Welcome to Saint Albert’s Primary
Helpful Hints and Information for
the Parents of our new P1 children
St. Albert’s Management Team
Head Teacher - Clare Harker
Depute Head Teacher – Miss Kelly
Depute Head Teacher – Miss O’Connor
Principal Teacher –Mrs Gallagher
Principal Teacher –Mrs Sheridan
P1 Teacher– Mr Stewart
P1 Teacher – Mrs McFadden
Children return to school – Thursday 13th August 2015
9:00am – 12:15pm
From Friday 14th August until Friday 4th September
9:00am – 12:15pm
From Monday 7th September hours will be 9:00am until
3pm
What is happening this
afternoon?
 Two Groups of children
 Teachers organising
activities in each class.
 Buddies supporting children
in playground.
 Opportunity to play and get
to know one another.
 Staff observing children in
both classes.
• P1 children line up inside the infant
playground
• P1 children dismissed from the gate at
the infant playground. Adults wait
outside the gate please.
• Teaching staff will hand over each child
to their parent / carer
• Inform school if someone different is
collecting your child
• Remind your child to return to the school
if you are late collecting them
APPOINTMENTS
If your child has a Doctor / Dentist / Hospital
appointment please send a note to the school
indicating the date and time of the
appointment.
Always report to the school office
(not to your child’s class)
Medicines must be labelled and consent forms
signed at school office – parent MUST give
first dose of medication to child.
Absences
We will provide a small labelled box for your child’s
phonic sounds and blending.
Children will then begin to take home ‘Tricky Words’
and ‘Key Words’.
Home Learning will be on a weekly grid with ideas
and links to support learning at home.
Ensure home learning file is brought back to school
each day (will begin from week 2).
Label ALL clothes, bags, pencil cases, lunch boxes!
Your child must bring a
change of clothes for P.E.
You will be told which days
these are in August.
Encourage your child to bring only
ONE healthy snack– no glass
bottles, cans or fizzy juice.
Your child will brush their teeth
every day after lunchtime in the
classroom. Make sure children
brush their teeth in the morning
and at night time please.
Proven to improve oral
health and encourage
good oral hygiene
Consent forms to be
completed and returned
to school
8 Curricular Areas:
Literacy & English, Numeracy & Maths, Health & Wellbeing (PE),
RERC, Social Studies, Technologies (ICT), Expressive Arts
(Drama, Music, Art, Dance), Sciences
4 Contexts for Learning:
Discrete subjects, Interdisciplinary Learning Experiences, Ethos
& Life of the School, Opportunities for Personal Achievement
4 Capacities:
Successful Learners, Responsible Citizens, Effective
Contributors, Confident Individuals
School Uniform
Girls:
Grey pinafore
Blue shirt/polo shirt
Grey cardigan/jumper
School tie
Grey socks/tights
Boys:
Grey trousers/shorts
Blue shirt/polo shirt
Grey school jumper
School tie
Play and outdoor learning form a
huge part of our learning
experiences in P1 in St Albert’s.
Expect your child to be:
Singing, rhymes, games, story
telling, counting, turn taking and
lots more.
The learning is very active.
Please send a light waterproof
jacket to leave in school for
outdoor learning.
Workshops will provide opportunities to
see how your child learns
Provide guidance for parents on how to
support your child’s learning at home
Dates to follow!
Read to your child (encourage a love of books!!)
Read /teach them nursery rhymes
www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/earlylearni
ng/nurserysongs
Draw circles in an anti clockwise direction
http://www.smartappsforkids.com/handwriting/
Colour in (encourage to stay in the lines)
Encourage your child to talk to you
USING MATHS EVERY DAY
What you can do:
http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/
Some of the things you can do at home to encourage your
child to think about and explore maths include:
Asking your child to talk about or name the number of
things in their picture story books.
Going on a number hunt with your child; for example, get
them to look for and identify cars with a number plate
that has the number 2, or to look for and identify house
or unit numbers with a 4.
Collecting a selection of different coloured everyday
objects and have your child to sort them into groups of the
same colour. Alternatively, start a repeated pattern (blue,
red and orange, blue, red and orange) and get them to
continue the pattern
Encouraging your child to count while they play – like how
many times can they jump, bounce a ball or hear a
particular sound.
Talking with your child about the size and shape of things
they see. Get them to look for particular shapes and count
how many times they see them – how many times can we
see a circle, the number of windows in houses along your
street or the shape of your roof.
LITERACY EVERY DAY
What you can do:
•As a parent you play a vital role in preparing and encouraging your child
for the world of reading and writing.
•Read to your child as much as you can.
•Your local library is a great source of books and information.
•You might want to consider electronic books too.
•If your child’s first language is not English, learning words and
reading in their first language is beneficial and should be
encouraged.
iPad or similar tablets – can display colourful, animated stories with a
narrator to read the story to your child. You need to have an iTunes
account before you’re able to search for and download books from the
Apps store.
Best iPad Games for kids 2014 (The Guardian).
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/24/the-best-ipadapps-for-kids-of-2014
We have a very active and supportive
Parent Council and Parent Teacher Group who are
very eager to welcome new members in Aug
2015!!!