Category: Primary 1 Blog

The Sleepy Shepherd

Thank you so much to everyone who supported our class in our winter show, The Sleepy Shepherd. It was lovely to have you all cheering us on. Congratulations to all the class who each had important parts – we couldn’t have done it without you! Well done.

Symmetry

Game – https://www.topmarks.co.uk/symmetry/symmetry-matching

Draw online game – https://pbskids.org/peg/games/symmetry-painter

“We were learning about reflections.” Jack
“If we draw a picture we draw the same on the other side” Emily

“you have to put it on the other side too in the same place” Alfie

“Reflecting with chalk” Emily

“The line of symmetry means on the other side you have to do the same thing” David

Christingle

We have been talking about the Christian celebration of advent and Christmas. We know that Christians believe that God created the world. Christingle services are a way of bringing people together. For us, it is also brilliant fine motor skill task, showing responsible and safe behaviour with sharp objects and following instructions in order.

https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/how-you-can-help/fundraise-and-events/christingle/what-is-christingle

“We were making Christingles with oranges and candies and ribbons and candles” Morgan

“The ribbon means love” Georgie-Lee

“The orange is the world” Mohtada

“God made the light – the candle” Clara

“We used 4 sticks for the 4 seasons and they are Summer, Autumn, Spring, Winter.” Ethan

“The sweeties mean all the things God made” Jack

“We had to be careful when we were doing the sharp things” Safia

“We had to be careful when we got home with the candle because when you touch fire it hurts” Mason

Ceilidh dancing with our P6 buddies

“We practised the Canadian Barn Dance in P.E” Tafari

“We were doing ceilidh dancing with primary 6s” Emily

“It was so fun!” David

“I liked doing it with Seth” Corey

Patterns

Try playing this fun pattern game at home

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/shape-patterns

“We were doing a pattern” Jack

“We did patterns with pencils on the caterpillars” Emily

“We were putting orange orange yellow yellow to make a pattern” Clara

“Patterns repeat. It means they keep going, again and again.” Morgan

Fact Writing

“We were writing about ourselves. We were drawing ourselves” Clara

“We wrote our names” Mason

“We writed what we eat and what house we live in. These are facts about ourselves” Jack

“Handprints and footprints are tracks” Clara

Book Bug Picture Book Prize Voting

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/bookbug-picture-book-prize

“Ted was posting an envelope full of drawings for Miss Aitken who is not feeling well” Mohtada

“We were posting which book we liked the most” Mason

“We were putting them in the post box to send them” Corey

Whiteboard Activities

https://videopress.com/v/06VvvmUw?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata

“These are all the fun things you can do with a whiteboard” Jack

“We will have a whiteboard in our Bookbug Bag” Corey

Bookbug Links

Bookbug website – https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/bookbug

Download the Bookbug App – https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/bookbug/bookbug-app

Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/BookbugSBT/

Making 2D shapes

“We were making shapes out of straws and playdough.” Emily

“It was fun” Safia

“Making the rectangle was tricky” Jack

Making Board Games

“We coloured the game in” Corey

“I coloured fruit and one lolly on my game” Clara

“We played our games with the Primary 6s” Georgie-Lee

“The buddies came into our classroom and played our games and then played in the classroom with us”

Writing

I have seen some excellent writing this week! Some pupils have made good progress on writing their name, some are writing CVC words (consonant vowel consonant words e.g. dog, man, sit), and some are now sounding out full sentences. I am very proud of all of your achievements!

Try this at home

Playing eye-spy is a super easy and fun way to pop some practise into a walk to school or even while cleaning your room!

“I spy with my little eye something that sounds… b-i-n”

“I spy with my little eye, something that starts with the sound… ssssssss”

Alphablocks is also a great programme to encourage the sounding out of letters and blending to make words.

Keep up the great work, superstars!

Miss Copeland, Miss Black, Mrs McGlashan and Miss Aitken.

Prehistoric Art

At the end of November, each pupil will take home a Bookbug bag.

There are 3 books in the bag this year.

This week we read our first book, Inch and Grub. Click the link below to hear the story.

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/about-bookbug-picture-book-prize/read-aloud-inch-and-grub

Inspired by this book, we decided to make our own art inspired by prehistoric cave art.

We worked as a team to make our own paint using chalk and water and then painted around each others hands. Some of us also drew animals, symbols or people.

3D Shape

This week we have been learning all about 3D shape.

First we sorted the shapes into cones, cylinders, cubes, spheres and cuboids, then together we counted their faces.

We know some can stack, some can slide and some can roll.

We also had a go at building towers, just like Inch and Grub did!

Homework

Don’t forget to log on to Education City to play the games I have set you.

The first page has a lot of information on it and can feel a bit overwhelming. The log in button is in the top right corner as shown below.

If you need any help at all, please phone or email the school.

Games

Here are some fun games to have a go at!

2D shape

https://pbskids.org/peg/games/highlight-zone

3D shape

https://pbskids.org/peg/games/magical-shape-hunt

Reading cvc words

https://epicphonics.com/games/play/reading-machine-4

Have a lovely weekend!

Miss Copeland