Dear Parent/Guardian,

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year and I would like to wish you all the best for 2015.

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 division, fractions and decimals, 2d shapes and 3d objects, angles and money. 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 athletics.

Science

The children of Primary 6 will be exploring planet earth this term. Various elements of this will be examined such as the changing states of matter and the physical and chemical processes which influence Earth’s atmosphere and oceans. Additionally, the children will learn about climate change as a natural process in time as well as the result of human activity.

Religious Education

Religious Education will be taught through the ‘This Is Our Faith’ programme. This term Primary 6 will begin preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation. The children will complete their confirmation workbooks in school and at home with specific themes to help fully prepare them for the Sacrament. Many themes will be examined such as ‘The Spirit Works In Others’, ‘My Confirmation Saint’, ‘Anointed Priest, Prophet and Kind’ and ‘The Day of Pentecost’. This will be a truly special experience for all of the children as they continue on their faith journey.

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