1. 28/08/2018 Primary 5 Mr Barry Fitzsimmons
Meet the teacher
28/08/2018
Primary 5
Mr Barry Fitzsimmons

2. Content Weekly timetable Literacy Numeracy
Health and Wellbeing (Growth Mindset and Mindfulness)
Homework

3. Weekly timetable

4. Literacy
Reading
Writing
Listening and Talking

5. Starter activity, teacher input, written and collaborative tasks.
Task Boards
Activities for the day
Reading groups (3)
Starter activity, teacher input, written and collaborative tasks.

6. Reading groups with teacher or classroom support worker.
Weekly homework.
Reading groups with teacher or classroom support worker.
Comprehension skills, such as finding similarities, inferences, finding information.

7. Spelling
Making use of North Lanarkshire’s ‘Active Literacy’ programme.
At P5 stage, the children will continue to develop their phonemic awareness and understanding through a structured programme that aims to build confidence and engage the children in their learning.
Involves ‘breaking down’ words into sounds and phonemes and using techniques such as Elkonin boxes and diacritical marking.

8. Writing
Personal and imaginative writing this term, as well as work linked with Social Studies topic.
Marking code:
Sp – spelling
P – punctuation
^ - words are missing
CL – capital letter
T - tense

9. Numeracy and Mathematics
Number, money and measure
Shape, position and movement
Information handling

10. This term... Place value, addition and subtraction 2D and 3D shape
Mental maths – regular revision of times table and division facts

11. Task boards Activities or the day Maths groups (3)
Starter activity, teacher input, written and collaborative tasks
Fast finisher maths game or challenges

12. Assessment is for Learning (Aifl)
Traffic Lights
Two stars and a wish
‘Tickled pink and green for growth’
VCOP (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation)
Peer Assessment (P.A)
Self Assessment (S.A)

13. Social Studies
Where possible, responsive to pupils’ interest. Topics will vary from primary to primary throughout the school.
Our Topic – Medieval Scotland

14. SCIENCE Topics will include: Topical/inspirational science Forces
Biological Systems
Properties of materials

15. Health and wellbeing Topics will include: Food and nutrition
Mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing
Relationships, sexual health and parenthood (Term 3)
PATHS (promotes social and emotional competencies)
Mindfulness
Growth Mindset
Road safety

16. Rights Respecting School
Our Class Charter We chose: Article 28 – Every child has the right to an education. Article 12 – You have the right to an opinion and for it to be listened to and taken seriously.

17. Growth mindset
Growth Mindset is a term coined by American psychologist Carol Dweck from Stanford University. Dweck promotes that a growth mindset creates motivation and productivity in all areas including in the worlds of business, education and sport. Teaching and support staff have undertaken training which will continue during this session.

18. P.E Monday (Miss Parker) and Tuesday (Miss Barrett) Fitness
Ball skills (team games)
Dance
Gymnastics
Athletics

19. HOMEWORK – STARTS 27th August
Spelling
Reading
Maths
- will vary each week depending on what is covered in class. This will be a combination of mental and written activities.

20. Homework diaries Weekly homework
Important dates will also be entered by the pupils in these diaries

21. THANK YOU FOR COMING!