1. Corstorphine Primary School
Curriculum Evening
September 2017

2. Purpose of this Meeting
Primary
Purpose of this Meeting
To provide:
A curriculum overview for the year
Information on ways you can support your child at home

3. Language - Writing The genres we are covering this year are :
Cold Pieces for Assessment
Persuasive /Discursive
Personal Account
Reports
Poetry
Letter
News Articles
Transition Writing

4. Language - Writing Process
Stimulus - event, picture, music, topic
Model for writing (VCOP)
Planning - graphic, flowchart, mind map, oral, prompt sheets - class, group, individual.
Writing

5. Writing Assessment Writing is assessed using a variety of techniques.
We use success criteria related to the genre-shared with pupils in advance.
Then teachers, pupils and peers work together to assess the writing during and after the process.
Teachers provide written assessment in the form of 2 stars and a wish for each finished piece of work.

6. Language - Spelling/Handwriting
Patterns/rules/high
Words from Personal Dictionaries
Active Learning approaches
Homework - see homework task every week which will include aspects of grammar and punctuation
Handwriting – continuing to encourage cursive script and presentation skills (underlining, bold script, capital letters in titles etc.)

7. Reading Only 3 reading groups in each class
3 reading sessions per week of 45 minutes
Reading for fluency, comprehension, reading aloud and with expression, prediction and word meanings
Looking at the author’s craft and encouraging higher order thinking through Bloom’s question stems
Discussions to enhance and extend children’s vocabulary
Pupils with additional support needs will continue to have their individual needs met and be included in group work.

8. Reading -continued
Follow up activities based on the text and higher order thinking skills.
Practising punctuation, grammar and spelling.
Greater emphasis on active, collaborative learning, where the pupils work in pairs, trios or groups.
Core reading books STAY IN SCHOOL!

9. Reading-continued At Home Reading for pleasure and enjoyment
Own choice of book/material from library/home
Own choice of time/place
Record kept on bookmark/book reviews

10. Maths Numbers to 1,000,000 and beyond ! Add/subtract/multiply/divide
Co-ordinates in 4 quadrants
Measurement ( length,weight, volume )
Structure of lesson

11. Maths Homework One task per week How you can support your child:
Regularly practise multiplication tables, number bonds etc. Challenges every Friday !
Use Maths in real life contexts eg. Money, time, weight etc.
Play games involving Maths skills
Let us know at an early stage if your child is concerned about their Maths

12. Social Subjects and Science
TERM 1: Scottish Parliament Human Eye
TERM 2:Malawi /Scotland Rock Cycle
TERM 3: World War II Fossil Fuels/Green
TERM 4: Keeping Myself Safe/P7Show Chemical Reactions ( Reversible /Irreversible )
How you can support your child
Drawing your child’s attention to relevant events in the media, discussing issues and supporting any homework activities whether research or investigation.

14. Expressive Arts
Music - increasing confidence in aural skills and basic composition with music specialist
Drama - exploring various forms of expression often in context of social subjects.
Art - working with a variety of media and styles, linked to other curriculum areas
Dance - Scottish country dancing, creative dance

15. Corstorphine Primary School 2017
Thank you for coming !
Corstorphine Primary School
2017