Teachers:
- Mrs Henderson all week except Mrs Godwin on Thursday morning
Literacy and English
Initial activities will centre on various stories relating to school. Our book study for the term is going to be on ‘Flat Stanley’, where the children will listen to the story and have the opportunity to respond in various ways. We will discuss different aspects of the story and link it to our weather topic.
We will focus on magic E words in our spelling and remind children of the various phonics and spelling rules previously learned. Children will practise sounding out words and encouraged to use a wider vocabulary in writing. Pupils will be focusing on descriptive writing looking at details to include. Also grammar and punctuation that can be used to make writing more interesting.
In reading pupils will continue with their decoding skills using phonics knowledge, learn about predicting and visualising stories. They will also be part of Accelerated Reader.
French
We will be recapping previous vocabulary and introducing feelings and families. In addition pupils will learn about the French culture.
Mathematics and Numeracy
This term pupils will look at forming patterns, investigating shape, number & letter patterns. Looking at repeating, growing patterns and real life context. We will move onto time focusing on calendars and how to schedule activities in a day. They will produce their own timetables.
Pupils will investigate maths impact on the world looking at real life uses of maths and explore the Mayan number system. We will also look at place value taking numbers to 1000 and understanding that the place affects how much a number is worth. Pupils will also explore 2D shape and 3D objects sorting them by their properties and exploring the relationship between 2D and 3D.
Homework
We will be using Seesaw to direct homework with reading books issued on a Monday and returned on Friday. There will be weekly spelling to be completed. Other homework will be issued at various intervals, notified through Seesaw.
RME
This term the children will be exploring the 6 main world religions & the symbols associated with them. Pupils will identify where they are found in Scotland.
Weather & water cycle
The pupils will learn about different types of weather, how it changes according to seasons and the impacts it can have on humans. We will look at climates around the world to see how differently people have to live according to the climate. We will touch on climate change and work with COAST to see how the weather affects the shore on Arran. Pupils will learn about how weather is forecast and how predictions are made. In conjunction with this pupils will learn about the water cycle. How it connects with our weather system and the different forms of water. Pupils will also conduct different experiments to investigate how solids dissolve in water and where this is used in everyday life.
HWB
During HWB, we will be looking at different aspects of feelings and worries we may have and how to deal with them. Pupils will have the opportunity to reflect upon their feelings.
PE
We will be outside for football skills, fitness and games when it is dry. On wet days we will do yoga and games inside the school hall. Gym kits should be kept in school during the term.
Lamlash Primary School & Early Years Class 