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It has been lovely to welcome my class back to Primary 7, and everyone seems excited to begin what is shaping up to be a very busy year!<\/span><\/p>\n Literacy – Reading<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n This term the children will continue to develop their reading skills, focusing on our six reading strategies. The children will be encouraged to work independently, sharing their learning with their partner on completion of their tasks. This will help to develop a deeper understanding of the text.<\/span><\/p>\n Writing<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n In term one we will focus on functional writing, in the form of letters, explanation texts and persuasive writing. We will be paying particularly close attention to our tools for writing, improving punctuation and using more complex sentence structures.<\/span><\/p>\n This term we will also focus on handwriting, paying close attention to the formation of letters.<\/span><\/p>\n Personal Talk<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n This term I will be asking the children to prepare a speech on an influential scientist. I will send home more information closer to the time.<\/span><\/p>\n Numeracy<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n Initially, we will be revising Place Value, and the 4 operations, developing mental strategies to help solve a variety of problems. Before moving onto Data Handling. The children will use a mixture of digital, concrete and written methods during numeracy lessons to reinforce their learning.<\/span><\/p>\n IDL<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n Our main topic this session will be the Human Body, focussing on the respiratory, circulatory and digestive systems. This is a science based topic their will be a mixture of written work and fun experiments.<\/span><\/p>\n We will also continue our work on John Muir, working towards the Explorer Award. Our hope is to re-establish the school Eco Garden. This is a large undertaking as initially we have to clear and prepare the ground before any planting can begin.<\/span><\/p>\n Health and Wellbeing <\/u><\/span><\/p>\n 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. <\/span><\/p>\n 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.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It has been lovely to welcome my class back to Primary 7, and everyone seems excited to begin what is shaping up to be a very busy year! Literacy – Reading This term the children will continue to develop their reading skills, focusing on our six reading strategies. The children will be encouraged to work … Continue reading Primary 7 – Term 1 Targets<\/span>