1. St Mary’s Primary School
Primary Six
Curriculum Meeting
September 2016

2. Aims To welcome parents to St Mary’s
To outline the Curriculum that your child will be following in P6.
To provide an overview of some of the topics and activities that your child will be participating in this year (Learning Plan)

3. General Information Morning 8 – 8.45 Breakfast Club
8.45 – Children can come into school playground
9.15 – Bell for beginning of classes
After 9.15 am – marked late
Afternoon
Accompanied by teachers to school gate

4. General Information
Dinners – Currently £2.30 per day, £11.50 per week (in envelopes )
Breakfast Club - £1.00 per morning
Uniform
Full uniform should be worn at all times.
PE on FridayP.E. gear to be worn. Term 2 – P.E. days to be arranged
Swimming 3rd term
After School

5. Learning Areas Literacy Numeracy
The World Around Us (Geography/History/Science)
The Arts (Music/Art/Drama)
Physical Education
Personal Development and Mutual Understanding
Religion

6. Skills and Capabilities
Thinking Skills – Managing Information, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Being Creative
Personal Skills and Capabilities – Self Management, Working with Others
Through all curriculum areas
ICT- In classroom and on laptops with wireless connection. Also I pads with a range of learning games
School Based Assessments

7. Assessment for Learning
Sharing Learning Intentions (WALT and WILF)
Learning Diaries
2 Stars and a Wish marking
Peer and Self Assessment
Thumbs Up

8. PDMU
Concentrates on developing children’s knowledge, attitudes, skills, relationships, behaviour, TSPC, emotional awareness, values and life skills.
Living Learning Together Box.

9. Linguistic Phonics Whole school programme
Children should understand the relationship between their spoken language and the written word.
Sounds (phonemes) can be represented by groups of letters (graphemes)
Segment and blend words by listening to sounds.
s t ar – 3 sounds p l a n t – 5 sounds
Six stages
Stage 5 sounds can be represented in different ways ee y ea i all make the same sound
Stage 6 multi-syllable words.
Spelling test carried out on a weekly basis. Must be signed by a parent to allow progress to be monitored.

10. Reading Shared Reading Big Books/Interactive Board Guided Reading
Reading Groups are organised in accordance with running records/standardised tests and teacher observation
Book Banding Scheme
Novels as reading books
Further develop comprehension skills
Library Time – books changed once a week ( Thursday) )
Silent Reading
Important to develop a child’s interest in reading.

11. Writing Variety of forms studied Procedural Report
Chronological/non-chronological texts
Narrative
Explanation
Recount
Poetry
Projects- to promote independent learning
Group Work – Managing Information (CCS)
Punctuation and grammar– children will be encouraged to use correct punctuation and grammar always.
Proofreading and editing.
Handwriting – emphasis will be placed on joined writing for speed ( Term 2 )

12. Maths Number Measures Handling Data, Shape and Space
Problem Solving/processes
Lots of Practical Activity including games
Emphasis on Mental Maths

13. Religion
Alive O 6.
Within God’s Creation- Children are led to a broader appreciation of all that God has made.
How God nourishes us through the Holy Spirit.
Nativity story, Feast Days and The Rosary.
Loving God and our Neighbour.
A Healing Community – Forgiveness and Our Parish.
The Risen Jesus and Under God’s wing.
Class Assembly - November

14. Homework
Aim
To consolidate and reinforce the learning skills and knowledge that has gone on in school.
Spellings, Reading, Maths, English and Tables and other activities related to class work
30-45 mins
Important to check and sign homework diaries

15. Reporting to Parents/Assessment
Parent/Teacher meeting December 6th
Reports in June
Monthly newsletter
Term 1 will see replacements for INCAs (computer based assessment
Ongoing assessment of Cross-curricular skills replacing AUs.
Standardised tests

16. Other information Fundraising Car Parking School Bus Free School Meals
Contacts and Mobile phone number
Child Protection

17. Primary Six Curriculum Meeting September 2013
Thank you