Buckstone Primary School September 2014 Curriculum Evening Buckstone Primary School September 2014 Welcome Personal Learning Plans Literacy Numeracy Website Outdoor Learning Rights Respecting School

Lifelong Learner Social Being A sense of self worth

Buckstone Values

PLP Personal Learning Plan A PLP is the process by which pupils, parents and teachers are involved in discussion about individual strengths, areas of development and targets for improvement. Val

What are they? PLPs are the record we create of your child’s progress and achievements over the year. They are working documents which will build up over the year and which will contain group targets, personal targets and evidence collected to show progress. The PLPs replace the old fashioned annual report card and you will receive teachers’ comments termly for maths and literacy and annually on all other subjects. PLPs are sent home regularly but you can have your child’s PLP home at any me. Simply inform your child’s teacher in writing and return the PLP to school the following day. Linda

What will they look like What will they look like? P1 – P5 -Targets and comment sheets will be stored in a small file. -Evidence will be stored in a zipped A3 wallet. -Each piece of evidence will be stickered so that you can tell which target is evidenced. P6 & P7 - same contents but filed in a red folder, all evidence and targets together.

Wider Achievement

Contents

Why Change? We have changed our PLPs to ensure they are truly a reflection of “personal” learning and to avoid them becoming generic. As with any new initiative we will no doubt experience some teething problems, but we do hope you will welcome this more individualized approach. The children are certainly pleased to behaving “learning chats”. Reflect & represent the individual Appearance – P6 & P7 different Quality dialogue (Time to Talk)

Individual Pupil and Teacher - Learning Chats Teachers will allocate a time slot so that every pupil in their class has the opportunity for an individual chat to set a personal target in literacy and numeracy. PLPs will come home at differing times.

Literacy

Writing

Handwriting Spelling Writing

Handwriting ious ible able ious ible able above, always, before, brought, great, important, right, sometimes, through, together, walking

Development Process 1.Readiness for handwriting; gross and fine motor skills leading to letter formation. 2. Beginning to join. 3. Securing the joins. 4. Practising speed and fluency. 5.Presentation skills.

Spelling

Vocabulary Connectives Openers Punctuation Writing Skills Vocabulary Connectives Openers Punctuation

Vocabulary Connectives Openers Punctuation

Vocabulary Connectives Openers Punctuation

Vocabulary Connectives Openers Punctuation

Vocabulary Connectives Openers Punctuation

“Together the development of these skills empower children to unlock their potential as independent life-long learners.”

Reading

Reading at Buckstone Primary Aim – to create readers who will actively engage with any text

Reading Skills Reading aloud Inferring Questioning the text Building on existing knowledge Predicting Visualising Summarising

Numeracy

Why Maths? Numeracy is a skill for life, learning and work A numerate person can carry out number processes AND access and interpret information A numerate person can weigh up options, problem solve and make appropriate decisions

What do we mean by Active Learning “What we learn to do, we learn by doing” Aristotle “When I hear, I forget What I see, I remember What I do I understand” Confucius

(Active Learning Strategies – Mel Silberman) “What I hear, I forget What I hear and see, I remember a little What I hear, see and ask questions about or discuss with someone else, I begin to understand When I hear see, discuss and do, I acquire knowledge and skill What I teach to another, I master (Active Learning Strategies – Mel Silberman)

Active Learning at Buckstone!

Classrooms = A Community of Enquiry Children thinking and solving problems Children making connections – “It’s nothing new” Children talking maths Children asking questions Maths linked to real life Resources which encourage all of the above Children confident in key facts – “Learn Its” Children use ‘working walls’ to learn and evaluate

Working Walls Working walls are a resource that pupils engage with to promote learning and understanding. They are a source of discussion. Walls are pupil friendly and information should be relevant and useful. Walls should be updated regularly inline with pupils learning.

Working Walls Early

First

Second

5 Key Numerical Strategies Counting on and back Doubles and near doubles Partitioning Bridging 10 bonds

Learn Its

The FACT Universe Number Facts Learn Its 1d + 1d 1d X 1d

Year Group Tables to Learn Primary 1 Counting in 10s, 5s, 2s Primary 2 Primary 3 X10 X5 X2 Primary 4 X3 X4 X9 Primary 5 X6 X7 X8

Big Maths, Beat That!

Teaching Mental Agility Every day Use known fact to understand more facts (Nothing new) Practical approaches – jottings, images, materials Explain strategies – learn from mistakes

Higher Order Thinking Remembering Understanding Applying Analysing Evaluating Creating

Assessment and Tracking How is my child doing and how will I know? Write, Say, Make and Do PLPs Curriculum for Excellence Levels Standardised Testing Learn Its and Check Ups

What can I do to help? Share and comment in PLPs Play with “Learn Its” High expectations Offer “real” opportunities Have fun!

Website New site to improve Communication How to find us Homework Importance of photograph permission

How to find us Google search- Buckstone Primary Buckstone Primary School - schools-online.org

Communication What we are including What else/ how can we improve?

Outdoor Learning Our aims: “The natural world inspires children to be investigative and explorative and this underpins all their learning.” GFL 2012 Working Party Wealth of inspirational and outstanding teaching going on throughout our school. Our aims: to encourage teachers to get outdoors to enhance the children's learning use natural resources to teach, motivate and enthuse their pupils. we want everyone to get out there, feel alive, awake and ready to discover

Mud Kitchen Science Mixing materials Numeracy & Math Measuring, estimating, reading numbers. Social skills Listening, talking, co-operating, negotiating. Literacy & English Imaginative writing, instruction text, recounts. Drama Role play, movement, mime

Play – Learning Sandpit supports and enhances science, numeracy and math experiences and outcomes. Stage sets the scene for many drama activities encouraging team work and confidence.

Please join us to make our MUD KITCHEN Play, laugh & get muddy with our working party on Thursday 23rd October 2014 Our event will start at 1.00pm and finish at 2.45pm Please wear clothes you are happy to get dirty bring an old towel & a bag

Rights Respecting School Level 2 Work to be done! Depth of understanding of children’s rights Global aspect Raise awareness

Features of A Rights Respecting Classroom Some Features of a Rights Respecting Classroom Pupils and teachers negotiate a class charter Pupils have opportunities to make choices in their learning Displays are used to reinforce an awareness of rights and links to learning. Pupils respect and value each others similarities and differences and support each other, there are few incidences of negative behaviour, name-calling, racist or sexist comments

Groups Pupil Group – created from a class representative from P3 to P7 ( 11 pupil members) Remit – to promote RRS throughout the school and to consider ideas for promoting good health Staff Group – Mrs Gordon, Miss Garven, Mrs Bailey and Mrs Donnelly ( 4 staff members) Remit – to promote the Rights of the Child throughout the school and investigate educational ideas and resources to support this Parent Group - ?? Remit – to work with pupil group and carry out an audit of current RRS knowledge and to produce a leaflet to inform new staff, pupils and parents of our work in the area of RRS.

Buckstone Primary School Charter We (the children) are at the centre of every decision and action in Buckstone Primary. (article 3) Everyone should respect each other and being in school should be fun and exciting. There should be a variety of things for us to do and we should be helped to do our best. School should/will always be a safe and healthy place to be. (articles 6, 29 and 31) Everyone should be listened to and everyone should be heard. (articles 12 and 15) We should treat others the way we want to be treated. Making good choices about behaviour and thinking about other people’s feelings is important. If we make a mistake we must try to make it better. (article 28) The safety of all is the responsibility of the whole school community. (article 6) In school we will learn about our rights. (article 42)

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