Dear Parent/Guardian,
It was lovely meeting you all at parent’s night and thank you for all of your hard work at home in supporting you child’s learning.
I hope you all had a fabulous October week and are looking forward to the forthcoming festivities.
Once again this letter will provide you with a brief overview of the learning that will take place this term in Primary 6. This information provides you with an insight into your child’s learning.
Literacy
The children will continue to follow North Lanarkshire’s Active Literacy programme for Spelling, Reading, Writing and Listening and Talking. This programme will help to develop further their literacy skills and provide exciting and new challenges.
The children will take part in a group novel study with a text suitable for their age and stage. This will be an opportunity for the children to apply all of their prior learning from Term 1 and demonstrate their ability and understanding of the Active Literacy Strategies. The novels will be read at home by the children and there will be reading homework on a weekly basis. The children should be encouraged to complete all reading homework on the allocated nights as the classwork will coincide with the reading homework.
Numeracy
This term Primary 6 will explore maps and coordinates, subtraction and time. The children will have the opportunity to learn these skills and concepts through a mixture of both active and written tasks. This will enable the children to apply their learning across contexts and see a real purpose to their learning. Children should continue to regularly practice their times tables at home to help support ongoing classwork.
Health and Wellbeing
Health and Wellbeing will be taught across the curriculum. This term in Physical Education the children will develop their skills in central net and ball games.
Interdisciplinary Learning
The children of Primary 6 will be exploring World War 1 this term. Various element of WWI will be examined such as the outbreak of war, life on the frontline, the Christmas truce, rationing and much more. The children will apply their learning across the curriculum with a particular focus within the curriculum areas of Social Studies, Expressive Arts and Technologies.
Religious Education
Religious Education will be taught through the ‘This Is Our Faith’ programme. This term Primary 6 will explore other world religions with a particular focus on Islam. Throughout November in Term 2, the children will explore the feast days of All Saints, All Souls and St Andrew. Additionally, through the month of December the children will explore the season of Advent as a special time of preparation for Jesus’ birth. The children will investigate the signs and symbols associated with this liturgical season and how these have developed through time.
Homework
The children’s homework will help to support their on-going classwork and I would appreciate your continued support in ensuring the children keep up with all homework tasks.
Many thanks,
Mrs Williamson
