Numeracy & Mathematics

Estimating & Rounding – the children are exploring and discussing numbers in their environment.  They are beginning to use the language of before, after and between when talking about the position of a number on a line or track.

Number & Number processes –  the children are using number rhymes and songs to explore counting.  They are exploring counting amounts within 10 and have an understanding that the last number counted tells them the quantity.  They are working hard to recognise and recall numerals to 10, then 20, including zero and identify missing numbers in these sequences.  The children are counting on and back in ones along number lines and floor tracks.  They have an understanding that when you add the number gets bigger and one more is the  number after.  We will then continue to explore adding on two and partition numbers to build up story facts eg. 5+0, 4+1, 3+2,  etc.

Fractions, Decimals & Percentages – the children will share amounts equally into smaller groups and share a whole into two equal parts (halves) and know that they are the same size.

Time –  as part of our birthdays topic we have been exploring the sequence of the  days of the week and months of the year.  We will also discuss the key features of the seasons.

Measurement – we are using the vocabulary tall, short, this, fat, heavy and light and comparing more than two objects by size – big, bigger, biggest.

2D shapes & 3D objects – recognise and name common 3D shapes in real life contexts.  We will sort 3D and 2D shapes and objects using given and own criteria and identify 2D shapes within 3D shapes.

Data Handling – the children have made a birthday pictogram of their birthdays and this will be extended to include other types of information which will be gathered and sorted to include Carroll diagrams.  The children will match and sort objects with a set of criteria based on properties.

Literacy & Modern Language

From now and  until December the children will cover the following sounds and common words:

a  s   at.  t  p  the I.

i  n  is  it.  r  m  an  in.

d  e  and,  am.  c  k  me, my.

g  l  did,  as.  f  o  he, can.

b  u  we, into.  h  w  go,  get.

They children will begin to use the above in their writing and recognise these words in stories.  The children will begin to read Oxford Reading Tree stories, stage 1 and 2 and we have already started reading these in class.  They will also be introduced to core words in the stories which will come home with reading books.  Books should be read every night.

The children will be introduced to the French puppet Camembear who will introduce colours in French.

Health & Wellbeing

P. E. days are Monday and Thursday and the children will participate in Games (large and small ball skills) and Gymnastics.  Nearer to Christmas we will learn party dances.

This term we are finding out about internet safety through a story about Digiduck.  The children are also exploring feelings, safe adults in the community, Code of Conduct around the school, being safe, being seen road safety during winter months and where food comes from as part of our Farm topic.  The children also brush their teeth every day in class so we are also discussing cleanliness and good hygienic practices.

We will be completing our Birthdays topic by the end of the week and will begin The Farm after October holidays.  We will also complete a Vibrations and musical instrument topic before Christmas.  These topics will include art and design painting,  drawing and collage activities.  The Nativity will cover all Drama outcomes.

The children are using computers and laptops in class to play games and begin word processing.  At the moment they are practising word processing skills in order to become more familiar with the keyboard.  It would be helpful at home to practise logging on and off programmes.

Thank you to all our visitors who popped in to see what Primary 4 were up to in literacy. We worked together in our Carousel Groups on ‘amazing adjectives’ and then had fun making our own ‘mini me’ with personality and behaviour adjectives. I know that some of you enjoyed having an input with this! 🙂