Hopeman Primary School

Primary 3Parental Information

2019-2020 Term 2

MON TUES WED THURS FRIHomework collected and new homework

issued: Reading, Spelling, Maths & Other.

P.E. in the afternoon

Library in the morning

P.E. in the afternoon

P.E. in the morningAssembly / Councils and Committees in

afternoon

Miss Browne Mrs Chin Mrs Chin Mrs Chin Mrs Chin

ENGLISH LANGUAGEREADING We are learning to:

Use reciprocal reading skills: prediction, clarifying, summarising and asking questions.

‘Read between the lines’ to understand hidden meaning. Identify punctuation and practising how this impacts our expression and

flow of reading. Recognise and understand the effects of bold and italic. Read unknown words by locating and pronouncing familiar letter

patterns and blends. Use second and third letter alphabetical order to locate information.

WRITING We are learning to: Write narrative writing pieces exploring character, setting, problems

and resolutions. Add detail to make our writing more interesting. Remember technical targets such as capital letters and full stops in all

our writing. Create quality handwriting with correct letter formation, good posture

and correct pencil grip in every piece of work.LISTENING & TALKING

We are learning to: Talk with our learning partners and group discussions. Develop our talking and listening skills.

How can parents help Model good reading with expression. Read and discuss stories at home. Think of questions to ask one

another. Ask your child to justify their answers. Encourage your child to read 15 minutes a day.

MATHSNUMBER We are learning to:

Use different strategies for addition and subtraction. Understand multiplication and learning our timetables (2, 5, 10, 3). Practice division using visuals and sharing out objects.

Learning grid references. Learning to use directional language.

How can parents help Encourage your child to: Practice the times tables at home. Use the mental maths homework bags. Use Sumdog at home.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING Gymnastics and Parkour: We are developing our coordination and gross motor

skills. Whilst reflecting on strengths and planning next steps. Fitness: Develop an understanding that physical activity develops fitness, in

particular our stamina and core strength. Social Dancing: We are learning traditional Scottish dances for our Christmas

party. We are developing our rhythm and coordination. Learning about substance abuse: Knowing to never use someone else’s

medicine, being aware that we should store medicine in a safe place and knowing who is allowed to give us medicine.

INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNINGWe are continuing our topic Children’s Rights in Fairytales.

Winter Festivals Around The World Exploring different festivals and cultures to help build respect. Building our creativity through creating different arts and crafts. Understanding different groups of people have different heritage. Learning about different elements of winter festivals and understanding the

reasoning for them. Exploring the changing seasons in the environment around us. Creating writing inspired by Autumn and Winter seasons. Learning and developing organisation skills required for event planning.

Remembrance Day Understanding the significance of Remembrance Day. Learning about the different activities that happen for Remembrance Day. Linking Remembrance Day to circle time discussions. Using art to explore and talk about Remembrance Day themes.

Book Week Scotland (18th – 22nd November 2019) Encouraging us to read frequently for enjoyment. Understanding that literacy helps us in all areas of our lives.

EXPRESSIVE ARTSART We are learning different painting techniques and focus on

building observation skills through drawing. We are learning to create repeated patterns and focusing on lines

and detail. We are learning to use light and dark tones in our artwork.

DRAMA We are learning to present a Christmas play to an audience. We are learning to use expression in our voice and body.

MUSIC We will sing action songs and assembly hymns. We are learning our Christmas play songs. We are learning to sing to an audience.

RME (RELIGIOUS AND MORAL EDUCATION) We are exploring and discussing values and beliefs through stories from world

religions. We are learning to explain key features in world religions. We are exploring Christmas around the world.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGIES (INCLUDING ICT)

We are learning the pushes and pulls (forces) in our daily lives. We are learning about magnets and how they attract or repel. We are selecting materials for different tasks and considering how these will

impact on the experiments we are carrying out. We are developing our problem solving skills when we are solving technology

problems. We are learning to navigate menus and close applications. We are learning to find different programmes using the menu. We are developing word processing skills by typing documents (bullet points,

columns, alignment, changing size, font, colour, inserting shapes, page borders and pictures).

We are learning to save documents to the appropriate places and learning to reopen documents.

SKILLSWe are learning to:

Listen politely without interrupting. Work collaboratively in groups taking on specific roles. Be aware of the time set for tasks and learning to complete tasks within the

set time.

Each week, we will focus on one particular skill which links to our Hopeman Primary School values (Respect the Unicorn, Responsibility the Seahorse, Teamwork the Ant and Excellence the Dolphin), for example, ‘I can take turns’ or ‘I can share’. To ensure the learning is child-led and child-centred, at the start of each week, the children will discuss and decide what their whole class target will be.