Dear Parent/Carer,

 

Welcome back to the start of term 3, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year break with your families. The pupils enjoyed a busy and exciting term before the holidays and worked hard to participate in the fantastic Christmas Show. This term the pupils will have their first transition visit to High School which I am sure they will thoroughly enjoy. Mrs Doherty will continue to work with Primary 6 on a Thursday.

 

Literacy

This term the children are working on a variety of novels to allow them to further develop their understanding of the comprehension strategies. The range of novels include, The Demon Headmaster, The Silver Sword, and War Horse. This novel will be sent home and children should be reading each evening both out loud and quietly to themselves in order to develop fluency and an understanding of the text. It is also very important that children bring their novel to school with them everyday as they need to use their novels to help them complete their tasks. Within our Taught Writing lessons, the children will continue to ‘up-level’ their writing by using a range of vocabulary and punctuation in order to add detail and excitement to their written work. We are currently focusing on the use of direct speech within their writing, as well as looking at a variety of ways in which to open their sentences and paragraphs in order to make their writing more exciting.

 

Maths

We are currently working on Multiplication & Division. The pupils are coping well with this and enjoying the topic, however it is important that they continue to practise their tables regularly as this will assist them with their tasks. We will extend our knowledge of multiplication and division by working with Multiples and Factors. This term, the pupils will investigate the properties of 2D & 3D Shape, as well as using Fractions, Decimals & Percentages.

 

Interdisciplinary Learning

This term we have started working on our Europe topic. This links to the Euroquiz, for which Primary 6 have been studying and researching independently. We are covering aspects such as the member states of the European Union, developing children’s knowledge of the wider world by looking at the geography of Europe and learning about various monuments and customs associated within European Countries.

 

Health & Wellbeing

Primary 6 will continue to work as a team and develop positive relationship both within and outwith the classroom environment. It is important for the pupils to show respect to all members of our school community. The pupils will be studying ‘Teach Safety’. This is a topic which looks at change and encourages children to think about how others feel, and develop positive attitudes towards others. They will also consider aspects of personal safety. The pupils will also work on God’s Loving Plan this term (more information to follow). During PE lessons the pupils will develop their skills in Badminton and further develop their general fitness through the use of circuit type activities. It is important for pupils to make sure they have their full PE kit in school with them throughout the week.

 

R.E.

This term the pupils will investigate Other World religions in order to help them develop respect, tolerance and understanding towards people whose beliefs may be different from theirs. We will also be learning about Lent, including studying the Stations of The Cross and what we can do to make Lent holy and special for us. The pupils will take part in a variety of activities within the school to help them prepare to celebrate the season of Easter more fully.

 

I am looking forward to this term as I am sure the children will continue to work hard and they will enjoy the many events which we have planned for them.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Mrs Colton

Primary 6 (P. T.)