Author: Mrs M Rennie

This week in literacy P.1 have been revising all the set 1 sounds. They made cvc/ccvc words with magnetic boards and in their jotter, they wrote some of these words and a short sentence. At home they can practise writing the sounds with pencils and felt pens. At home the children can use their sounds to make cvc and ccvc words and write them too. The children practised reading the tricky words ‘his’ and ‘put’.  At home they can practise reading and writing these tricky words.

In numeracy the children were practising counting backwards from different starting points.  In their addition workbooks they were adding 1 more and 2 more. They were doing an addition group game to develop their addition skills. They were looking at different spot patterns and dice pattern cards for quick visual counting. At home they can practise counting dice and domino spot patterns. They can practise adding 2 amounts together. In maths P.1 have been learning about money. They have been using the till and the purses in the class and have been ordering coins from least amount to most in a smart board game. At home they can order coins and make different amounts.

This week in RE P.1 listened to the story of ‘The Good Samaritan’. They talked about what makes a good neighbour and friend. They wrote about helping others and drew a picture showing how they can help others at school and be a good friend.

This week in literacy P.1 have been learning the sound of ‘nk’ and revising all the sounds covered so far. They made words such as ‘sink’, ‘bank’, ‘tank’, ‘bunk’, ‘thank’, ‘chunk’, ‘pink’,‘wink’, ‘junk’, and ‘rink’.  They made ‘nk’ words with magnetic letters and practised writing ‘nk’ on the whiteboards. In their jotter they wrote some ‘nk’ words and a short sentence. At home they can practise writing the sounds with pencils and felt pens. At home the children can use their sounds to make cvc and cvcc words and write them too. The children practised reading the tricky words ‘me’ and ‘is’.  At home they can practise reading and writing these tricky words.

In numeracy the children were practising counting backwards from different starting points. They were also counting two rows of counters, where they had to continue counting on to find how many altogether. They practised what comes ‘after’ and ‘before’ a specific number. They worked on counting ‘how many altogether’ in their addition workbooks. At home they can practise counting items forwards and backwards and write different amounts. They can say what is ‘before’ and ‘after’ with different numbers to 20. They can add 2 amounts together.

This week P.1 were learning about Lunar New Year. They enjoyed tasting noodles and lychees and sang some Lunar New Year songs. They had the opportunity to write Chinese characters and make Chinese New Year cards with lucky red envelopes. They watched some dragon dances and worked together in the gym hall to create some dragon dances of their own.

This week in literacy P.1 have been learning the sounds of ‘th’ and ‘ng’. They made ccvc/cvcc words such as ‘that’, ‘this’,‘then’, ‘them’, ‘thin’, ‘thick’, ‘thud’, ‘bath’, ‘moth’, ‘bang’,‘ring’ ‘thing’, ‘lung’, ‘long’,’rang’ and ‘king’.  They made ‘th‘ and ng’ words with the magnetic letters and practised writing ‘th’ and ‘ng’ on the whiteboards. In their jotter they wrote some ‘th’ words and a short sentence. At home they can practise writing the sounds with pencils and felt pens. At home the children can use their sounds to make cvc and ccvc/cvcc words and write them too. The children practised reading the tricky words ‘to’ and ‘he’.  At home they can practise reading and writing these tricky words.

In numeracy the children were practising their oral counting forwards and backwards. They were also counting two rows of counters, where they had to continue counting on to find how many altogether. They practised what comes ‘after’ and ‘before’a specific number. At home they can practise counting items forwards and backwards and write different amounts. They can say what is ‘before’ and ‘after’ with different numbers to 20.

In RE P.1 listened to the Creation story. They chose their favourite plant or animal to paint which were displayed to create a Creation story wall frieze.

This week in literacy P.1 have been learning the sounds of ‘sh’ and ‘ch’. They made ccvc words such as ‘shop’, ‘ship’, ‘shed’,‘shut’, ‘cash’, ‘wish’, ‘chop’, ‘chin’, ‘chat’, ‘such’, ‘much’ and ‘rich’.  They made ‘sh’ and ‘ch’ words with the magnetic letters and practised writing ‘sh’ and ‘ch’ on the whiteboards. In their jotter they wrote some ‘sh’ words and a short sentence. At home they can practise writing the sounds with pencils and felt pens.At home the children can use their sounds to make cvc and cvcc words and write them too.

In numeracy the children were practising their oral counting forwards and backwards. They were also counting items in a row backwards/ forwards and used number frames for counting forwards and backwards. They played games on the smartboard to practise ‘1 more’ and ‘1 less’. At home they can practise counting items forwards and backwards and write different amounts. They can say what is ‘1 more’ and ‘1 less’ with different numbers to 20.

P.1 have had a Scottish focus this week for Robert Burn’s Day. They have been learning Scottish songs ‘Three Craws’, ‘Ally Bally Bee’ and ‘Ye Cannae Shove yer Granny off a Bus’.  They have been making shortbread and enjoyed tasting it too! They did Scottish dancing with a partner and P.2 came and joined in as well to have a ceilidh together. Everyone enjoyed eating the shortbread and the cock-a-leekie soup that P.2 made.

This week in literacy P.1 have been learning the sounds of ‘q’ and ‘x’. They were very excited as this meant they had covered all the letters in the alphabet. They made cvc words such as ‘quit’, ‘quiz’, ‘quid’, ‘fix’, ‘wax’, ‘box’, ‘tax’, ‘mix’ and ‘six’. In their jotter they wrote some cvc words and a short phrase. At home they can practise writing the sounds with pencils and felt pens. At home the children can use their sounds to make cvc words and can write them too.

In numeracy the children have worked on saying what number was ‘1 more’ and ‘1 less’ and what number comes ‘before’ and ‘after’ within 20. They can practise counting different amounts at home and saying what number would come ‘before’ and ‘after’ and can practise writing their numerals 0-20. They were asked to make different amounts with counters and in their workbooks they drew 1 more and wrote the new amounts.

In RE the children discussed the natural world that God has created. P.1 then had a walk around Figgate park looking at the natural world. They drew a picture showing something from nature they had enjoyed seeing in the park.