Welcome back everyone and welcome to the P6/7 blog! I trust you all had an enjoyable holiday/staycation and I am delighted to welcome back the pupils of P6/7 who have settled well into the unusual routine of school.
Here’s an overview of our learning that will take place in our first term (Aug-Oct).
Literacy
This term we will be focusing on a novel study, The Wilderness War by Julia Green. As well as reading the book together, the class will participate in activities that relate to other areas of the curriculum including Art, HWB and plenty of outdoor learning. As a result, children should bring in appropriate clothes such as wellies or old boots, waterproof jacket and warmer clothes (hat, scarf, gloves) as we move into the colder months.
We will also continue to develop our comprehension skills through our use of Bug Club reading books.
For writing, we are concentrating on imaginative pieces focusing particularly on detailed descriptions using similes, alliteration, the senses and metaphors to interest the reader.
Spelling groups will continue to use Active Spelling strategies and follow on from previous work.
Numeracy
All groups this term have begun by looking at place value. We will soon be moving into addition and subtraction. The class will continue to take part in daily mental activities such as number talks and Daily 10. P6/7 are really enjoying these games, especially “Sink the Ship” which (pardon the pun) has went down very well!
The class are also working on skills beyond number with Mrs McIntyre and are currently developing their knowledge of coordinates and angles.
Health and Wellbeing
This year we will continue to use the PATHS programme to shape our HWB learning. P6/7 have already started ‘Pupil of the Day’ and participated in discussions around feelings and how we manage our emotions. We are also investigating the relationship of diet, rest and sleep upon our mental health and are looking at ways we can relax and improve brain function.
Well done to those who also took time and effort to prepare and present a short speech in applying for the House Captain/Vice Captain role. It was a nervous experience for most and their involvement is excellent practise for developing vital skills which will benefit them in the future. Videos will be shown to classes next week (Week Beg 7th Sept) and children will vote for their preferred candidate. Winning candidates will be announced on Friday 11th Sept.
I look forward to working with P6/7 in the coming year and hope to have lots of enjoyable experiences that will make learning fun and memorable.
Mr Bertoncini
