Category Archives: P1

I was so impressed with the circus puppets that P1 made at home. Well done! They all looked fantastic and the children really enjoyed putting on a puppet show for the rest of the class. Here are some pictures…

Show and tell will continue this week. Please check your child’s show and tell date. Please only allow your child to bring in a toy/ interesting item from home on their day for show and tell.

Monday

Circus puppets are due today.

Writing homework– New writing sheets have been added to children’s writing jotters. This is due for Friday.

Phonics homework– This week we are practicing the ‘ff’ ‘ll’ ‘ss’ and ‘zz’ sounds. A worksheet with these words will be sent home- please help your child read these words by sounding them out. These sheets should be kept inside the sounds folder. Please continue to practise previous sounds at home.

Reading homework– new reading books will be handed out today please check reading markers. New key words will be added to your child’s key ring please make sure you practice these words at home so that your child recognises them. It is important that you continue to practice previous key words as well.

Tuesday

P.E. day- please ensure your child has their P.E. kit with them.

Children will have a drumming workshop today.

Thursday

P.E. day- please ensure your child has their P.E. kit with them.

Friday

Writing homework jotters and reading books will be collected today. There will be no homework over the February holidays.

Enjoy the break.

Miss Conway

Show and tell will begin again this week. Please check your child’s show and tell date which was sent out last week. Please only allow your child to bring in a toy/ interesting item from home on their day for show and tell.

Monday

Writing homework jotters will be collected. There will be no writing homework this week.

Phonics homework– This week we are practicing the ‘qu’ and ‘ar’ sounds. A worksheet with ‘qu’ and ‘ar’ words will be sent home- please help your child read these words by sounding them out. These sheets should be kept inside the sounds folder.

Reading homework– new reading books will be handed out today please check reading markers. New key words will be added to your child’s key ring please make sure you practice these words at home so that your child recognises them. It is important that you continue to practice previous key words as well.

Maths homework- Please see dinosaur addition sheet in green book bag. This is due for Friday.

Circus– At home I would like each child to design and make a hand puppet for a circus puppet show. The class will be asked to put on a puppet show in small groups and they will use their puppets to do this. The puppet can be any character from the circus- e.g- acrobat, clown, juggler, fire breather, ring master etc. Feel free to make these puppets as basic or as elaborate as you would like. If you require any materials to help make the puppet please feel free to ask and I am happy to supply them. This is due for Mon 8th Feb.

Tuesday

P.E. day- please ensure your child has their P.E. kit with them.

The children will be visiting the school library today. If your child hasn’t already done so please ensure that they return their library book no later than today. They will choose a new book which they can take home today and this book will be due back no later than Tuesday 23rd Feb.

Thursday

P.E. day- please ensure your child has their P.E. kit with them.

Friday

Maths homework collected.

Thanks for your support

Miss Conway

This week at school is finance week. Children will be learning the importance of money and why it is used. We will be exploring different coins and their values.

We will also start work this week on our new topic which is …

The Circus! 

If your child has any pictures or stories about the circus please feel free to bring them in.

Monday

Writing homework will be collected.

Reading homework will be issued- please check your child’s reading marker for information. New key words will be added to your child’s key chain please practise these words at home.

Tuesday 

Children will visit the school library today where they will be given the opportunity to borrow a book to take home. They can borrow this book for up to three weeks. Children can return this book early if they have finished with it but it must be returned no later than 2nd February.

P.E. day- please ensure your child has their P.E. kit with them.

Wednesday

Writing homework- New word sheets will be added to your child’s writing homework jotter these will be collected on Monday.

Thursday

P.E. day- please ensure your child has their P.E. kit with them.

Thank you

Miss Conway

Happy new year! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas.

As this is a short week, reading homework will not begin again until Monday.

Thursday 7th

New writing sheets have been added into the writing jotters today. Please encourage your child to sound out these words and write them down neatly into their jotters. Jotters will be collected on Monday.

Thanks

Miss Conway