Another week has passed and all the children are working hard in Primary One.

As this was a short week we have spent time going over the sounds that we have learned which are- s  a  t  i  p  n. We continually recap the correct formation of letter, initial sounds of words and developing word building skills.

Here is a video that promotes initial sounds that you can watch with your child- maybe you could go on a word hunt!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4fvEl8MIvs

We have introduced number 9 and 10 working on formation, counting 1:1, numbers before and after as well number stories. Throughout the week we have also created various pictorams in class which shows the children how to visually display our favourite things such as ice cream or animals.

Primary 1 have continued to spend time investigating the visual elements in art looking at artists work. There has been a focus on shade, tone and colour and we have shared our opinions on how paintings make us feel.

We are continuing to focus on the GIRFEC indicators to promote our own wellbeing while following our school rules of Ready, Respect and Safe.

Staff and  children are celebrating when people go over and above in one of the these area and their name is added to our Wellbeing Tree. The children enjoy looking at this as they pass by. If your child achieves something at home please let us know and we will add it to the tree. You can send a brief description or a photograph to the school office.

Today your child has come home with a pack from school. In this is the key 1 words in many forms. You can support the development of your child’s reaing skills by playing games to build your child’s confidence in recognising the words. Reading will continue in school but, at the moment, a book will not be sent home.

All the Primary 1 staff hope that you have a fantastic weekend and look forward to more learning next week when we begin to learn about Harvest. Hopefully the sun will shine on us all.

Dear Adults,

We have had another wonderful week of learning and fun. Here are some of the things that we have been focusing on this week if you want to chat to your child and develop their knowledge further.

Literacy

We have been learning to hear, recognise, say and write the sounds /i/ and /n/. The songs for these can be found on YouTube to help you. We have started to explore simple word building strategies using all sounds but in particular the six sounds we have learned so far.

Our focus words for this week are is, in,it and no. Perhaps you could look for these in books at home to consolidate the learning.

Maths and Numeracy

We have been investigating pictograms and tally marks and have created our own both inside and outside. I wonder if you can make one at home? We have talked about data being information and data handling being ways to organise information!

This week we explored numbers 7 and 8; focusing on correct formation as well as how to make each number. Ask your child to make 7 or 8 bunny ears(fingers behind your ears) it’s trickier than you think!

Other Curricular Areas

• We have been building positive friendships and discussing what makes a good friend.
• The classes have been learning basic greetings and the colours in French and created lovely French flags.
• During PE Time, we have focused on gross motor skills including balance and body movements.
• We have explored the colour wheel and mixing primary colours together to create secondary colours. We have been investigated hot and cold colours and how they make us feel.

Have a lovely holiday weekend and have a great, well deserved family time!

Primary 1 Teachers

Welcome to all our new Primary 1 children and their families. We have had a great start to our life in school and are settling into our daily routines. In class we are introducing the Oxford Reading Tree characters for the reading scheme we will go onto use. A powerpoint has been attached below so that you can look at these with your child and go over the words.

ORT Characters

We are also focussing on staying safe and healthy in our classroom and school environment which links to Getting It Right For Every Child. In class we have talked about our school goals- Ready, Respect and Safe. You can discuss these with your child and see how they link to home life.

Have a great weekend,

From all the Primary 1 Teachers

Well – that’s Primary 1 finished and the next time we see you, you will be in Primary 2. It has been a very fun yet different year for everyone. We are very proud to have been your teachers and we hope that you all have a fantastic summer.

Mrs Menmuir, Miss Jamieson and Mrs Chisholm decided to get you all a very special gift for this remarkable year. The last topic that we completed together in school was about arctic animals and you all loved it so much. Therefore we decided it would be a great to sponsor our very own snow leopard that you could even visit. He lives in a local zoo and we have a very special plaque to mark what a fantasic Primary 1 you all are.

So as a final farewell to this year at school – please remember that you can fill the world with sunshine! Have a fantastic summer and we can’t wait to see you all in Primary 2.

Love, All the Primary 1 Teachers xxxx

Boys and girls,

I have loved being your teacher this year and have missed you all so much these last few months. You will now know your Primary 2 teachers and they are so excitied to meet you as I have told them how amazing you all are.

I hope that you all have a lovely summer and that the sun shines down on you all. I can’t wait to see you all again in August and you can pop through anytime to say hello!

