Hello,

Learning Trio: Children should have brought home their learning trio reports on Friday. Please read them, complete the slip at the bottom of the letter and return to me.

🎄Christmas Cards: Most children have brought home their Christmas card designs! There are a few who are still finishing off and will bring them home tomorrow (Monday). If you wish to order them then please return them to school by Wednesday 11th November.

Remembrance Day: P7 will be leading our Remembrance assembly on Wednesday. We are still selling poppies, so children can bring in money for one. The children can also bring in flat pebbles/stones this week, as we will be painting them with poppies to put in the playground.

🌈Children in Need: On Friday, P6 will be leading the CIN Assembly and it will be a dress down day! Any donations brought in on Friday will be for Children in Need.

🏃🏼‍♂️P.E is on Wednesday so please make sure children are dressed appropriately, as the winter weather has well and truly arrived!

Homework 📝

Reading📚 – Pages to be read will be written into green reading records daily. Please sign beside the date to evidence it has been completed.

Spelling✏️- A new list was copied will be copied on Monday morning.

Maths/Numeracy 🔢 – There will be a task uploaded on Google Classroom tomorrow morning. I will have printed copies for those who cannot access Google Classroom.

I hope you have all had a lovely weekend,

Miss Lauren Waller

L.Waller@mgfl.net 

Hi there,

Events this week:

Card Design Forms – These should be returned to school, order form completed and payment made by Monday 9th November. Thank you.

Remembrance Day – The school will have a special assembly on Wednesday 11th November , hosted by P7 via Zoom. Poppies are still for sale in class. Children should bring a pebble to paint if not done so already.

Children in Need – Friday 13th November– DRESS DOWN DAY; please bring a donation. P6 will lead this Zoom assembly. Pupils across the school will be asked to design a mask for Pudsey ( in school).

PE – is on Tuesday

Home Learning:

• Spelling
• Space Topic Research
• Daily Times Table Practice

That’s all for now,

Miss Brunt

Hi P7,

Your homework this week includes,

1. Learn your spelling words and complete the tasks.
2. Maths Activity 1 – Fractions Friday. Learn the revision sheet given to you on converting fractions into decimals. (10 minutes would be the minimum I recommend on learning your fractions each week.)
3. Maths Activity 2 – Complete the Mixed Operations exercise on the Google document provided.
4. Continue working on your pupil talk.
5. Learn / prepare notes for our class Remembrance Assembly on Wednesday 11th November.

NOTE: I will provide paper copies for pupils who are having issues accessing Google Classroom. I have reset pupils passwords so they should all be working. If not please remind me on Monday.

Where do I write my answers?
Complete the mixed operations worksheet by editing the google document, or do them on an A4 page, then post a picture of your completed work.

Thanks,

Mr Nelson

Hello,

Please ensure that children come to school with a warm, waterproof jacket, snack and water bottle every single day.

🧥Children  may wish to bring an extra jumper in with them as the classroom can get chilly due to having to keep the windows open for ventilation. Please ensure this is clearly labelled with your child’s name.

🎨 Remembrance Day – Wednesday 11^th November. P7 and Mr Nelson have asked children to bring in a plain pebble which will be painted with a poppy design and varnished in school. It is hoped that a memorial place for these pebbles will be created within the school grounds. Children can bring these pebbles in this week! Poppies are also being sold from today, it is a suggested donation of £1. 

🏃🏼‍♂️P.E is on Wednesday, please ensure children come dressed appropriately for P.E as it will be outside.

We have just started our class novel – Michael Morpurgo ‘Cool’ and we will be completing various literacy activities alongside it.

All Learning Trio’s will be completed and sent home by Friday 6th November. Please fill in and send back in the slip within the attached letter. Thank you.

Homework 📝

Reading📚 – Pages to be read will be written into your child’s green reading record daily. Please sign beside the date to evidence it has been completed.

Spelling✏️- A new list was copied down this morning. 

Maths/Numeracy 🔢 – There will be a task uploaded on Google Classroom tomorrow morning. I will have printed copies for those who cannot access Google Classroom. 

Hope you all have a lovely week,

Miss Lauren Waller

L.Waller@mgfl.net

Can you believe November is here? It has been such a strange but quick year!

🍂

This week in P1 we will continue to work on our sounds which are “u” and “l”.  Pupils are learning to use these to build CVC words (consonant, vowel, consonant) such as cat, rat, mat, hat etc.  This is an activity they can do at home using their green sounds cards.

Reading books for the week are sent home on Monday (Monday: half the book, Tues: other half, Wed: whole book, Thurs: whole book with pictures covered or activity). Please continue to learn the stage 1 and 2 words

Numeracy: We are looking at the number before and after within 10 as well as number pairs that make 10.

