Block One (August – December)

The children have settled in well to Primary 4 and we are looking forward to another year of learning at Mountfleurie.

Class Charter

Our class charter is based around our school values of being Safe, Ready and Respectful, and sets our expectations of behaviour, in and around the school.

Topic

Our class topic this term is Tropical Rainforests. Our Key Questions are:

• What is a tropical rainforest?
• Where in the world are they?
• What are they like?
• Who lives there?
• Why are rainforests important?
• Why are they under threat?
• What can we do about it?

Our class novel, The Explorer, by Katherine Rundell is linked to our topic and is a story about four children who are stranded in the Amazon Rainforest after a plane crash.

Numeracy and Maths

The topics we are covering this term are:

• Place value and rounding
• The four operations; addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
• Grid reference
• Tiling & symmetry
• Problem solving

 

Literacy

Children will be reading their own personal reading books, group reading books and topic books in addition to our class novel. We are developing fluency and expression when reading aloud, and our understanding through questioning and discussion of texts.

We are continuously developing handwriting and spelling. There will be a focus on using VCOP skills to develop writing throughout a range of different formats and genres.

We will be developing talking and listening through regular philosophical enquiries, where the children are encouraged to listen respectfully and to share their opinions and reasons for them.

Health & Wellbeing

As part of our health and wellbeing learning we will be covering Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP). This term we are covering:

• Safe and happy online

You can access the materials we are using at:

https://rshp.scot/first-level/#safeandhappyonline

P.E is on a Thursday morning and children should come dressed in their P.E. kit. No football strips, please.

Reading homework goes out on a Friday afternoon and should be returned by the following Wednesday. Please ensure that reading books are kept in school bags so that the children have them available for reading in class every day, even if they have not yet read their homework.