What a fun and memorable final week of term we have had in Primary 1!

🎉 Christmas Party Fun

We had a fantastic time at our Christmas party! There was dancing, party games and lots of laughter. The children showed wonderful manners, took turns and made sure everyone was included. It was such a joyful way to celebrate together.

🎁 Christmas Present Deliveries

There was great excitement in the classroom as we organised our Christmas present deliveries. The children loved helping to sort and hand out gifts, showing responsibility and kindness as we thanked and wished the staff who help us a Merry Christmas.

🎅 A Special Visitor…

The highlight of the week was definitely our visit from Santa! Can you believe he came to our Christmas party? The children were full of excitement and festive cheer and sang him some songs. It was a very special moment!

⭐ Christmas Challenges from Mr Connon

We also took part in some fun Christmas Challenges set by Mr Connon. The children worked together, using their problem-solving skills, listened carefully to instructions and showed fantastic teamwork. We were so impressed with their enthusiasm and determination to design, build and create!

As we come to the end of a very busy and successful term, we would like to say a huge thank you for all of your support. The children have grown so much academically, in confidence, independence and resilience since August and we are incredibly proud of every single one of them.

We wish you all a wonderful, restful holiday.

See you in 2026! 🎄✨

We have had another busy and exciting week in Primary 1 as we head towards the end of term!

🎄 Christmas Lunch

One of the highlights of our week was our Christmas lunch. The children enjoyed sitting together, listening to Christmas music and sharing a special festive meal. They showed lovely table manners and it was wonderful to see everyone chatting and smiling together.

🔤 Literacy

This week we completed some phonics assessments. The children worked so hard and tried their very best. We are very proud of the progress they are making with recognising sounds, blending words and forming letters correctly.

In writing, we enjoyed a fun and imaginative “Melted Snowman” activity. The children wrote about why their snowman had melted, coming up with some very creative ideas! ☀️

We also practised writing independent sentences, including sentences such as “A sad man.” The children focused on using finger spaces, neat letter formation and sounding out words independently. It is fantastic to see their confidence growing.

🔢 Numeracy & Maths

In Maths, we have been learning about money, focusing on recognising and naming different coins. The children explored the value of coins through practical activities and games.

We also continued working on ordering numbers to 20 and finding missing numbers in number sequences. The children are becoming much more confident counting forwards and backwards and spotting which number comes next.

What a busy, festive and fantastic week we have had in Primary 1!

🔤 Literacy – Letters c, k and ck

This week we have been learning about the letters c ,k and ck. We explored how c and k can both make the same sound and how ck often comes at the end of short words like duck and sock.

🎭 Bethlehem Bake Off – Nativity Performances

We are so incredibly proud of the children for their amazing Bethlehem Bake Off Nativity performances! They sang beautifully, listened carefully and were a great audience to P3.

Thank you to everyone who came along to support — it meant so much to the children. They were super stars! ⭐

🎄 Getting into the Christmas Spirit

This week we decorated our classroom for Christmas. The children worked together to put up decorations and create a warm, festive space to enjoy together.

We also learned all about Advent — what it means and why people celebrate it. We talked about counting down to Christmas and the importance of kindness, patience and giving during this special time of year.

🧸 Learning Through Play

We have had lots of fun play opportunities this week. Through play, the children continue to develop their communication, creativity, problem-solving skills and friendships. It is wonderful to see them collaborating and using their imaginations.

🏆 House Team Quiz

In assembly, we took part in a fun House Team quiz. The children showed great teamwork, listening skills and enthusiasm as they represented their houses.

🔢 Numeracy & Maths

In Numeracy, we have been working on numbers to 20. We practised counting forwards and backwards, recognising numbers and ordering them correctly.

We also continued developing our addition skills, using practical materials and number lines to help us solve calculations. The children are becoming more confident in explaining how they found their answers.

What a magical and festive week we have had in Primary 1 — it is safe to say we have been absolute Christmas crackers! 🎄✨

🎭 Pantomime Trip – Snow White

We had a fantastic time on our school trip to see Snow White at the pantomime. The children were wonderful ambassadors for our school, showing excellent listening skills and beautiful manners throughout the trip.

There were lots of laughs, boos and cheers as we joined in with the show. It was a brilliant experience and a lovely way to enjoy a live performance together.
A big thank you to all the adults who came along to help – it wouldn’t be possible without you!

⭐ Nativity Preparations

Our Nativity excitement is building! This week we made beautiful glittery gold stars for our headbands. The children worked carefully and creatively and they look absolutely fantastic. We can’t wait for you to see them in action!

