Primary 6’s Learning in Term 3
Literacy –
Writing – We will be focusing on poetry this term in Literacy and look at the structure of different poems. We will read poetry by different poets and work to understand the meaning behind the poetry. Our topic this term is Scottish Geography and we will be continuing with our expressive writing pieces. We will learn Scots language and write in Scots too!
Reading – As there are lots of celebrations during Term 3 – Burns Day, Valentine’s Day etc, we will read a variety of texts about these celebrations. Reading strategies will be taught through these texts and assessed through close reading tasks. We have started our own book club which we participate in every Friday morning. We have split up into groups depending on which genre of book we are reading. Miss McCue has set this up to encourage children to read more at home. Please motivate your child to read as the benefits of reading for enjoyment are endless.
Talking and Listening – Since August, we have been working on growing more confident as a class as we know how important it is to have our voice heard, especially when we go onto further education and into the workplace. This term, we will continue to work on our presentation skills, making sure we are speaking clearly and with confidence.
Maths – We are learning about Fractions, decimals and percentages this term in maths. We will be working from the TeeJay scheme and our homework sheets are made up by Miss McCue, which assesses our learning in class. We will be assessed at the end of each topic. Our Mental Maths learning links with our fractions, decimals and percentages topic as we are focusing on place value. It is imperative for children to understand place value so as they can work with fractions, decimals and percentages. Every Tuesday morning, we do outdoor learning. During this time, we take our maths learning outside and carry out activities which will consolidate our maths learning in class.
IDL – Our topic this term is Scottish Geography and we are looking at The Outer Hebrides, specifically at the Isle of Barra. We will be learning about the different areas on Barra, things to see on Barra and thing to do on Barra. Did you know that the airport on Barra is on the beach and the plane lands on the beach … how cool is that? We are also learning a song about Barra which has been posted on our blog a couple of weeks ago. Have fun learning this.
HWB – For our Health and Wellbeing learning this term, we are learning about internet safety. We are looking at different forms of social media, age restrictions for each of these social media sites and dangers of talking to strangers online. We are also continuing with our PATHS learning and this term we are focusing on feelings like anger and how to manage it.
