Category Archives: P1

Hi all,

If you had not yet paid or returned the trip letter, please do so ASAP. We are going to the National Museum on Wednesday 24th May. Please remember if you have not opted for your child to get a packed lunch from school, then you need to provide one on the day.

Family photos can still be emailed/brought in to add to our family wall. Thank you to everyone who has passed theirs on!

Maths – We are starting to learn about o’clock and half past on analogue and digital clocks.

Literacy – We are learning how to use the joining word ‘and’ in our sentences.

Homework

Reading: Lots of children can’t move onto their next stage books because they have not learned their key words. Please help your child to learn these when reading. As always, pages to be read will be written in their green reading record.

Spelling: Just like last week, your child has a worksheet to complete. They have to read the sentence and then spell the missing word, as shown by the picture beside the sentence. It is good practise to get your child to copy the sentence underneath. This helps to encourage great handwriting.

P.E – Children have P.E. on Wednesday and Thursdays.

Dates for the Diary

P1 Library Visits:

• Friday 9th June
• Friday 23rd June

P1 Stay and Play:

• Friday 19th May (9am – 9:50am)
• Friday 16th June (9am – 9:50am)

We are still collecting empty boxes and kitchen roll tubes (plus other similar items) for our junk modelling. This is our favourite part of the craft table! 

Miss Lauren Waller

Hello,

I have heard glowing reports from Mrs Lynch about last week! I had a wonderful time away at camp but I did miss the class, so I am glad to be back with them.

I am still waiting for 2 Seesaw letters to be signed and returned. Your child cannot access digital learning through SeeSaw if they do not bring their letter.

P1 Trip Letters should be handed in ASAP. If you need a new one, please let me know. We are still looking for one more parent helper to join us on WEDNESDAY 24TH MAY. 

Family photos can still be emailed/brought in to add to our family wall. Thank you to everyone who has passed theirs on!

If your child is going to the Multi-sports club on Wednesday after school, they can be collected from outside the school office at 4:15pm.

Homework – No homework will be sent home this week, however, reading will be done in class. Homework will resume normally next week.

P.E – Children have P.E. on Wednesday with Miss Simpson and Thursday with Mrs Lynch. Please ensure your child brings a P.E kit to change into.

Dates for the Diary

P1 Library Visits:

• Friday 5th May
• Friday 9th June
• Friday 23rd June

P1 Stay and Play:

• Friday 19th May (9am – 9:50am)
• Friday 16th June (9am – 9:50am)

Please note that Monday 8th May is a holiday and children should return to school on Tuesday 9th May at 8:50am. 

Miss Lauren Waller

Hi all,

I hope you all had a wonderful and restful break before the madness of the last term begins!

I am still waiting for 3 Seesaw letters to be signed and returned. Your child cannot access digital learning through SeeSaw if they do not bring their letter.

P1 Trip Letters should be handed in ASAP. If you need a new one, please let me know. 

Family photos can still be emailed/brought in to add to our family wall. Thank you to everyone who has passed theirs on!

If your child is going to the Multi-sports club on Wednesday after school, they can be collected from outside the school office at 4:15pm.

Next week, I will be going to P7 camp, I will be away Mon – Fri and someone else will be taking Primary 1.

Homework 

Reading: We have had a revamp with our reading groups so your child might tell you they are in a different reading group. As always, please take the time to talk about the book with your child and listen to them read each night. Please continue to learn key words too.

Phonics/Spelling: Children will  bring home their spelling jotter with a new list of words to practise TOMORROW (TUESDAY). This should be handed in on Friday. Please remember that it is really important you tell your child the words to be spelt and they do this independently.

P.E – Children have P.E. on Wednesday with Miss Simpson and Thursday with Mrs Lynch. Please ensure your child brings a P.E kit to change into.

Dates for the Diary

Friday 21st April – Bring your bike to the school playground to get a checkover at the Bike tent.

P1 Library Visits:

• Friday 5th May
• Friday 9th June
• Friday 23rd June

P1 Stay and Play:

• Friday 19th May
• Friday 16th June

Thank you,

Miss Lauren Waller

We have started to use SeeSaw in class to support our learning, however, your child cannot join the SeeSaw class until they have handed in their letter. If you need a new one, please ask me.

P1 Trip Letters can be handed in from now until May 17th. 

Family photos can still be emailed/brought in to add to our family wall. Thank you to everyone who has passed theirs on!

Friday –  The children can wear blue for Autism Awareness Week. We will be discussing autism in class too. Please note there should be no football strips/fancy dress etc.

Friday – We are visiting the Library to return our books and pick new ones to read in class.

We are still looking for items which can be used for junk modelling. For example, cereal and package boxes, kitchen roll tubes.

Homework 

Reading: There will be no reading homework this week as I am assessing key words and moving around groups! Please continue to practise your child’s key words with them. Key words may be orange, green or white, depending on the stage of book. 

Phonics/Spelling: Children will  bring home their spelling jotter with a new list of words to practise. This should be handed in on Friday. Please remember that it is really important you tell your child the words to be spelt and they do this independently.

P.E – Children have P.E. on Monday and Wednesday with Miss Simpson. Please ensure your child brings a P.E kit to change into.

French: Mrs Lynch is teaching French to the class every Thursday afternoon.

School finishes on Friday 31st March at 12:25pm for Easter.

Dates for the Diary

P1 Library Visits:

• Friday 31st March
• Friday 5th May
• Friday 9th June
• Friday 23rd June

P1 Stay and Play:

• Friday 19th May
• Friday 16th June

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch, if you need anything.

Miss Lauren Waller

L.Waller@midlothian.education

Please return all Seesaw and I-pad letters ASAP! I am still waiting on a handful.

Just a gentle reminder that children should only be bringing water in their water bottles. We have had lots of leaks/spillages and many bottles have had juice in them.