🔤 Literacy – Phonics & Blending

In phonics, we have been playing lots of CVC blending games to strengthen our reading skills.

We also learned a new letter — Oo. We practised saying the sound, forming the letter correctly and thinking of words that begin with o, have o in the middle or end in o. We also thought about the sound that is made when there are two o sounds together.

We have had a wonderful week full of exciting learning and special moments!

🌈 A Special Playground Surprise

At the beginning of the week, we were very lucky to spot a beautiful rainbow in the playground! The children were so excited and we took time to talk about the colours we could see and why rainbows appear. It was a lovely real-life learning moment that sparked lots of curiosity and discussion.

🔤 Literacy – Letter d

This week we focused on the letter d. We practised saying the sound, forming the letter correctly and thinking of words that begin with d, have d in them or end in d. Be sure to ask us about the song and action for this one – we are quite the drummers!

✋ Fine Motor Skills

We have been strengthening our finger muscles through fun playdough activities. The children rolled, squeezed, pinched and shaped the dough to build hand strength and improve control — important skills for developing neat handwriting.

🎭 Nativity – The Bethlehem Bake Off

As part of our Nativity preparations, we decorated cakes for The Bethlehem Bake Off! The children had so much fun being creative and carefully adding decorations. We are very excited as we continue practising for our performance.

👮‍♀️ People Who Help Us

We were delighted to welcome a local Community Police Officer to our classroom this week. She spoke to us about her job and how police officers help keep us safe. We linked this to our learning about people who take care of us and discussed other trusted adults who help in our community. The children listened beautifully and asked thoughtful questions.

💛 Health & Wellbeing – Fill My Bucket

In Health and Wellbeing, we took part in a “Fill My Bucket” activity. We talked about the positive things that make us feel happy, safe and valued. The children shared lovely ideas about kindness, friendship, family and helping others. We also discussed how our words and actions can “fill someone else’s bucket” too.

We have had a thoughtful and busy week in Primary 1, with lots of important learning and proud moments to celebrate.

🌍 World Children’s Day & Our Rights

This week we recognised World Children’s Day and spent time learning about the rights of the child. We talked about how all children have the right to feel safe, to learn, to play and to be heard.

As a Rights Respecting School, we discussed how we can show respect for everyone’s rights in our classroom. The children shared wonderful ideas about being kind, listening to others and helping our friends. It was lovely to hear them making links between rights and our classroom rules.

🔤 Literacy

In Literacy, we have been matching capital letters and lowercase letters. The children worked hard to spot the differences and pair them correctly.

We also revised the difference between letter names and letter sounds. We practised saying the letter name and then the sound it makes, helping us to strengthen our phonics knowledge and support our reading and writing.

The children are becoming much more confident explaining their learning — well done!

🎭 Nativity Preparations

We have begun organising ourselves for our Nativity and practised our standing order. The children listened carefully and followed instructions brilliantly. We are very excited as we begin preparing for this special performance!

🌟 Celebrating Success

We are so proud of Isla and her success this week. Isla has shown fantastic independence, bravery and responsibility while wearing her eye patch. She has demonstrated a wonderful attitude and has been a brilliant role model for resilience. We are all very proud of you, Isla!

Thank you for your continued support. It is wonderful to see the children growing in confidence, independence and understanding of the world around them.

Have a lovely weekend! 🌟

Nativity - enjoy a sing song at home!

Dear Parents and Carers,

This year’s nativity is “The Bethlehem Bake Off” and the children are already having great fun preparing for it. Using the links below, you will be able to access the soundtrack so the songs can be enjoyed and practised at home. The words for each song will be sent home next week as part of the children’s homework. Thank you for your support—we can’t wait to share the performance with you!

Bethlehem Bake Off: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sg0fREjsOwNlijNWNxb3hDfxjrCRTnBo/view?usp=drive_link

Onwards to  Bethlehem: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F9hELqpTRa1gyv6tJsDdxeKWfZbVa6E1/view?usp=drive_link  

Christmas, Christmas: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/155kg24mAttdk27sHYeyKDLH3zV0m765w/view?usp=drive_link

Kind Regards,

Miss Sophie Shepherd and Miss Gemma Munro

P1 Teaching Team 

Book Bug Bags!

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are delighted to let you know that your child will be receiving their Bookbug Bag today!

Bookbug is a national programme in Scotland that encourages a love of stories, songs, and reading from an early age. Each bag includes carefully chosen books and fun resources to help you share reading time together at home.

Reading regularly with your child supports their language development, imagination, and confidence, and is an important part of Scotland’s early years curriculum.

