Please see the link below for information on online Learning across Ramsay Campus (15.1.21)
Online Learning across Ramsay Campus
Please note the links below will take you to Midlothian Council documents from Digital Learning and will provide some guidance on Live Meetings.
Hello hello P3,
Things to Note this week:
Since this year has forced us all to become Google Classroom experts we are going to try to use it a bit more in p3, especially for homework.
All the children who handed in their homework on Friday now have their Glow passwords to access Google Classroom glued into their blue homework jotter on the inside cover. I encourage you to please note this down elsewhere too in case the blue jotter goes a miss or gets damaged.
Everyone has their spelling homework as per usual, however it has been posted on GC instead of being stuck into jotters as well as a numeracy task. This just means we are being a little more eco friendly and homework instructions are always accessible even if the blue jotter goes missing or if I accidentally miss a jotter in my marking pile!
Can blue jotters please be handed in on Friday of this week.
Additional Information
Science – P3 have been enjoying learning on Monday mornings with Mrs Cummings and their class teacher. Mrs Cummings is looking for some household items so if you are able to donate any of the following this would be much appreciated:
CDs, DVDs, plastic disposable sports bottles with lids, corks, old plastic loyalty cards, small wind-up toys, pringle tubes and lids, plastic ice-cream tubs.
Christmas Cards – all pupils can post cards in the postbox between Monday and Thursday where they will then be removed and isolated before delivery on the following Monday. This will be available from Monday 30th November until Thursday 17th December. Please ensure all cards have the name and class clearly on the envelope.
Diary dates:
Monday 30th November 2020 – Thursday 17th December, school Christmas post box
Tuesday 22nd December 2020 – Tuesday 5th January 2021, Christmas Holiday
Wednesday 6th January 2021 – Pupils return
Thank You 🙂
Miss Ramsay x
Hi everyone,
-This week we will be recording to perform as part of the Loanhead PS Christmas celebration video which includes the p1&2 Nativity. We will be be performing Robbie William’s Can’t Stop Christmas. If you get a chance to practice this at home I would appreciate it.
Reading:
If you see task on your child’s group I have sent a sheet home with them. This gives a variety of different possible task ideas. You and your child can pick a minimum of one to do but please do not feel limited to one either. These can be verbal tasks or tasks recorded in their blue homework jotter. In addition they also provide some good ideas and questions to assist with guided reading to work on your child’s comprehension whilst daily reading largely works on fluency and decoding.
Stripes: Princess Pip’s Holiday
Monday – Chapter 1
Tuesday – Chapter 2
Wednesday –Chapter 3
Thursday – Task
Zigs Zags: A Day in London
Task sheet available but not compulsory.
Monday – page 1-8
Tuesday – page 9-16
Wednesday – page 17 -24
Thursday – page 25-32
Spots: Dangerous Trainers
Monday – Chapter 1
Tuesday – Chapter 2
Wednesday –Chapter 3
Thursday – Task
Polka Dots: Personality Potion
Task sheet available but not compulsory.
Monday – Chapter 2
Tuesday – Chapter 3
Wednesday – Chapter 4
Thursday – Chapter 5 & 6
Waves: Tim and Tom
Sounds and words every day plus
Monday – page 4-5
Tuesday – page 6-9
Wednesday – page 10 -12
Thursday – page 13 -15
Lightening Bolts: On the Bus
Sounds and words every day plus
Monday – page 4-5
Tuesday – page 6-9
Wednesday – page 10 -12
Thursday – page 13 -15
SPELLING
Their spelling words are stapled into the blue homework jotter. These words need to be learnt and the children should look out for other words of the same spelling pattern when they are reading.
Please use the grid to help learn the spellings or use LOOK, COVER, WRITE, CHECK.
Red Group: ‘sl.pl and fl ’ sound at the start of words.
