Dear Parents & Carers,

 

I hope everybody had a lovely Christmas break and are feeling relaxed and refreshed for the start of our new term. The Primary 7 children have lots to look forward to this term, with a visit from The Scottish Parliament and their trip to Kilbowie in March. I am sure that they will continue their role as monitors and role models within the school with maturity and pride.

 

Literacy

The children will continue with the North Lanarkshire Active Literacy Programme for Spelling, Reading, Writing and Talking and Listening in Term 3. Each group will study two novels this term and will spend approximately six weeks on each. We will be continuing with the comprehension strategies for our reading, gaining confidence in these as the term progresses. The children will also be asked to prepare a solo talk at some point during this term, focusing on improving their pace and giving eye contact throughout.

 

Maths

In Term 3 we will be looking at Symmetry, Area and Perimeter, Time, Multiplication and Division, Multiples, Factors and Primes, 2D and 3D shape and Fractions, Decimals and Percentages. Again, we will be using the active approaches suggested in the Pathways planners along with the Teejay programme.

 

Health and Wellbeing

The children will be continuing on with the Knowing Me Knowing You Programme during Term 3. They will also be following the Teach Safety pack with Mrs Docherty. During PE the children will be focusing on Aesthetics through gymnastics and dance. I will be looking to improve their movement skills and abilities through the use of various pieces of apparatus and music.

 

Social Studies

Our IDL theme for Term 3 is The Scottish Parliament. We will be looking at the features of a democracy and what goes on inside the Parliament itself. Once the children are more knowledgeable on the topic, they will hold their own class election and debate. We are also very fortunate to have employees from the Scottish Parliament come to our class as part of the Outreach Programme. They will visit in February and it will be an excellent opportunity for the children.

 

R.E

The R.E themes which we will be covering this term are; Paul and Pilgrimage, Journey, Lent, Holy Week and Eastertide. The children will be undertaking mini research topics within these also, incorporating their ICT skills for many cross curricular experiences. Primary 7 will also be leading First Thursday Mass at various points throughout this term and I am sure they will continue to show maturity throughout.

 

If you have any queries don’t hesitate to use your child’s diary as a means of contact with myself.

 

Thank you again for all of your support so far this year.

Many Thanks

Miss Mitchell