St Mary’s St Mary’s Primary SchoolPrimary School

Primary FivePrimary Five

AimsAims Welcome to St Mary’s!Welcome to St Mary’s! An outline of the Curriculum that An outline of the Curriculum that

your child will be following in P5.your child will be following in P5. to provide an overview of some of to provide an overview of some of

the topics and activities that your the topics and activities that your child will be participating in this child will be participating in this year (Learning Plan)year (Learning Plan)

General Information General Information

MorningMorning8 – 8.45 Breakfast Club 8 – 8.45 Breakfast Club 8.45am – Children can come into 8.45am – Children can come into school playground school playground 9.15 – Bell for beginning of classes9.15 – Bell for beginning of classesAfter 9.15 am – marked lateAfter 9.15 am – marked late

AfternoonAfternoonAccompanied by teachers to school Accompanied by teachers to school gategate

General InformationGeneral Information Dinners – Currently £2.30 per day, (in envelopes Dinners – Currently £2.30 per day, (in envelopes

with child’s name and class on Friday only. Please with child’s name and class on Friday only. Please do not enclose any other money for trips etc)do not enclose any other money for trips etc)

Breakfast Club – £1 per morning Breakfast Club – £1 per morning UniformUniform Full uniform should be worn at all times.Full uniform should be worn at all times. PE – Mondays(first term – wear full school P.E PE – Mondays(first term – wear full school P.E

uniform)uniform) James McKernan- hurling James McKernan- hurling Swimming in Term 3Swimming in Term 3 After School ActivitiesAfter School Activities Library - ThursdayLibrary - Thursday

Learning AreasLearning Areas LiteracyLiteracy NumeracyNumeracy The World Around Us The World Around Us

(Geography/History/Science)(Geography/History/Science) The Arts (Music/Art/Drama)The Arts (Music/Art/Drama) Physical EducationPhysical Education Personal Development and Mutual Personal Development and Mutual

UnderstandingUnderstanding ReligionReligion

Skills and Skills and CapabilitiesCapabilities

Thinking SkillsThinking Skills – Managing – Managing Information, Problem Solving and Information, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Being CreativeDecision Making, Being Creative

Personal Skills and CapabilitiesPersonal Skills and Capabilities – Self – Self Management, Working with OthersManagement, Working with Others

Through all curriculum areasThrough all curriculum areasICT school based assessment;ICT school based assessment;Incas now replaced by NILA and NINA.Incas now replaced by NILA and NINA.Teachers training this month. (info Teachers training this month. (info

leaflets)leaflets)

Sharing Learning Sharing Learning Intentions (WALT and Intentions (WALT and WILF)WILF)

Working Working on individual on individual areas of improvementareas of improvement

Assessment in third term.Assessment in third term.

Assessment for Assessment for LearningLearning

Newest learning area in Revised Newest learning area in Revised CurriculumCurriculum

Concentrates on developing Concentrates on developing children’s knowledge, attitudes, children’s knowledge, attitudes, skills, relationships, behaviour, skills, relationships, behaviour, TSPC, emotional awareness, values TSPC, emotional awareness, values and life skills.and life skills.

Living Learning Together BoxLiving Learning Together Box

PDMUPDMU

Self- esteem and Self- confidence: Recognise own Self- esteem and Self- confidence: Recognise own abilities and value them.abilities and value them.

Feelings and Emotions: Recognise different feelings; Feelings and Emotions: Recognise different feelings; understand why we need to manage them in a positive understand why we need to manage them in a positive and safe way. and safe way.

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Healthy diets and lifestyle.Keeping Healthy and Safe: Healthy diets and lifestyle. Relationships with Family and Friends: working Relationships with Family and Friends: working

together as families and friends.together as families and friends. Rights and Responsibilities: Children’s Rights and Rights and Responsibilities: Children’s Rights and

Social responsibility.Social responsibility. Learning to live as a member of the community: Role Learning to live as a member of the community: Role

as a member of the community and concern about the as a member of the community and concern about the wider environment.wider environment.

PDMUPDMU

Whole school programmeWhole school programme Children should understand the Children should understand the

relationship between their spoken relationship between their spoken language and the written word.language and the written word.

Spellings given on Monday.Spellings given on Monday. Dictation test on Monday spellings will Dictation test on Monday spellings will

be held on the following week.be held on the following week. A particular sound is explored each A particular sound is explored each

week.week. Important to work on spellings every Important to work on spellings every

night.night. Incidental work very effective.Incidental work very effective.

Linguistic Phonics Linguistic Phonics

Shared ReadingShared Reading

Book Banding SchemeBook Banding Scheme Novels as reading booksNovels as reading books Develop comprehension skills and answering in Develop comprehension skills and answering in

full sentences.full sentences. Library Books – change once a weekLibrary Books – change once a week Silent ReadingSilent Reading Important to develop a child’s interest in Important to develop a child’s interest in

reading.reading. Reading activities in classroom. Reading activities in classroom. Preparation of reading at homePreparation of reading at home

Importance of reading a range of materialsImportance of reading a range of materials

Reading Reading

Variety of forms studiedVariety of forms studied Procedural, Report, Narrative, Procedural, Report, Narrative,

Explanation.Explanation. PoetryPoetry Punctuation – capital letters and full stopsPunctuation – capital letters and full stops Handwriting Handwriting Word processingWord processing

Writing Writing

Number Number Place Value to 9999Place Value to 9999

Addition and Subtraction within 1000Addition and Subtraction within 1000

Multiplication and divisionMultiplication and division Measures, Handling Data, Shape and Measures, Handling Data, Shape and

Space, Problem SolvingSpace, Problem Solving Lots of Practical ActivityLots of Practical Activity

Maths Maths

Alive O 5;Alive O 5; Beginning againBeginning again Our Christian CommunityOur Christian Community Parables and Miracles.Parables and Miracles. Advent, Christmas, Lent, EasterAdvent, Christmas, Lent, Easter Saints Feast DaysSaints Feast Days AssembliesAssemblies PrayersPrayers

ReligionReligion

Aim Aim To consolidate and reinforce the learning To consolidate and reinforce the learning

skills and knowledge that has gone on in skills and knowledge that has gone on in school.school.

Spellings, Reading, Maths, English, other Spellings, Reading, Maths, English, other activities related to class workactivities related to class work

30-45 mins30-45 mins Important to check and sign homework Important to check and sign homework

and homework diary to be signed every and homework diary to be signed every night.night.

HomeworkHomework

Reporting to Reporting to Parents/AssessmentParents/Assessment

Parent/teacher meeting 4Parent/teacher meeting 4thth December. December. Meeting may be arranged with teacher Meeting may be arranged with teacher

by appointment.by appointment. Literacy/Numeracy jotters sent home Literacy/Numeracy jotters sent home

every few weeks to be checked and every few weeks to be checked and signed by parent.signed by parent.

AssessmentAssessment Weekly dictation tests.Weekly dictation tests. Weekly mental math tests.Weekly mental math tests.

Other information

Child’s name on all school uniform.Lexia and mymaths used as part of homework in P5. Please ensure your child treats this as their homework.Reading diary to be signed when child completes his/her reading. Also check folders for notes.Encourage lots of supplementary reading of library books etc.

Primary FivePrimary Five

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