Welcome back to term 3. We hope you have had a restful time over the festive period. We are looking forward to a wonderful new term of lots of new learning, fun and new experiences with our fantastic P4 class.
Literacy
For our reading focus this term, we will continue to focus on developing our comprehension strategies using our class readers as well as non-fiction resources to link with our topics this term. These will incorporate reading for information, visualisation tasks, metalinguistics and using our prediction skills.
In writing, we will spend a few weeks on descriptive writing tasks, and we will then move on to response writing.
During the month of January, we will look at Scots language, and some well-known Scots poems. We will link this with a mini Scotland topic.
Spelling will take the form of active spelling activities and the children will experience phonemes and blends at their working level.
Numeracy & Maths.
This term we will look at strategies for solving multiplication and division problems. We will continue with our number talk and mental maths activities to further develop our use of mathematical language and confidence in solving a range of problems.
In Beyond Number, we will conclude our money focus in January leading into our next topic of measure until Easter.
Health and Wellbeing
We will continue with our PATHs programme, with a focus on relationships; how we develop and grow our friendships and the importance of a good manners and having a sense of responsibility.
We will also link our Health and Well-being with our topic work, looking at food choices, and how our diet can help us to stay healthy.
We will continue with our Pupil of the Day, so keep a look out for your children coming home with their compliment sheet!
PE
PE is on a Wednesday and Friday. This term we will be covering;
- Gymnastics
- Developmental play (Parachute games/Team-building challenges)
PE kit must be brought in and left at the start of each term. Before each holiday, the kit will be sent home for washing to be freshened up and returned on the first day back.
Expressive Arts
After lots of fantastic work in art before Christmas including 3D modelling and craft work, P4 will continue to develop their artistic skills focusing on colour, tone, line drawings and using varied materials. We will be looking at famous artists and imitating their unique styles in our own way.
In Class, we will undertake drama lessons each week looking at various conventions such as improvisation, mime, hot seating, freeze- frame as well as building confidence in our presentation skills for any shared learning within school.
French
In French we will look at using everyday language in different conversational situations e.g., buying food, ordering in a café, school life (subjects/classroom objects) and finally sports and hobbies. We will also learn topic specific vocabulary nearing Easter and a French prayer during Lent.
IDL
Our topics this term will include a mini-Scottish focus in January.
In February and March, we will then look at ‘Fairtrade and Food Production’ as our topic focus with links to science (food chains / food webs). We will be having a “Sharing the learning session” for parents and carers on 24th March during which the children will showcase some of their learning. Further details will follow, we hope that you can join us!
Religious Education
This term we will looking at some of the political, historical, social and religious elements of first century Palestine to help us gain an understanding of Jesus’ life on earth.
As we journey towards Lent, we will reflect on the signs and symbols of the season and relate these to our own personal journey.
In preparation for the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation, we will be looking at the meaning of the sacrament and learn more about the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Homework will be distributed on a Monday to be completed, signed and returned by Friday. For the children who will be celebrating the Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Communion, there will be some tasks sent home to complete, please assist your child with these tasks as they prepare for an important step in their faith journey.
Keep an eye on the class blog for regular updates to what is happening in class, recent learning and relevant upcoming events.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to a fabulous term with P4!
Mrs McIntyre and Mrs MacKinnon.
