Dear Parent/Guardian,

I hope you all had a wonderful summer!

This letter will provide you with a brief overview of the learning that will take place this term in Primary 5. This information provides you with an insight into your child’s learning and I look forward to the year ahead as the Primary 5 teacher.

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 whole class novel study to reintroduce them to the Active Literacy Reading Strategies. The novel this term will be ‘Tilly and the Badgers’ written by Joan Lingard. The text will be read in class alongside the children to model reading skills. In addition to this, the children will be given a novel to take home and this should be read each night to develop fluency and encourage reading for enjoyment.

Numeracy

This term Primary 5 will explore division, time and place value with numbers up to 100000. 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.

Health and Wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing will be taught across the curriculum. This term in Physical Education the children will take part in NLC’s Swimming programme for twelve weeks at Wishaw Sports Centre every Thursday. Children will also have the opportunity to develop their skills in volleyball and badminton. They will experience six weeks of each sport and this will be led by a specialist coach. The children will also explore ‘Street Sense’ this term to help promote road safety.

Interdisciplinary Learning

The children of Primary 5 will be exploring the ‘Swinging Sixties’ this term as part of the school’s celebrations for the Golden Jubilee.. Various element of the sixties will be examined such as Pop Art, fashion, The Beatles and various key historical events. 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 5 will explore Prayer with a focus on personal prayer. Additionally, Primary 5 will explore the Bible as they learn about the Old and New Testaments and consider the letters/epistles. The children will also examine the narratives of Abraham in the Old Testament and learn about God’s covenant with Abraham.

Homework

The children’s homework will help to support their on-going classwork and I would appreciate your support in ensuring the children keep up with all homework tasks.

Many thanks,

Mrs. C Williamson