Primary 6
We will keep you updated with everything we are getting up to throughout the year on this page.
Term One
It has been wonderful to see Primary 6 settling into our new routine and enjoying being back with one another again after the summer holidays. It has been great to hear lots of excited chatter and the buzz of learning.
Literacy
In Literacy, we are establishing our 6 core reading strategies (Using prior knowledge/Finding the main idea/Visualisation/Metalinguistics/Finding Inferences and Summarising) at a higher level and we are going to do that together using a novel study called Kaspar, Prince of Cats. This is an amazing book and will capture the children’s imagination. It will provide a focus for modelling reading strategies and help deepen their understanding of the text. The children will then be able to apply these independently to their own reading as they progress. Each group will be issued with a core reader to further improve fluency and hopefully encourage an enjoyment of independent reading.
Up until now, the children have been mostly looking at phonemes in their spelling work and spelling patterns. To begin with this term, we are going to revise some of the trickier common words and then progress to looking at prefixes and suffixes and then homophones.
We will also be studying how to write full and interesting descriptions, along with information reports.
Numeracy
Our focus for term one will be place value and numbers to one million. While using the 4 operations, we will concentrate on our written strategies and become more confident at using larger numbers. Times tables and the application of these when multiplying and dividing will be extended by working with fractions.
HWB
It is always important at the start of the year to establish an environment where the children feel valued and respected. We will therefore spend time exploring our health and wellbeing indicators (SHANARRI) and discussing what they mean to us, personally. We will work as a team to form a class charter looking at our rights and responsibilities and work hard to maintain this daily. During Emotion Works lessons we will concentrate on using the correct vocabulary to describe our emotions and to help understand the physical behaviours that might be displayed.
Other
Bikeability Level 2 is set to start on the 3rd of September for three Wednesdays. This will involve theory lessons in class and then outdoor sessions. The children will have a chance to have an on-road session as well. More information to follow.
Mrs Skalley will be in class on a Thursday afternoon. She will concentrate on learning using STEM and ICT followed by a block of handwriting.
A wee reminder from Mrs James
PE Kit;
White t-shirt (plain, without logos)
Black shorts
Black leggings or joggers
No jewellery – if earrings cannot be taken out, they must be taped. No hoop earrings.
Suitable training shoes – no outdoor trainers
Updated by Miss Weir
20/08/25
