Primary 7/6 Parent Letter

 

Welcome back!

I hope everyone had a lovely, relaxing summer break and is feeling refreshed for the first term ahead.

This overview briefly explains what your children will be covering in this term.

 

Literacy

The children will use the North Lanarkshire Active Literacy Programme for Spelling, Reading, Writing and Talking & Listening in Term 1. They will be covering 2 fiction novels this term. The first will be a modelling block ‘Why The Whales Came’, that the whole class will participate in, then we will cover ‘Street Child’ and ‘Emily’s Surprising Voyage’. We will be using the North Lanarkshire comprehension strategies, gaining confidence in these as the term progresses. We will also be using the Big Writing programme, implementing these techniques to help improve the standard of the children’s story writing. The children will receive new spelling words weekly and will complete active tasks within the class and at home.

 

Numeracy

In Term 1 we will be looking at Place Value, Maths and its impact on the world, Addition and Subtraction, Volume and Weight and Length and Area. We will be using the Active Heinemann along with the Teejay Programme. The children’s arithmetic and times tables will be practised mentally each day. I would encourage that all children keep practising their timetables at home as these are crucial in the topics that we are covering this term. I have introduced the ‘Daily Rigour’ online task to develop the children’s problem-solving skills, challenging them in a different way. Furthermore, the children will take part in the Number Talks programme stating their thinking of mental strategies and learning from others.

 

Health and Wellbeing

During Health and Wellbeing this term the children will be looking at ‘bullying’ and the effects of this. I am also implementing a 6-week Growth Mindset programme for the children. Through this they will learn how to change their mindset to a more positive way of thinking. During P.E. the children will be focusing on ‘Fitness’ Their P.E. days are Tuesdays and Thursdays. Could you please ensure that your child brings in their full P.E. kit every Monday to remain in school until the end of the week.

 

Interdisciplinary Learning

Our IDL theme for Term 1 is ‘Diversity’. It will have a particular focus on Social Studies, Expressive Arts and Technologies. The children will be exploring diversity within our society, the rights of children and discrimination. In science, we will be studying plants and their uses.

 

R.E.

During Term 1 the children will explore the themes of ‘Beginning of the Year’, ‘Mass’, ‘Kingdom of God’ and ‘Mary’ through the ‘This is Our Faith’ programme. They will also lead First Friday Mass in October and I am sure they will do this with confidence and maturity.

 

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 you support this year.

 

Many Thanks,

 

Miss Mitchell