St Mary’s Primary School Primary Six Curriculum Meeting September 2016

Aims To welcome parents to St Mary’s To outline the Curriculum that your child will be following in P6. To provide an overview of some of the topics and activities that your child will be participating in this year (Learning Plan)

General Information Morning 8 – 8.45 Breakfast Club 8.45 – Children can come into school playground 9.15 – Bell for beginning of classes After 9.15 am – marked late Afternoon Accompanied by teachers to school gate

General Information Dinners – Currently £2.30 per day, £11.50 per week (in envelopes ) Breakfast Club - £1.00 per morning Uniform Full uniform should be worn at all times. PE on FridayP.E. gear to be worn. Term 2 – P.E. days to be arranged Swimming 3rd term After School

Learning Areas Literacy Numeracy The World Around Us (Geography/History/Science) The Arts (Music/Art/Drama) Physical Education Personal Development and Mutual Understanding Religion

Skills and Capabilities Thinking Skills – Managing Information, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Being Creative Personal Skills and Capabilities – Self Management, Working with Others Through all curriculum areas ICT- In classroom and on laptops with wireless connection. Also I pads with a range of learning games School Based Assessments

Assessment for Learning Sharing Learning Intentions (WALT and WILF) Learning Diaries 2 Stars and a Wish marking Peer and Self Assessment Thumbs Up

PDMU Concentrates on developing children’s knowledge, attitudes, skills, relationships, behaviour, TSPC, emotional awareness, values and life skills. Living Learning Together Box.

Linguistic Phonics Whole school programme Children should understand the relationship between their spoken language and the written word. Sounds (phonemes) can be represented by groups of letters (graphemes) Segment and blend words by listening to sounds. s t ar – 3 sounds p l a n t – 5 sounds Six stages Stage 5 sounds can be represented in different ways ee y ea i all make the same sound Stage 6 multi-syllable words. Spelling test carried out on a weekly basis. Must be signed by a parent to allow progress to be monitored.

Reading Shared Reading Big Books/Interactive Board Guided Reading Reading Groups are organised in accordance with running records/standardised tests and teacher observation Book Banding Scheme Novels as reading books Further develop comprehension skills Library Time – books changed once a week ( Thursday) ) Silent Reading Important to develop a child’s interest in reading.

Writing Variety of forms studied Procedural Report Chronological/non-chronological texts Narrative Explanation Recount Poetry Projects- to promote independent learning Group Work – Managing Information (CCS) Punctuation and grammar– children will be encouraged to use correct punctuation and grammar always. Proofreading and editing. Handwriting – emphasis will be placed on joined writing for speed ( Term 2 )

Maths Number Measures Handling Data, Shape and Space Problem Solving/processes Lots of Practical Activity including games Emphasis on Mental Maths

Religion Alive O 6. Within God’s Creation- Children are led to a broader appreciation of all that God has made. How God nourishes us through the Holy Spirit. Nativity story, Feast Days and The Rosary. Loving God and our Neighbour. A Healing Community – Forgiveness and Our Parish. The Risen Jesus and Under God’s wing. Class Assembly - November

Homework Aim To consolidate and reinforce the learning skills and knowledge that has gone on in school. Spellings, Reading, Maths, English and Tables and other activities related to class work 30-45 mins Important to check and sign homework diaries

Reporting to Parents/Assessment Parent/Teacher meeting December 6th Reports in June Monthly newsletter Term 1 will see replacements for INCAs (computer based assessment Ongoing assessment of Cross-curricular skills replacing AUs. Standardised tests

Other information Fundraising Car Parking School Bus Free School Meals Contacts and Mobile phone number Child Protection

Primary Six Curriculum Meeting September 2013 Thank you