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NHS Speech and Language Therapy Marvellous Monday Post: 27.4.20

Good morning everyone. A very exciting piece of information to share is that NHS Lothian Speech and Language Therapy are this week posting great ideas on how to support your child with Phonological awareness.

They are doing this on their Facebook page:

https://en-gb.facebook.com/NHSLothianSLT/

I will take out the main points as shared below and over the week continue to share their ideas and tips with you. It is also worth going onto the page using the link above as there is a wealth of resources available. Over the coming weeks I will use this site to continue to support you with your child’s speech and language development.

Did you know? Phonological (Sound) Awareness involves listening and playing around with sounds in words. Children can then begin to understand how the sounds join together to form words.

Children benefit from being able to break words down into smaller parts called ‘syllables’. First show your child by clapping 👏🏼 whilst saying 🗣words and then let them try too!

‼️ Remember: these activities are beneficial for all children in nursery and early school years as it helps with early reading 📖 and writing 📝skills. The activities also support children with speech sound difficulties 🗣!

⬇️ Try the syllable activities below using words with different numbers of syllables.

If you have any questions please just post in the comments section above.

Have a great day everyone and please visit the Facebook page it is really informative.

Mrs Docherty

Mrs Docherty POSITIVE SONG OF THE WEEK: 27.4.20

This week’s Positive Song is Rise Up by Andra Day which is a very powerful song with a powerful message. It is a song about courage and strength in the face of adversity. The song has a very special message for everyone and has been used by our special NHS nurses across the country to rally each other and support their patients.

As a school we feel the message of the song is exactly what we would want to say to you as our parents and as our friends. It is a message of working through things and knowing that we will rise up and come out the other end. We will do this together as a team and the lines from the song which stand out for me are:

You’re broken down and tired
Of living life on a merry go round
And you can’t find the fighter
But I see it in you so we gonna walk it out
And move mountains
And I’ll rise up
I’ll rise like the day
I’ll rise up
I’ll rise unafraid
I’ll rise up
And I’ll do it a thousand times again
And I’ll rise up
High like the waves
I’ll rise up
In spite of the ache
I’ll rise up
And I’ll do it a thousand times again
For you

Please listen to the song which is even more powerful when you hear the lyrics with music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMpXtI6Nhskknowing

The song gives a clear message that who we are is demonstrated in what we do to help each other. It is about how we show support and empathy for each other which as a school we see in abundance not just now but at all times, so thank you. The words of the song give us a positive message of how we will get through these times and the positivity and experiences we will have again soon.

Have a great week everyone and please stay safe,

Mrs Docherty

Welcome back!

Good morning everyone,

We hope you all had a lovely weekend in the sunshine with your families!

Today many of our St Ninian’s staff team will be working in the HUB across the day helping look after the children of key workers. It seems strange not having you all there with us!!

Your teachers have planned another exciting week of learning for you and it has been great hearing about all your successes via the blog, twitter and TEAMS. Last week we sent out 4 virtual Golden Tickets – this week it could be you!

Remember that we are serving take away lunches between 12-1.30pm for our FSM and P1-P3 families. It would be lovely to see some new faces!!

Mrs Smith and I can also be contacted at the school today on 01506 414612 if you need any support or just fancy a chat! We are also available via email each day.

Our final thought for today is

Have a great day!

Mrs Roy and Mrs Smith

P3. Mrs Caskie and Mrs Keegan. Weekly Grid week beginning 27/4/20.

Good Morning Primary 3.

Hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed the sunshine.

Here are your weekly learning activities below.

Core Grid Week 4 P3 PDF

RRS Article of the Week P1-3 27.04

cfe-n-2545674-2d-shape-tiling-investigation-activity-sheet-english

Remember 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.

Have a great day.

Mrs Caskie and Mrs Keegan.

Mrs Wassell P3 Girls Weekly Round Up 24.4.20

Good morning girls,

It’s Mrs Docherty this morning. How are you all keeping. I hope you are all safe and happy.

I hope you have had a great week and got time out in the sunshine in your garden. Today’s focus will be self-assessment of our work as Friday’s are a great day to reflect on what we have achieved throughout the week.

Writing: Magic Potion

Can you use a pink and green pen or pencil to self-assess your writing:

Did you include a title?

Did you use time openers or bossy verbs to start your sentences and to show order?

Did you include some adjectives to make your potion interesting and exciting?

Reading:

What has been your favourite reading activity this week? Was it your online story? Can you share this with a member of your family? Tell them what you have enjoyed about your story, who your favourite character was and what the main events were.

Maths:

Can you write a description for a 2D or 3D shape from what you have learned this week and see if a family member can guess what your shape is. If they can you have been successful at learning the properties of shape.

Have a great weekend girls and enjoy the wonderful sunshine we have been having. Stay safe and see you all back on Monday morning with a new and exciting learning grid.

Mrs Docherty

P3 Mrs Caskie and Mrs Keegan Friday 24.4.20

Good morning Primary 3! We hope that you have had a great week and enjoyed your learning. We have loved seeing all of your work on your OneNote profiles this week – we’re so proud of all the fantastic learning that you’re doing.

It is Free Writing Friday today so you may wish to spend 5 minutes writing about a topic of your choice. I think I’m going to write about endangered sea creatures as I’ve learnt so much from reading your fact files!

Reviewing our Learning

Today we are going to review our learning for the week and do some self-assessment tasks. How have you got on with your learning this week? Record your two stars and a wish for this week’s learning in your jotter or on your OneNote profile.

