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Sounds: We will be learning ‘v and oo’ this week. Children will have their usual homework sheet. Please help them to hear the sound in words or at the beginning of words. They will also be given the next set of sound cards for them to use to recognise the sound and to make words with.

Reading: New books will be given out on Monday with various additions to the reading throughout the week. Please help your child to learn all the key words that they have been given.

Events: The rehearsals for the nativity continue so the children are spending a lot of time involved in this at the moment. If your child has lines to learn (these were sent home last week in their school bags) please help them to learn them.

Child Health Checks: The school nursing service will be in school on Tuesday 29th to carry out the usual height and weight checks for Primary 1.

Outdooe Education: The final group of children go Wednesday 30th for their woodland experience. Please ensure the permission forms have been returned.

Dental Checks: The dental service will be in school to carry out the usual dental checks on Thursday 1st.

Christmas Fair: Friday 2nd December..hope to see you all there! Information regarding the collection of your children will be posted this week.

Week beginning 21^st November 2016

• This week pupils are going to be working hard on our ECO school design. They will be bringing home group mind maps to discuss with you and fill out – these will be due in for the next day in order to allow all team members to discuss this at home.
• As part of this project pupils have to design and build an eco classroom/learning space out of recycled materials (Junk!) Please can you ask children if they need any materials before throwing away.
• XMAS FAIR – We will be selling class recipe books and I would like each pupil to submit 1 or 2 of their favourite recipes for contribution. Ideally these should be typed up and emailed to me (hinton@mgfl.net) with ingredients (in grams or cups), method adn tips (please ensure we have a not of how much 1 batch makes and any tips etc.)
• SUMDOG Midlothian contest is now live and pupils are working on this in and out of school.
• Pupils have been working on spelling and typing using doorwayonline website and have all been shown how to access this and use it to suit their ability – this should be worked on at home too.
• DONATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS FAIR – Teddies, good quality toys and games, chocolate for chocolate tombola, bottles for bottle tombola, raffle donations from businesses.

Homework 

A homework grid has been stuck into homework jotters. Homework is due 02.12.16. Here is a copy if needed p3-hw-due-02-11-16

There will be no reading sent home this week due to us doing lots of activities for Book Week Scotland. However, our usual reading will resume next week (wb 28.11.16). For this week please do at least 20 minutes a night reading for enjoyment.

Any questions about homework, please just ask.

Other Information

• On Wednesday 23rd November we have an exciting visit from the Google team. I don’t want to give too much away but I am sure your children will tell you all about it when they get home.
• Friday 25th November we will be visiting loanhead library.
• All donations welcome for the Christmas Fair which will be held on Friday 2nd December.

Use Doorway Online – Speller – Second Level – Endings – OR to practice spellings using Look, say, cover, write, check method.

http://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/literacy/speller/ (pupils should be able to tell me their chosen level of choice)

Practice typing with speech in order to speed up touch typing skills using http://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/typing/texttype2/

ECO schools questionnaire for 21/11/16

Today P7 had an visit from Ian and his mobile Military Museum. This was an excellent hands on activity for learners to explore primary and secondary evidence and discuss, problem solved and ask questions on their Social Subjects topic of WW2.

I am sure they will remember this learning for a long time!

This week the homework will be slightly up in the air due to various events in school. the children have a Conscription worksheet to complete and are being asked to learn their 8 tines table and work on the Sumdog challenge.

For 9.11.16 – personal research for Remembrance. Pupils should visit the local war memorial and research a local soldier and produce a short piece of information on them using the Internet. Work will be discussed in class this week. I expect pupils to gather as much information as possible inc any relevant photos/documents.

Midlothian Remembers website

war casualties database

**Google is also a good source for information

Maths worksheet on probability will be for 10.11.16 and was handed out on 2/11.

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soldier-research-name-allocations

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