Category Archives: All Classes

Spelling – List 3 ‘th’

Reading – as normal – please check green homework bags daily for updates. I will send home a slip indicating when your child will usually have reading in class.

Numeracy – ‘Learn-It’ cards will be sent home on Wednesday to practise. Info to follow.

Topic– ‘Harvest’ continued – This week we will study and dissect some wheat straight from a field; look at the ‘wheat to bread journey’; make drop scones; study the fable ‘The Little Red Hen’ in literacy and also read and illustrate a harvest poem. Last week, the children looked at barley and reconstructed this from paper! ( I apologise for the confusion when I told the children it was wheat! Oops!)

Learning Powers – Children will discuss which Learning Powers they’ll use in their lessons. These help the children to have a positive mind set and a ‘can do’ attitude.

• Concentrate
• Have a go
• Never give up
• Be curious
• Be imaginative
• Co-operate
• Enjoy learning

Other news….

Remember that it is the September break next weekend so no school on Friday or the following Monday. On Tuesday 20th, the school photographer will be in to take individual pictures.

PE– is on Tuesdays and Thursdays – can girls with longer hair please have this tied back for gym.

Show and Tell Rota – P2 LOVE Show and Tell and the demand for it is overwhelming!! I have had to make a rota to ensure all pupils get a turn. This rota covers two weeks so your child will only have one day every fortnight I’m afraid. Children are encouraged to bring in items of interest, perhaps topic related or to do with hobbies or achievements. Children do not have to do this- it is optional but those who do, should prepare something interesting to tell the class about their item. Here is the rota- child’s initials used, boys in bold. Week One starts tomorrow, Monday 12th.

Show and Tell 2 Week Rota P2 September 2016

Week One

Monday – O.C & Em.W

Tuesday – P.B & S.W

Wednesday – C.K & N.S & L.D

Thursday – I.K & C.L

Friday – H.A & Em.H & A.R

Week Two

Monday – Ev.T & R.C

Tuesday – A.I & L.C

Wednesday – C.G & Ell.M & Ei.Tw

Thursday – L.B & B.C

Friday – I.G & A.C & E.Mc

Thanks for your support,

Miss Brunt

Reading

This term most reading activities will take place in school. Some reading will be set as homework. If your child does not have specific reading homework please encourage them to read for a minimum of 20 minutes each night and try to include a variety of different texts including newspapers and non-fiction. This can be done through traditional sources or digital media. Towards the end of this term pupils will be asked to select one of the books they have read and prepare a book report. They will also be asked to keep a log of the books they have read.

Maths

Practise 4 or 7 Times Table (Pupils have recorded in homework jotter) for Friday 9/9/16

Topic

Worksheet about Europe for Friday 9/9/16

Homework

Language and Literacy

Sound sheets ‘e, h and r’ to revise the sound and writing the letter. These sheets will be in their reading folder. If children wish to they can draw things that begin with the sound they can do so on the back of the sheet.

Reading: Tues – Thurs nights. Revise key words that are in the reading folders. Although your child may be memorising the words in their reading book please encourage them to follow the words with their finger.

Sounds that have been taught so far are also in their word bags along with an information sheet on how to use these to help the children learn their sounds to build simple words.

Numeracy

Please can the children make a simple poster about numbers around them. This can be done by drawing  and writing numbers, by cutting out and gluing from magazines etc or by using photographs of numbers in the environment e.g. from buses, door numbers etc. FOR MONDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER

Events

PE Weds afternoon and Thursday morning.

The Midlothian Advertiser will be in school soon to photograph the P1 class, a letter is in the Homework bag regarding this.

P2 Homework this week –

• Spelling – List 2 ‘Ch‘ – please select activities from the spelling grid given out last week.
• Reading – check homework bags daily for updated markers.
• Topic – we will be finding out more about Harvest time – so if anyone has any books or items about this, that would be very useful.
• Numeracy – counting objects accurately  up to 20. Practise counting out objects. Try putting objects in pairs and counting in twos. Try making a set of ten then begin to discuss place value by adding on ones to ten.

PE is on Tuesdays and Thursdays– children should have a T-shirt, shorts, socks and well fitting gym shoes. Children with long hair should have this tied back.

Thank you,

Miss Brunt