In class we have made predictions about the stories included and thought about the front cover illustrations. The children are very excited to read them with you at home!

We hope you enjoy exploring the books together and creating special reading moments as a family.

Kind Regards,

Miss Sophie Shepherd and Miss Gemma Munro

P1 Teaching Team 

We have had another busy and successful week in Primary 1!

🔤 Literacy

This week we have been practising blending our SATPIN sounds to read words and we are becoming so confident! The children have been reading and writing simple SATPIN words independently, which is a fantastic achievement at this stage.

We also explored exciting onomatopoeia vocabulary linked to fireworks. We came up with words like bang, pop, whoosh and crash to describe the sounds fireworks make. The children loved saying the words out loud and hearing how the sounds match the action!

🔢 Numeracy & Maths

In Numeracy, we have been working on rainbow to 10 🌈. The children are learning number bonds that make 10 and using practical materials to help them see the patterns. This supports quick recall and builds strong foundations for addition.

We also played lots of fun addition games and activities, using cubes, counters, tens frames and number lines to help us add two numbers together. The children are beginning to explain their thinking — well done!

🌍 French

In French, we have been learning our colours. The children enjoyed saying and practising the colour names and identifying colours around the classroom. We try to say our lunch choice colour in French now. It’s wonderful to see their interest in another language growing!

❤️ Health & Wellbeing

This week we focused on safety and responsibility by organising our cloakroom area. We talked about how keeping our space tidy helps everyone stay safe and makes it easier to find our belongings. The children worked together brilliantly and showed great teamwork skills.

We also took part in Children in Need activities, thinking about how we can help others and show kindness. Thanks to P7 for organising the yummy biscuits too!

🌺 Remembrance

Primary 1 visited the beautiful Poppy Memorial Cascade created by all of the classes with Primary 6 leadership. We discussed remembering and showing respect and the children were very thoughtful during our visit.

What a busy and exciting week we have had in Primary 1!

🔤 Literacy

This week we focused on the letters Tt and Pp.

For t, we practised forming the letter correctly and thought of words that begin with that sound, have the sound in the middle and at the end. We made some terrific tigers to help us remember the sound and put them on the wall – they look fantastic!

For p, we created perfect pumpkins, linking our learning to the autumn season. Primary 1 are becoming much more confident in recognising initial sounds and forming letters correctly.

We have also been practising blending sounds together to read simple words.

We really enjoyed seeing Forbes’ this week. Thank you for sharing it with us – we loved seeing it and asking questions.

🎆 Expressive Arts & Fine Motor Skills

We created beautiful pointillism poppies as part of our learning about Remembrance Day. We used careful finger control to make small painted dots with cotton bus, developing their fine motor skills.

We also made chalk fireworks for Bonfire Night, exploring colour and pattern while strengthening our grip and control.

Our penguins are now up on the wall too! 🐧 These helped us practise our cutting skills and we are becoming much more confident using scissors safely and accurately.

❤️ Remembrance Day

We talked about Remembrance Day in a gentle and age-appropriate way, focusing on kindness, helping others and remembering people who care for us. We linked this to a lovely friendship story, discussing how we can be good friends and show respect and care for one another.

Annabel kindly made lots of poppy pictures at home and brought them in to share with the class. Thank you, Annabel – we loved seeing your hard work!

🔢 Numeracy & Maths

In Maths, we have been learning about 3D shapes. We explored cubes, spheres, cones and cuboids, talking about whether they stack or roll. The children enjoyed finding 3D shapes in our classroom environment.

🌟 Celebrating Success

A huge well done to Harris and Rory for celebrating their recent successes. We are so proud of you both! It is always lovely to celebrate achievements together as a class.

This Week in P1: Spooky Fun and Fantastic Learning!

This week in Primary 1, we had an exciting mix of learning activities centred around letters, numbers, and all things Halloween! Here's a peek at what we’ve been up to:

Letters of the Week: Ss and Aa

Our little learners have been exploring the sounds and formation of the letters Ss and Aa. From practicing how to write the letters in capital and small formation, to identifying them in stories and around the classroom, we’re building strong early literacy skills!

Here are some highlights:

• Sound Spotting: We listened for words starting with “Ss” and “Aa” in our favourite books and during conversations.

• Art with Letters: Children created colourful artwork featuring snakes, stars, apples, and astronauts!

• Practice Makes Perfect: Through fun tracing and matching activities, everyone had a chance to practice forming their letters beautifully.

Why not try this at home? See how many words starting with “Ss” and “Aa” you can find during a walk or while reading together.