Category: Primary 1 Learning

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Meet the Teacher last week. A copy of our presentation is included below for anyone who would like to revisit it.

Kind regards

P1 Team

Welcome to P1! We have been enjoying getting to know you all!

In P1 we have been learning our new routines and exploring our new spaces.

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Here is an overview of our learning for this week;

Literacy –
We are practising writing our names, focusing on using a capital letter at the start of our name and lowercase letters for the rest of our name. We are encouraging the children to use a tripod grip and not to hold the pencil in a fist grip.
Later this week we will introduce the children to the sounds ‘a’ and ‘t’. Please see the attached video for how to say and write the sounds.

Numeracy and Mathematics –
We have been practising counting forwards from 0 – 20. If your child is confident counting forwards from 0 to 20, try asking them to start counting at any number and count on e.g. can you start at 7 and keep counting?

Outdoor Learning –
We have been getting familiar with using our Play in the Pod equipment safely – sharing and working together. There has been some fantastic creating with the loose parts this week – a pancake kitchen, a campfire and a house!

Religious Education –
We have been learning that we are all unique, with our own special name and talents. We have been drawing our faces and trying to remember to add all the details (eyes, nose, mouth, eyebrows, ears and hair).

Gym/PE (Thursdays) –
We have been learning about our space bubbles, making sure that we have enough space around ourselves to move and travel safely in the gym hall and on the astro pitch. We have been playing class games and learning to follow the rules and play fairly.

Have a great week!

The P1 Team

Hello everyone! We hope you had a lovely September weekend.

For pictures of your children’s learning please log in to learning journals https://stjohns.yourlearningjournals.co.uk/Login.aspx if you have any difficulty logging in, please get in touch and we will be happy to help.

This week we are learning new sounds m, r and e. Here are some words to make, read and write:

mat, man, ran, rat, rip, men

In numeracy, we are continuing to look at counting forwards and backwards within 0-20. Counting backwards is quite tricky – can you practise counting back through the teen numbers? We are learning to write the numbers 6, 7 and 8 this week. Maybe you could practise this at home!

In RE, we have been listening to the story of The Good Samaritan and talking about how we can be a good neighbour. Encourage your child to be helpful at home!

As part of our whole school learning expedition about Teams, we have been working in teams to build a den this week. Can you work together to build your own den at home? What makes a good team?

We look forward to seeing you at our Meet The Teacher evening tomorrow night.

P1 Home Learning packs will come home this week.

Have a super week everyone!

The P1 Team

Hello everyone!

For pictures of your children’s learning please log in to learning journals https://stjohns.yourlearningjournals.co.uk/Login.aspx if you have any difficulty logging in, please get in touch and we will be happy to help.

This week’s new sounds are ‘n, i and s’

Words to practise making and reading: nip, sit, tin, nap, pit. Can you make any other words using the sounds we have learned so far?

Our book of the week this week is ‘Six Dinner Sid’. We have been counting Sid’s dinners and trips to the vet! We have been looking for sounds that we know in the story.

In numeracy, we are learning to write the numbers 3, 4 and 5. We are continuing to practise counting forwards anc backwards within 0-20. Can you practise writing these numbers at home – maybe with chalks, crayons or felt-tips?

We have been looking at 2D shapes in our play – can you go on a shape hunt around your house or garden? How many different shapes can you find?

As part of our work on our Class Charter, we are looking at our right to play. Can you play a game together as a family at home? Or maybe enjoy a trip to your local play park? Talk about what your child likes to play at school and home. We had lots of good discussion with our Talking Partners about our favourite games.

Have a wonderful week,

The P1 Team