This document provides information for parents about Mrs. Mary Jalland's P1 class. It outlines key staff, communication methods, daily routines, curriculum areas including literacy, numeracy, health and wellbeing, and assessment. Parents are encouraged to support learning at home through activities like reading together, practicing phonics and maths skills. The document also describes house systems, rules, uniforms and how parents can get involved.

1. Meet the Teacher 2017
P1J
Class Teacher: Mrs Mary Jalland
Other Teachers:
Music – Mrs Thom
Art – Miss Cairns
PE – Miss Plummer
Support for Learning Assistants: Mrs Faulds and Mrs Andrews
Team of Parent Helpers

2. Communicating
●Homework Diary
●Letters (email)
●Twitter (@ElliePrimary1)
●Texts
●Phone calls
●Know and Grow & end of day
●Blog - blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/fa/mrsjalland
●Ellie’s Diary – pupil picked on a Friday. Ellie
goes home with that child for the weekend.

3. Settlingin
Routines-
encouraging
responsibilityand
independence
Morning Routine
●Coats & bags
●Play pieces
●Homework diaries
●Water bottles
●Welcome, signposting
●Lunches
●Visual Timetable.
●Homework returned on Monday, given out again on Tuesday.

4. KnowandGrow
Time
●Know and Grow is time spent every morning
which builds a bridge between home and school
for the children.
●It is a time when the teacher can interact and
build relationships with the children in a
comfortable, safe environment . This is
important in GIRFEC (Getting It Right For Every
Child).
●It is a time where children can make choices,
play and socialise, all of which enhance
learning.
●It is a time when the teacher can observe and
listen to the views of the children.

5. Rules&
Responsibilities
●We agreed on our rules as a class. Every rule was an idea
from a pupil agreed by others.
●The traffic light system works really well. All children start
the day on green. They get a verbal warning if they break
the rules followed by a traffic light change if ignored. These
are noted in the homework book so you can discuss the
incident at home. A red light means that the child has to sit
out of Golden Time for 5 minutes. If all has gone well in the
day, a will be put in the diary.
● We use restorative practice to ensure all children are
treated fairly.
● Restorative Practice - ‘justice for all’
● RESPECT – for everybody by listening to opinions of others
RESPONSIBILITY – for your own actions
● REPAIR - identifying what went wrong and ensuring it won’t happen again

6. HouseSystem
Forth
Avon
Carron
Tay
●Identity & sense of belonging (Each house has pupils from P1 – P7.)
●Class points
●House badges
●Regular meetings
●Captains elected by pupils
●Living Our Values – whole school (promoted in class and in House Meetings)
Respect, Trust, Courage, Tolerance, Justice, Happiness, Caring, Hope, Love &
Peace.
●Rewards – termly and end-of-year
●Inter house activities – talent shows, quizzes, sports
●Star of The Week
● one pupil each week with specific reason given
● focus on values and effort
● House points given and House sticker awarded

7. ActiveLiteracy
●Two phonemes a week with Jolly Phonics Action
● Common words each week
●Phonetic spelling - The “write-hand method”
●Comprehension
●Dictation
●Magnetic letters
●Songs and videos
●Letter formation - sand writing, plasticine letters.
●Motor skills
●Games
●Foundations of Writing
●Storytelling

8. Numeracy
●Counting songs
●Class games & board games
●Current focus - number formation
●Simple addition and subtraction e.g. 1 more
●Interactive Mental Maths
●Numbertime DVD (also available online)
●Numicon
●Numeracy across learning
●Numeracy through P.E.

9. Activitiesto
Support
Numeracyat
Home
●Count everything! Steps, books, cars, trees, socks etc.
●When tidying encourage children to order items by size or group by
colour.
●Keep track of their height together as they grow.
●Help with shopping and money at the shops. Count change into
piggy bank.
●Help to bake or cook following a recipe.
●Play board games which require counting e.g. snakes and ladders.
●Point out the time and look at the clock together at important
times in the day e.g. dinner time, bed time.
●Have a calendar in the house and change to the right date, month
etc.
●Lots of online games including Education City, follow links on
twitter and blogs.

10. Healthand
Wellbeing
●Knowing Me, Knowing You
●Circle Time
●Living our values
●Building resilience
●Mindfulness
●Small Healthy Playpiece: fruit/veg, biscuit, small packet of crisps, small piece of
chocolate and water/ milk, NO fizzy juice
●Drinking water (no juice allowed in class)
●School dinners – go over with children at home. Please send a packed lunch if they do
not like anything.
●Food Technology
●2 hours of quality P.E. (getting changed (suitable clothes for PE days), earrings) – please
label everything!! 
●Active Mile
●Outdoor Learning
●Exercise in class

11. Uniform & Kits
●Children looking great!
●Labelling PLEASE
●Lost property
●Full PE kit Mondays and Tuesdays (best left on peg or in tray)
●shorts
●T shirt/polo shirt
●gym shoes
●no earrings (tape if unavoidable)

12. Global
Citizenship and
World of Work
We have 3 class elephants who go on regular
expeditions and work experience. We follow them on
Twitter and discuss the tweets and issues in class. If
you would like to take Ellie to work or know of
someone who might please let me know.

13. Parentsas
Partners
Supporting children with homework
●Practise sounds and words daily
●Sound jotter: forming letters correctly
(doorwayonline.com is good)
●Word boxes (common words)
●Maths sheet
●Reading book
●Twitter: talking about the day
●Family Time – last Friday in every month.
Different theme each month. If you miss it, catch
up on Twitter. Teachers responsible for children
during the school day, we will dismiss.
●Feedback is welcome. Have a chat or write in the
homework diary.

14. Assessment
● Formative (continually informs) & Summative (records)
● Ongoing - observations, questioning, written work
● Teacher, peer & self
● Snapshot Week
● Related to Learning Intentions & Success Criteria
● Writing assessments – termly
● Reading – comprehension
- sight vocabulary & phonics recognition
● Numeracy – concept of number
technical skills: add & subtract
● Learning Conversations
● Pupil Profiles (Learning Journeys)
● All other areas of CfE

15. UsefulWords
forP1Parents
●Phoneme
●Common Words
●Elkonin Boxes
●Number Bonds

16. LastMinute
Check!
●Has everyone filled in an Acceptable Use
Policy for their child?
●Please leave us feedback on the board/on
a post it.
●Thank you!