St Ninian's Primary School

Mrs Wassell’s P3 Girls Weekly Round up 8.5.20

Good morning girls,

It is Mrs Docherty for you this morning. Can you believe it is Friday again and we are entering another weekend with hopefully more lovely sunshine.

Friday is our day for reflection and assessment and so today’s tasks will help you to look back at your week and focus on what you have achieved and had success with. It also allows us to think about what we can work on to make things even better.

Writing :

In Writing you had to compose a Poem all about The Months. When you are self-assessing can you identify the following:

Correct layout: Did you take a new line for each new sentence in your poem?

Vocabulary: Can you highlight key vocabulary that you included in pink and think about why you chose that word.

Can you identify rhyming words?

Punctuation: Did you include correct punctuation at the end of each line of your poem?

Numeracy and Maths:

Using what you have learned in length can you use a fist of 5 to decide how you have got on. Was there something that you found tricky and would like to look at again. Was there something that you did really well on? Can you tell estimate how tall you are in cm? Please share your learning on your One Note Profile or comment on the Blog to share how you have got on.

There has been lots of fabulous work going on with our Global Goals and RRS. Please remember to send your RRS work to Mrs Conway. brogan.conway@westlothian.org.uk

Finally have a great weekend everyone and enjoy your time with your family. Remember to log back on, on Monday for your new and of course exciting learning grid for next week.

Happy weekend everyone. Take care and stay safe,

Mrs Docherty

MRS DOCHERTY POSITIVE QUOTE FOR THE WEEK: 8.5.20

As we look back at another week of learning, friendships, support and hope we realise what a journey we have been on and indeed are still on. Hopefully for all of you things are starting to fall into a new normal and a new routine that works for you all.

While things have changed and we are all adjusting, what is important is to remember that when we come to the end of this part of the journey we are all here for you and as we get closer to that time we are getting more and more excited to see you all.

They always say absence makes the heart grow fonder and I know that is the case for us at St Ninian’s. When we remember the words of our song of the week from Monday “Rise Up ” by Andra Day please keep in your minds the lines:

All we need, all we need is hope
And for that we have each other
We will rise

This song means a lot to me and I have used it as a writing stimulus in school which resulted in amazing pieces of writing based on hope, strength and courage. Please know these are the qualities you are showing at the minute and we are so appreciative of your support and engagement. Our special quote for this week is:

We know that as a school and as a community we will grow even stronger through this and look forward to a new chapter of learning, laughter and fun.

Have a lovely weekend with each other, continue to make special memories and please stay safe.

Mrs Docherty

P3 Mrs Caskie and Mrs Keegan Thursday 7.5.20

Good Morning P3,

I hope you all enjoyed the lovely sunshine yesterday and managed to get out in the garden or went on a nice nature walk.

Learning Grid

How are you all getting on with your learning this week? Remember if you have any questions about any of the tasks then please do not hesitate to ask and pop a question onto the blog post or email the school office.

Core Grid Week 5 P3

Art Challenge

This week Mrs Kerr has created a whole school Art challenge about Storm the Marionette puppet that visited Scotland earlier this year . This challenge will really allow you to show off your creativity. Read the challenge carefully and remember to click on the link to watch a video about ‘Storm’ to learn a little more. When you have completed the challenge make sure you send pictures to Mrs Kerr kathryn.kerr@westlothian.org.uk as well as your teacher or you can add it to your one note profile.

Storm Challenge

Good Luck! We can’t wait to see your creations.

RRS

This week we are going to focus on Article 12 – I have the right to express my views and opinions.

Rights Respecting Schools Powerpoint

Read through the powerpoint to learn more about this right. Try out some of the activities. Remember to send any of your activities to Mrs Conway. brogan.conway@westlothian.org.uk

Have a great day!

from Mrs Caskie and Mrs Keegan

P1 Mrs Currie Daily Update Thursday 7th May 2020

Good morning, for easy access I have included all the attachments for this week again below.

P1 Learning Grid 6th May 2020

Maths Attachments

2 Equal Groups Ice Cream Cones

3 Equal Groups Ice Cream Cones

Reading Attachments

In the Garden

Look Outside

Look Up, Look Down

Strawberries at School

Rights Respecting Schools Attachment

RRS Article of the Week P1-3 06.05.20

Supporting Your Learning Grid

In our Health and Wellbeing part of the grid we are looking at the journey some foods make to get onto our plate to eat.

You have been asked to draw the process that carrots take to get to our dinner plate.

Here is a video link to help you. It explains the journey the carrot makes.

Literacy

As part of our IDL work we have been looking at differences and similarities between ourselves and our friends/family. Here is a table of Mrs Currie and Mrs Davenport’s similarities and differences.

Similarities

Differences

· We both work at St Ninian’s PS

· We both like chocolate cake

· We both drive cars

· We both love teaching Primary 1

· Mrs Davenport has two dogs, Mrs Currie has no dogs

· Mrs Currie likes to wear high heeled shoes, Mrs Davenport prefers flat shoes

· Mrs Davenport likes to go on rollercoasters, Mrs Currie DOES NOT!

