video and then completed a worksheet where we had to cut and stick the pictures in the right order. We sorted living, non-living and never lived objects into the correct columns. On Friday, we went to Primary 2’s assembly on Minibeasts. Here are a few of the children’s reflections:
Sam: “I learned what symmetry means. It was a little tricky completing the pictures to make them symmetrical.”
Euan: “I found it tricky completing the pictures to ensure they were symmetrical.”
Sevinc: “I enjoyed learning about the life cycle of a chicken with the Nursery.”
Lois: “I enjoyed the star of the week circle time and listening to what makes Emma special.”
Isaac: “I enjoyed Primary 2’s assembly. My favourite part was the minibeast song.”
Ayden: “I enjoyed learning the new sounds and making words with these sounds.”
Murdo: “I learned the new sound ai.”

This week in Literacy P1a have learned the ‘ur’ sound and the tricky word some. We made words such as burn, hurt, purse, nurse etc. We played roll and read, Snakes and Ladders and tell ted. In Maths this week we have been continuing to explore measurement. We looked at measuring weight using a pan balance and measuring capacity of containers using words such as half full, full and empty. For IDL we went on a walk around the school grounds looking for signs of nature and created a tally chart of the things we saw such as flowers, birds etc. We also looked at living, non-living and never lived objects. In P.E we continued to practise our skills in Tennis. We used a ball to practise catching and then a racquet to push the ball to a partner. On Thursday we had music again with Mrs Curle. We played rhyming games whilst singing. Some of us got the opportunity to play claves or a drum during one of the games. We had our star of the week circle time and our new star of the week is Ayden. Here are a few of the children’s reflections:

Isaac: “I enjoyed learning the tricky word some.”

Ayden: “I enjoyed assembly remembering the school values.”

Ziva: “I enjoyed exploring measurement.”

Ch: “I enjoyed Mrs Mill’s assembly about respect.”

Lois: “I enjoyed learning about nature and going outside.”

Leighton: “I liked the assembly and talking about the different touches.”

Euan: “I enjoyed assembly. I liked the songs especially the last one Creativity.”

Another week gone by with lots of learning for P1. We have been continuing to talk about our own uniqueness. On Wednesday we had our sharing assembly where Ayden and Sam spoke about what they can do and what they want to be able to do. Our new star of the week is Sam. We had our circle time where we gave Sam a compliment. In Literacy, we have learned two new sounds aw as in paw and are as in care. We played snakes and ladders, taught ted words and did handwriting of aw and are. In maths, we have been exploring measurement. We have been discovering how to find out how long objects are. We used cubes, gems, counters, bears, Lego and our hand spans to find out how long or tall objects are in the classroom. This week for nursery transition we listened to the story of the Very Hungry Caterpillar. We then painted our own butterflies. On Thursday we had music with Mrs Curle. We sung rhyming songs and listened to the story of Oi Frog. P1- P3 took part in Author’s Live with Emily McKenzie. We listened to her read her story There’s Broccoli in my Ice cream and then we drew along with her as she drew Granville her main character. In Science, we learned about electricity. We created a graph of the electrical items in the classroom. Here are a few of the children’s reflections:

Lois: “I enjoyed the minister’s assembly about children in other countries.”

Ch: “I enjoyed the assembly too like Lois.”

Euan: “I enjoyed P.E. this week. We are learning tennis.”

Ayden: “I liked the assembly.”

Murdo: “I found it tricky learning the new are sound.”

Leo: “I enjoyed learning our two new sounds.”

Ziva: “This week I liked learning our new sounds.”

A short but busy week this week. In Literacy this week P1 learned another split diagraph, the u-e sound as in dude. We looked for u-e or oo words in a word search, played roll and read and completed hold a sentence, where we had to listen to a sentence then write it down. In numeracy this week we have been working on our adding and subtracting within 20. We played four in a row, found the missing number bonds and played funky mummy on the I Pads where we had to add to 10 then 20. Also this week we spoke about our next wellbeing tool of respect yourself. We spoke about what makes us unique and special. We completed a flower where we drew what makes us special. We also welcomed nursery to our class for the first of their transition visits. On Friday we went to Primary 6’s assembly all about their camp. Here are a few of the children’s reflections:

Ziva: “I enjoyed playing with the children from the nursery.”

