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Very happy new year from P1/2.
We are starting this term with the science project ‘sun, moon and stars’ 
We are reading and writing short sentences and some of us are continuing to write short pieces of writing mostly about our news, topic and reading books.
We are becoming confident with analogue and digital time o’clock and some of us are beginning to also tell half past. 
We are becoming more secure in counting forward and backward as well as adding numbers to 12 and some of us adding and subtracting up to
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In Pe we are continuing to practise ball skills and ball games. 
In music we are continuing to learn the names of instruments and how to play them.
P1 families please remember to also regularly look at photos of your child’s experiences and progress on
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Hello all!
Happy new year from Primary 1!
Please see below for an outline of what we will be covering this term.
Termly Overview P3
| Session: 2017-2018 Class: P3
Term: 2 Teacher: Miss Kerr |
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| Contribution to the Ethos and Life of the School as a Community
Thursday 1st February Day to celebrate faiths. Following RME focus week. Visitors welcome, information to follow.
Wednesday 7th February Internet safety day. P3/4 9am.
Friday 9th February Art Gallery Opening. Information to follow.
Thursday 22nd March Parent consultations.
Also: EVERY MONDAY Swimming-please ensure your child brings a swimming costume, towel and a swimming hat (these can be purchased for £1 from the school office).
EVERY TUESDAY
Visiting Edinburgh Tartan Weaving Mill and local monuments as part of interdisciplinary studies. |
Curricular Areas / Main Focus
Languages & Literacy: Writing – Letters – Openers, format, connectives. – Poems/ rhyming – Note writing/ Summarising – Find & use features of good writing, Throughout: Up-levelling vocabulary. Using a wider range of punctuation such as commas, exclamation marks and question marks. Using different connectives and openers. Exploring different layouts/formats-commas, headings and paragraphs. Reading – Reading for information -highlighting key words and summarising key information. – Recognise features of fiction and non-fiction. – Distinguish between fact and opinion. – Engaging with a class novel. – Literacy Evolve – Soft c and g, compound words, -ing, -ed. Throughout: Blooms higher order questioning skills. Decoding skills. Able to comment on use of language. Exploring and discussing themes and ideas. Mathematics & Numeracy: – Multiply/Divide-tables, multiples – Money and Finance – Money (Add/subtract) – Time Throughout: times tables, doubling/halving, place value, enterprise and maths in the world. Health & Wellbeing: – Respect Yourself Sciences: – Water cycle – Energy – Electricity Social Studies: – Textiles and tartans – Local monuments Technologies: – Conservation – Research using technology Expressive Arts: – Music-pulse, rhyming, pitch – exploring through singing games – Different styles of dance – Something from home – Art Gallery – Mosaics PE – Gymnastics, dance and fitness Religious & Moral Education: – World religions-stories and traditions. . |
| Interdisciplinary Projects and Studies – Cross Cutting Themes
– Tartans and Textiles – Edinburgh Monuments
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Opportunities for Personal Achievement
– Star of the week/ Class achievements – Art Gallery – John Byrne Art competition – P3 Showcase Assembly |