Welcome to the Primary 6 blog page!<\/p>\n
It\u2019s great to have the Primary 6\u2019s back. They have all settled into their new classroom and have been brilliant remembering all the new routines around the school.<\/p>\n
Below is an overview of the Term 1 learning and teaching.<\/p>\n
Literacy <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Reading<\/u><\/p>\n Our class novel and the topic this term is Billionaire Boy by David Walliams. The pupils will complete Active Reading tasks related to this novel. This novel has links to other areas of the curriculum such as Art, Health and Wellbeing, and Drama. We have already begun reading it together and David Walliams\u2019 \u2018unique\u2019 humor is engaging all the pupils. We will also continue using the Bug Club reading resource to aid our active comprehension skills. Pupils can access this at home too.<\/p>\n Writing<\/u><\/p>\n This term Primary 6 will be focussing on Narrative writing and Tools for Writing – VCOP (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, and Punctuation). We will focus on a different aspect of grammar\/punctuation each week. Our writing day will be on Thursday. The class will be told the focus of their writing in the homework grid sent out on a Monday.<\/p>\n Spelling<\/u><\/p>\n The spelling groups will continue to experience the Active Literacy spelling program, this will introduce common words and focus phonemes pertinent to their stage. The pupils will revise the Active Spelling strategies throughout Term 1.<\/p>\n Numeracy<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n This term we will be focusing on Place Value (whole number and decimals), Rounding and Estimation, and Addition and Subtraction. Mrs. McIntyre will focus on Beyond Number topics on a Friday. The pupils will experience activities at their stage and level. The revision of multiplication tables will be encouraged across all groups. Sumdog and Topmarks games can help with the rigor of x-tables at home.<\/p>\n Health and Wellbeing<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Our focus this term is Growth Mindset and The Compassionate and Caring Classroom. These topics cover themes such as Children\u2019s Rights, Relationships and Friendships, Emotions and Behaviours, and Resilience. These topics tie in nicely with our PATHS lessons. The \u2018Pupil of the Day\u2019 is up and running and this year we are complementing each other based on each other\u2019s skills and talents.<\/p>\n Mark Devlin from Active schools will be coming in on Tuesday mornings to lead the Playground Leaders scheme. It is important the P6\u2019s have a change of shoes and a jacket as this will be taking place outdoors.<\/p>\n RME<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Throughout Primary 6 the pupils will listen to and engage with stories from the Gospel of Matthew. We have already started looking at The Bible as our sacred text. The pupils have already learned lots of amazing facts about The Bible. Next, we will focus on how Christians use The Bible, explore different text types in The Bible, and discuss what is sacred to the pupils. We will also reflect on people who use their gifts to enhance the world.<\/p>\n Thank you,<\/p>\n Miss Mudge \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to the Primary 6 blog page! It\u2019s great to have the Primary 6\u2019s back. They have all settled into their new classroom and have been brilliant remembering all the new routines around the school. Below is an overview of the Term 1 learning and teaching. Literacy Reading Our class novel and the topic this … Continue reading Primary 6 – Term 1 overview<\/span>