P1 had a wonderful first week at school! Everyone has settled in so well and have been enjoying exploring the P1 area. We have 2 classrooms in P1 – one classroom which we use for whole class teaching, this also has a few areas for us to play in. We have a play room too – this is right next door to the teaching room and we are able to play in both rooms whenever we want!
This week we have been learning the daily routines of P1 and everyone has been blown away by how quickly we are picking up these routines. One of the trickiest things we have working on are carpet spots! Can you remember what colour your carpet spot is and who do you sit beside on the carpet? Our buddies have been helping us to get ready for break time and lunch time and will continue to help us with this next week.
We have done a little bit of literacy and numeracy this week. In numeracy we have been learning about the number ‘2’. How to write this number; what 2 means; where it comes in the number system. Writing the number 2 can be a bit tricky but we are working on this by saying this rhyme to help: “half a heart says ‘I love you’, add a line, now I’ve made the number 2”. Why don’t you try drawing a love heart, rubbing out half of it and adding a line to make the number 2.
In literacy we have been working on pencil grip and pencil control using ‘letter join’ – our school handwriting scheme. We had a go at tracing the patterns and then we tried to create them on our own. If we forget how to hold our pencil correctly, we have been learning about the crocodile who nips the pencil; then we can flip it and grip it tight. Here are the patterns we have been working on this week for you to try at home.
Have a lovely weekend from Mrs Davenport and P1.
