Welcome to P6 ‘Meet the Teacher’ Wednesday 29th August 2018 Mr Rae Please call me Neil

Communication – only about your child Email – Neil.Rae@ratho.edin.sch.uk Parent consultations Face-to-Face Phone calls ‘Just a wee note to say…’ cards Letters Dojo??

Class Ethos Rights Respecting (UNCRC) Collaborative (Team building - Dojo Points – Intrinsic Rewards) Responsible (Class Careers) Restorative (Conversations) Talk Partners (Seating) Strict? High Standards/Boundaries

Literacy Reflective Reading – predominantly whole class texts Book Detectives – group discussions with set roles Writing Skills – planning, writing drafts, editing (spelling)

Literacy cont. Big Writing – individualised pupil generated and teacher set targets Listening and Talking – Genius Hour Presentations, Storytelling Modern Languages: Scots Poetry, French, Spanish (and Nihongo).

Numeracy & Mathematics Weekly Beat That test Weekly CLIC test Problem Solving: R.U.C.S.A.C., Maths in Context Financial Education - Class Currency

Health and Wellbeing RSHP – Puberty and Body Changes PE – Tuesday and Wednesday Emotion Talks Building Resilience Nursery Buddies Local Links – technology theme Bronze JASS Award - TBC

Homework Full weeks only Given out on a Monday, due the following Monday Two jotters alternated Checklist in jotters Advisory, not mandatory – there are no sanctions for uncompleted tasks Home Learning Club blocks (15max)

1:1 iPads – Teaching and Learning Agreement between parents/carers, pupils and school Developing skills for the future Engages learners Individualises learning Develops creativity and problem solving skills Learning anytime, anywhere Access to real audience and real data Tool for teachers to use Office 365 – child accounts

1:1 iPads – Online Safety Tips Digital Safety learning in school Explore online together safely Talk to your child about their online activity early and often – think of the internet as a place, not a thing Know who your child is talking to Make sure the content is age appropriate, incl. games Check your child knows about privacy settings Use parental controls for your ISP

ONLINE SAFETY When online, children and young people can learn new things, get help with homework, express themselves creatively and connect with friends and family. There are also risks, but by understanding and talking about the dangers you can help keep your child safe online. NSPCC CEC operates a flat filtering policy – please check your restrictions and monitor what your children do with these devices at home. Neil is co-ICT coordinator, not ‘Head of IT’ in school – which means he knows very little. GDPR is a major headache right now for all staff.

S.T.E.M. with Mrs. Dixon (Class Teacher) Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths Children from P2/3 – P7 have STEM each week in the STEM Hub Children learn skills such as teamwork, communication, critical thinking, creativity, resilience and problem solving Please drop in to the STEM Hub this evening to try out some STEM activities

Before you go…… We want to work with you to continue to ensure that Ratho Primary is the best it can be. If you have time, could you go to the school hall and give us your thoughts on our priorities for this year. Thank you!