Words such as: slip, plug and flop
Yellow Group: ‘oo’ spelling pattern
Words such as: moon , spoon , maroon
Can I ask that you encourage your children as far as possible to be using cursive writing and forming their letters correctly and starting and ending at the correct point.
https://teachhandwriting.co.uk/continuous-cursive-beginners-choice-4.html give a great example of where cursive letters should start and end as well as where each letters leading lines are.
Green Group: Word lists in the homework jotter.
Numeracy
I will also be sending home a 2x table worksheet as we have been revising the 2x table over the last week. It isn’t compulsory to complete but is recommended.
Have a lovely week everyone!
Miss Ramsay
Hi everyone,
Hope everyone had a lovely weekend and is ready to go for another week at LPS!
Reading:
If you see task on your child’s group I have sent a sheet home with them. This gives a variety of different possible task ideas. You and your child can pick a minimum of one to do but please do not feel limited to one either. These can be verbal tasks or tasks recorded in their blue homework jotter. In addition they also provide some good ideas and questions to assist with guided reading to work on your child’s comprehension whilst daily reading largely works on fluency and decoding.
Stripes: Jungle Shorts
Monday – Chapter 1
Tuesday – Chapter 2
Wednesday –Chapter 3
Thursday – Task
Zigs Zags: Victorian Adventure
Task sheet available but not compulsory.
Monday – page 1-8
Tuesday – page 9-16
Wednesday – page 17 -24
Thursday – page 25-32
Spots: Coming Clean
Monday – Chapter 1
Tuesday – Chapter 2
Wednesday –Chapter 3
Thursday – Task
Polka Dots: I Wish, I Wish
Monday – Chapter 1 + 2
Tuesday – Chapter 3 + 4
Wednesday – Chapter 5 + 6
Thursday – Chapter 7 + 8
Waves: A Bad Fox
Sounds and words every day plus
Monday – page 4-5
Tuesday – page 6-9
Wednesday – page 10 -12
Thursday – page 13 -15
Lightening Bolts: In the Mud
Sounds and words every day plus
Monday – page 4-5
Tuesday – page 6-9
Wednesday – page 10 -12
Thursday – page 13 -15
SPELLING
Their spelling words are stapled into the blue homework jotter. These words need to be learnt and the children should look out for other words of the same spelling pattern when they are reading.
Please use the grid to help learn the spellings or use LOOK, COVER, WRITE, CHECK.
Red Group: ‘gr, pr , tr ’ sound at the start of words.
Words such as: pram , gran, trick
Yellow Group: ‘ar’ spelling pattern
Words such as: car , dark, start
Can I ask that you encourage your children as far as possible to be using cursive writing and forming their letters correctly and starting and ending at the correct point.
www.doorwayonline.co.uk gives children a good visual example of where their letters should start and finish.
Green Group: Word lists in the homework jotter.
Have a lovely week everyone!
Miss Ramsay
LEVEL 2 MEASURES -In place in Midlothian from Tuesday 24th November
Click the link for more inf0: level-2-measures
Hi everyone,
Things to Note (It’s a short list this week!):
Reading:
If you see task on your child’s group I have sent a sheet home with them. This gives a variety of different possible task ideas. You and your child can pick a minimum of one to do but please do not feel limited to one either. These can be verbal tasks or tasks recorded in their blue homework jotter. In addition they also provide some good ideas and questions to assist with guided reading to work on your child’s comprehension whilst daily reading largely works on fluency and decoding.
Stripes: The Boss Dog of Blossom Street
Monday – Chapter 1
Tuesday – Chapter 2
Wednesday – Chapter 3
Thursday – Task
Zigs Zags: The Flying Carpet
Task sheet available but not compulsory.
