It has been so lovely to welcome back the same children again into Primary 6, we have well and truly hit the ground running! I am really looking forward to another great year together, here is a flavour of what we will be getting up to:

 

Numeracy

To begin the term, we will be revising and extending our knowledge of place value. Alongside this we will continue to work on the four processes (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division), developing different strategies to answer problems in a variety of contexts.

Next, we will move on to rounding and estimating numbers.

 

Literacy

Reading

The children will begin the term reading ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ by Michael Morpurgo. Active Literacy reading strategies (Prediction, Metalinguistics, Visualisation, Inference, Main Idea and Summary) will be used to help demonstrate a deeper understanding of the content being read in class.

 

Writing

This term we will be visiting letter writing, persuasive writing and explanation texts.

The main focus will be on our tools for writing (punctuation, paragraphing, spelling, connectives, and sentence openers) with children learning how to use these features to enhance their writing further.

 

I.D.L.

This term, we will be beginning our Discover John Muir award which will run throughout the academic year.

We will also be completing a short block on the organs of the human body as this was started in Primary 5 but not finished in its entirety. We will be learning about the different organs of the body and their functions. We hope to complete some practical experiments alongside this too – keep your eyes on the blog for pictures!

 

 

Health and Wellbeing

Alongside our work on the human body the children will be looking at how we can prevent causing harm to our bodies, ie through substance misuse and leading a healthy lifestyle.

As part of our work on emotional health, we will be focusing on self-esteem and image, paying particular attention to the effects of social media and peer pressure.