P7 arrived safely at Dalguise and have already had fun doing a couple of activities. They are having a ball and are looking forward to the evening events.
There is an ASG camp twitter page where group leaders will tweet news, photos and videos throughout the camp – please follow @lasswadecamp to be kept in the loop. Signal at Dalguise is limited so this really is the best way.
Homework this week:
Reading: See blue reading diaries and continue to learn the words from their word boxes.
Phonics: The sounds we are learning this week are – l, f, b. Please complete the relevant sheet in their red book. Also please use the sound cards every child has to help them learn the sound and to build words with.
Other News:
Miss Maley is attending camp this week with the P7s. I will be taking the class for the week,
Halloween Disco: Thursday 1st November – fun and games for all! Looking forward to seeing you there!
Nativity…I know…Already!! The children are beginning to learn the songs for the nativity and next Monday they will have the opportunity to audition for a speaking part in the performance.
Mrs Cumming
Hi all ,
As you know Friday was our class assembly and you should all very proud, your kids were amazing. I was super proud of their confidence and all the hard work they put into their assembly.
Homework
This week our sound of the week is soft c as in pencil, price, circus where the c makes an s sound. A new spelling list will be sent home with your child this week starting with this sound. I will also be sending home a ”spelling menu” which is more or less the same as the previous different spelling activities that was sent home before the holidays however this keeps them all to the one sheet of paper. Can I ask that each time you complete a task can you tick and date the box and colour the box green once the task has been completed 3 times. This just allows me to keep track of tasks being completed at home.
Hedgehogs-
The Terrible Birthday Present
I do know that some of the children in this group have previously read this book in p2 however this week we are focussing on punctuation and it’s impact on how we read rather than fluency. We are discussing expression and pauses as well as talking about how the writer may justify their use of punctuation.
Monday – Chapter 1
Tuesday – Chapter 2
Wednesday- Chapter 3
Thursday-Chapter 4
Pandas
Princess Pip’s Holiday
Monday – Chapter 1
Tuesday – Chapter 2
Wednesday- Chapter 3
Thursday-Chapter 4
Orangutans
Green Island
Tuesday – p1-10
Wednesday – p11-20
Thursday – p21-32
Tigers
The Lost Key
Tuesday – p1-10
Wednesday – p11-20
Thursday – p21-32
Polar Bears
Scarecrows
Tuesday – p1-8
Wednesday – p9-16
Thursday – p17 – 24
On Tuesday, pupils should arrive in school from the main entrance and congregate in the expressive arts hall. The bus hopes to leave Loanhead at 9.30 so pupils should arrive no later than 9am
Please can pupils wear their red hoodies.
No money, electronics, phones or food should be taken to camp and they will be confiscated.
Please give medication to a staff member on arrival.
There will be an ASG camp twitter page where group leaders will tweet news, photos and videos throughout the camp – please follow @lasswadecamp to be kept in the loop. Signal at Dalguise is limited so this really is the best way.
Hi all,
Just a gentle reminder that your child should be bringing their book bag to school every day so they have their reading books, and we can put any letters etc in them.
This week I will be going over the children’s keywords for their reading stage (these were the words that were sent home last week). Therefore, children may come home with a new stage book next week.
Homework for this week:
Spelling: This week we are learning the ‘ff’ sound, therefore their spelling list will have words containing this sound. Please support your child in learning these by writing them into their spelling jotter and practising other activities that are suggested in their jotter.
Reading: Reading pages will be written into their reading records. I will also be putting in a reading strategy bookmark into the children’s book bags. We have tried most of these strategies during our reading groups, so children should be familiar with them. These strategies can be used when the children are stuck with a word in their book. (For example, Chunky Monkey – split the word into manageable chunks and then blend together, flat – fl-at).
From next week onwards, the children will also be given a numeracy task to complete each week.
Hope you are having a lovely weekend,
Miss Lauren Waller
Hi all,
Hope everyone enjoyed the extra hour we gained this weekend! P6 should be bright and eager, ready to learn this week!
Information
*HOCKEY on Tuesday 30th October* for ten pupils. These children have been selected to represent our school at a tournament. However, it was such a hectic week that we never managed to get the permission slips home so these will be given out on Monday and must be returned on Tuesday. Many thanks.
EvM EvC ZM (girls)
FrC AO TJM LCh RA WL OM (boys)
Homework
Reading – Most, not all, children have reading homework to do at home. On Tuesday, children will be given home a reading journal to accompany their book which will involve book related homework tasks.
