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Welcome to TowerbankPrimary School
Purpose of this evening is to share information about:
• Curriculum for Excellence• Primary 4 curriculum• Learning and teaching approaches used in P4• Classroom routines and lunchtimes• Behaviour expectations• Homework• Parent – school partnership
Curriculum for Excellence
The ambition of Curriculum for Excellence is that all children and every young person will become:
• Successful learners• Confident individuals• Responsible citizens• Effective contributors
Opportunities will be provided for young people to develop skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work
A Day in the Life of a Primary 4
Good Morning Tuesday 20th September 2011Register and lunch numbers
Maths• I can remember and use my 2, 5 and 10 times tables• I can link these tables to division
BreakMilk and Class Novel
Literacy and English• I can spell accurately words which are common to me• Spelling ‘Magic ‘e’ and adding an ending• Spelliamous and ‘Show me’ games
Writing• I can use adjectives to write a descriptive opening to my spooky weather story. Lunch• Calm Time• Project Work – Cooperative Learning Skill focus on Listening• Design and make display about the sun• Circle Time
Numeracy and Mathematics
• Cooperative Learning approach– Targeted to children’s needs
• Number and non-number concepts across the year
– Cross-curricular learning– Stand-alone topics
• Active learning activities• Written tasks• ICT
– Education City games
A Day in the Life of a Primary 4
Good Morning Tuesday 20th September 2011Register and lunch numbers
Maths• I can remember and use my 2, 5 and 10 times tables• I can link these tables to division
BreakMilk and Class Novel
Literacy and English• I can spell accurately words which are common to me• Spelling ‘Magic ‘e’ and adding an ending• Spelliamous and ‘Show me’ games
Writing• I can use adjectives to write a descriptive opening to my spooky weather story. Lunch• Calm Time• Project Work – Cooperative Learning Skill focus on Listening• Design and make display about the sun• Circle Time
Literacy and English
Active learning activities such as:– Show me– Spelliamous– Rainbow words
• Weekly focussed writing lesson linked to topic• Listening and talking skills
– Circle Sharing– Pair Share, Phone a Friend, Lollipop names– Cooperative learning skills– High order questioning– Individual presentation
Reading
• Children in ability groups for focussed reading.– Questioning and comprehension– Bloom’s thinking skills– Book Detectives activities for some groups– Shared Reading
• Reading for enjoyment– ERIC time– Story time– Book Week
A Day in the Life of a Primary 4
Good Morning Tuesday 20th September 2011Register and lunch numbers
Maths• I can remember and use my 2, 5 and 10 times tables• I can link these tables to division
BreakMilk and Class Novel
Literacy and English• I can spell accurately words which are common to me• Spelling ‘Magic ‘e’ and adding an ending• Spelliamous and ‘Show me’ games
Writing• I can use adjectives to write a descriptive opening to my spooky weather story. Lunch• Calm Time• Project Work – Cooperative Learning Skill focus on Listening• Design and make display about the sun• Circle Time
Health and Wellbeing
• Calm time• Feelings wall• Circle time• Positive classroom ethos• Water and healthy eating
• Two hours of PE– PE specialist– Outdoor PE games– Swimming– Dance
• Use of outdoor space– Playground toys– Football rota
Cooperative Learning
• Children sit in teams. These will change over the course of the year.
• Working together:– Taking turns– Being a good listener– Being encouraging
• Cooperative learner roles:– Noise monitor– Encourager– Resource manager– Scribe
• Team members are individually and collectively responsible for their work
Topic
• Combination of class, stage and whole school topics.• We Matter
– Cooperative learning skills– Emotional literacy– Feelings and friendship
• Weather– Context for cross-curricular learning
• Future topics– Portobello study– Wallace and Bruce– Celebrations across the world– Water– Olympics
Positive Behaviour
• Whole school Golden Rules and class rules
• Golden Time– Shared P3 and P4 Golden time rota
• Merits and awards
• Table points/Crystals
Assessment
• Assessment for Learning– Shared success criteria
– Teacher, self and peer assessment tools
– Summative assessments• E.g. spelling check-ups, mental maths tests
– Children involved in conversation with their teacher to set individual specific learning targets
– Class and individual learning journey
Homework
• Spelling activities
• Reading
• Maths
• Topic
• Sharing school experiences with home, reinforcing learning and taking responsibility for their own learning
Helpful Reminders
• Money in named envelopes• Homework folders to be brought everyday • All clothing and shoes clearly named• Absence procedure
– Phone call into school on first day of absence– Note on first day back at school
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