Primary 5 – Term 1

 

Hello everyone. I hope you have all had a wonderful summer!

This is our first termly update for Primary 5. It is a quick snapshot of what will be covered in the upcoming term. There is lots to do and I am sure we will have lots of fun along the way!

 

IDL

Our interdisciplinary topic this term is Victorians in Scotland. We have already started this and the children are keen to learn about life in Victorian Scotland, with a particular interest in how children’s lives differ from their own. We will take a look at Queen Victoria’s reign and investigate how she shaped Scottish and British society for the better.

 

Literacy

The class have already began reading their bug club books and this will continue throughout the school year as they progress with their reading and comprehension skills. In class, for enjoyment, and with a link to our Victorians topic, we are reading ‘The Ice Monster’ by David Walliams.

Our grammar focus for this term will be to look at sentences and how we can continuously uplevel our work using proper nouns, verbs (past, present and future) and different punctuation.

We will use our reading abilities to assist our researching tasks for IDL and personal projects. This involves finding, selecting and sorting information that is relevant.

Our focus in writing for the term ahead will be on descriptive and narrative writing. We will explore a variety of different stimuli’s to aid the writing process while working towards criteria surrounding adjectives and punctuation. The use of digital technology will allow students to plan, edit and present their writing in different ways.

Our listening and talking focus will be to listen for instructions when in the classroom environment.  With links to our Right Respecting Schools , we will explore how we listen and show respect to our peers while showing positive body language.

 

 

Numeracy

Our numeracy focus for this term will primarily be on place value and how this understanding of numbers will aid further learning.  We will also be learning about rounding and estimation (where our answer is reasonable) before moving onto addition and subtraction within our respective groups.  Money will be covered as a block in terms of beyond number.

As part of our learning every day, we will explore different number talks strategies as well as mental maths. This encourages the children to explore different strategies available to them in order to solve their calculations.

 

Health and Wellbeing

P.E. – Our P.E. days will be on a Monday (as we are lucky enough to be welcoming in the active schools team for an input on rugby) and a Friday.  Please ensure your child has a full P.E. kit for these days (this includes indoor shoes, shorts/leggings/joggers and a t shirt)

This term we will be learning how to play rugby and hockey as well as how we can work within a team. A big focus will be on co operation and how we can work together.

Our PATHS programme will help the children to develop positive relationships within the classroom and school environment. Delving into the emotions that the children feel will help them to understand why they are feeling this way as well as giving them the tools to cope with these situations.

Primary 5 already take part in mindfulness (or re charge) time every day and this is something that the entire class have been doing since they began their school journey in Primary 1.

Our core health and well being teaching will focus on our mental and emotional well being, our social well being as well as learning how to manage risks and protect ourselves in relation to our physical well being.

 

R.E.

Lots of our religious curriculum will be covered by Mrs McGahon during our weekly assemblies, however, in class our main focus for the term will be on miracle stories. The class will learn about some of the miracle stories that allowed Jesus to show how he was the Son of God. We will continue to pray to God and ask for forgiveness when we need it as well as saying thank you for things we are grateful for. In preparation for mass throughout the year, the children will be learning new hymns and prayers with Mrs Terras.

Expressive Arts

This term, the class will be learning about art through drawing. We will explore lines, colour, tone and shade. We will look at the work of famous artists this term with a particular focus on the work on Piet Mondrian.

When learning about music, we will explore different styles of music as well as demonstrating particular control when playing instruments, for example, the glockenspiel.

 

Science

Science this term will look at vibrations and waves with a particular focus on light and how it travels. The class will investigate the work of the scientists and inventors Alexander Graham Bell and Joseph Lister which will coincide with our Victorians topic.

 

Technologies

The children now have access to their usernames and passwords for our school network. We will practise logging in and accessing Glow and Microsoft office alongside all the applications

 

I plan to take the class outdoors for lots of their learning experiences to allow the children to experience learning in many different settings.

 

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support so far this term as I transition back into my role as Primary 5 class teacher. I am thrilled to be back in class and look forward for everything that has to come.

 

Take care,

Mrs McCreadie