Welcome everyone to our first monthly update of this session.
I hope that you all had a lovely summer break and am delighted to see all the children back at school, smiling and happy to see their friends and (hopefully) their teachers.
Over the last couple of weeks we have been spending our time settling in to our new class. Primary 5 have moved to a classroom on the top floor of the building and are learning all about the expectations of them as seniors in the primary school.
They have been setting a fantastic example to younger pupils and the new primary ones on how they walk sensibly and responsibly around the school and on the stairs. They understand how important this is to keep everyone safe and to get to class and learning as quickly as they can.
In class we have spent a lot of time discussing and creating our Class Charter. The children have been learning all about their rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). They have learned that each right has equal importance and that everyone is entitled to these rights. The pupils have also been helping to create their new learning environment and have chosen a Minion theme. They have worked together to create a group name and design a poster for their group. They demonstrated that were effective contributors as they collaborated to compile a list of class jobs and rules which will help us all to ensure a happy, healthy, and safe learning environment.
In other areas they have been showing off everything that they learned last year, in class we have been exploring Number Talks and Mental Maths to get our brains in gear for the coming year. We discussed and voted as a class on what we want to learn this year and have considered our strengths and targets and what we will do to ensure we are successful learners in Primary 5.
We have already begun to learn about our new topic the ‘Titanic’ and our class novel is ‘Kaspar the Prince of Cats’ which we are really enjoying. We are revising the reading and spelling strategies that we will use to help develop our Literacy skills.
We have also begun our 12-week session of PE at Sir Matt Busby where we will be completing a swim and gym session. This will be our PE for the next 12 weeks and children should come to school dressed in their PE clothes, with a swimming costume and a towel and goggles. Hair should be tied back and plaited if possible as there is a quick turnaround from swimming to gym. Please also ensure that no jewellery is worn on these days.
Homework will be distributed from week beginning 4th September. This will be issued on a Monday and should be returned on a Thurs/Fri at the latest in order that it can be checked and prepared for the following week. Please note that approximately 20 mins each night should be spent on homework, please sign it to confirm that you have supported/checked this and that it has been completed. Instructions for homework will be posted on the school website on a Monday afternoon under the Primary 5 tab and children will be shown how to access this.
Please continue to check school website for any updates.
Thank you
Mrs Preston and Primary 5.
