St Mary’s St Mary’s Primary SchoolPrimary School

Primary FourPrimary FourCurriculum MeetingCurriculum Meeting

September 2015September 2015

AimsAims Welcome to St Mary’s!Welcome to St Mary’s! Purpose of meeting Purpose of meeting to outline the Curriculum that your to outline the Curriculum that your

child will be following in P4.child will be following in P4. 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 Club8 – 8.45 Breakfast Club9am – Children can come into 9am – Children can come into school playgroundschool playground9.15 – 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, £11.50 Dinners – Currently £2.30 per day, £11.50

per week (in envelopes on Friday only)per week (in envelopes on Friday only) Breakfast Club – £1.00 per morning Breakfast Club – £1.00 per morning UniformUniform Full uniform should be worn at all times.Full uniform should be worn at all times. PE – Thursday P.E uniform or jogging PE – Thursday P.E uniform or jogging

bottoms, T-Shirt and trainersbottoms, T-Shirt and trainers After School ActivitiesAfter School Activities

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 areas ICT ICT In library, laptops with wireless In library, laptops with wireless

connection.connection. Beginning tasks for CCEA ICT Beginning tasks for CCEA ICT

AccreditationAccreditation School Based AssessmentsSchool Based Assessments

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

2 Stars and a Wish 2 Stars and a Wish markingmarking

Peer and Self AssessmentPeer and Self AssessmentThumbs UpThumbs Up

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

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

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

Sounds (phonemes) can be represented by Sounds (phonemes) can be represented by groups of letters (graphemes)groups of letters (graphemes)

Segment and blend words by listening to Segment and blend words by listening to sounds.sounds.

e.g. s t ar – 3 sounds p l a n t – 5 soundse.g. s t ar – 3 sounds p l a n t – 5 sounds Six stagesSix stages e.g. Stage 5 sounds can be represented in e.g. Stage 5 sounds can be represented in

different ways different ways ee y ea i all make the same soundee y ea i all make the same sound

Linguistic Phonics Linguistic Phonics

Shared ReadingShared Reading Big BooksBig Books Guided ReadingGuided Reading Running RecordsRunning Records 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. Easy ReadsEasy Reads Library Books – change once a weekLibrary Books – change once a week Silent ReadingSilent Reading Important to develop a child’s interest in reading.Important to develop a child’s interest in reading.

Reading Reading

Variety of forms studiedVariety of forms studied ReportReport PoetryPoetry Projects- to promote independent learningProjects- to promote independent learning Group Work – Managing Information Group Work – Managing Information

(CCS)(CCS) Punctuation – capital letters and full stopsPunctuation – capital letters and full stops Handwriting – on linesHandwriting – on lines

Writing Writing

NumberNumber Revision of Number Facts to 20Revision of Number Facts to 20 Place Value to 1000Place Value to 1000 Addition and Subtraction within 999Addition and Subtraction within 999 Multiplication and divisionMultiplication and division Measures, Handling Data, Shape and Space, Measures, Handling Data, Shape and Space,

Problem SolvingProblem Solving Lots of Practical ActivityLots of Practical Activity Talk to Me Box Activities – in classTalk to Me Box Activities – in class Tens and Units Subtraction DemonstrationTens and Units Subtraction Demonstration

Maths Maths

T U 3 1- 1 5

2Exchange 1 ten for 10

units

Exchange 1 ten for 10

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Alive O 4 ProgrammeAlive O 4 Programme

Enrolment Ceremony – Term 1Enrolment Ceremony – Term 1

First Confession – Term 2 First Confession – Term 2

First Holy Communion Saturday TBCFirst Holy Communion Saturday TBC

PrayersPrayers

ReligionReligion

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

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

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

30-40 mins30-40 mins Important to check and sign Important to check and sign

homeworkhomework

HomeworkHomework

Parent/Teacher meeting 4Parent/Teacher meeting 4thth December December Reports in JuneReports in June Monthly newslettersMonthly newsletters

AssessmentAssessment Term 1 – School Based Assessment testing (on Term 1 – School Based Assessment testing (on

computer)computer)

Cross Curricular Skills AssessmentCross Curricular Skills Assessment Term 3 – Communication and Using Maths LevelsTerm 3 – Communication and Using Maths Levels English – Reading and WritingEnglish – Reading and Writing Maths – Number and another areaMaths – Number and another area Term 3 – Standardised TestsTerm 3 – Standardised Tests

Reporting to Reporting to Parents/AssessmentParents/Assessment

Other Information

Fundraising Car Parking School Bus Free School Meals Contacts and Mobile phone number Child Protection

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