Spelling – children will copy down their new list on Monday.
Numeracy – Sumdog Challenge ( Time Challenge)
Topic – For the next 2-3 weeks our topic is general science skills. Last week, we set up an experiment to find out the absorbency of three types of cloth. The core skills included planning, fair testing, measuring, observing, recording and concluding. In our writing lesson this week, we will write up our findings.
Peer Mediation – Ms Brown, the school’s Educational Psychologist, will be working with P6 to train them to become peer mediators. An information letter will be posted here soon but it basically involves exploring feelings and how best to deal with conflict between friends.
PE – Tuesday and Thursday – Developing netball skills
French – Miss Dickson returns from University and will revise French with P6 and develop their speaking/ writing skills further over the course of this term
Thanks to everyone who donated a tombola prize for the Halloween party this week.
Thanks for your support,
Miss S Brunt
Hello, we hope you and your child enjoyed the October holiday.
Homework for this week:
Reading: Please see the blue reading record book and continue to help your child learn the words in their word box. It is really important that the children learn these words so that they can begin to feel that they are successfully reading their book -it helps them to make more sense of what they are reading too.
Phonics: We are learning 3 sounds this week:
Tuesday – g, Wednesday – o, Thursday – u
Please can you help your child to complete the handwriting sheets in their phonics book and to listen for these sounds/ think of words which start with these sounds.
*If you have not done so already please send in a small box or tin for your child’s words.
PE Kits
Please ensure all children have their PE kits for their PE lesson on Wednesday. Every child should have named T-Shirt and Shorts.
Thank you for your support to help your child’s learning.
Hi all,
Hope everyone had a lovely holiday, I know your kids did after all the great stories I have heard today. I must say am jealous!
As this week is the p3 class assembly I have chosen to hold back our spelling work to next week as many of the children have lots of words to practice. We will be sharing our learning about our endangered animals topic with the whole school so we are all very excited! In addition to this we will be performing a song as a class called ‘Animals in Danger’. I have provided lyrics at the bottom of the post as well as a media link to the song. If for some reason the link doesn’t work the song is on Youtube under the same title. Any support at home with learning the song and lines or even just improving fluency when reading them is hugely appreciated. If your child has come home with no lines it is because they are part of our learning gallery and are sharing their art work they are proud of.
If you do so wish to carry on working on spelling in class we are revising silent b, k and w as well as ea as e, ch as k and wh.
Just a quick reminder that all children’ s PE kits should be returned for Wednesday as that is our regular PE day.
P3 will also be taking part in a drumming workshop this Thursday using Peruvian Cajon drums which is very exciting.
Thank you in advance for your support with our class assembly,
Miss Ramsay
Reading is as normal-
Hedgehogs
Shelley Holmes Ace Detective
Chpt 2+3 for Wednesday
Chpt 5 for Thursday
Chpt 7 for Friday
Pandas
The Spooks – New Stage
Chpt 1 and 2 for Wednesday
Chpt 3 and 4 for Friday
Orangutans
Survival Adventure
P1-10 for Wednesday
p9-16 for Thursday
p17-24 for Friday
Tigers
Robin Hood
p1-8 for Wednesday
p9-16 for Thursday
p17- End for Friday
Polar Bears
A Monster Mistake
p1-8 for Wednesday
p9-16 for Thursday
page 17 – End Friday
Animals in Danger Lyrics
(Words and Music by Liam Maloy © 2009)
If the jungle was your playground and the forest was your home
And the meadows and the mountains were where you loved to roam,
If you woke up in the morning and all of this were gone,
How would you feel?
If your friends were all around you and your neighbours were there too
Every member of your family was living close to you
If you woke up in the morning all alone and in a zoo,
How would you feel?
Danger. Danger. Animals in danger.
From the big to the small.
And we stand or fall together.
‘Cause this world needs us all.
This world is like a jigsaw so no pieces must be lost.
When a species is no longer every creature pays the cost.
There are birds and bees and bison,
Pigs and pandas we may never see again.
Danger. Danger. Animals in danger.
From the big to the small.
And we stand or fall together.
‘Cause this world needs us all.
We all need a place to live. We all need a place to grow.
We need food and air and water to survive.
So we can walk and swim and fly on the land, in sea and sky
And stay alive.
Danger. Danger. Animals in danger.
From the big to the small.
And we stand or fall together.
‘Cause this world needs us all.
Danger. Danger. Animals in danger.
From the big to the small.
And we stand or fall together.
‘Cause this world needs us all.