Author: Miss Copeland

Mental Arithmetic Focus

We are now on to the blue section of our Mental Arithmetic Rainbow.

Below is a home learning sheet. Level 1 is designed for Primary 1. If your child completes it, feel free to try the next level!

We have been looking at partitioning numbers into two groups this week. We have first been looking at making two equal groups starting with equal in shape then moving into number groupings.

Can you find different ways to share the bears? Watch the number sentences being created at the top
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=WaystoMake

Can you share the bones equally between the puppies?
https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/doggyDivision/index.html

Sharing a number equally in half can help us learn our doubles

Try pausing this and shouting out the number on the dice

Friendship Terrace  

This is a series of sessions designed to teach friendship skills. It is based on ten stories about characters who live on ‘Friendship Terrace’.

This programme helps children to recognise ‘Friendship blockers’ and ‘Friendship builders’ and teaches them to use strategies to support them to engage appropriately and therefore develop more positive relationships.

Reading Records

In your child’s reading folder is a book, worksheet, letter ring and reading record.
We welcome you to write in the ‘home’ box in the pink reading record.
Sharing how you feel your child is getting on reading at home can help us to support your child at school.

Below are some questions that might when commenting

Comprehension Skills
Has your child:

• Understood the story well?
• Held a good discussion about events in the story?
• Retold the story in detail/
• Could they talk about the story confidently?

Did he/she:

• Answer questions about the content?
• Need to read again to improve understanding?
• Need to use the pictures (if appropriate) to assist understanding?
• Need lots of help to understand the main events?

Word Skills
Did your child:

• Read all the words correctly?
• Find some words difficult?
• Try hard to work out new words?
• Need to practice again to reinforce the words?
• Read accurately and confidently?

Attitude and Interest
Did your child:

• Read eagerly?
• Enjoy the story? Why?
• Have fantastic expression – including ‘doing the voices’?
• Explain the text in their own words?

• Would he/she benefit from reading again to improve fluency?

World Book Day

Thursday is World Book Day. Keep an eye out for messages from Mrs Rush!

Safer Internet Day

We used videos by Jessie and Friends, Digiduck and Smartie the Penguin to learn all about how to be safe while visiting the internet.

We learnt the Funny Tummy song from Jessie and Friends. This tells us that when we feel worried, sad or scared while using our devices, we should tell a grown-up.

We learnt that the internet is a place that you visit through tablets, phones, games consoles, laptops and computers. It is important to be respectful, but also apply Stranger Danger online, just as you would in person.

Senses

We learnt how our senses keep us safe

We shared ideas in 3 groups and wrote senses poems

Some people have impairments to their senses.

This means they may need help from people, animals or things to do things they want to.

Story – my brother’s wheelchair – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrKUrp3h1_k
My life in a wheelchair – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EroDTGKyi8
Wheelchair dancing – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlmbOKLdY_o
Going to school with sight loss – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwg4xai8TuA

We focussed on exploring Braille this week. Exploring the book The Black Book of Colours

Check out the alphabet card here

We used the alphabet sheet to draw our names and then use split peas to create our names.

Diversity

Here is our wonderful display, celebrating our unique selves! We know who each self portrait belongs to because of the colour of their eyes, skin, hair and clothes. Do you?

Check out Primary 4’s recording of the book The Same But Different Too