P7/6 - Meet the Teacher

Thursday 7th September 2017

Miss Richmond

Expectations

• Now that pupils are in Primary 7/6, there will be an expectation of all children to respect the environment in which they are learning and respect other people’s belongings.

• We expect good behaviour and good manners, demonstrating our school values at all times.

• We ask the children to try their best at all times, working neatly and productively.

How you can help your child

•Please ensure your child is organised for their day at school. Full school uniform should be worn at all times.•In order to maintain a positive partnership between parents and school, we ask that you give your child the support they need to complete school tasks in the allocated time and to the best of their ability.•Please remind your child to share letters and correspondence from school regularly – letters and important information are usually found at the bottom of school bags!

How you can help your child

Please support your child in preparing for school each day. They will need:•2 sharp pencils and a rubber•A personal reading book•Homework diary•PE kit (Tuesday and Thursday)•A water bottle.

Homework

Your child will have a minimum of two pieces of homework each week. We would appreciate it if all homework could be checked and signed.•Spelling – Spelling homework is set on a Monday and should be handed in on Friday. Pupils are tested on Friday. Words are taken from the Single Word Spelling Test scheme. •Reading – Reading homework will be given on a Wednesday and should be handed in the following Wednesday.•Maths – Maths homework will be given on a Monday and should be handed in the following Monday.•Other homework relating to IDL and other Curricular areas will be given throughout the year.

All pupils have their own homework diary to ensure that they are organised and can keep track of their homework tasks on a

weekly basis.

Homework

Reading Reading • This term, your child will take part in weekly Guided Reading. Pupils will be

encouraged to work independently on set tasks during Reading for Reading and Writing for Reading and will have a guided reading session with the teacher.

Maths Maths • This term, we will be focusing on place value, estimation and rounding and

decimals.

Other Curricular Areas Other Curricular Areas • Work will be set in other areas if relevant.

Other Staff

Specialist TeachersSpecialist Teachers• We will also have lessons throughout the year from Ms

Brolls (French and Health and Wellbeing).

Support for LearningSupport for Learning• Mrs Kellner will provide extra support.

So far…

• Getting to know you tasks• Community building• Team work

• Established groupings

• Community Contract – class values• Electing House Captain/Vice

Term 1 Overview

•The Jacobites – focus on Literacy, Social Studies and Maths•Maths – place value, addition and subtraction. As part of our IDL, we will look at coordinates, scale and angle. •Literacy – writing for a variety of genres linked to The Jacobites, spelling, handwriting, grammar and punctuation and Literacy Evolve.

•RME•PE •Expressive Arts•Technologies•French

•Science

How you can help- supporting at home

• Have a look at the profiling tools for Second level in Maths and Language. These can be found on the school blog (search ‘profiling tool’). These will give you an idea of what P6 children will be learning about this year and might give you more of an insight into what you could focus on at home.

Living the Values, Class Dojo andFree Time Friday

• The whole school is focusing on Living the Values which include being Inclusive, Friendly, Responsible, Respectful, Successful, and Enthusiastic. Pupils are awarded Values Certificates for achieving these school values.

• Class Dojos - pupils are rewarded for demonstrating the school values and showing good behaviour.

• Free Time Friday - Children will have Free Time Friday for 30 minutes. This, along with the Class Dojo system, Star Pupil certificates and Living the Values, rewards good behaviour.

Class Dojo

Class Dojo is an online behaviour system. Children can earn points for demonstrating the school values. The Top Scorer each week will be added to a draw and each term there will be a winner drawn for each House. The points will be added to their House and each term, the winning house will negotiate a reward.

Free Time Friday

• Free Time Friday – If a child loses Free Time Friday, a record is kept and children reflect on what they can do to improve their behaviour. Record sheet sent home for parents to sign.

• School Behaviour Policy – warning given, loss of Free Time Friday, move to another class, senior management.

P7 Responsibilities

•Buddying with P1•Responsible roles – Playful Pals, Safe Security and Magical Mediators•House Captains and Vice Captains•Class jobs which will be rotated on a weekly basis.•Representing Mid Calder Primary in a positive way throughout transition and sporting cluster events•Role models.

Transition to High School

• As you know, Primary 7 is a very important year. Further transition information will be passed on later in the year.

• Your child will take part in a range of activities that will aid the transition process to high school. These will include: – Visits to the high school to familiarise themselves with the building and

staff– Visits from high school staff to establish a working relationship– Cluster events e.g. sports festivals– Technology experiences.

Thank you for showing your support and coming along

tonight.

Any questions?