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P1 Homework w/b 7.1.19
Hello parents,
We hope that you enjoyed the Christmas holidays and have had a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
We are starting the new term with Scottish week. We will be learning about Scottish traditions and the Scots language.
This week’s sound: x (pronounced ‘ks’ not ‘ex’) as in box
Reading:
Groupings have changed so you may find your child has a book at a different stage than before.
Letters have been sent home to let you know what key words your child struggled with in a recent Key Word Assessment. Could you please make these your main focus at home this week for homework.
Chips- Kipper the Clown
Tuesday – p1-8
Wednesday -p1-16
Thursday- Kipper the Clown booklet
Biffs- Floppy the Hero
Tuesday – p1-8
Wednesday –p1-16
Thursday- Whole Book
Kippers- A Good Trick
Tuesday- p1-4
Wednesday- p4-8
Thursday – Whole Book
Independent Readers- Bob Bug
Tuesday- p1-4
Wednesday- p4-8
Thursday – Whole Book
As part of our Scottish week we are asking the children to learn 2 Scottish songs which the school will be singing in assembly on Friday:
Auld Lang Syne
O’ Flower of Scotland
I have sent home copies of the song lyrics and ask that you help your child to learn the songs for Friday.
I have also sent home 2 Scots poems –
Mince and Tatties – JK Annand
The Wee Rid Motor-Sandy Thomas Ross
Please can you help your child learn 1 of these poems to recite in front of the class next week. Some children may be selected to perform these at our poetry recital in a few weeks time.
Finally, just a quick thank you for all of your lovely gifts at the end of term, they were appreciated. It was really very generous.
All the Best,
Miss Ramsay
P5 Week 06/01/2020
Happy New Year to all and we hope that you all had an enjoyable time over the holiday. Thank you for all the lovely gifts we received, they were very much appreciated.
This week…It is Scottish Week! We will be learning about different aspects of Scotland and Scottish life / history / culture. All children will be given a poem this week to learn and recite with expression for the competition towards the end of January.
Homework:
Reading -(Daily) See reading diaries as usual.
Spelling (For Friday) – See purple spelling jotter. All children must write either sentences or a paragraph containing their spelling words. Red and Blue group should also find five new words and their meanings, these words must be of the same spelling pattern and sound.
Scottish week – Please research an aspect that Scotland is famous for and produce at least 3 facts to share in class on Friday.
PE remains on Tuesday and Thursday – please ensure your child has a full PE kit to change into (Shorts/leggings, T-shirt and socks(for girls if they wear tights).
Please could you make sure your child has indoor shoes – this helps to keep our school clean especially as children sit on the carpet.
Thank you,
Lisa Cumming and Karen Hinton
P7 Info W/B 25th November 2019
Hi all,
Schedule for the week:
Tuesday:
Boys’ Football (pm)
PE
Wednesday:
PE
Friday:
SCHOOL FAIR – 12:30 – 2pm. Donations of unwanted/unused gifts gratefully received please. Some P7s have volunteered to stay and help or run smaller tables for the duration of the fair. I’ll send home permission slips to these pupils. We plan to have:
- Nearly new gift stall
- A P7 festive craft table
- Glitter tattoos and nails
- Guess the name of the Husky dog (20p a guess; win the Husky toy)
- Find Santa’s hidden present on a map ( 20p a guess; win a prize)
- Snowman skittles – 10p a shot, win a sweetie
Christmas Show – Some children have lines to learn for this so must practise at home. We’ll work out what costumes are required and let you know ASAP.
Independent Study Task – There will be a new numeracy task sent home on Wednesday. Children should still be practising the fractions and percentages ‘LearnIts’ that Mrs Caldwell sent home. The children know what these are.
Reading – We are reading ‘Goodnight Mr Tom’ in class and completing comprehension tasks based on this story.
Thanks for your support,
Miss S Brunt
P4 Homework w/b 18.11.19
A huge thank to all those who came along on Friday 15th November to see P4 showcase all their fabulous learning around the Viking topic. The class had an exciting morning and were rightly proud of their achievements – well done P4!