Literacy

Our writing task this week was to make up your own potion after reading the story of The Personality Potion. Today we would like you to review your writing using the success criteria below:

include a title
use capital letters and full stops
use an adjective
include a drawing of your potion

Read over your recount and self assess your work using the success criteria above. If you can find a pink pen or pencil you can underline in pink where you have achieved your success criteria. If you have a green pen or pencil you can underline in green an area that you would like to improve. Share your self assessment with a family member.

Maths

In Maths this week we have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes. How confident do you feel in your learning? Draw a traffic light in your jotter or use your OneNote profile to review your learning. Use the picture below to help you.

Setting Targets

When we’re in school, we always set personal targets at the beginning of the term help us to reach our potential. We always think about targets for maths, literacy and health and well-being. Have a think about what you would like to achieve this term and make a note of your goals in your jotter or on your OneNote profile. We’d love it if you could share your goals with us!

Have a great day learning and try to get outside to enjoy the sunshine too.

from Mrs Caskie and Mrs Keegan

MRS DOCHERTY POSITIVE THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Friendship: 24.4.20

At the end of our first week back in our final term we hope you have had a successful week of fun and learning. Please know you are all doing so well and we are very proud of you. I know we have loved being in teaching mode and in contact with you all again this week and following on from our positive song of the week we have appreciated all of your friendship. As I always say Thursday is such an important day to stop, think and reflect especially when we Clap for our Heroes. Some of the things I ask myself on Thursdays are:

What have I felt happy about this week?

What have I done to make someone smile?

What special memory have I made this week?

What has made me sad or worried?

Who helped me when I felt that way?

Most answers involve my family and my friends which again I know we will all be missing. So for today I am sending you all a special message to help you to know we are all here for you and for each other. So from all of us to you we are sending big hugs and a big thank you for your support, hard work and friendship.

And please remember:

Have a lovely day everyone and look after yourselves,

Mrs Docherty

Primary 3 Mrs Caskie and Mrs Keegan 23.4.20

Good morning Primary 3! I’m really looking forward to sharing your learning today. As always, do what you can and what suits your family circumstances. Be kind, persevere and stay safe. Remember that we’re here if you need to ask any questions.

If you have time today, you might like to make a Sound Map. This is a lovely peaceful activity that you can do inside or outside. First you find a spot you like and stay still for 5 minutes. Mark on your paper all the sounds you hear. How many sounds did you hear? Tell an adult what you heard and how it made you feel.

Home Learning Grid

I’ve posted the Core Grid here for you to make it easy for you to access.

Core-Grid-Week-3-Primary 3

How are you getting on with your fact file about an endangered sea creature? Try to include a title, key facts and a picture.

Literacy – Spelling

I have set up a Sumdog Spelling challenge for you to try this week, linked to the words which you have been learning. Have fun playing the games.

Maths – 3D Shapes

Today you could go on a 3D Shape hunt in the house or when you are out for daily exercise. See if you can find these shapes:

cube
cuboid
sphere
cylinder
pyramid
cone

You could always take a picture of your objects and pop it on your OneNote profile or draw a picture in your jotter.

I hope you have a great day.

from Mrs Keegan and Mrs Caskie

MRS DOCHERTY SUPPORTING YOU TO LOOK AFTER YOU AND YOURS: 22.4.20

Following on from yesterday’s advice on how to look after each other during Lockdown I’ll keep providing further supports from the Glasgow Times article which I found so informative. Today’s focus is

Acknowledgement:

Children can find it difficult to recognise or share what their feelings are. It is important to talk about these with your child and help them to identify what they may be feeling and why. When doing this it is important to get your child to name their feelings. You can help with this by identifying the feeling for them if required. This can be done by saying: I can see you are feeling….

When you have helped them to identify their feeling you can work together to develop ways to make them feel better if their feeling is one of fear, or worry or anxiousness.

Maybe as a family you are finding calmness at this time and that is important to recognise and spread too.

Some questions suggested that you could ask your child included:

What makes you feel calm?

How can you continue to keep in touch with friends and family at the moment?

Can you think of anything fun we can do at home today?

What is something you could you do for someone else today?

What have you enjoyed about today?

What made you feel proud today?

I will further support this on our positive thought for the week on Friday and also on Thursday’s mindfulness self-regulation focus.

Have a great day,

Mrs Docherty

P3 Mrs Caskie and Mrs Keegan 22.4.20

Good morning Primary 3. Welcome to Wednesday! Here are some additional tasks for today. You can complete these along with the tasks in your grid. Let us know if you have any problems accessing the grid. I have attached it here for you.

Core-Grid-Week-3-Primary 3

Remember to do the learning in a way that suits you and your family and also remember to take breaks and get some fresh air. Have a great day!

Home Learning Grid

How are you getting on with the 2D maths task? Remember that you can use pens, pencils, cutlery or anything else that you can find to make your shapes.

Maths – Solving Problems

Today you can use your understanding of fractions to help you solve problems. Visit the nrich website and try to solve the Fair Feast problem. You can draw a picture of your answers to share your learning.

https://nrich.maths.org/2361

Literacy

Today we’re going to have fun with our spelling words by playing Headbandz with a family member. Write your spelling word on a post it or make a headband. You can give each other clues to work out the word. Have fun!

You can also read a story and see if you can answer these questions:

Who was in the story?
Where was the story set?
What happened?
How did it end?

You’ll find lots of stories online at stories.audible.com oxfordowl.co.uk booktrust.org.uk

Have a great day and enjoy the sunshine!

from Mrs Caskie and Mrs Keegan