Happy New Year to you all and I hope Santa was good to you! And so we enter P7’s final year at primary!!  Good to see all the pupils back after the holidays, refreshed and ready to learn.  Here is a brief overview of our learning focus this term.

Literacy

This term we will continue to develop reading skills through a non-fiction class book.  We will also be reading texts to identify fact and opinion and discuss the reliability of sources of information.  For writing, we are concentrating on persuasive texts until the February holiday then look at discussion writing, focussing on topical debates.  For spelling, the Suns will continue to look at prefixes and how they change the meaning of words.  The Moons and Stars will continue to focus on core phonemes with their different representations.  Our grammar will be looking at using topic sentences in paragraphs and using formal language in texts.

Numeracy

The emphasis of our numeracy this term is on fractions, decimals and percentages and how they interlink.  Having completed the set Number Talk discussions, we will continue to use Number Talk strategies to develop mental strategies using all four processes.  The class are also working on skills beyond number and will be investigating data handling.

Health and Wellbeing

The PATHS focus this term is ­­­­­­­­­looking at respect and how to deal with conflicts and identifying positive steps to de-escalate situations.  We will also continue to praise and compliment children through Pupil of the Day.  We are also exploring risk taking behaviour including substance misuse and practise basic first aid procedures.

We will be first concentrating on gymnastics looking at combing our skills in to creating a short sequence of manoeuvres.  We also aim to develop our team game skills through netball where we will understand different roles within the team.

IDL

The topic this term is investigating Land Uses with emphasis on business and tourism.  Pupils will be investigating local tourist attractions and how land around us is used.  Children will also look at using the land in a sustainable way and what steps they can take to live in a more eco-friendly way.

RE

This term we will be aiming to complete our Pope Francis Faith Award journals, revising all the Gifts of the Holy Spirit and giving evidence of them being used in the school, at home and in the community or Parish.  As well as this, there will be a final reflection on how the Gifts will help support them as they develop and grow.

French

Through a range of talking, listening, reading and writing tasks, this term the focus will be on describing pets as well as their likes and dislikes.

 

Technologies

This term P7 will look at coding and understand its importance within society.  We will use block coding software to program small digital devices and explore various commands to create games and move characters within games.

 

I look forward to working with P7 in their final year and will enjoy accompanying them on their trip to Lockerbie this term.

Mr Bertoncini