P6M Blog Update – Term 4

 

Literacy

 

This term we will be continuing to develop our understanding of reading and comprehension through the use of Bloom’s Buttons questions. These are helpful for learning about different types of questions, such as Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation. We have been discussing these questions through comprehension tasks and our own reading books. We will also be using Reading Detectives to ensure that we are using a wide range of skills as we move on to more advanced and interesting novels!

 

In writing, we will be focusing on writing persuasively through our topic of ‘Charity’. We will be learning how to write a persuasive letter and how this can be applied to a real-life context. We will also be consolidating our understanding and use of VCOP to enhance our writing and make it more interesting for the reader. We are working on more challenging spelling words as well as practising common words to ensure that we have a good understanding of this before we move on to Primary 7!

 

 

 

Numeracy

 

In Term 4, we will be focusing on a variety of Numeracy and Mathematics topics while consolidating our understanding of mental maths. Some of the mental math skills we will be continuing to work on are…

• Finding doubles and halves;
• Adding and subtracting three or more numbers;
• Saying our times tables accurately and quickly;
• Recognising what a square number is;
• Being able to divide mentally.

 

For our other Numeracy work, we will be focusing on all aspects of data handling, including bar, line and pie charts, tally marks, taking surveys and interpreting tables. We will also be working on some algebra problems in the future with a focus on solving simple equations! We have been working on recognising and measuring angles which will also be useful for our enterprise work later in the term for our topic! We used our outdoor space to develop our knowledge of angles.

 

 

 

Topic and Health and Wellbeing

Our topic for this term is ‘Charity’. We will be focusing on five ‘Big Questions’ to help us develop a wide range of skills within the learning context of the topic.

Our Big Questions are…

What is a charity?

Who or what do charities help?

How are charities organised?

How do charities raise awareness for their causes?

What is the impact of funds raised by charities?

We will be learning about this topic through different curricular areas. We will soon be planning an enterprise activity focusing on what we know and are learning about different charities! We will be working together to organise and develop a fundraising activity for our chosen charities. This will allow to make a real difference in the lives of people and animals around the world.

 

Physical Education

 

Primary 6 have recently shown off our great talent for dance to the whole school! We worked with Miss McDonald in PE to create a dance centred on the 2016 Olympics. We used teamwork to create a dance within smaller groups and were able to combine them to perform to the whole school! Our PE days are now Wednesday and Friday.

 

 

We are still working with our Art and Music specialists to develop our skills within the arts further. Some of these aspects of learning will also be linked to our topic.