Monday – page 1-8
Tuesday – page 9-16
Wednesday – page 17 -24
Thursday – page 25-32
Spots: Bertha’s Secret Battle
Monday – Chapter 1
Tuesday – Chapter 2
Wednesday –Chapter 3
Thursday – Task
Polka Dots: The Case of the Smiling Shark
Monday – Chapter 2
Tuesday – Chapter 4
Wednesday – Chapter 6
Thursday – Task
Waves: Ken’s Cap
Sounds and words every day plus
Monday – page 4-5
Tuesday – page 6-9
Wednesday – page 10 -12
Thursday – page 13 -15
Lightening Bolts: Cluck
Sounds and words every day plus
Monday – page 4-5
Tuesday – page 6-9
Wednesday – page 10 -12
Thursday – page 13 -15
SPELLING
The children have been split into groups for spelling. Their spelling words are stapled into the blue homework jotter. These words need to be learnt and the children should look out for other words of the same spelling pattern when they are reading.
Please use the grid to help learn the spellings or use LOOK, COVER, WRITE, CHECK.
Red Group: ‘cr,dr,fr’ sound at the start of words.
Words such as: frill , drill, crack
Yellow Group: o_e
Words such as: stone, joke, throne
For this spelling pattern it is essential that children know their vowel sounds a, e i , o, u and letter names , which written phonetically sound like AY, EA, IE, OA ,UE.
We talk about the silent e jumping over the consonant to change the vowel sound. The song below can provide a helpful reminder.
Green Group: Word lists in the homework jotter.
Have a lovely week everyone!
Miss Ramsay
Hi everyone,
Hope you had a lovely weekend. Starting this week it will be myself back in class full time so if you need anything just let me know.
Not much to note this week. PE is once again on Wednesday and on Thursday we are getting to join a drumming zoom session in the hall which sounds like loads of fun.
Mrs Cummings has returned to teaching science and we will have her first thing on Monday morning which I know the children will love. They really enjoyed their time with Mrs Cummings and love the science lessons so will be glad to get back to our usual routine.
Reading:
Stripes: The Flying Machine
Monday – page 1-8
Tuesday – page 9-16
Wednesday – page 17-24
Thursday – page 25-32
Zigs Zags: The Hunt For Gold
Monday – page 1-8
Tuesday – page 9-16
Wednesday – page 17 -24
Thursday – page 25-32
Spots: Janey’s Giant
Monday – Chapter 1
Tuesday – Chapter 2
Wednesday –Chapter 3
Thursday – Chapter 4
Polka Dots: Blue Shoes
Monday – Chapter 2
Tuesday – Chapter 3
Wednesday – Chapter 4
Thursday – Chapter 5
Waves: Stitch the Witch
Sounds and words every day plus
Monday – page 4-5
Tuesday – page 6-9
Wednesday – page 10 -12
Thursday – page 13 -15
Lightening Bolts: Let’s Swim
Sounds and words every day plus
Monday – page 4-5
Tuesday – page 6-9
Wednesday – page 10 -12
Thursday – page 13 -15
SPELLING
The children have been split into groups for spelling. Their spelling words are stapled into the blue homework jotter. These words need to be learnt and the children should look out for other words of the same spelling pattern when they are reading.
Please use the grid to help learn the spellings or use LOOK, COVER, WRITE, CHECK.
Red Group: ‘sl, pl and fl’ sound at the end of words.
Words such as: slam, plot, flat
Yellow Group: i_e
Words such as: ice, slice, rice
For this spelling pattern it is essential that children know their vowel sounds a, e i , o, u and letter names , which written phonetically sound like AY, EA, IE, OA ,UE.
We talk about the silent e jumping over the consonant to change the vowel sound. The song below can provide a helpful reminder.
Green Group: Word lists in the homework jotter.
Have a lovely week everyone!
Miss Ramsay
Hi all,
Can you believe we are in the second week of November already?! This year has flown by and what an odd year it has been. Hope you all had a lovely weekend and are ready for another week of LPS!
Things to note this week:
-Mrs Cummings will be teaching p3 on Wednesday this week. As of next Monday it will return to myself every day.
