Category: Primary 1

Spelling Support Day 3

Good morning everyone,

I hope you are all keeping well. I will continue with our spelling advice and helpful hints today to help you support your child with spelling.

Yesterday I talked a little about mnemonics and so will continue with these today.  This is a great way to support the spelling of tricky words, words which we can find difficult to spell. I have included examples of some of these below:

Some:     Sit    On     My     Elephant

Come:    Climb    On     My     Elephant

Said:        Sam       And      I      Dance

Because:    Billy    Eats      Carrots      And        Usually      Some       Eggs

For the next set of words pretend you are at the dentist:

You:         You       Open      Up

Our:         Open      Up        Richard

Your:         You       Open      Up        Richard

More mnemonics to follow tomorrow.

 

Some other strategies for supporting spelling include:

Does it look right?:   Write the word on a piece of paper and see if it looks right – try it another way

Rules:    Is there a rule you know that could help?

Ex:    Skip+ing =  Skipping remember to double the last letter of there is a single short vowel before it when adding on your suffix

Lok – looked: remember it’s ed

Best guess:   Have a go, underline your guess and then check it later

 

Tomorrow we will continue with mnemonics and move onto writing support also.

 

Mrs Docherty

 

P1 Mrs Davenport Daily Activities Day 3 25.3.20

Good morning everyone.  Please find below some ideas/activities to support your learning from the weekly grid.  I have also attached a copy of the weekly grid again here to save you from having to scroll down to find Monday’s post.

Learning Grid Week 1

Please note that there is a current problem with the P1 Onenote profiles.  We will let you know once this has been rectified so that you can log in and add post to it.

If you are having any difficulty with any of the home learning activities please remember to ask your question in the comments section below. We will try to answer your question as soon as we are able to.

Home Learning Grid

How have you been getting on with finding about some information about a planet? I would love if you could write 1 or 2 things you learned about a planet in the comments section below. Here is a video to help you collect some information.

Literacy

I know not everyone was able to receive their home learning jotter from school before the closure so please find an attachment of the P1 key words that we have been working on this session.  For those who were given their home learning jotter you will find a copy of these in your jotter already. (I have also included a copy of the P2 words as well to support those who would like additional challenge)

Primary 1 Key Words

Primary 2 Key Words

When learning to write and spell these words try using the strategy of Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check.

Numeracy

To support your learning of money please use the following website (copy and paste this link into your search engine).  It is another Topmarks interactive game, there are different levels to choose from.  As a starter click on Mixed Coins up to 20p.  Once you have practised in this section explore using the other sections to deepen your understanding.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

 

Have a lovely day and I look forward to reading your comments later.

Mrs Davenport

P1 Mrs Currie 25.03.20

Good morning everyone.  Please find below some ideas/activities to support your learning from the weekly grid.  I have also attached a copy of the weekly grid again here to save you from having to scroll down to find Monday’s post.

P1 from P2_1 Learning Grid Week 1 (1)

Please note that there is a current problem with the P1 Onenote profiles.  We will let you know once this has been rectified so that you can log in and add post to it.

If you are having any difficulty with any of the home learning activities please remember to ask your question in the comments section below. We will try to answer your question as soon as we are able to.

 

Home Learning Grid

RE – What design have you chosen for your Easter Egg?  You can post your design ideas using the comments section this will help inspire others. I’m having a go at this activity myself today, the design I’ve chosen to do is stripes.

Literacy

I know not everyone was able to receive their home learning jotter from school before the closure so please find an attachment of the P1 key words that we have been working on this session.  For those who were given their home learning jotter you will find a copy of these in your jotter already. (I have also included a copy of the P2 words as well to support those who would like additional challenge)

When learning to write and spell these words try using the strategy of Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check.

Primary 1 Key Words

Primary 2 Key Words

Numeracy

To support your learning of money please use the following website

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

It is another Topmarks interactive game, there are different levels to choose from.  As a starter click on Mixed Coins up to 20p.  Once you have practised in this section explore using the other sections to deepen your understanding.

Have fun with your learning today,

Mrs Currie

Daily check in

Good morning everyone,

We hope you are all well and managing to work from home. It has been busy here at St Ninian’s PS as we are opening for children whose parents are key workers and providing free school meals to those who need it.

It has been great to hear about how your learning is going at home via the blog, Teams and Twitter. We are all very proud of you, it is great to see how you are all showing resilience and supporting one another in your classes and families.

