1. Primary 1 Curriculum Presentation
Welcome
to Houston Primary
Primary 1 Curriculum Presentation
August 2017

2. Primary 1 Staff Primary 1a – Miss Lorraine Wilson
Primary 1b – Mrs Kirsty Mitchell
Primary 1c – Mrs Angela Stevenson
NCCT Cover
Mrs Irvine – P1a & 1b
Mrs Mead – P1c
Mrs Whyte – Classroom Assistant/PG supervision
Mrs Turnbull – Classroom Assistant

3. Important Information
Informal Entry 8.50 a.m. for P1-3
Lines 9.00 a.m.
School Security
Collection arrangements – please advise teacher
of changes
Reporting;
November/March/May
Scottish Standardised Assessments
School Council – AGM 30th August
School Facebook Page

4. Important Information
School uniform
Important Information
Clothing & bag clearly labelled
Homework Folders
Water Bottles
Trips
Purposeful Play
Open Afternoon – 7th February
Books 4 U – Tuesday lunchtimes
Extra Curricular – Total Soccer

5. Website Aims and handbook Annual planner Holiday Dates Staff
Aims and handbook
Annual planner
Holiday Dates
Staff
School Newsletter
Uniform order form
School Meals
Admin of Medication form
Internet access policy
Useful websites
CEOPS
School and Class blogs
Extra curricular activities
Events
Fairtrade and Eco
School Council

6. Health & Wellbeing P.E. - Blue shorts and gym shoes to be kept
in school in a labelled drawstring bag.
Please wear polo shirts to school on gym days.
Gym Days; Monday & Tuesday 1a
Monday & Friday 1b
Monday & Thursday 1c
Healthy Snacks
No nuts
No sharing of snacks
Golden Rules &
Golden Time
Bounce Back

7. Bounce Back Bad times don’t last.
Other people can help if you talk to them.
Unhelpful thinking makes you feel more upset.
Nobody is perfect- not you and not others.
Concentrate on the positives and use laughter
Everybody experiences sadness, hurt, failure, rejection and setbacks, these are a normal part of life.
Blame fairly. How much of what happened was due to you, to others and to bad luck or circumstances.
Accept what can’t be changed but try to change what you can first.
Catastrophising exaggerates your worries. Don’t believe the worst possible picture.
Keep things in perspective. It’s only part of your life.

8. Early Literacy Skills

9. 3 Funds of Knowledge Cognitive knowledge, skills,
engagement for school literacy
e.g. phonics, decoding, comprehension etc.
Cultural capital & funds of
knowledge – beliefs, ideas,
experiences, people, activities,
home literacy
Personal/social aspirations,
identity & how positioned as
a reader & literacy learner
by self & others

10. Developing Phonological Awareness
with ‘Jolly Phonics’ pupils
learn the 42 letter sounds. c a b d e f h g i k l o r u y ch ou ai er wh th oo z w t p m j n s x ee sh v qu

11. s a t b ea ch Each sound is accompanied by an action.
2 or 3 sounds are introduced per week.
s a t i p n
Each sound is accompanied by an action.
They learn to identify the sounds in words.
Children are encouraged to blend
the sounds to read and make words.
They soon recognise spelling patterns
and are also encouraged to learn to
spell ‘tricky’ words.
s a t
b ea ch

12. Developing a Sight Vocabulary
Building up a sight vocabulary linked to the ‘Oxford Reading
Tree’ scheme & common words.
‘Look and Say’ method.
A ‘Wordwalls’ booklet will be provided for each stage of the
reading scheme.

13. Wordwalls

14. Homework
Organiser
Homework will be noted in your child’s ‘Organiser’.
This will be issued on a Monday and should be completed for
Friday.
Next week - ‘All About Me’ pages
Sound Jotter
Please practise these sounds and encourage your child to ‘have
a go’ at writing the letter and draw a picture beginning with
the sound.
Reading/Wordwalls/Spelling
Sounds, Wordwalls and Reading should be revised daily at home.
Class teacher will assess these before moving your child onto
the next wordwall/reading book.
Spelling homework – January.

15. Reinforces sight vocabulary, develops reading strategies,
Reading Homework
Core Reader
Oxford Reading Tree
Reinforces sight vocabulary, develops reading strategies,
comprehension
Prepared in class – consolidated at home
Easy Reader
Allows children to develop confidence by providing a book
at an easier level than the core reader, which they should
be able to read independently
Non-fiction
Expands funds of knowledge, exposure to different texts
Read Together
Picture book to be a shared experience with an adult
Stimulate discussion - 3 sharings

16. The 3 Sharings 1. Sharing enthusiasms Likes/Dislikes
2. Sharing Puzzles
Questions the children have about the text;
‘I wonder why...?’
‘What if...?’
‘It didn’t make sense that...’
‘I would like to know why...’
3. Sharing Connections
Links between the text and their own lives
Links to other things they have read, seen or heard
What funds of knowledge are they drawing on to make sense of a
text ‘It reminded me of...’

17. Capable readers use all three cueing systems
The 3 Reading Cueing Systems
Meaning
Does it make
sense?
Structure
Does it
sound right?
Visual
Does it
look right?
Capable readers use all three cueing systems

19. Maths is Fun
in Primary 1!

20. Maths in Primary 1 Shape Measure Practical Activities
Numeracy Time Money
Shape Measure
Practical Activities
Wide variety of teacher made and commercially produced games and activities
ICT/Shop/Sand/Water/Playdough
Indoor and outdoor challenges
Beads, cubes, bears, pebbles etc. (for counting, making patterns, sorting doing calculations)
Teacher is main resource during Active Group Teaching Time
Practical materials/Interactive whiteboard/Show me boards to teach and assess concepts

21. l 4 Ten Town In Ten Town each number from 0 to 10 is represented by a
character who has a rhyme which helps children remember how
to form their numbers correctly. l
Number One is in charge of the fun!
Top to toe and there you go!
Freddie Four loves to explore!
Down, across and oar in the water.
Children learn to write numbers by practising
in the sand, shaving foam, air, on whiteboards,
with paint, stampers.
Homework

22. S.E.A.L Stages of Early Arithmetical Learning
Some examples of whole class mental agility starters
Bunny fingers
Chanting/ Skip counting
Subitizing/dice patterns
Ten frames
Children are encouraged to talk about how they see
number problems and explain their methods when solving calculations.
Learn it facts-doubles/doubles plus 1
Focus on concrete materials and visual representations before moving onto abstract learning

23. Ten Frames

24. If you require any additional information or have any concerns, please speak to the Primary 1 staff who will be pleased to help.