Ideas to try at home:

1. Show me 6 fingers, can you show me it in another way? – can you do it without looking t your fingers/hands in the air?
2. Can you count back from 7 to 0, can you count to 10 from 4?etc.
3. Find 10 objects, group them and discuss number stories. e.g. There are 3 leaves and if I add 7 I make 10.

Health

Continuing with people who help us, we are looking at The Emergency Services and how to make a 999 call etc.  We are also looking at harmful and helpful substances.

NOTES:

• Look out for “report cards” on Tuesday
• Milk money to be paid by Wednesday
• Christmas Cards and order forms should be out on Friday
• Pupils should bring outdoor clothing, layers and gloves etc. If wearing wellies, pupils can bring a change of footwear as long as they have non slip, hard soles and the child can put them on and secure them themselves.🍂

Hi all,

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend, despite the strong winds!

Here is some information about what’s coming up in the next few weeks.

Space Project – Home Learning – Pupil Talk/Presentation.

• Children have been asked to research and produce a 5 minute presentation with a follow up activity about Space for week beginning Monday 23^rd  November. Children can work solo or in pairs. No-one will be forced to deliver in front of the whole class if especially anxious about this. Children can also have time in school to work on this; it does not have to be produced on a computer. An information letter with more details  will be sent home soon.

Remembrance Day – Wednesday 11^th November. P7 and Mr Nelson have asked children to bring in a plain pebble which will be painted with a poppy design and varnished in school. It is hoped that a memorial place for these pebbles will be created within the school grounds.

Please bring in a suitable (smooth) stone/pebble ASAP.

Each class will have the opportunity to buy a poppy so children should bring a donation with them.

Children in Need – P6 have been tasked with organising a little fun event for the whole school on Friday 13^th November, which is Children in Need day. Details to follow!

PE – Tuesday – Children should come to school with appropriate waterproof clothing for outdoor exercise and play.

Spelling Homework– as normal

Numeracy – There will be no homework sent home whilst work on the Space presentations is ongoing. However, children have been asked to practise times tables DAILY for 5 -10 minutes. The onus is on them to do this, we cannot do it for them! Children should have brought home their own strategy card for ideas.

Reading – All children will get a new book to read in class this week.

Learning Trio Sheets – These were given out on Friday. Please read, complete the tear off slip and return to me.

Many thanks,

Miss Brunt

Primary 3 

Please can all children bring a jumper or wear layers as it is a requirement that we keep windows open in the school, as advised, for ventilation. Some children have been saying they are cold as they don’t have jumpers. We do have a small selection of spare jumpers if people do forget but some children don’t like wearing other people’s things.

Can you please make sure your child has a coat, water bottle and snack every day.

Here is the reading and spelling homework for the week:

Reading:

Stripes: Dutch Adventure

Monday – page 1-8
Tuesday –  page 9-16
Wednesday – page 17-24
Thursday – page 25-32

Zigs Zags: The Motorway

Monday – page 1-8
Tuesday –  page 9-16
Wednesday – page 17 -24
Thursday – page 25-32

Spots: Mr Stofflees and the Painted Tiger

Monday – Chapter 1
Tuesday –  Chapter 2
Wednesday –Chapter 3
Thursday – Reading Task

Polka Dots: Cool Clive and the Little Pest

Monday – Chapter 2 & 3
Tuesday –  Chapter 4
Wednesday – Chapter 5
Thursday – Chapter 7

Waves: 

Sounds and words every day plus

Monday – page 4-5
Tuesday –  page 6-9
Wednesday – page 10 -12
Thursday – page 13 -15

SPELLING

The children have been split into groups for spelling. Their spelling words are stapled into the blue homework jotter. These words need to be learnt and the children should look out for other words of the same spelling pattern when they are reading.

Please use the grid to help learn the spellings or use LOOK, COVER, WRITE, CHECK.

Red Group: ‘ng’ sound at the end of words.

Spelling the /ng/ sound Lots of words end with the /ng/ sound after a vowel – ang, ong, ing, ung words. It is always written ng on the end of a word.

Yellow Group: th, ch

If the final ‘ch’ sound comes after a consonant, the ending is -ch. For example: search, church, branch, finch.

When the final ‘ch’ sound follows a one-letter vowel, it’s usually written –tch. For example: fetch, catch, pitch, watch, dispatch. As so often with English, there are a few exceptions to the rule, including the words: such, which, rich

Green Group: Word lists in the homework jotter.

Numeracy:

Please complete an activity from the grid in the back of the homework jotter.

PE on Wednesday as usual – please wear comfy clothes and bring warm / waterproof jackets as PE is not allowed to be done indoors.

Many thanks

Kirsteen Ramsay