Euan: “I am the same as Ziva. I enjoyed having the nursery to play.”

Leighton: “I enjoyed P6’s assembly. I liked the videos and campfire songs.”

Ayden: “I enjoyed watching the canoeing video from P6 camp.”

Lois: “I liked P6’s assembly. I can’t wait till I can go to camp.”

Ch: “I liked everything about Primary 6’s assembly.”

Isaac: “I liked all of the assembly about P6 camp.”

Sevinc: “I liked the campfire songs sung by Logan and Calum.”

What a busy week P1 have had. In Literacy this week we have learned two split diagraphs. They are i-e and o-e. We used these sounds to make and write words, looked for words in a word search and played roll and read. In numeracy, we were solving problems using the look for a pattern strategy. Also we practised adding and subtracting within 20. We learned more about Oor Wullie this week and created our own comic strip adventures to be considered for decorating the school’s Oor Wullie statue. We enjoyed listening to some of Oor Wullie’s adventures. In art we got the opportunity to draw daffodils. Our first project of the term is going to be about nature. This was our choice. We brainstormed what we knew about nature and what we would like to learn. We have a new star of the week. It is Leighton. On Friday we enjoyed Primary 7’s assembly on sport and why it is important. Hope you have a lovely long weekend. Here are a few of the children’s reflections on their learning:

Lois: “I enjoyed learning the i-e and o-e sounds.”

Ch: “I enjoyed P7’s assembly on sport.”

Murdo: “I enjoyed the assembly and singing the Eye of the Tiger.”

Ayden: “I enjoyed the assembly.”

Leighton: “I learned that sport is important.”

Rory: “I enjoyed paying Leighton a compliment and drawing his star.”

Isaac: “I enjoyed learning the i-e sound.”

Euan: “I enjoyed thinking about what I wanted to learn and getting to choose the project.”

Welcome back. I hope you have had a lovely holiday. Primary 1 have had a busy week. This week we were visited by Emma from the PDSA, who spoke to us about what a dog, cat and a rabbit need. She helped us to get Pet wise. We also had a visit from Jacqueline who works for the Children’s hospital charity. She spoke to us about the Oor Wullie trail. We are going to get the opportunity to help decorate our own Oor Wullie which will be part of the trail. This week our focus for number talks has been finding doubles and near doubles in ten frames. We have also continued problem solving by looking for and continuing patterns. In literacy we have practised our sounds and tricky words. We learned two new tricky words saw and want. In writing we wrote about our holidays. We wrote two sentences and some of us even used a connective. We had our star of the week circle time. Here are a few of the children’s reflections:

Sevinc: “I enjoyed Mrs Mill’s assembly about respecting yourself.”

Leighton: “I enjoyed listening to Jacqueline and learning about Oor Wullie.”

Lois: “Same as Leighton.”

Ch: “I enjoyed number talks about doubles and near doubles.”

Rory: “I enjoyed the Oor Wullie assembly like Leighton.”

Sam: “Same as Rory, I enjoyed the Oor Wullie assembly.”

Isaac: “I enjoyed doing our number talks.”

What a quick week where P1 have continued to work hard. In literacy we have learned the split a-e diagraph and the tricky word like. We played roll and read, taught ted a-e words and made words on our magnetic boards. In numeracy, we have been playing games such as give the dog a bone where we have to find numbers on a hundred square. We also completed our Flag Day problem solving. We saw P6 and P7 show Rock Bottom. P6 and P7 were fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed the show. On Thursday we went litter picking with our P7 buddies. With our P4 reading buddies we got crafty. We made chicks hatching out of eggs. In art we designed a patterned Easter egg. In RME we heard the Easter story and re-sequenced it. On Thursday afternoon we went to the church service. Have a lovely holiday.

Here are a few of the children’s reflections:

Euan: “I found it tricky writing a-e words.”

Ziva: “I enjoyed Rock Bottom.”

Ch: “   I enjoyed P6 and P7 show Rock Bottom. My favourite part was when my buddy turned into a baby.”

Ayden: “I found it tricky writing a-e words like Ayden.”

Lois: “I enjoyed Rock Bottom. My favourite part was when Lady Lava turned into a baby.”

Rory: “I liked Rock Bottom.”

Leighton: “I enjoyed Rock Bottom. My favourite part was when my brother was on stage.”

Sam: “I loved the show.”