Remember to take time to have fun as a family and make special memories.

Mrs Smith and I will be posting daily and your teachers are all very busy responding to your emails and Teams files.

Have a good day everyone, and we will keep in contact!

Mrs Smith and Mrs Roy

 

HWB: Sound Sleep Advice

As a School and Nursery, Health and Wellbeing is at the core of everything we do and we have been learning all about healthy lifestyles and resilience. The importance of a good night’s sleep is part of this learning and so I have attached a copy of the Sleep Scotland presentation for Nursery and Primary parents with additional notes for you to have a read over. This advice and information helps to support good sleep routines which has a huge impact on our children’s daily lives.

Please contact me if you have questions on any of the Powerpoints or if you would like more information. I will upload different pieces of information and resources over the coming days and weeks to support bedtime routines, how to get a good night’s sleep and also checklists to support your child with this.

SS Parent Presentation with notes

SS Nursery Parent Presentation with notes

Mrs Docherty

Spelling Support Advice Day 2

Good morning,

Following on from yesterday’s spelling advice and link I am sharing further strategies to support your child with spelling.

Some ideas/strategies that are useful for children are below:

  • Syllables: Break the word into syllables. Most syllables will contain a vowel sound.  Examples of this  include:                            fish-ing,              yes-ter-day,            be-gin.

 

  • Say the word slowly and write the sounds you hear:                            c-a-t,                  sh-i-p,                 w-i-th

 

  • Listen/look for smaller words that you know are inside the word:   yes– ter- day

 

  • Prefixes and Suffixes: Think if the word has a special beginning or ending that you know:                                                                                          hope-ful,            hope-less,              un-happy,                    dis-agree

 

  • Mnemonic:  Is there a rhyme or phrase that could help you:                The:    Ten  Happy   Elephants.                                                                                 Put:    Put   Up     Tents

I will add more mnemonics tomorrow for tricky words to support spelling.

Mrs Docherty

P1 (Mrs Davenport and Mrs Currie) Home Learning Activities Tuesday 24.3.20

Home Learning Grid

How are you getting on with the addition and subtraction questions in the numeracy part of the home learning grid? If you completed the easier questions, why don’t you try the more challenging problems too? When completing the more challenging activities try putting the bigger number in your head and counting on or back. If you write a number round the wrong way, have a go at writing the number the right 5 times.

If you are having any difficulty with any of the home learning activities please remember to ask your question in the comments section below. We will try to answer your question as soon as we are able to.

 

Literacy

Listen to the jolly phonics jingles using the link below. Try to sing along with the actions to the songs and sounds you know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2HYM9VXz9k

 

Numeracy

Look out the window for 1 minute and count how many birds you can see.

Challenge: pick 2 things to look for out the window and keep a record of what you count. Have a go at adding the 2 amounts together.

 

Please remember if you weren’t given your home learning jotter last week this is available to collect from school.

Spelling supports and tips for parents

As we embark on our home learning I have provided a useful link with tips on how to support your child with spelling. This gives you useful ideas and hints on how to develop spelling and encourage your child to have a go.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/blog/supporting-spelling-at-home/

If anyone would like a copy of the High Frequency words I have attached a copy of the first and second hundred with ideas on how to use them. These can be extended up to the ninth hundred words if required. Please just send a response and let me know if you require further sets.

fryfirst100set

frysecond100set

Mrs Docherty

Creative Activities to develop fine motor skills

Good morning everyone,

I will be posting some extra activities you could do with your younger children that are fun and will also develop their fine motor skills. If you do any of these activities then please send a response and let me know how you got on.

 

  1. Using a colander or sieve thread pipe cleaners or spaghetti through the holes and see how quickly you can do this.
  2. Thread spaghetti with beads or pasta shapes to make a pattern.
  3. Using play doh follow this fiddly fingers workout:
  • Roll your play doh into a ball using your hands and not a surface.
  • Using one hand flatten your play doh into a pizza shape onto the table.
  • Create a funny face on your play doh using your fingers to make patterns and by pinching to create different textures. Send pictures of your creation.
  • Roll you play doh on the table turning it back into a ball then begin to roll it like a sausage and make it as long as you can.
  • Now fold your play doh over to make a snail shape.

You can also use this Play Doh disco link to have fun:

 

Have fun and let me know how you got on.

 

Mrs Docherty

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