Term Overview

Dear Parent

During the course of this term your child will have many different learning experiences. Here a few of the main concepts in learning that we will be covering. It might be useful if you could encourage your child to learn by talking about these concepts and sharing your own knowledge with your child.

Reading

The children will work in flexible working groups suited to their level and pace. Please ensure that all reading books are read at home. You can help your child using the five finger recall to help them to understand the story.

Visits to Govanhill library would also be beneficial for the children to pick a book to read for enjoyment. The children will be developing their comprehension skills in reading this term.

Writing

The children will be learning how to write a persuasive letter this term.

Weekly spelling and grammar homework will be issued by the class teacher.

Please help your child to write the common words, they can be found in your child’s homework folder.

Maths

The children will work in flexible groups for Numeracy suited to their level and pace. Please help your child to improve their speed and accuracy by revising multiplication tables.

This term we will focus on

• Division and Fractions
• Information Handling
• Angles

Social Studies

The focus of our topic lessons will be Vikings.

Expressive Arts

This children will be looking at the Design element of expressive arts this term and will design their own Viking long boat.

Health and Wellbeing

The children will be learning about good nutrition and their diet. They will also be getting ready to move onto Primary 5.

Physical Education.

Children will be developing their skills in netball.

Religious and Moral Education

The focus for Religious and moral education this term will be giving thanks to God.

Technology

The children will be learning about internet safety this term.

Homework

Weekly spelling and grammar homework will be issued by the class teacher.

Please help your child to write the common words, they can be found in your child’s homework folder.

Gym Times

Monday  and Wednesday.