Good Morning and hope you are all keeping well and safe. Here are some activities you could try at home this week.

Here are a few exercises you could try. Remember it is good to exercise to keep healthy and these can be done at home.

Song of the week: 5 Currant Buns

You could draw and cut out 5 currant buns to use along with the song. You could also ask a grown up for some pennies to use to buy a bun.

To help with fine motor skills you could help prepare a snack by spreading butter/ jam or cheese spread on bread, toast or crackers.

Days of the week.  How many days are in a week? Can you say them in order?

There is a song to help learn them.  (Tune: Addams Family)

Days of the week (Clap, clap)

Days of the week (Clap, clap)

Days of the week, Days of the week, Days of the week (Clap, clap).

There’s Monday and there’s Tuesday, there’s Wednesday and there’s Thursday,

There’s Friday and there’s Saturday and Sundays at the end.

Days of the week (Clap, clap)

Days of the week (Clap, clap)

Days of the week, Days of the week, Days of the week (Clap, clap).

(Repeat)

We hope you enjoy trying some of these activities and please send any photos or pictures to your Learning Journal. We really enjoy seeing how you are getting on.

Thank You, ELC Team

Along with the information from the ELC that is being posted weekly there are some other things you can do with your child to help them develop literacy, numeracy and independent skills as they get ready to move into Primary One.

• Play “Ispy” but spell out the word instead of just saying a letter  e.g p-e-n and see if your child can slide the sounds together to make the word. Make sure you use letter sounds rather than alphabet names for this activity.
• Point out environmental print that they see around them (signs on shops, brand names on tins or cereal) Can they recognise any of the letters?
• Share a picture book with them and ask your child to tell you what is happening using the pictures, what do they think will happen next? What do they like or not like about the story?
• Encourage them to draw and add detail – drawing and mark making develops writing skills
• Talk with your child about their interests, drawings and games
• Play dice games – help your child to recognise the dots on a dice by counting them first to learn the pattern for each number
• Encourage your child to use their fingers to show numbers, can they show them in different ways? e.g – five can be made with two fingers on one hand and three on another or four on one hand and one on another.
• Count aloud numbers from 0-10 and beyond. Count forwards and backwards together. Stop and start on different numbers
• To build independence support your child to get changed independently, open snacks, zip up coats and put on shoes.

All of the information above and previous blog posts regarding uniform and equipment for school will also be e-mailed later in June to families joining P1 at Uphall

25th May 2020

Hope you are all well here is this week’s activities to try out at home.

When your child starts school they will need items to support their learning and when participating in indoor and outdoor PE lessons. Below is a list of items your child will need for starting school.

All clothing and equipment should be clearly labelled with your child’s name. Please make sure that your child’s name is on all parts of their school uniform – even their shoes. It is easier for us to locate lost property if it is named.

• A warm, waterproof jacket
• An indoor PE kit – shorts, a t-shirt and a pair of indoor gym shoes
• An outdoor PE kit – leggings or jogging trousers, a t-shirt, a fleece or zipped top, outdoor trainers
• A school bag
• A pencil case
• A small manageable snack for playtime
• A water bottle
• A packed lunch if they are not having school dinners.

As always if you have any questions about your child’s transition please contact the school by e-mail.