Numeracy 

The main areas of focus this term will be: 

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages 

• Children will use their knowledge of factors to find the simplest form of a fraction 
• Ordering fractions with different denominators and understanding equivalences 

• Making the initial links between fractions and decimals, and then decimals and percentages  

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division 

• Throughout this term, Primary 5 will continue to work on the above skills on a weekly basis. 
• We will be multiplying and dividing numbers of up to 4 digits by a single number, 
• We will be learning different strategies to add and subtract numbers up to 5 digits. 

• Times tables are an integral part of numeracy at all levels, so these will be continued on a weekly basis. I would encourage the children to be working on these at home as much as possible.  

There are some useful games on the following website for practising multiplication tables: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables 

 Sumdog is also a useful resource which is accessible from home.

Literacy 

Reading  

The children have started reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ by J.K. Rowling this term. 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. 

Following this, we will be completing a block on non-fiction texts  

Writing  

This term we will be focussing on recount writing. This will include diary entries and newspaper report writing linked to our IDL topic, novel and current affairs.  

I.D.L. 

This term, our topic is The Romans. Some of the areas the children will be learning about are: the rise of the Roman Empire, Roman Numerals, different weapons used during battle and some historical figures who lived during the rule of the Roman Empire, e.g. Boudicca, Julius Caesar. 

Health and Wellbeing 

This term we will be focusing on Growth Mindset and how changing the way you think and speak about things can change the way you feel about them.

There will also be a short block on sexual health, more information on what the children will be learning can be found in the ‘Useful Links’ section of the blog. 

The children will also be learning about the human body with Mrs Fullard, focusing on the cardiovascular system, the respiratory system and vision. 

In P.E., the focus will be Short Tennis skills.