-Poppies are available in school all week should you wish to donate. We have a suggested donation of £1.
-We will be observing a two minutes silence on Wednesday in school for Remembrance Day. We of course understand that this can be challenging for some children but we would appreciate it if you could discuss the importance of being respectful during this time with your child.
-This Friday is a dress down day in support of Children in Need, again, any and all donations are greatly appreciated.
-Christmas Cards from p3 WILL be sent home this week. I apologise for the delay, as a result there will be a short extension ’til Thursday for payment
Moving forward we are keen to keep PE outdoors where ever it is possible so can we please ask that ALL children wear comfy clothes and bring warm / waterproof jackets. This of course may change depending on weather as we move into colder months. PE is on Wednesday as per usual.
Can all children also bring a jumper or wear layers as it is a requirement that we keep windows open in the school, as advised, for ventilation. Some children have been saying they are cold as they don’t have jumpers. We do have a small selection of spare jumpers if people do forget but some children don’t like wearing other people’s things.
Can you please make sure your child has a coat, water bottle and snack every day.
Here is the reading and spelling homework for the week:
Reading:
Stripes: The Finest in the Land.
Monday – page 1-8
Tuesday – page 9-16
Wednesday – page 17-24
Thursday – page 25-32
Zigs Zags: The Bully
Monday – page 1-8
Tuesday – page 9-16
Wednesday – page 17 -24
Thursday – page 25-32
Spots: Berty Wiggins Amazing Ears
Monday – Chapter 1
Tuesday – Chapter 2
Wednesday –Chapter 3
Thursday – Reading Task
Select a task of your choice from the suggested activities provided.
Polka Dots: Here Comes Trouble
Monday – Chapter 1
Tuesday – Chapter 2
Wednesday – Chapter 3
Thursday – Chapter 4
Waves: The Web
Sounds and words every day plus
Monday – page 4-5
Tuesday – page 6-9
Wednesday – page 10 -12
Thursday – page 13 -15
Lightening Bolts: Let’s Sing
Sounds and words every day plus
Monday – page 4-5
Tuesday – page 6-9
Wednesday – page 10 -12
Thursday – page 13 -15
SPELLING
The children have been split into groups for spelling. Their spelling words are stapled into the blue homework jotter. These words need to be learnt and the children should look out for other words of the same spelling pattern when they are reading.
Please use the grid to help learn the spellings or use LOOK, COVER, WRITE, CHECK.
Red Group: ‘nd and nk’ sound at the end of words.
Words such as: bank, drink, band, playground
Yellow Group: a_e
For this spelling pattern it is essential that children know their vowel sounds a, e i , o, u and letter names , which written phonetically sound like AY, EA, IE, OA ,UE.
We talk about the silent e jumping over the consonant to change the vowel sound. The song below can provide a helpful reminder.
Green Group: Word lists in the homework jotter.
Numeracy:
Please complete an activity from the grid in the back of the homework jotter.
In the reports that were recently sent out many children were given the target to review their number bonds to 10. It is absolutely crucial that your child knows these number facts off by heart, without the use of manipulatives and counting on fingers . Knowledge of number bonds to ten really does impact on so many other processes and more difficult questions in numeracy as we go through the first level curriculum. Below is a Big Maths Task card which we use in school. Your goal should be for your child to answer each of these questions to demonstrate a good foundational understanding of number.
In school when working on number bonds we often discuss ten frames as seen below:
or part, part, whole diagrams 
These are useful visual tools for children to understand how whole numbers can be broken apart.
Topmarks online has many great online games to promote fast recall of number facts:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16
However if you would like a pack of work more similar to the examples above or with some number bond games in it to reduce screen time please email me at:
k.ramsay@mgfl.net.
In addition to this many children had number stories as one of their targets. I have included a useful link below about this.
I hope some of this is helpful and thank you to all parents who returned their forms in from your child’s report cards already.
Have a fab week everyone!
Kirsteen Ramsay