Welcome to the Kirkliston Primary Support for Learning page.
Hello everyone! This week Mrs O’Hara and Mrs Benzie have been talking about how much we have been missing seeing all of you and how it’s been lovely to talk to some of you and your parents and carers on the phone or when we are out making deliveries. We have also really enjoyed getting emails from you and your parents and carers and loved seeing pictures of all the different activities you are doing. Please continue to get in touch with us at admin@kirkliston.edin.sch.uk and any emails will be forwarded on to us.
We have seen some great pictures of your baking, drawing and you making Lego models and pictures and furniture for the house out of wood. It is fantastic seeing you all being so creative! All these activities help you to feel relaxed and help relax your mind and muscles and we would love to see more of what you’re doing to help you relax at home.
Below are some additional activities you can be doing to support your learning this week.
Literacy
We continue to recommend the Daily Read Write Inc phonics lessons shown on YouTube.These are clear and easy to follow 10 to 15 minute phonic lessons with trained Read Write Inc teachers which children can follow independently. The children in all our groups are very familiar with RWInc and the Speed Sounds.
A new schedule is starting from the 1st June and we would like you to continue to focus on the Set 2 and Set 3 sounds.
Read, Write Inc schedule starting 1st June
Click on the link below and have a go following a lesson. Please let us know how you get on.
Read Write Inc Daily phonics lessons
- The Speed Sounds Set 2 lessons will be a useful learning activity for all the children in our groups.
- The Speed Sounds Set 3 lessons would be a great learning activity for those children who are in Mrs Benzie’s groups.
Speedy Sounds week 8
Green Words Green Words Set 2 How are you getting on reading your green words? Are you getting quicker? Are you feeling more confident reading them? Please continue to practise these each day.
Oxford Owl has a great range of free eBooks suitable for many different levels. It is free and only takes a couple of minutes to register as a parent. This week we have chosen another four books we would like you to have look at.
This link will give you more information on our chosen books.Oxford Owl books week 8.
Typing Club is a great website for helping you improve your keyboard skills.
This week we will focus on keys A and ; (the semi-colon key). Click on the link and get started. You can then begin to play the games to revise the first 8 keys. Have fun typing!
Phonicsplay Comics is a great site to use for short chunks of reading each day. Choose a level the children can read easily and you can explore from there.
This week have a look at these comics:
Phase 3 – Buzz
Phase 4 – Moon Camping
Phase 5a – Which New Pet?
IDL P5 to P7 continue to have access to IDL which they regularly use in school. The children have been given their passwords and we would like to encourage the children to complete 2 modules three times a week if they can. Please let us know if you need any support with this. The children are confident using this in school and will hopefully be able to work on this independently at home. Click on the link below and click on ‘My IDL Login’ to get started.
Health and Well Being / Nurture
Relax
When we relax we feel our muscles in our body loosen and our minds feel calm. It’s good to take time out and know what we can do to help us to relax. Talk to your family about how you feel when you are relaxed and think about what you like to do to relax.
Mrs O’Hara likes to relax by walking in the woods and pottering around in her garden. Mrs Stewart likes to do painting or crafts to relax and loves reading her book in the garden on a warm, sunny day. Mrs Miller feels relaxed when she takes her dog for a walk to new local places and when she is learning new DIY skills! Mrs Benzie feels relaxed when she is out on her bike in the fresh air and reading her book at bedtime.
We would love to hear about what you have been doing to relax. You could send us some drawing or photos of you relaxing to admin@kirkliston.edin.sch.uk to share with Mrs Benzie, Mrs Stewart, Mrs Miller and Mrs O’Hara.
Maths / Numeracy
These activities from White Rose maths are great, learning activities, for you to support your learning. Look at all the links and choose the ones most suitable for you.
These week we are learning how to make doubles and how to share into equal groups.
We are also learning the names of 2D and 3D shapes and how to describe them.
