The document provides information for parents about the Primary 1 curriculum at Liberton Primary School. It introduces the Primary 1 teaching teams and discusses plans for literacy, numeracy, and other topics for the year. Key areas covered include the Edinburgh literacy program using phonics, a typical literacy lesson structure, how parents can help with literacy and numeracy at home, homework expectations, and communication between home and school.

1. Welcome to
Liberton Primary School’s
Curriculum Evening
Primary 1

2. The Primary 1 team
P1a
• Mrs Hutchison (M-W), Mrs Osborne (Th-F)
• Pupil Support Assistant – Mrs Karagjaur
P1b
• Ms Brown (M-F)
• Pupil Support Assistant – Mrs Williams
P1c
• Miss Mason
• Pupil Support Assistant – Mrs Brodie
There may be various students or volunteers working with us throughout the year.

3. Our suggested plans for this year - Topics
•Our Local Environment
•Fairytales
•Sun, Moon & Stars
•Toys in the Past
•Keeping Myself Safe & Electricity
•Living Things
• More information will provided about these on a termly
basis

4. • Edinburgh ‘Literacy Rich’ programme
• Teaches children to read and write using phonics
• Block 1
• Alphabet letters and their sounds
• Combining these to create 3 letter words (CVC words)
• Sounding out CVC words
• Reading and writing some common words (‘tricky words’)
Our plans for this year - Literacy

5. • Reading
• Weekly reading books – some children will begin from October
• Main resource - Oxford Reading Tree
• Follow a 4 day structure - focusing on comprehension and
discussion about the text, as well as reading the words
• Instructions and guidance will be provided in your child’s Reading
Record
• Handwriting
• Cursive handwriting
• Formation of each letter introduced during block 1
• Continued throughout the year
• Encourage correct formation at all times (of known letters)
Our plans for this year – Literacy cont.

6. • A typical literacy lesson
• Whole class start – learn new sound/tricky word, songs, games,
flashcards, word building.
• Children will have group teaching time and opportunities for play
related activities during literacy time.
• Activities may focus on handwriting, initial sounds, CVC words (word
building, reading or writing) or tricky words (reading or writing).
Our plans for this year – Literacy cont.

7. • How do we sound out words?
• Use the letter sound, not the name
• Say the word slowly
• Say the word slowly again, raising a finger for each
letter (to help the child separate the sounds)
• Repeat, separating the sounds completely this time
• Encourage the child to select the correct letters in order
• Blend the first 2 sounds together (‘crashing’)
• Blend the final sound to these first 2
• Read the whole word
• Sounding out – required for writing
• Blending – required for reading
Our plans for this year – Literacy cont…

8. • Encourage your child to spot letters in their environment
• Play games (e.g. How many ‘m’s can you see?)
• Encourage correct pencil grip and letter formation at all
times so no bad habits are formed
• Practise writing their name using the correct letter formation
(of known letters), letter case and pencil grip
• Little and often – maximum 10 minutes a night
• practise the sounds learned - recognising them and saying them
• use sounds in word building activities - with your laminated cards
• write them (once built)
• Please keep laminated cards at home!
How you can help – Literacy

9. Book Exchange
• Run by a volunteer
• Beginning next week
• Children choose a book each week to take home
• To be shared with the child
• Adult to read, children to be involved in discussion (e.g. what might
happen next, discuss pictures, favourite parts, look for sounds in text)
• Returned each Wednesday for new selection

10. • Shape (3D and 2D – properties)
• Time (events & times in day/week/year)
• Positional language
• Money
• Patterns
• Information gathering
• Measure
• Symmetry
Our plans for this year – Maths

11. • Stages of Early Arithmetic Learning (SEAL)
• Progressive number programme:
• Ensures there are no gaps in children’s knowledge and
understanding of number.
• Allows for greater depth of knowledge as children fully explore
number in a variety of ways and are confident and secure in
every aspect of using numbers.
• Starts with numbers to 10 – will move on to higher
numbers when fully secure.
• Encourages children to explore and explain strategies.
• 6 strands
Our plans for this year – Numeracy

12. • Count items (e.g. cutlery, toys, buses, shopping)
• Count actions/sounds (e.g. steps, claps)
• Spot numbers in the environment (e.g. buses, doors)
• Games/challenges (e.g. How many ___ can you find in 2 minutes?)
• Play games with dice
• Play dominoes
How you can help – Numeracy

13. Homework
• letter cards (recognition & word building)
• tricky word cards (sight reading, try writing)
• reading (from term 2 for some children)
• Little and often – maximum 10 minutes a night
• If any questions, please ask!

14. Timetables and routines
• Please name everything! (e.g. clothing, snack boxes, lunch boxes, water bottles)
• PE kit
• All named!
• Ideally to stay in school on peg
• Gym shoes can be used as indoor shoes
• Lunch forms to be returned to office by required time to ensure
your child receives their choices
• Water bottles – water only in class (juice only for packed lunch)
• Snack – please provide only one snack that can be eaten outside

15. Communication between home and school
•Plastic folders in green book bags
• Return every day – main tool for communication
• Any money, forms or letters for the teacher will be collected
from here
• Please ensure all money comes in a sealed envelope with the
child's name and what it is for
• Homework, letters and sounds cards will be put in here
• Please do not use the book bags for snacks or water
bottles – these are for school books and
communication only

16. Communication between home and school
• If you need to speak to a teacher please approach us at the end
of the day.
• In the mornings, our job is to be with the children helping them
and settling them in the classroom. If you have an important
message, please write a note and put it in your child’s folder or
contact the school office who will pass on a message or arrange
an appointment.
• If you have a query or concern, please speak to us as
soon as you can, so we can resolve it and prevent any
worry.