1. Welcome to Primary P4
With Mr Dunsmore 1

2. Religious and Moral Education
Curricular Areas
Throughout P4 your child will study the following
subjects:-
Literacy
Numeracy
Social Studies
Expressive Arts
Health and Wellbeing
Science
French
Religious and Moral Education
Technologies
Kodesh
Ivrit

3. Teachers Mr Dunsmore  Mr Fry - PE Shosh – Ivrit
Mrs Rosenberg – Kodesh

4. English and Literacy Every pupil in Primary 4 will follow
programmes of study for:-
Listening
Talking
Reading
Writing

5. Language- Reading Reciprocal Reading Our reading strategies are:
Predicting
Visualising
Clarifying
Questioning
Summarising 5

6. Literacy World Fiction and Non- Fiction Group reading book
Paired/group/individual work 6

7. Spelling Weekly Spelling Words and rule 3 sentences.
Spelling activity from grid
Assessment
Spelling Test (weekly) 7

8. Maths Term 1 Mental Maths Money handling Multiplication/division
Information handling
Time
Fractions
Measurement(l/ml/cm/m) 8

9. Social Studies Rights Respecting Schools The Rainforest
By exploring the ways in which we use and need rules, I can consider the meaning of rights and responsibilities and discuss those relevant to me SOC 1-17
The Rainforest
By exploring climate zones around the world, I can compare and describe how climate affects living things SOC 1-12
By exploring a natural environment different from my own, I can discover how the physical features influence the variety of living things SOC 1-13b

10. Science We will be learning about:- Animal and plant food chains
Electricity
Properties and the use of materials -Dissolving

11. Expressive Arts Art and Design Drama linked to class topic
Music - led fortnightly by music specialist then teacher follows with next lesson.

12. French Topics: Greetings Personal Information Numbers to 50
Primary colours
Weather
Classroom objects

13. Homework
Throughout this term children will be given the following types of homework to support learning in class:
Literacy homework – Spelling Task Grid
Reading will be written in diary
Maths homework using Education City – linked to class tasks
Please ensure that the homework diary is checked each night.

14. Homework format .

15. Homework Homework may be marked in a variety of ways:
Class discussion and pupil marking their own jotter – Self-assessment strategies
Class discussion and peer marking jotter work
(peer-assessment strategies)
Teacher marking with assessment comment

16. Communication Folder Sent home nightly Letters from school
Jotter for parent and teacher use.
Available at the end of day

17. Gym Indoor gym will be on Monday with Mr Fry
Outdoor gym is on a Friday.
Children must wear appropriate gym clothes. 17

18. Supporting your child at home
Here are some of the ways you can support your child at home:
Encourage reading for enjoyment in the house.
Multiplication tables
Make it fun and engaging!

19. Assessment
Formative assessment strategies used daily throughout lessons – white boards/ thumbs
Tracking progress for all curricular areas
Evaluating daily on the learning for that day

20. Class Management Class helpers, different roles within the classroom.
House points – expected behaviours within the class, school and corridors
Class Dojo points - Promoting positive behaviour within the class.
Individual points
Table points
Class trying to achieve 200 together.

21. Thank You for visiting Primary 421

24. John Logie Baird Born: 1888 Place of birth – Helensburgh
Studied: West of Scotland Technical college
Invention: Television in 1962

25. John Logie Baird
Sir Alexander Flemming
Born: 1888
Place of birth – Helensburgh
Studied: West of Scotland Technical college
Invention: Television in 1962
Born: 1881
Place of birth – Ayrshire
Studied: As a doctor
Invention: Penicillin in 1928 which is used all round the world.

26. Charles Macintosh
Born: 1766
Place of birth: Glasgow
Studied: Chemistry
Invented: waterproof fabric for raincoats
Sir Robert Alexander Watson Watt
Born:1892
Place of birth: Brechin, Scotland
Invented: Radar