1. Welcome to Primary 3/4/5 Caroline Eunson

2. -Curriculum for Excellence- Maths and Numeracy Literacy Topic Science and technology Health and Wellbeing RME ICT Expressive Arts

3. Maths and Numeracy Maths games Textbook, worksheets Active learning Problem solving Paired/ Group work Interactive- Education City Real-life situations- money, time

4. Literacy- Reading Reading 2/ 3 times with class teacher or learning assistant. Focus on digraphs. Reading comprehension activities ERIC- Everyone reading in class Book reviews Character cops Non-Fiction, Thesaurus, Dictionary, Poetry, Newspapers

5. Literacy- Reading Class novels Listening and talking Prediction Writing alternative endings Designing front cover Book reviews

6. Literacy- writing Newspapers, Storyboards Poems, Story writing Personal accounts Persuasive writing Letters, Posters Instructions, Spelling and punctuation

7. Topic TOPIC The children are responsible for the direction the learning takes. We discuss the things that we would like to learn about... ‘I wonder what Romans did for fun’ MB ‘I wonder what clothes the Romans wore’ CT ‘I wonder what animals the Gladiators fought’ DT

8. Science Next term we will be looking at solids, liquids and gases. We will be doing lots of experiments.

9. Health and wellbeing Food Groups- carbohydrates, protein, dairy, fruit and vegetables, fats and sugar Keeping Healthy Looking after teeth

10. R.M.E. Christianity and other world religions. Judaism Islam Buddhism Harvest festival next week.

11. I.C.T Nintendo DS Powerpoint Word Maths games Education City Internet Safety

12. P.E. Mrs Tait takes the class for PE every Monday afternoon. They have a football coach on a Tuesday.

13. Music The children have music every Friday morning. Mrs Shireff uses drama and music to inspire the class.

14. Art Miss Goodwin, our art specialist, comes into our class every Friday. She often uses our topic as a stimulus.

15. Rewards Star of the week Table Points Class Points Blue Dots Class Goals

16. Being Green Primary 3/4/5 are learning about caring for the environment. The children are aware of the impact that we have on the planet. REDUCE>REUSE>RECYCLE

17. Homework! Spelling- given out on a Monday to be handed in on Wednesday. Maths- given out on Wednesday, to be handed in on Friday. Reading- read aloud and discuss with an adult at home. Daily Times Tables Practice **** Please sign your child’s homework

18. Any questions?