Please see the overview of this term’s intended learning.
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Category: Primary 1 Blog
Learning Journals ParentZone
ParentZone is the new way for parents to access their Learning Journals account.
Why are we doing this?
Parentzone logins allow you to login to your Learning Journals account using your email address instead of your Learning Journals username. It also allows you to link profiles for children who are attending different schools or nurseries, so you can have one login for all your children.
To get started you will need an existing Learning Journals account, your school or nursery should have arranged for login instructions to come out to you already. If you don’t have this, contact your school or nursery
Got your Learning Journals login details?
You do need to know your existing Learning Journals username and password to get onboard with ParentZone – if you don’t have these you can reset your details from the Forgot Login page of your exising account or you can ask your nursery or school to do this for you.
Go to parentzone.yourlearningjournals.co.uk. You will see instructions here to onboard you into Parentzone.
If we detect you have multiple children in the Learning Journals system we will ask you to link your accounts. This means that if you have children in multiple settings you will be able to access them from one account in ParentZone.
Navigating ParentZone
All children that you have access to will appear for selection along the bottom of the screen.
You will also be able to access any messages from your schools or nurseries using the buttons along the bottom, as well as accessing your settings and preferences.
The Stream page gives you a view of everything that has been added to the profiles of the children that you have access to. This could be observations, stories, daily diary events, messages etc.
Using the filter to change views
Use the filter button at the top left of the screen to bring up the filter menu to change views of what you would like to see (remember to click the Apply button when changing views!)
Parent Contributions
If your setting has enabled Parent Contributions you will be able to add them contributions using the button at the top right. If your school or nursery has not enabled this feature it will not appear.
Child Page
Click on your child’s photo on the bottom bar to access their Child Page. Here you can access other links and settings relating to this child. Depending on which features your nursery has enabled you may not see all menu items in your account:
Settings
You can access your settings oage using the 3 horizontal buttons at the bottom right of the navigation bar:
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British Science Week
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day
If you were asked to draw a scientist, would you draw the image below?
Can you think of any female scientists?
Reading books about women in science, or story books with female characters can encourage more women into science!
Ada Twist, Scientist is now available as a TV show on Netflix!
The Esplanade Eagles have been hard at work thinking of different activities for the school. Your teachers may do some activities at school, or set some for homework.
Mental Agility
Thank you for checking in on us!
Time for a new Mental Agility challenge! The next section of our rainbow is
YELLOW and
NUMBER RECOGNITION
Please find attached activities and ideas to support your child at home.
EARLY Level – nursery and Primary 1
Spot numbers on your way to school and back! Have fun using chalk, sand or shaving foam to write numbers!
Remember to use these motivating games on
every child in our school has their own username and password with age appropriate and challenging activities!
https://go.educationcity.com/content/index/25721/3/2/1
FIRST Level – Primary 2, 3 and 4
Have fun with a deck of playing cards – ‘Show me number…’ and ‘What number is…’
Why not create your own number facts about a 2 or 3 digit number?
Try this fun game:
https://go.educationcity.com/content/index/25876/4/2/1
SECOND Level – Primary 5, 6 and 7
Talk about the value of each digit in a number up to 1 000 or even 1 000 000. (‘How many tens are there in 2 092?’ ‘What position is 2 in in the number 762?’)
Discuss change, notes and coins, given back on a visit to the shops or write down measurements for your class mates to try sharing your favourite recipe. Can you convert them into kg?
Here is a challenge for you in recognising square and cube numbers!
https://go.educationcity.com/content/index/33195/7/2/1
again for all your support at home!
Please come see MsBrunner anytime if you have any questions or concerns!
Always happy to help! 🙂
P1 – RSHP
RSHP – Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood is a national programme in Scotland.
In Primary 1 we have to cover the Early Level learning experiences – https://rshp.scot/early-level/.
All of the learning your child will do, can be found on this website.
In term one, we cover some outcomes during ‘teachable moments’ e.g. washing hands, keeping ourselves safe and making friends.
Once we return from the February holidays, Primary one will start some more focussed RSHP lessons.
Learning about their bodies
The words we will use – penis, scrotum, testes, vulva, bottom and nipples. (Vulva is the part of the genitals that the girl can see – the vagina is inside).
Why do we use these words? This helps keep children safe and empowers children. When we all use the same vocabulary, we have a shared understanding of what our private parts are.
My body belongs to me! This is the big message we want share with children. Children learn that their body is theirs. At home, you may wish to consider moments such kissing someone goodbye or being encouraged to sit on someone’s knee, and checking if they feel they are being given a choice. RSHP teaches that if anyone touches or tries to touch their private parts, they can tell an adult they trust and they will not get in trouble for sharing this information.
In the bathroom – When your child goes to the toilet or has a bath or shower, you may wish to discuss their private areas. You might have heard of the PANTS rule. Also, unless you have to help, children can begin to do more things independently such as closing the toilet door, washing their bodies and putting on their clothes.
How do we teach this information?
Through incredible catchy songs!
Image – The official RSHP diagram
Please feel free to ask me anything about programme!
PANTOSAURUS website! https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/
Royal Mile Primary School 