Hello everyone!Welcome to P6’s school page. It’s our final term together and we are excited for all it has in store. Here is what we have planned for Block 3:

• Topic:

Our topic this block is “World Sporting Events”. We will be discussing The Commonwealth Games and The Men’s World Cup, researching the different sports and countries and comparing them to Scotland. We will be looking at the different traditions, rules and skills involved and linking them to the Metaskills that we have been looking at as a whole-school.

• Numeracy & Maths:
• Continue with four operations (+-/x)
• Place Value – Link between Fractions/Decimals/Percentages and real-life situations
• Time
• Chance and Uncertainty
• Word Problems/Problem Solving
• Continued Data Handling

 

• Literacy:

Our class novel this block is ‘Light on Dumyat’.  

(We did a deep-dive into our Neurodiversity Novel last term so we will begin this one this term instead.)

This is an adventure novel by Rennie McOwan that follows Gavin, an English boy who unexpectedly spends his summer holiday with his aunt and uncle in the
remote Scottish hills. There, he meets three siblings who are skilled in outdoor survival and engage in a series of thrilling adventures. The story unfolds as they encounter a criminal gang intent on stealing his uncle’s silver, leading them to use their skills and imagination to protect their home and foil the criminals. The
novel is rich in Scottish culture and wilderness, offering lessons in bushcraft
and survival while maintaining a thrilling narrative that appeals to young readers.

We will also have group readers which we will take home each week to read. Please ensure these are always in schoolbags as we need them to facilitate reading groups each day, particularly on a Wednesday.

We are also very lucky to have a slot in our new and improved school library, where we can continue to read for enjoyment.

In writing we will be focusing on:

• Information Reporting
• Advertisement/Persuasive Texts
• Recounts (Newspaper Reporting)

In listening and talking we are focusing on sharing and hearing key information and using persuasion to influence others, we will also be continuing to practice our persuasive skills through advertising.

 

PE: Tuesday: indoor PE (Athletics, Bat and Ball Games)
*Gym kit should be worn on this day (no crop tops, string tops, football strips please) Please ensure they have secure trainers for safety reasons.

Please also ensure that children have applied and have access to suncream and sunhats in the event that we take our learning outside of the classroom.

 

RSHP: Love and Relationships (cont)

Sex: How people have sex/what do they do?

How human life begins – pregnancy- birth

Being a parent/carer

• Please see the RSHP website where you can see all the resources that will be used to teach this subject.Second Level – RSHP

• Our homework will consist of reading.

The reading homework will be written into the reading record, children are encouraged to be heard reading at home and their reading record should be signed by a parent/carer before being returned.
This will be sent out on a Friday and should be returned by a Wednesday. 
The reading book should be returned to their schoolbag after it has been read as it must be brought into school every day for our reading groups.

We do a large reading input on a Wednesday so it is vital that each child has their book with them that day.

 

• P6 Events: More information to come
• Family Friday – Friday 8^th May 2-2.45
• The Big Strum at Rothes. Halls – Tuesday 12^th May Leaving 8.45am sharp
  • Sports Day – 19^th May (21^st if postponed due to weather)

P5 – P7: 9:30 – 10:40am
P1 – P4: 1:30 – 2:45pm

• Thursday 4^th June – Class Trip to Countryside Day at Gilston Mains

Looking forward to a busy and exciting final term together.

Thanks,
Mrs Davidson