Hi all,
We start homework this coming week, it can be found in your child’s green book bag or in their schoolbag, if they don’t have a green book bag. Please find more information about this below.
Reading: Your child will come home with an Oxford Reading Tree (ORT) wordless reading book and a printed reading guide, which you use alongside the book. We have been learning all about the characters (Biff. Chip, Kipper, Mum, Dad and Floppy) in class, so the children should be able to use these names when reading the books. Please use the guidance printed with the book to read half the book on Monday and then the other half on Tuesday. Children will then receive a new book on Wednesday to read half on Wednesday and the other half on Thursday. In addition, your child will also receive ORANGE key stage 1 words. Your child must be able to recognise and read these words before they can move onto reading books with words. If your child has a word tub with them, then the words will be cut and put into this. If they don’t have a word tub, then the words will be uncut and put into their bag, to prevent them from going missing. These words are great to use while you and your child read the book together – for example, can they put the correct character name on the picture of the character?
Sounds: We have been learning our first set of six sounds (s, a, t, p, i, n) and will start blending this week using this sounds (e.g. sat, pan, pit). Your child will take home little flashcards of our learned sounds and a letter detailing how you can use these to support their learning at home.
Please ensure that your child brings their book bag to school EVERYDAY, as we will be doing reading everyday. They will be kept in school on a Friday, in order to have new homework ready for the following Monday.
P.E will be on Wednesday with Miss Simpson and Thursday with Mrs Lynch. Children should bring a P.E kit to school to change into for P.E.
Children should also bring a pair of indoor shoes to change into during class time. Please label all items of clothing to help prevent anything going missing.
In numeracy this week, we are learning to order numbers 0 -10 and practising counting/writing numbers to 20.
Assembly on Friday with Mrs Caldwell.
Reminder – P1 curriculum evening for P1 parents only on Monday 5th September at 5:30pm.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend,
Miss Lauren Waller
L.Waller@midlothian.education