Homework
- Spelling: Pupils have written their new spelling words in their jotter on Wednesday this week. At home they should use:
LOOK THINK COVER WRITE CHECK
- to write out their new spelling words three times in neat columns. They should also complete a green activity card which will earn pupils 2 credit card points. An optional red activity may be completed for extra practice (and 1 credit card point) but is not mandatory
- Numeracy & Maths: please continue to practice the 3 x table or if this has been mastered then the table identified during your child’s Learning Trio target setting or in class
- Reading: most pupils will take reading books home to continue reading from class and this should be returned by Thursday 21st October
- PE & Swimming: will continue as normal this week on Tuesday and Thursday with the 13th swim session on Friday
Additional Information
Friday 29th November 2019 – Christmas Fair, 12:30pm – 2pm. P4 will be selling their painted scallop shells filled with chocolate and gift wrapped with personalised Christmas label. A bargain at only £4 per package!
As always, many thanks for your support,
Mrs Watts & Mrs Roy
P1 Homework w/b 11.11.19
Our Sounds: ‘ai’ on Monday and ‘j’ on Wednesday
Our Tricky words: ‘all’ and ‘you’
Reading books.
Chips: Kipper’s Birthday
Biffs: The Water Fight
Kippers: Fetch!
Floppys: Fetch!
REVISION OF KEY WORDS, TRICKY WORDS AND PREVIOUS SOUNDS.
REMINDERS:
Christmas Nativity:
Primary 1 and 2 have began to practise our school nativity and the have been little stars so far, we have learnt 5 of our 8 songs. Our show is called ‘Christmas with the Aliens’ and we are really enjoying it so far. Children were informed of their parts on Monday. Lines will be sent home on Wednesday of this week. Thank you all in advance for your support with this. If you would like to practise songs at home they can be found at:
http://dcsss1.weebly.com/year1/christmas-with-the-aliens-songs-lyrics
(We sing them all except Song 2 and 9)
Dates for your diary:
- Friday 15th November: Children in Need – Crazy Hair or Hat Day! Donations greatly appreciated.
- Friday 29th November: Christmas Fair, 12:30pm – 2pm. P1/2 are collecting ‘Nearly New Toys’ for the toy stall and the lower atrium are creating a ‘Pamper Hamper’ that can be won at the fair. We will be collecting for both of these things.
- Monday 9th December: P1/2 Nativity for the parents at 1:3opm in the large hall.
- Tuesday 10th December: Christmas Lunches and Christmas Jumper Day – we will be collecting donations to continue the funding of schooling for two children in Africa.
- Wednesday 11th December: Nursery – P4 have a Christmas show in school.
- Tuesday 17th December: P1/2 Christmas Party. Your child can bring in a change of clothes for this and get changed at lunchtime. Santa will also be visiting and parents are welcome to this as it is a great photo opportunity!
- Friday 20th December: Whole school visit to the church and school ends at 12:25pm.
Miss Ramsay
P5 Week beginning 11/11/19
Homework for this week:
Spelling: as usual see the purple homework jotter for the sound. Blue group and Red group are to do their sentences and find 5 words that follow the same spelling sound and write the meaning of them -FOR FRIDAY.
Reading: Please see their reading diary.
Friday 15th November: Children in Need. Children can wear a crazy hat or have crazy hair to raise funds and awareness for this charity. Donations will be appreciated.
The Christmas Fair is approaching rapidly, if you have any donations for this please send them into school: hamper items, good quality second hand books and toys, unwanted gifts, tombola items, chocolate hamper items etc.
Many thanks,
Karen Hinton and Lisa Cumming
P6 Homework: Week Beginning 4.11.19
Homework Due: Friday 8th November
Similar to last week, the homework is as follows.
Reading – These details are in the pupils’ reading diaries with their copy of the book.
Spelling – The pupils will have the spellings they are to learn this week, copied into their homework jotters. The tasks this week are listed on the paper slip sent home with their jotters. These are as follows;
- Write each spelling word 3 times.
- Search for the meaning of any words you are unsure of and copy the meaning into your jotter.
- Using your spelling words for this week, write a short story that includes these words in it (Two paragraphs).
(use at least 6 words from your list of spelling words).
Writing – Kensuke’s Kingdom Activity sheet. The instructions are on the worksheet that will be sent home on Tuesday 5th November.
Weekly Events/News
Poppies will be on sale in the school. Donations of 50p would be appreciated.
Parents are invited to our Remembrance Assembly which starts at 11:00am.
Many Thanks,
Mr. Nelson