1. Welcome to Primary 4/5, 5, 6 & 7 Curriculum Evening
Miss Jennifer McMillen (P4/5)
Miss Hannah Jones (P5)
Miss Caroline Green (P6)
&
Miss Emma-Jane Stewart (P7)

2. Curriculum Evening Overview
Learning Across the Curriculum – Termly Newsletter
Literacy - Revised Spelling Policy
Numeracy - Mental Agility
Assessment Strategies Across the Curriculum
Health and Wellbeing
Online Learning Journals
Revised Homework Policy

3. Our School Spelling Policy Key Messages Our Vision Spelling is integral to a learner’s self esteem and ability to communicate in writing. Through our differentiated and motivating approach to the teaching of spelling all learners will be given the opportunity to make progress with their spelling and be able to communicate their needs and ideas confidently in writing.

4. What will this look like?
Primary 4 – 7 will follow our new school progressive spelling programme.
On a Monday the teacher will introduce the sound for the week. The children will have a differentiated spelling list but they will all learn the same spelling pattern.
On a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday they will have the opportunity to practice the spelling pattern using multi- sensory teaching strategies. (see slide)
On a Friday the children will practice common words and revise previous sound rules.

5. What are multi-sensory teaching strategies?
Say
TTYP
flashcards
guess which
mnemonics
rhyme
say/ sing syllables
word tennis
Write
(Using cursive script)
rainbow spelling
hi-light spelling pattern from a text
alphabetize your spelling list
word search
word muddling
spelling shapes/ pictures
friends and enemies
tracing
back writing
air writing
dictation
hangman
Make/Do
tallying
word clapping
partner L,C,S,W,Ch
find words within words
noughts and crosses
model/make word with materials
matching games
finger spelling
magnetic boards
typing
cutting
stamp it out
dictionary hunt
spelling aerobics

6. Example of spelling sound list in P5 …
Weekly Focus:- ou for /u/
Group 1
country
couple
cousin
double
famous
touch
trouble
young
Group 2
courage
enormous
enough
nervous
nourish
rough
tough
youngest
Group 3
courageous
dangerous
encourage
fabulous
flourish
generous
marvelous
roughest

7. How will we assess and track that your child is making progress?
Ongoing – look, cover, sound out, write check/self assessment/ peer assessment/teacher assessment of application of spelling patterns in pupil writing in class
Twice a term – summative test of sounds covered that term. This test will take place in their home school learning journal so that you can see evidence of progress. We will be testing ability to apply the sounds learnt NOT whether your child has learnt the spelling list for each sound.
Annually – all pupils will be tested using the singe word spelling test to track progress and identify pupils who would benefit from programmes of support.
Highlight specific groups for children

8. Stockbridge Counts
Stockbridge Counts will focus on daily 10 to 15 minute mental agility at the start of every maths lesson.
The whole school will focus on each aspect at the same time.

9. ‘A Rainbow of Numeracy Skills’
Stockbridge Counts
‘A Rainbow of Numeracy Skills’
Counting forwards and backwards
Number after and before
Number recognition
Combining and partitioning numbers & place value
Addition and subtraction
Multiplication and division; fractions, decimal fractions and percentages; ratio and proportion
Sequencing and ordering; number lines; equivalences

10. What this might look like for your child
Skills Area
What this might look like for your child
Counting forwards and backwards
In stations of all times tables up to 12
In fractions, decimal fractions and percentages
In negative numbers

11. Addition and Subtraction
Why Mental Agility Counts?
Addition methods
Counting on to add
Doubles and near doubles
Rounding and adjusting
Add ten take off one
Partitioning – tens and units
Quick, real life skill, preparation for high school for multi-step problems, challenge
Formal methods (chimney sums)

12. Empty Number Lines Multiplication Time Duration
Addition and Subtraction
Change from Money

13. Formal Methods for Multiplication and Division.
Grid Method
Chunking
Formal Method

14. Times Tables and Number Bonds
By the end of P5 all times tables and associated division facts from 2-12 should be recalled accurately with minimal thinking time and used to solve problems.
Some children will require support aids to assist them with this.
Children working within Second Level should be able to recall number bonds to 100. They should be able to use associated facts to help them with more complex calculations.

15. Assessment Strategies Across the Curriculum
Why use a range of strategies?
Peer Assessment – What will this look like?
Self Assessment – What will this look like?
Verbal Assessment – What will this look like?

16. Health and Wellbeing Mental and Emotional Wellbeing
Building Resilience Programme (Whole school focus outlined in newsletter)
Substance Misuse
P5 – Tobacco
P6 – Alcohol
P7 – Drugs

17. Online Learning Journals
We are using these to provide informative and up to date information and assessment on your child and their learning.
We greatly appreciate parental comments

18. Home School Learning Policy – Key Messages WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HOME LEARNING?   To consolidate and reinforce learning. To promote home/school partnerships and provide opportunities for parents and children to work together. To promote the value and enjoyment of life long learning. To develop independent learning skills and encourage good learning habits. To provide an opportunity for parents to gain an understanding of what and how children are learning at school. To provide tasks which build on the children’s skills and interests.   We acknowledge that different family circumstances provide different amounts of time for families to learn together. This policy was created in response to parent feedback (school survey May 2017) that our home learning policy should be flexible and provide activities that support parents with ideas for home learning without being prescriptive.

19. Home School Learning in P4-7
A home learning wall will be sent home each term.
Spelling pattern and word lists will be given to parents on curriculum evening and are published on the school website. Spelling tasks will be included in the home learning wall.
All children will be asked to complete a long term project linked to a topic in class twice a year. They will be given a deadline for completion and the sharing of this learning.
All home learning journals should be brought into school on a MONDAY.

21. Minimum expectations in P4-7
We expect parents to encourage their child to read for enjoyment as often as possible.
We expect pupils to complete at least one task from the home learning wall each week (please note that in P6/7 encouraging positive engagement with home learning is particularly useful in developing the independent learning skills which are necessary for transition to high school).
Where the home learning task is a talking task or a game we ask that the pupil records evidence such as a short personal comment/reflection, or takes a photo, draws a picture or records a comment from the parent in the home learning journal.
We expect pupils to complete two long term projects each year.

22. How will my child receive feedback?
The purpose of home learning is to consolidate skills and develop independent learning skills and as such we do not expect staff to give detailed written feedback. Feedback strategies for pupils will include…
Discussion with pupil individually
Short written feedback
Pupils will share their work with a peer and give peer feedback
Pupils will self-assess
Group discussion
Pupils may share learning with the class and get immediate verbal feedback such as 2 stars and a wish.
A spelling challenge will take place throughout the school once every half term to monitor progress (P3-7). This will take place in the back of the home learning journal to allow you to see the progress made and any areas for development.
More detailed feedback will be given on long term project related home learning tasks and this will be stuck into home school learning journals or recorded on the Online Learning Journals.

23. Thank you for listening!
Please feel free to browse the maths and literacy resources at the back of the room and ask any questions.