Welcome to Kinmylies Primary School Primary 1 - Curriculum Afternoon

Staff P1M Miss MacBean – 24 children P1I Mrs Innes – 23 children P1/2 Miss White – 23 children Pupil Support Assistants Miss O’Donohue Mrs Lumsden & Mrs Farrah

Curriculum for Excellence Successful LearnersResponsible Citizens Confident IndividualsEffective Contributors

Curriculum Expressive Arts Health and Wellbeing Languages Mathematics Religious and Moral Education Sciences Social Studies Technologies

Home School Link Influence of Home and School (From Highland Council’s Shared Reading Document) Home factors 85% School 15%

Children progress at different rates children as individuals provide a range of activities at which they can succeed

Literacy at Kinmylies Teach children letter sounds and how to build these to make words. Build up a sight vocabulary of common words. Teach children knowledge about language - concepts of print, grammar, punctuation etc. Model good reading habits and foster a lifelong love of books and reading for pleasure. Use an engaging, interesting and progressive core reading scheme.

Phonics Jolly Phonics Scheme – synthetic phonics

Different Learning Styles

Word building Segmenting s u n Blending gl ue

and I the to a he in is that put was saw it no of and I the to a he in is that put was saw it no of Tricky words

Phonics Homework Sounds Homework Each week - 3 new sounds. One sound on each page. Write the sound Read the sound Find the sound Draw or stick in a picture of something containing the sound.

Literacy - Reading Oxford Reading Tree

Reading Homework Wordless Books – encourages discussion. Includes extended story. Key words – in each book to build up a bank of words. Reading Activities – encourage reading for enjoyment. Reading the book not memorising. Book Bug Bags coming out soon.

Maths Number/word recognition Counting – on and back Adding/Subtracting Measure Shape Data Handling Pattern and Sequencing

Practical and active using problem solving

Maths Teach the concept of number i.e. knowing the value of number and how to write it correctly. Activities encourage discussion and talking about learning. Lots of different strategies taught so that they choose the best one for them.

Maths Homework Weekly Maths Challenge Practical and use things that children will come across in their environment. Encourages discussion. Homework jotter for recording activities if need to.

Free Red Bag – please remember every day

Keeping in Touch - Getting Involved School Blog Newsletters Parent Council Open Afternoons & Performances Questionnaires Reports Workshops Parent’s Evening x2 Newsletters Teaching Staff Homework Red Home/School Diary Learning Log

PROMOTING POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR Rewarded for good behaviour Achievements are celebrated and rewarded at weekly assemblies House Points are shared with the whole school (W allace B ruce D ouglas M alcolm ) Class systems / individual stickers. Behaviour Policy It’s Good to Be Green

Snack and Drinks Please keep snack money to a minimum. Named water bottle to avoid lots of trips to the water fountain which interrupts learning.

Lunch is at Lunch is at 12.15