MEET THE TEACHER Miss Mowat P4M

Welcome to Primary 4M Miss Mowat

Our vision here at Insch:

Class Charter P4M As a class we designed a class charter in line with the children’s rights (Rights Respecting School) These would be the expectations of the teacher in order to support behaviour management.

Behaviour Management Strategies: Dojo points: good behaviour, being focused, taking responsibilities, being fair, working well with others etc. In line with our: Vision, Values and Aims

Accountability = putting things right Consequences: In Insch School we try as best as we can to go with natural consequences as it is important that children recognise that they have done something inappropriate or that what happened wasn’t acceptable. E.g. apologising verbally, writing a note, missing out on playing the game etc Children can also have ‘time out’ of Golden Time which means they should reflect on their behaviour or whatever happened that meant that they lost time. We use a restorative approach with the children asking them what they were thinking when behaving inappropriately and what they could do the next time to make things better. Accountability = putting things right

CfE Primary 4M is working mainly at the end of First Level and the beginning of Second Level

Learning this Term In Term 1, P4M’s topic is ‘Scotland and France’ Class Novel: The BFG Mostly the children will be developing and progressing at the end of First Level and the beginning of Second Level Within our cross-curricular topics we plan for a wide range of experiences, including sciences, literacy, numeracy, ICT, Art, Social Studies etc.

Literacy: Reading: Guided Reading and Personal Reading Reading comprehension Taught Writing Spelling Grammar Handwriting Talking and listening

Numeracy: Number sense and flexibility Text Books Mental agility Number Talks Games Group work STEM Challenges

Reflective Learning and Visible Learning: We are trying to promote ‘Reflective Learning’ with the children in the school. You will notice that the children usually have Learning Intentions in their jotters/pieces of work. This has been discussed with the children prior to their learning and then reflected on after the lesson to see if this learning took place. We regularly reflect on the work we have done and write reflective comments.

AiFL strategies linked to reflective learning: Tickled pink and green for growth 2 stars and a wish Thinking time No hands up – randomiser (dojo or lolly sticks) Regular praise and feedback verbal and written on work. Golden tickets Stampers Traffic lights (green, amber, red)

Communcation with teacher: School Phone and leave a message (01464) 820252 If not urgent, email school or use messenger on Class Dojo. Class Dojo: communication with parents, sharing learning and news SeeSaw: Building up individual online profiles with examples of work etc.

Homework: Details of Homework: Spelling and maths: hand out Monday in for Friday Reading given depending on day of main meeting with group Reading, spelling and a topic or a maths job

Tools for Learning Homework pocket containing reading book, homework jotter and homework diary should be brought to school each day. PE kit can be taken home on Friday and brought back on Monday Indoor and outdoor shoes appropriate to the weather

Go with your child to have a look at some of their learning: Sharing our learning! Go with your child to have a look at some of their learning: In your child’s learning journey are two learning stories. These are a sample of literacy and numeracy; showing what level your child is at, their feedback and the teacher’s feedback. Please use the comment box to write your own comment about their work.

Any Questions: