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Welcome to Primary 7

Welcome to Primary 7. Curriculum Evening. Areas of Learning. Language and Literacy Mathematics and Numeracy The World Around Us – Science & Technology, Geography, History The Arts – Art & Design, Drama and Music Personal Development & Mutual Understanding (PDMU) Physical Education.

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Welcome to Primary 7

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  1. Welcome to Primary 7 Curriculum Evening

  2. Areas of Learning • Language and Literacy • Mathematics and Numeracy • The World Around Us – Science & Technology, Geography, History • The Arts – Art & Design, Drama and Music • Personal Development & Mutual Understanding (PDMU) • Physical Education

  3. Connected Learning • Vikings • Titanic • Money Wise • Flight • World Cup

  4. Thinking Skills & Personal Capabilities • Being Creative • Working with Others • Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision Making • Managing Information • Self Management

  5. Language & Literacy A range of readers from Literacy World Scheme Reciprocal Reading • Gives the children a focus as they have various roles. • Important that this is not a rushed homework carried out at last minute – have a week to prepare. • Questioning – importance of ‘good’ questions. • Clarifying (Word Finder) – looking for words, phrases, ideas that might need further explanation. Not a case of 3 short definitions of any random words. • Summarising – Important skill – children tend to tell whole story rather than important points. • On most occasions I will actually be the reader in class.

  6. Linguistic Phonics Building on the sounds they have been learning each year • Homework given on Monday for the week • Encourage them to learn the spellings throughout the week and not leave them until Friday • Sentences should be more adventurous now in P7 – don’t accept work that is not of an acceptable standard • Meanings, sentences, word searches etc are all used to emphasise the sound being studied. Especially important when categorising on Monday night they think about the week’s sound – not just stick it in any column Encourage them to point out words in general texts throughout week that contains that week’s sound

  7. Presentation of work • Joined writing – only improves if used all the time • Work should be dated, with title and page number • Neatly set out • Always show working out – discourage doing this on ‘pages’ and then just bringing the answer in to school

  8. Mathematics& Numeracy • Important * Learning number facts and tables • Squared, cubed, triangular numbers, prime numbers • Fraction, decimal, percentage equivalences • Measurement equivalences eg. 100 cm = 1 metre • Tables – multiplying & dividing eg if you know • 6 x 7 = 42 then you also know • 7 x 6 = 42, 42 ÷ 6 = 7 and 42 ÷ 7 = 42 • Friday test is challenging, I do not expect every child to get 15/15. It focuses on a mix of table facts and what has been covered in class that week

  9. Religion • Alive O 7 Programme • Main Theme is Spirit • Prophets • The Call of the Spirit • The Power of the Spirit • Confirmation

  10. Other Areas of Learning German – linked with Shimna for lessons throughout the year Swimming – Term Two Every Monday GAA – Coach will be coming into school starting next Monday

  11. Homework Should take about an hour approximately but each child works at a different pace • Written work – maths, English, topic work • Learning – maths facts, tables, spellings • Reading – reciprocal reading homework and reading every day Neatly presented!!

  12. Thank you for coming!

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