Curriculum Evening Primary 7 D Mr Jamie Dougal

Curriculum Evening Primary 7 D Mr Jamie Dougal “Reach your Potential Be the Best you can be”

Introduction Welcome to Primary 7. My name is Mr Dougal and I look forward to teaching your children this year and helping them through their final year at Gorebridge Primary. The class have settled in well to the new routines upon returning to school and its been really positive having the children back in our school building. We have begun by setting up our Class Charter and creating the Classroom atmosphere we want for the year ahead. In addition to this we have begun our Class novel ‘Wonder’, which pupils have been really enthusiastic about. Mrs Stewart will teach the children on a Tuesday morning from 8. 50 am – 11. 40 am to allow for my NCCT. Mrs Meikle will teach the children on a Wednesday morning from 9. 40 am – 12. 10. This is to allow me to carry out my Principal Teacher duties in and around school. If you ever have any queries, feel free to contact me via Seesaw or make a call into the office and I can arrange to call you back at an agreed time. I look forward to meeting and working with you across the course of the year in order to support the class as best as possible. Mr Dougal

Our Class Charter As a class we thought about our three core school rules: Be Safe Be Respectful As a class we agreed to a variety of class expectations that would allow these rules to happen. I have attached an image of our class display that was designed and created using the children’s ideas, please take the time to discuss these with your child. Be Prepared

Term 1 • Class Charter / Classroom Ethos • Novel Study - Wonder – Enjoyment, comprehension, character/plot/setting, writers style, social themes • Reading for enjoyment and book talks • Personal Writing • Classroom ethos – Respect, Tolerance, Empathy • Develop skills for learning - collaboration, perseverance, concentration etc • Maths Week Scotland – 28. 09. 20

Term 2 • • IDL topic: World Wars/Remembrance PE specialist Scottish Book Week (W/C 16. 11. 20) Continue to reinforce skills for learning Scottish Country Dancing Personal Project related to WW 2 Remembrance Assembly – This is planned to delivered via technology to classes across the school.

Term 3 • • Scottish Literacy focus – Robert Burns HWB – Sex Education Author Study – Robert Burns P. E Specialist

Term 4 • • • IDL topic – John Muir Award Transition – Content TBC Author Study P. E Specialist HWB - Keeping Myself Safe

Literacy Resources and approaches: - Reading - Novel study - Literature Circles - Focus on reading for enjoyment - Focussed comprehension: - Prim Ed comprehension - Topic linked reading - Writing - Big Writing Programme - Different genres of writing throughout the year, linked to topic were appropriate - SWST and linked spelling lists/Spelling linked to topic - Midlothian grammar progression - French ongoing throughout the year

Numeracy & Maths • SEAL – Teaching for understanding – Understanding process as well as ‘getting it right’ • Resources – MUMP – Midlothian Understanding Mathematics Programme – Midlothian problem-solving resources and progression – SEAL resources – concrete materials – ICT Activities – to consolidate key learning – Consolidation sheets and textbooks

High School Transition • • • P 7 Staff will liaise directly with High School staff will visit Gorebridge PS. Subject specific visits Numeracy transition booklets Enhanced transition for relevant pupils Transition visits – June 2021 As you will understand the exact programme will be confirmed as exact dates/details are not in place due to the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19

Midlothian Learner • • All schools in Midlothian strive to encourage learners to have the above skills. Across the course of the year we will use the above diagram with the class. At Gorebridge we aim to encourage, ‘Assessment capable learners’. – Pupils who understand purpose of learning and can assess their progress. – Pupils who use feedback (self, peer, teacher) to move pupil’s learning forwards.

Home Learning In the near future, the upper atrium will issue a monthly homework grid via Seesaw whereby learners and their families can carry out a range of activities and share it with their teacher. This will cover a range of curricular areas including numeracy, literacy and IDL/Topic work.

Weekly Events Day Event Monday Home Learning Distributed via Seesaw Tuesday Mrs Stewart in class (8. 50 – 11. 40) Wednesday Mrs Meikle in class (9. 40 – 12. 10) Thursday PE (Please wear suitable clothing) Friday

How you can help • Keen to work in partnership with families to support learning, behaviour and progress. • Stay in touch – If there is you have a query, lets discuss this at the earliest possible time. • Help your child to stay organised – Reminding your son/daughter to complete home learning. – Pencil case with pencil, rubber, sharpener, ruler – Water bottle (water only) – Return letters promptly, preferably in envelopes with names on.

Curriculum Evening Primary 7 D Mr Jamie Dougal “Reach your Potential Be the Best you can be”