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 2016.
Once again 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.

 

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.

This term the children will explore non-fiction with a home reader and then complete a group novel 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 5 will explore time, multiplication and division, 2D and 3D shape and fractions, decimals and percentages. 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 develop their skills in Aesthetics through gymnastics and dance. The children will also explore ‘Substance Misuse’ this term to help promote and educate children about personal safety and allow them to recognise and confidently manage unsafe situations.

 

Interdisciplinary Learning

The children of Primary 5 will be exploring ‘Ancient Egypt’ this term. This theme will provide opportunities for the children to learn about a different culture, climate and daily life. Primary 5 will cover the following themes within the topic; daily life, pharaohs, pyramids, mummification and Egyptian Gods. 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 Lent, Holy Week, Healing: Jesus and the Sacraments and Life of Jesus. The children will also continue with God’s Loving Plan covering the core learning for Primary 5.

 

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