Hello again everyone.  Christmas is already on the horizon, where does the time go!?  Here is a brief update of our learning focus this term.

 

Literacy

After reading our class novel last term, we now aim to develop Active Literacy strategies through Bug Club guided reading texts, paying particular attention to non-fiction features.  There will be a focus on paraphrasing and summarising as well as continuing to explore and develop answering and asking a variety of question types. For writing, we are concentrating on response pieces, giving our opinion and reviewing short videos.

Spelling groups will continue to use Active Spelling strategies and follow on from previous work. The Suns are developing their knowledge of metalinguistics by looking at prefixed words.  The Moons and Stars will further enhance their knowledge of different phoneme representations.

 

Numeracy

This term our numeracy focus is on multiplication and division incorporating decimals.  Towards the end of term we will make the link with division and fractions and begin to look at fractions in more detail.  We will continue to use Number Talk strategies to develop mental strategies related to multiplication and division.  The class are also working on skills beyond number with Mrs McIntyre and will be continuing to develop skills in calculating and naming angles.

 

Health and Wellbeing

The PATHS focus this term is ­­­­­­­­­looking at study skills before moving on to working on resolving conflicts.  We will also continue to praise and compliment children through Pupil of the Day. We are also continuing to explore food and dietary requirements of people and factors which influence food choices.

For our PE, Kilmarnock Football Club will be visiting to deliver some football sessions.  Our other PE day we will be focussing on gymnastics where we will develop our knowledge and execution of shapes, jumps, turns, balances and rolls.  We will also spend a short time looking at traditional Scottish dances.

 

 

IDL

Our topic this term is science based and is space and its forces.  We will be investigating the planets in our Solar System, famous astronauts, phases of the moon, gravity and magnetism and the importance of the International Space Station.  We will also look at how technology has advanced since the moon landings and explore Elon Musk’s Space X programme as well as Virgin Galactic.

RE

In the month of November P7’s will be looking at the lives of Saints and understand that this month is dedicated to remembering the dead.  We will also investigate the notion of Heaven, Hell and Purgatory.  We will also look at the period of Advent focussing on the story from different Gospels and how Jews were waiting for a saviour.  During this term we will also complete activities related to our Pope Francis Faith Award.

 

Technologies

This term P7 will access 3D graphics programme and use Tinkercad to create a variety of 3D designs.  We will also use this to create things for our Christmas Fayre so keep your eyes peeled for our designs ready for sale!

 

Mr Bertoncini