P1 will be going on a school trip in May to the National Museum of Scotland. Letters with all the details will be handed out this coming week and all payments have to be completed through parent pay. Cash will NOT be accepted. We are looking for two parent helpers to join us on the trip too, if you are able to join us please get in touch.

Spring Fling disco is on Thursday 23rd March, 6pm-7pm.

Homework 

Reading: Children will bring home their book and the reading pages written in their green record should be completed that night. Please remember to help children to learn their key words for each stage, they cannot move onto a new stage until they know all their words.

Phonics/Spelling: Children will  bring home their spelling jotter with a new list of words to practise. This should be handed in on Friday. Please remember that it is really important you tell your child the words to be spelt and they do this independently.

P.E – Children have P.E. on Monday and Wednesday with Miss Simpson. Please ensure your child brings a P.E kit to change into.

French: Mrs Lynch is teaching French to the class every Thursday afternoon.

*We are still collecting family photos, so please do bring in/email me any family photos, so we can add them to our wall*

School finishes on Friday 31st March at 12:25pm for Easter.

Thank you,

Miss Lauren Waller

L.Waller@midlothian.education

Thank you so much for everyone who came along to our assembly this morning. I am so proud of how well the children did in their first P1 Assembly!

I-pad and Seesaw letters must be returned ASAP. I. am hoping to get all the children onto Seesaw this coming week, however, I need the forms back first before I can do this.

On Friday (17th March) we are having a dress down day for the Spring Fling. Please bring Easter chocolate as your donation.

Homework 

Reading: Children will bring home their book and the reading pages written in their green record should be completed that night. Please remember to help children to learn their key words for each stage, they cannot move onto a new stage until they know all their words.

Phonics/Spelling: Children will  bring home their spelling jotter with a new list of words to practise. This should be handed in on Friday. Please remember that it is really important you tell your child the words to be spelt and they do this independently.

P.E – Children have P.E. on Monday and Wednesday with Miss Simpson. Please ensure your child brings a P.E kit to change into.

French: Mrs Lynch is teaching French to the class every Thursday afternoon.

*We are still collecting family photos, so please do bring in/email me any family photos, so we can add them to our wall*

The children are loving Junk Modelling at the minute. We would appreciate any donations of cardboard boxes (e.g. cereal boxes), kitchen roll tubes etc. Thank you!

Dates for the Diary

P1 Library Visits:

• Friday 31st March – this is going to be changed as we now has our Easter church visit on this morning. 
• Friday 5th May
• Friday 9th June
• Friday 23rd June

P1 Stay and Play:

• Friday 19th May
• Friday 16th June

School finishes on Friday 31st March at 12:25pm for Easter.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Miss Lauren Waller

L.Waller@midlothian.education

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for our Stay and Play on Friday, we hope you had a wonderful time. The school office has sent out a link to a Google form, where you can leave feedback about your visit. I would greatly appreciate if you could take some time to fill it out.

P1 are doing a short assembly on Friday (10th March) and you are all welcome to join us.

Lots of letters have been given out, please do bring them back ASAP. 

Homework 

Reading: Children will bring home their book and the reading pages written in their green record should be completed that night. Please remember to help children to learn their key words for each stage, they cannot move onto a new stage until they know all their words.

Phonics/Spelling: Children will  bring home their spelling jotter with a new list of words to practise. This should be handed in on Friday. Please remember that it is really important you tell your child the words to be spelt and they do this independently.

P.E – Children have P.E. on Monday and Wednesday with Miss Simpson. Please ensure your child brings a P.E kit to change into.

French: Mrs Lynch is teaching French to the class every Thursday.

*We would like to make a P1 Family wall display in the classroom. Please hand in or email me any photos of your child with you all, we would love to make a lovely display in our class. Thank you to those who have brought/sent photos already.*

Dates for the Diary!

P1 Library Visits:

• Friday 31st March
• Friday 5th May
• Friday 9th June
• Friday 23rd June

P1 Stay and Play:

• Friday 19th May
• Friday 16th June

Thank you,

Miss Lauren Waller

L.Waller@midlothian.education

Learning Trio target sheets will go home on Thursday.

Homework follows the same cycle of being handed out on Monday and book bags stay in school on Friday for homework to be organised for the following week.

For World Book Day (Thursday 2nd March) children can recreate their favourite book/character/setting etc. in a way of their choosing. For example, they could paint the gruffalo forest on a piece of cardboard or make it 3D with a shoebox!

Reminder: Stay and Play is on Friday 3rd March 9am – 9:50am and it is only one parent per child. Please enter through our classroom door! 

Homework 

Reading: Children will bring home their book and the reading pages written in their green record should be completed that night.

Phonics/Spelling: Children will  bring home their spelling jotter with a new list of words to practise. This should be handed in on Friday. Please remember that it is really important you tell your child the words to be spelt and they do this independently.

We have also had a lot of focus on our handwriting and letter formation. We have been learning little rhymes to help us with our formation, please find these here. Letter-formation-chart

P.E – Children now have P.E. on Monday and Wednesday with Miss Simpson. Please ensure your child brings a P.E kit to change into.

French: Mrs Lynch is teaching French to the class every Thursday.

*We would like to make a P1 Family wall display in the classroom. Please hand in or email me any photos of your child with you all, we would love to make a lovely display in our class. Thank you to those who have brought/sent photos already.*

Dates for the Diary!

P1 Library Visits:

• Friday 10th March
• Friday 31st March
• Friday 5th May
• Friday 9th June
• Friday 23rd June

P1 Stay and Play:

• Friday 3rd March
• Friday 19th May
• Friday 16th June

I hope you all had a lovely weekend,

Miss Lauren Waller

L.Waller@midlothian.education