P1M & Miss McNaughton

Welcome to P1M

Teacher - Miss McNaughton

Gym days - Tuesday

Outdoor Learning - Wednesday Afternoon

September

Primary 1 have settled in so well this term. We now know our daily routine, which we go over each morning with Miss McNaughton, and we enjoy reading stories and creating music with egg shakers. Our confidence and independence have already grown so much, and we are learning to try new things every day.

We have loved exploring the classroom and all the toys we can play with. Some of our favourite activities are drawing at the creating station, playing with the construction, pretending to play restaurants and taking everyone's orders!

Literacy

This September, Primary 1M have made great progress in learning their initial sounds. We’ve been working on recognising, saying, and writing these sounds with growing confidence and independence.

The children have also started blending sounds together to read simple words and even short sentences!

In writing, they are using their sound knowledge to create basic sentences. We are focusing on forming letters correctly, leaving spaces between words, sounding out words carefully, and using full stops to mark the end of a sentence.

Numeracy

In Numeracy, we have been working on our numbers from 1 to 5. We began by identifying the correct number for each amount, practising number formation, and subitising numbers to 5 using dot patterns, Numicon, five frames, and dominoes – which we now love playing with on the carpet!

Next, we started practising our number bonds to 5 and using this knowledge to help us add two numbers within 5. We have also been learning to use mathematical language such as “more than,” “less than,” “bigger,” and “smaller” to deepen our understanding of the size and value of numbers.

Topic

This term in Topic, we have been learning all about the jungle. Primary 1 have absolutely loved this theme and all the activities we have explored. We began by reading "Giraffes Can’t Dance", the story of Gerald the giraffe who learns to dance in his own way. We discussed the key themes of the story, such as never giving up, being kind and brave, staying true to ourselves, and understanding that it is okay to do things differently from others.

From there, we explored the different jungle animals in the book. We investigated and discovered many more jungle creatures – learning about where they live, what they eat, the sounds they make, and how they use camouflage.

One of our favourite activities was creating our own jungle landscapes using resources from the garden, such as leaves and acorns!

August 2025

Term 1 - Learning Targets

Literacy

Essential Letters and Sounds

I can say, read and write my initial sounds
I ma beginning to blend sounds with increasing confidence and independence
I am beginning to recognise sounds in a range of contexts e.g. in books

Foundations of Writing

I can write my name with increasing independence
I am beginning to form letters correctly
I can use finger spaces
I can use full stops
I can add detail in my drawings

Numeracy

Number

I can identify more than, less than in a collection
I can find the size of a collection, using dot patterns, subsisting, tens frames and numicon
I can make an estimate and check the amount by counting
I can add within 5
I can count forward in ones

Beyond Number

I am beginning to form numbers correctly and independelty

Health and Wellbeing

Emotions

I can name different emotions
I can say how these emotions make me feel
I can describe how these emotions sound and look like
I am beginning to identify when I am feeling different emotions
I can discuss the importance of never giving up, being kind and respecting how people are different to me

I.D.L.

The Jungle

I can describe what the jungle looks like and sounds like
I can identify features of landscape in the jungle and say how it is different to Scotland
I can name different animals in the jungle
I can describe and group jungle animals by what they eat and where they live
I can discuss the weather and climate in the jungle and compare it to Scotland
I can track the weather and how it changes

October 2025

Term 2 - Learning Targets

Literacy

Essential Letters and Sounds

I can say, read and write my initial sounds with growing independence.
I am beginning to learn how two letters can join to make a single sound.
I am blending sounds with increasing confidence and independence.
I can read most cvc words and harder to read words with increasing independence.

Foundations of Writing

I can form most letters correctly.
I can use finger spaces.
I can use full stops.
I can sound out my words.
I can retell a story using sequencing words like first, then, next and finally.
I am learning about different punctuation such as ! and ?

Numeracy

Number

I can add and subtract within 5 and 10
I know my number bonds to 10
I know my doubles within 5 and 10
I know the number before, after and between within 10
I can subitise within 10

Beyond Number

I am can name and order the days of the week
I can name the months of the year
I can name the 4 seasons
I can copy and create a simple pattern using shapes, colours, objects and numbers
I can continue a simple pattern

Health and Wellbeing

Medicine

I understand there are things I should not touch or eat and how to keep myself safe, and I am learning what is meant by medicines and harmful substances.
I can show ways of getting help in unsafe situations and emergencies.

Keeping Healthy

I can describe how I can keep my body and mind healthy by eating healthy foods, drinking water, getting sleep and rest, exercising and keeping my teeth clean.

I.D.L.

Autumn

I can describe what autumn is and how the weather changes during autumn.
I can talk about events that happen in autumn like bonfire night and Halloween.
I can describe different woodland animals and what they do during autumn.

Nativity

I understand the Christmas is a Christian holiday.
I can say how people celebrate Christmas.
I can retell the story of the nativity and explain what the each of the characters did.
I can preform in my school show of the nativity.

November

Primary 1M have had a very busy November!

We have been practising for our school nativity, learning our lines, and rehearsing the songs and actions. We’ve also been working hard learning all of our new sound and using our robot arms and blending hands to help us blend words.

We love being creative when drawing and building towers and castles in our constuction area! We are all very excited to perform our nativity!

Literacy

We have now learned all of our initial sounds and continue to practise them every day. We have begun exploring digraphs—special friends where two letters come together to make one sound. The children have been practising reading sentences that include the digraphs and sounds we have covered in class.

In writing, we have been creating our own Gingerbread Man storybooks. We enjoyed reading the story together and watching a short film version. We have been focusing on using sequencing words such as first, then, and next, and on adding exclamation marks to our writing.

Numeracy

In numeracy, we have been learning numbers to 10, recognising numerals to 10, and counting forwards and backwards. We have been practising our number bonds to 10, which has helped us when adding and subtracting.

We have also been learning about the days of the week, the months of the year, and the seasons. We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and sequenced what he ate on each day of the week! We then created some seasonal artwork with paint, thinking about the colours we see in all four seasons.

Topic - Autumn

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