with Miss Jamieson

 

August 2023 

All pupils have settled in well and are excited to be in Primary 6! We are so excited for the year ahead.

Term 1

Numeracy

We have been working hard extend the range of numbers we can work with, we’ve had lots of opportunities to explore and compare numbers up to a million.

 

Literacy

Everyone has been enjoying our class novel The Nowhere Emporium. Audio and scanned copies can be accessed via our Google Classroom. We explored prior knowledge by making movie preview posters and became inference investigators to find hidden clues about characters.
 

 

Health and well-being
We have been learning all about the five food groups and food nutrition by sorting food packaging and visiting our cosy cafe.

 

P.E

In room 17 we love sports and healthy competition. We have had great fun playing netball, developing our skills and working as part of a team.

Outdoor learning

During our woods slot (Tuesday), we have been discovering different insects and had a blast creating our bug hotels.

 

Forest Art Gallery

We loved seeing our art work displayed in the woods.

 

General Information

• Please ensure your child has a pair of indoor shoes in school. They will change into these when entering the school building.
• If your child is bringing a bottle to school, we would encourage this to be water only. This will help to keep our carpets clean if there is a spillage.
• Our PE days are a Monday and a Wednesday.
• Our Forest School day will be on a Tuesday morning during Term 3 with Mrs Lochhead. Please provide outdoor clothing and appropriate footwear for your child to change into.
• Children should have an outdoor jacket every day as we aim to take the children outside at some point each day. Pupils should also have a pair of indoor shoes to change into within the classroom.
• Miss Jamieson will use homework diaries to communicate with parents and carers. Homework will be issued on a Monday and will be due in by Friday each week, although can be brought in earlier if completed before Friday. In Chatelherault, children earn 6 minutes of golden time each day throughout the week and are then awarded their 30 minutes of golden time from the week on a Friday afternoon. If children lose any golden time this will be communicated in the homework diaries.

Class Charter

Chatelherault is a Rights Respecting School, therefore Primary 6 have been learning about their rights under the UNCRC (United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child).  The children used their right to give their opinions and have them taken seriously (article 12) when they decided on a theme for their class charter. Many ideas were collected and the class had a vote to select our theme. The class voted for a theme for the class charter and have created a display to show their rights and responsibilities. Each child has representation within the class charter and has contributed to creating the display.