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Corstorphine Primary School

Corstorphine Primary School. Meet the Teacher September 2017 P3A – Sarah McCullough P3B – Marita Lofthouse P3C – Holly Grant. Literacy- Reading. At least 3 reading sessions per week: Reading independently or in pairs, teacher-led session, follow up task

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Corstorphine Primary School

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  1. Corstorphine Primary School Meet the Teacher September 2017P3A – Sarah McCulloughP3B – Marita Lofthouse P3C – Holly Grant

  2. Literacy- Reading • At least 3 reading sessions per week: Reading independently or in pairs, teacher-led session, follow up task • Children will not take books home and are encouraged to read books of their own choice during ERIC time and at home. • Pupils working on the Read, Write, Inc programme will also be included in group work with their classmates.

  3. Literacy - Spelling/Handwriting • Patterns / rules, common words (word walls), topic words, personal words - entered into a personal jotter • Handwriting – cursive joins Listening and Talking • Asking and answering questions • Partner work • Co-operative group work • Individual presentations

  4. Literacy - Writing • Variety of genres: poster, letter, story, personal account, imagined personal response, poetry, instructions, newspaper article • V – Vocabulary (nouns, verbs and adjectives) • C – Connectives (making compound sentences) • O – Openers (using a variety) • P – Punctuation (? ! , “” ‘)

  5. SEAL – Stages of Early Arithmetical LearningStructured and progressive approach to the teaching of numeracy. Emphasis is on pupils ability to discuss a variety of mental strategies and to explain which they used and why.Pupils will develop their knowledge of: - number sequences- numerals- strategies for counting on and back/addition and subtraction - number structures and equal groups and sharing/multiplication and division.

  6. Maths - First Level • Shape Position and Movement – 2D and 3D shapes, symmetry, grid references • Data handling - tallies, tables, bar graphs, Carroll and Venn diagrams • Time – focus on quarter to and quarter past • Measure - metres, centimetres, kilograms • Fractions – halves, quarters and tenths • Problem Solving – applying maths skills across the curriculum

  7. Health and Wellbeing • Mental, Social and Emotional wellbeing – Building Resilience resource, bubble box, circle time • Physical wellbeing PE - fitness, ball skills, dance, game skills and game creation, gymnastics and athletics • We have P.E. on Wednesdays (all), Thursdays (P3B and C) and Fridays (P3A). Please remember Gym Kits every week. We will send them home at the end of each term.

  8. Social Subjects – • TERM 1: Caring for Our Environment • TERM 2: Children Around the World • TERM 3: Corstorphine; Then and Now • TERM 4: Farming in Scotland and Around the World Parental Input! Term 2 : If anyone has experience of living in a different country and would like to come in and speak to the class… Term 3: If anyone has any old photos of Edinburgh or Corstorphine… please let us know!

  9. Science and Technology • Technology: • Model making • Food technology • I.C.T – word-processing; visual and audio recording; Internet Safety Science Topics: • Sound Vibrations • Sun and the Moon • Dissolving • Growing Plants Other Areas: • Expressive Arts – music, drama, art • RME, French, Creative hub

  10. Homework Weekly tasks: • Spelling activity – Owl booklet • Maths task • Reading for enjoyment Recommended time:10-20 minutes per evening or40-80 minutes per week.Not including reading.Please check and sign it each week. Stop if you reach the recommended time and let us know of any difficulties.

  11. Housekeeping • Toileting • Naming uniform • Water bottles • Dojo Points

  12. Typical day in P3 • Register and good morning • Maths – creating an outdoor class Venn diagram with our bodies then drawing it in our jotters • Break • Reading – drawing a character’s reaction to a situation then writing a sentence to explain • French – revising colours through games • Lunch • Story and milk • H&W-B – discussion about what makes us happy or sad then drawing a picture to show this • Art – observational drawing of items in the park

  13. Any questions?Thank you for listening! Corstorphine Primary School 2017

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