Category Archives: All Classes

P6 Outdoor Learning

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This morning P6 went into the woods and in small groups built shelters using 5 ropes and a tarpaulin sheet.  The children enjoyed a small snack under their shelter before taking it down and ensuring that we had left no trace of our visit. One group were so quick at building their shelter that the got to put a hammock under their shelter which they enjoyed having a seat in.

The children evaluated what had worked well and what they needed to improve for next time.  They all behaved extremely well and everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves.

P5 Homework week beginning 4.9.17

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P5 Achievement Wall Homework, due for Friday 8th September

I am aware that some children have already completed this activity but for those who have not here are the instructions.

As part of our Health and Wellbeing work this session the P5 pupils are going to create an ‘Achievement Wall’ within our classroom.

The ‘Achievement Wall’ is designed to celebrate the vast and varied talents/skills of our pupils. Each pupil is required to bring in a photograph of them performing/completing their skill or talent. They should then write a paragraph explaining exactly what skill/talent they are proud of and why. These will be displayed upon our ‘Achievement Wall’.

Each child will also be given the opportunity to show us their photo and tell us about their talent or skill.

Thank you for your support with this.

Literacy

Text chain challenge – see attached sheet.

Primary 5 Text Chain Reading Activity-2iwil5n

P5 Homework Guide

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Apologies for the delay in getting homework out, unfortunately the school photocopier was out of order last week.

Spelling Homework

Now your child is in P5, they will be encouraged to have greater independence and responsibility for their own learning. Therefore spelling homework will be taken home on a Tuesday afternoon and returned the following Monday morning. This must be checked by an adult. 

Pupils will write their spelling words on a new page of their jotter on Tuesday each week. At home they should use:

LOOK  THINK  COVER  WRITE  CHECK

to write out their new spelling words three times in neat columns. They should also complete a green activity card which will earn pupils 2 credit card points. An optional red activity may be completed for extra practice.

Reading Homework

Reading will consist of a variety of activities including Literacy Circles, Novel Studies and individual reading tasks. A library novel will also be chosen by your child.

Maths & Numeracy Homework

Maths/Numeracy homework will be given out on a regular basis to tie in with what has been taught in class. This will be handed out on Tuesday to be returned the following Monday morning.

Topic Homework

There will be occasional homework for topic which may include individual research and class talks.

General Expectation

Please ensure homework book is covered. In P5 we expect children to date work, present their work neatly, and use rulers to draw lines.

Thank you for your support,

Mrs Roy & Mrs Watts

 

 

 

P2 Homework W/B 4.9.17**Updated**

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Hi everyone,

Here is the plan for the week ahead.

Photographer will be in school on Wednesday to take pictures of individuals and siblings.

Spelling – Thank you to everyone who completed their homework and handed it in on Friday! An impressive start to P2! Please note that children don’t have to do every written task from Grid B ( unless he/she really wants to!) This week’s sound focus is ch so please study List 2. Jotter work to be handed in on Friday please.

Reading – Every child got a new book last week and we’ll soon find our rhythm with reading days. I’ll try and see/hear each group by the end of Tuesday. Please check book bags daily for updates. I tend to use Post-it notes for this.

Numeracy – I won’t send home any numeracy homework just yet but just for your information we have already been working on:

  • odd/even numbers
  • add and subtract up to 10 and beyond
  • coin recognition to £2 and change from 10p ( We have ‘Money Mondays’)
  • counting up in 2s, 5s and 10s and I note that some still need to practise counting back from 20 in ones.
  • revising halves during ‘Fraction Friday’.
  • problem solving using numbers in real life scenarios.

This week, we’ll keep revising the above and also focus on adding one/taking away one.

Music– children get a music session with Mrs Callaghan every Monday.

PE – will be on Wednesday with Mrs Duncan and on Thursday with myself.

Topic – P1 and P2 hope to collaborate on a Harvest theme soon so information will follow over the next couple of weeks.

That’s all for now,

Thanks for your support,

Miss Brunt

 

Homework Friday 1/9/1

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Numeracy. All pupils have a worksheet to complete for Friday 8/9/17

Outdoor Learning Monday 4/9/17. Pupils were issued with a letter giving further details.

P4 Outdoor Learning on Monday 4th September.

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Hi all,

Sean Fallon from the outdoor learning team is coming to school on Monday to help us build some shelters in the woodland behind the school.

We will be outside from 11:30-12:15 and therefore all children should bring a waterproof jacket. Please ensure they are wearing shoes that are watertight.

Photos will follow on the website so that you can see what they get up to.

Letters have gone into bags about this and I think we are all looking forward to Monday.

Laura

P3 Homework for week beginning 28th August

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Primary 3 Homework – Week Beginning 28th August

Homework this term will be set and collected on Tuesdays.

As the new year begins it will help us all to get some practice going over the basics.

With homework activities that are not written down (e.g. the maths games) please could you write a note in your homework jotter to tell me what you did.

Thanks very much!

Mr Buchan

 

 

Numeracy

Play “Number Bonds Tennis”. This is where one person says a number between 0 – 10 and their partner has to respond with the number that would add up for 10. For example, 5 -> 5 or 0 -> 10 etc. See how fast you can go without making mistakes!

Practise counting forwards out loud in 2s, 5s and 10s.

 

Reading

Everybody has new reading books. Please read the pages indicated on your bookmarks.

If possible, please could you read some of the pages out loud to an adult.

Spelling – Please practise these common words:

the                   that

of                     are

and                  for

you                  was

A great method is to look, say, cover, write and then check each word. This is how we will practise in class. Please try to practise each word twice in this way.

Try to make up a sentence that uses three of the words from this week’s list.