Hello lovely P1 families,
It was lovely to see some of you (virtually) for the curriculum evening. I am missing being in class with Team P1 but I know they will be doing some amazing work with Mrs Caldwell and Mrs Faulkner. I hope to see them all by the end of the week.
📝 Remember: morning and afternoon snack (discuss this with your child so they know what they are), water bottles with water only – no juice for class time, please label your child’s clothing.
✏️Literacy:
The sounds we have learned so far are “s” “a” and “t”. Pupils should know the action, the sound and a song and should be able to attempt to write the letter which makes that sound. Examples of what we might use to inhance our teaching or home learning include:
Jolly Phonics songs and action
We are continuing to know our key words (below). It is essential that these words are known at sight. As one stage is completed then we begin work on the next one in order to develop our reading.
We are continuing to look at The Zones of Regulation and strategies to get back to Green Zone. We are doing this through discussion, circle time and stories.
🧮 Numeracy
We are consolidating numbers 1-10 and then towards 15. Looking at using 10 frames to spot a number at sight as well as counting and ordering from smallest or biggest. We are also investigating a mounts that make up n numbers and building our mathematical vocabulary.
When counting, we are encouraging to start at a number that is not 0. e.g. can you could from 3 to 8?
SeeSaw
Primary 1 have been using SeeSaw as a form of sharing their learning journey with parents. This has been extremely successful in the past and was also really user friendly for infants (and parents) during school closure.
I need to have a parent permission letter returned ASAP and then I can issue the class with log in information 🙂 I have some fab photos to share already.
DINNER MENU FOR THIS WEEK IS HERE – (WEEK 1)
PE – Monday and Wednesday – please come to school dressed for PE outdoors. Remember to bring a water bottle for hydration. 
House Captain Speeches – Good luck to all the candidates who will deliver their House Captain speech on Monday!
Spelling – Please hand in completed work on Friday. Please ensure all writing is neat.
Tommy Morris – We had a fantastic workshop last Monday to learn about a former Scottish golfing champion, Tommy Morris. The day was packed with group work and challenges and this fitted in perfectly with current class discussion about the vital life skills of perseverance, resilience and having a growth mindset.
Enterprise – As part of ongoing financial education, P7 were given an enterprise task last week- each child was given £20 in plastic money, a budgeting account sheet and time to make a business plan.
Welcome P4! 
Spelling: homework tasks consist of pupils writing new spelling words in their homework jotter on Wednesday each week. At home they should use:
Numeracy & Maths: please use the enclosed activity sheet to practise work which has been taught in class. Pupils can write straight onto this sheet so no need to copy into their jotters and this can be returned in their folder on Monday of the following week.
Reading: all pupils have been allocated a reading book which will go home twice per week to be read with an adult. It is extremely important that this activity is done at home as only through regular reading practice, will children improve this valuable life skill! Please ensure your child’s reading book is returned to school on the date written on the bookmark. It would also be helpful if you could initial this when you have heard your child read.
PE/Health & Wellbeing: this will be an outdoor activity where possible and to that end, can children please come dressed for outdoor PE on Tuesday and Thursday each week. An outdoor kit will consist of trainers, shorts/jogging bottoms/leggings, t-shirt, fleece and outdoor showerproof jacket. We still have no changing areas at present so children will wear their kit for the day.
Mandarin – P4 are lucky enough to begin a weekly, half hour Mandarin lesson every Wednesday morning. Ms Ling Sun will provide some introductory lessons over the year which we are sure the children will enjoy.
Diary dates:
Mandarin with Miss Sun is on Wednesday afternoon.