Numeracy

You have been making equal groups. Have a look at the following discussion cards, which cards show equal groups? Why?

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 lovely day,

Mrs Currie

P2 MISS LYDON DAILY UPDATE 07.05.20

Home Learning Grid

Good morning, P2! How are you getting on with your work on facts and opinions? It can be quite tricky sometimes. Here is one fact and one opinion that I made. Can you work out which one is the fact and which is the opinion?

I prefer sunny days.
I am a teacher.

Here is your learning grid:

Learning Grid Week 5 Short Week

RRS Article of the Week P2 06.05

Spelling Activity Suggestions

Literacy

Let’s develop our science and literacy. Here is a link to a short video to learn all about the rhinoceros beetle.

https://www.reachoutreporter.com/video/rhinoceros-beetle/

Would you like a rhinoceros beetle as a pet? Why or why not? Can you write down or tell someone else at home two facts about the rhinoceros beetle?

Numeracy

Count how many dots are below. How did you count them?

Miss Lydon

P2 Mrs Currie Daily Post Thursday 7th May 2020

Learning Grid Week 5 Short Week

RRS Article of the Week P2 06.05

Home Learning Grid

Good morning, P2! How are you getting on with your grid.

A couple of weeks ago I planted some seeds in a pot in my garden and they have started to grow, have a look!

It was a mixed packet of seeds so I have no idea what colour the flower will be. When it does flower I will post another picture.

Have you planted any seeds or plants?

Literacy

Let’s develop our science and literacy. Here is a link to a short video to learn all about the rhinoceros beetle.

https://www.reachoutreporter.com/video/rhinoceros-beetle/

Would you like a rhinoceros beetle as a pet? Why or why not? Can you write down or tell someone else at home two facts about the rhinoceros beetle?

Numeracy

Count how many dots are below. How did you count them?

Have a lovely day.

Mrs Currie

P1 Mrs Davenport 7.5.20

Learning Grid

In our Health and Wellbeing part of the grid we are looking at the journey some foods make to get onto our plate to eat.

You have been asked to draw the process that carrots take to get to our dinner plate.

Here is a video link to help you. It explains the journey the carrot makes.

Literacy

Similarities

Differences

· We both work at St Ninian’s PS

· We both like chocolate cake

· We both drive cars

· We both love teaching Primary 1

· Mrs Davenport has two dogs, Mrs Currie has no dogs

· Mrs Currie likes to wear high heeled shoes, Mrs Davenport prefers flat shoes

· Mrs Davenport likes to go on rollercoasters, Mrs Currie DOES NOT!

Numeracy

You have been making equal groups. Have a look at the following discussion cards, which cards show equal groups? Why?

Have a lovely day,

Mrs Davenport

Mrs Docherty: Early Years Writing Support Day 2 7.5.20

Following on from yesterday’s support we will continue with how to support your child with writing in the early years. There are many processes taking place when your child is writing from thinking of ideas, getting the vocabulary and grammar and the transferring it onto paper, never mind the handwriting aspect too. Through this whole process your child is able to share what they have learned and what they know.

For today we will look at a few more ideas to help you to support your child with how to develop their writing skills and foster a love of writing.

Help them to get started

Children can often find it difficult to get started and a blank page may be overwhelming for them. This is where you can help. You could give them the first few sentences or even words to help formulate ideas and thoughts for their writing. A good way to do this is to start with a question and then create a mind map or create a bank of words form their answer to the question. This could be: What did you see on your walk today? Who is the character in your story? Where is your story taking place? Allow your child to then free write using their thoughts.

Connect their interests

Think about your child’s interests. What is their favourite story, who is their favourite character, what is their favourite activity or toy? Whatever their interests are connect them to their writing.

Create Story Prompts

A fun way to do this is to cut out pictures from magazines with characters and settings on them. I have included a link for the story We’re going on a Bear Hunt with visuals for setting and characters that could support your child to write the story and sequence it.

Bear-Hunt-Stick-Puppets_ver_1

Bear-Hunt-Story-Sequencing

These are a few more ideas to help you when supporting your child with writing and we will conclude with our final ideas on Tuesday. As always please get in touch if you have any questions or would like more ideas/resources for writing

Take care everyone,

Mrs Docherty

P2 Mrs Currie Weekly Grid Wednesday 06.05.20

Good morning everyone, I hope you’ve had a lovely relaxing weekend.

Learning Grid Week 5 Short Week

RRS Article of the Week P2 06.05

Spelling Activity Suggestions

Look out for something new coming soon!

Next week we are going to be trialling using a new online reading resource called The Bug Club on the site Pearson Active Learn Primary. At some point this week you will receive a group call email giving you details on your child’s log in details. Next Monday (11.05.20) alongside the grid I will post a “How To Login Guide” and how to use it. This resource will allow your child to have a book set for them by myself. You and your child can then read the book aloud to each other and as you progress through (some of) the books there are quizzes to be completed.

Have a lovely day today.