Primary 5
Topic/Learning Context
Our Learning Context for this term will be Body Systems and Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood.
The main focuses of our learning will be:
- Digestive System, Respiratory System, Circulatory System, Nervous System.
- Families and Friendship
- Animal/Human Lifecycles
- Maintaining a healthy body / personal hygiene
- Body parts including reproductive organs and their function
- Physical and emotional changes during puberty
Core Literacy
- We will engage in activities to develop our skimming and scanning skills.
- We will develop our reading comprehension using our novel studies.
- Continue to improve our written work through focussing on the technical aspects of writing including paragraphs, planning, structure and sequencing.
- Continue to learn spelling rules and participate in a variety of activities to promote and help develop our spelling.
Core Numeracy
- We will develop our understanding of multiplication, division and fractions.
- We will learn to solve multi-step problems by selecting and carrying out appropriate mental and written strategies and sharing with others.
- We will develop our understanding of equivalent fraction, using this knowledge to put in order a set of commonly used fractions.
- We will continue to reinforce our Mental Agility through various mental strategies and activities on a daily basis.