Blackfriars Primary

Term 4 Newsletter, P1M

I cannot believe that we are at Term 4 already.  It was so lovely seeing you all at Parent’s Evening and showing off the hard work the children have put into all their work.  Like you, I am very proud of how far they have all come.  One term to go and then P2!

Literacy

On 8^th May we will finish our sounds! We will have a party to celebrate this.  This is an amazing achievement and should be celebrated.

Our next step in learning is learning how to use our reading books to answer questions, learning more tricky words and perfecting the formation of our letters.  We will also be exploring non-fiction texts.

Numeracy

In Maths, we will learn to count in 2s and 5s and work out missing numbers in calculations.

The children will be applying a lot of their number skills to other areas of maths which will consolidate any learning too.

COL/ Science

Our Context of Learning until June will be Scotland.  What we learn will be decided by the children creating big questions.

We will also explore mapping and directions for our local and national environments.

Trips

I am so excited to say that we are going on 2 great trips this term!

Friday 30^th May we are going to the Cinema to see the

new Lilo and Stitch movie!  Children will get popcorn.

juice and sweets.

PLEASE don’t take your child to see the movie before this date!

We will also be returning to the library to look at non-fiction books.  We will use our own maps to get there. Date to be confirmed.

We may be looking for parent helpers for these so please keep your eye on seesaw!

Homework

Homework will continue to be posted on seesaw.  I don’t put an end date on homework so please do not feel pressure to get the work completed on the day it is issued.

Please ensure that you are helping your child with their reading books on a daily basis.  Also, please use the sound cards I sent home last term to support writing.  Their book should be in their bag every day. 

PE and the Sun

Our gym days are still Monday and Friday.  It is so important that children come to school on these days ready for gym and wearing trainers.  This term we are doing athletics, if the children are not wearing trainers there will be sessions they miss for health and safety reasons.

With the weather getting warmer we will take our learning outside, please provide your child with a hat and water if you feel they are particularly sensitive to the sun.

Next Session

A few parents have asked about what happens in Primary 2.  In June we have a bump up afternoon where, where possible, children will get to meet their Primary 2 teacher, see their new classroom and find out what doors they come in and exit from.  More information will follow on this in June.

 

As I end this newsletter, I would just like to say that I have absolutely loved teaching your children this year.  You have been a great set of parents to work with and I am so happy with all we have achieved as a class family.

Mrs McHutchison

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