Mrs Menmuir xx

The weeks are passing so quickly. I can’t believe that next week is the lasy week of Primary 1. It is not how we thought we would spend it but I am sure you are all looking forward to the holidays and then returning to school in August. I know I am!

Here is one of my favourite quotes:

Have a lovely weekend and next week we will be posting the last weekly learning grid for this year which will continue to think about our Health and Wellbeing as well as moving onto Primary 2.

Mrs Menmuir

Good Morning Primary 1,

I hope that you have all had a good week. I love seeing photographs of you all, it makes me smile. For the last two weeks of school, we will be focusing on Health and Wellbeing. There will be lots of fun activities to work your body and your brain.

Have a great weekend, hopefully we get some sunshine.

Mrs Menmuir

Good Morning Primary 1,

As  schools are closed it means that we will not get any school trips this year. All the Primary One teachers had been thinking about a summer trip and were considering Edinburgh Zoo.

As we can’t go, I wonder if you would like to have a look at the animals on the webcams. See what animals you can spot. There are 6 different cameras at the moment so you can see lions, koala’s as well as pandas and penguins.

https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-cam/

You could create a pictogram of the animals that you see, write a story and draw a picture or find out some amazing animal facts.

They also have lots of fun activities to complete on Wild about June such as create your own memory game, have a scavenger hunt, make a leaf crown or even create a stone snake.

Here is the link:

https://rise.articulate.com/share/Oj0eCB_nNsIMLP4aPNPN6z_d8BZuW9oa#/

Today could be like a school trip even when you are at home. Have a fun day at the zoo Primary 1!

Good Afternoon!

I hope everyone is keeping well and still smiling.

My children were set a fun challenge yesterday and I wondered if you would manage it. They had to see how many bits of clothing (including hats and scarves) they could get on in 30 seconds. Harry managed 8 and Lily managed 7. They found it easier with big clothes, so they used lots of mine! We had lots of laughs doing it.

Maybe you could challenge your family to do the same?

Good luck!

It is Friday again.

I was in school yesterday and all the bright rainbows made me smile. They are all so different and so colourful. It was strange being there when it is so quiet. It made me realise how long it has been since I have seen you all and how much I miss everything about school life, mainly all your smiles, stories and cuddles.

I hope that you have a lovely weekend, fingers crossed the sun shines on us. I thought that I would leave you with an update on my kitten that joined our family just before all this happened. He keeps us all busy and makes us laugh everyday. He doesn’t like sleeping but he does like adventures in the garden. This week he has learned to copy our big cat Flynn and can jump up the fence. Flynn wasn’t very happy as this was his peaceful place. Ace is a bit of a monkey and is keeping us all on our toes.

Happy weekend everyone,

From Mrs Menmuir and Crazy Ace.

I thought I would ask you to be creative this afternoon. In Primary 1 we love to draw and explore artists. This time I thought that you could listen to the story about a little girl who doesn’t think that she is good at drawing. She then creates the dot.

Listen to the story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5mGeR4AQdM

Now see if you can create a dot picture. There is so much that you can do with it. Here are some ideas:

There is a famous artist that we looked at before in Primary 1 that uses lots of dots- can you remember who he is? If not, see if you can find him online. We would love to see your art work so please send us photographs.

Have a lovely afternoon.

Another lovely weekend ahead with lots of sunshine. I am going to visit my mum and dad tomorrow. Although I have spoken to them on the phone I haven’t seen them for a few weeks so I am very excited.

I thought the poem below was really good. Whether you are seeing your family or not they are still very special to you.

Have a lovely weekend Primary 1 and stay safe.

Mrs Menmuir

I have been busy all morning watching a very interesting lady, Alice, talk about what we can do to help you when we do finally go back to school after the summer holidays. She spoke about how you, your teachers and your families may be worried. Things may be different to how we remember school but the one thing that we need to remember is that we will be there together.  If you are worried, this is okay. Being worried is a normal emotion when we do not know how things will look.

Here is a story that will help you to understand more about worries.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/books/jon-burgerman-everybody-worries-free-ebook/

We will be able to help each other. She said that all you need is love, and a great big hug! Here is a story all about finding the perfect hug. Although we may need to find a new way to hug our friends we will be able to do this together. Below is a link to a story about a perfect hug and how to find it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShxwjCkp5qU

She sang a lovely song that some adults at home may know- All you need is love but she added a bit. All you need is love, and a great big hug! See if you can add it to the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7xMfIp-irg

Have a lovely afternoon boys and girls. We can’t wait to hug you again. Take care and stay safe.