Blackfriars Primary

Dear P7L Parents/Carers,

Welcome back for term 2!

 

Health and Well Being

 

P.E.

This term our gym days will be Wednesday (indoor) and Friday (outdoor). We will be focusing on honing our gymnastics skills and Scottish Country Dancing, working towards teaching the dances learned to younger learners in the school. On PE days, your child should come to school in appropriate gym clothes. Could you please ensure your child does not wear jewellery on gym days for safety. Please note, children are not allowed to take part in gym if they are wearing earrings.

 

Health

We are looking at food and health, thinking about the healthy food plate and considering foods for specific dietary requirements.

 

Literacy

 

Writing

We will be building on our persuasive poster campaigns from last term and looking to work up towards full persuasive texts and live debates by the end of term. Furthermore, we will write for specific purposes around Halloween and Christmas.

 

Reading

This term we shall be working part of a Literacy Circle to develop reading skills with peers. Furthermore, we will continue to pilot our new Just Read at the end of each day, this is time devoted to a class novel as well as continuing to focus on reading for enjoyment with trips downstairs to the school library for learners to choose books.

 

Talking & Listening

As mentioned above, we will have a big focus on persuasive writing and debating skills with live debates.

 

IDL (topic)

 

For our Term 2 IDL, we will be looking at engineering and STEM through the FemEng programme with video calls set up with real life professionals in various engineering jobs. Later in the term, we will be exploring our ‘ISMS’ IDL closer to Christmas.

 

Numeracy

 

We are continuing to develop place value, working with decimals and on the four operations in different contexts. Some of our numeracy time will be devoted to our new IDL Fem Eng and the related tasks. There will be a focus on fractions, time and data handling.

 

Outdoor Learning/Science/NCCT

Our class will continue to have an Outdoor Learning session with Mrs Murdoch on Wednesday mornings. They will be learning outside, whatever the weather!

If possible, please send your child to school in appropriate clothing for being outdoors on that day, for example, sturdy shoes and a waterproof jacket. We have some spares in school if required.

 

Additionally, every second Wednesday Mrs Wilson will deliver French to the class whilst Miss Love is out of class.

 

Baby Strings

This session, only those children who have opted to continue with Baby Strings will keep learning their instrument on a Friday.

 

Expressive arts

 

This term, our school is creating another Art Gallery. P7 classes will be creating art in response to a poem. We will also be working hard learning lots of songs as the Nativity choir and for the Winter celebrations, keep an eye on Seesaw for lyrics!

 

Homework

 

Your child will be given two QR codes, one for them and one for you to scan and set up Seesaw for completing homework online. All photos or files of work should be uploaded to Seesaw. If you cannot access Seesaw, then you can request a homework jotter. Your child will be given weekly spelling lists to learn and a numeracy/reading task to complete.

If you wish to support your child further with their learning this term, you could talk to them about the world of work and show them your favourite dance.

 

 

Thanks in advance for your support!

Miss Love

 

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