Primary 7
Welcome to our Primary 7 class page!
A warm welcome to our Primary 7 class page. This page will be updated termly to reflect the learning happening within the class and will also include any available dates for your diaries. Primary 7 is such a busy year in terms of learning, extra activities/responsibilities, and transition but we can already tell that the class are ready to rise to the challenge and ready to make themselves, their families and Milton proud.
The boys and girls have already made a fabulous start as role models to their Primary 1 buddies. They have helped the newest members of our school family settle to the rules and routines of the playground and the canteen. Primary 7, we are very proud of you all.
Mrs Bunten and Mrs Fox
This year our Primary 7 children will work with both myself (Mrs Bunten) and Mrs Fox. The normal and expected pattern for the teaching split will be Mrs Bunten in class all day on a Monday, Tuesday and a Wednesday with Mrs Fox in class for the full day on a Thursday. On a Friday, the class will work with Mrs Fox until lunch and Mrs Bunten will take over in the afternoon. We are both excited to be working with Primary 7!
Term 1
Literacy
In writing, we will continue to develop our skills through investigating and engaging with different text types, collaborating to write modelled pieces and developing independent extended writing pieces. Our writing approach involves each stage exploring description at the beginning of each school session and Primary 7 is no different. We will be writing descriptions using the 7 different perspectives of colour, shape, size, texture, doing, position and number. In mid-September, we will switch to writing information reports which will also include further developing our research skills.
Our spelling (for most) will continue to work on the 4-week rotation of affixes (prefixes and suffixes), common homophones, common words and spelling rules/topic specific vocabulary. Spelling sessions will take place every day with a spelling check on a Friday. Spelling activities will be a mix of written and active activities to help the children to familiarise themselves with the patterns and rules of spelling.
We are delighted to also use Sumdog as a new platform for spelling grammar and maths-based activities.
Numeracy
Number Talks sessions developing our mental maths skills will continue at the beginning of each maths lesson with emphasis during these sessions being on the children explaining their thinking and the strategy they have used to solve the calculations.
In term 1, we will focus on the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers and decimal values. Ensuring a secure grounding in these areas should help us as we progress into fractions and percentages later in the year. We will also complete some shape work to break up the number focus.
HWB
We will be electing our House and Vice Captains on Friday 29th of August. Following on from that, we will also be selecting our two JRSOs, our two Pupil Councillors. We will be using the UNCRC Articles to create our class charter and to establish our Ready Steady Green positive behaviour approach.
Our PE session will be on a Wednesday morning. During these sessions, we hope to develop skills in resilience, effective communication, decision making and working with others through different sports. It is the expectation at Milton that children will come with a suitable PE kit which is a plain t-shirt (preferably white), shorts or leggings/joggers (preferably black) and appropriate footwear. This can be your child’s indoor shoes if they are secure for running. No jewellery should be worn to PE and any earrings should be removed.
Other
Our interdisciplinary learning context will be Brazil and we will be exploring the geography, culture and diversity of this fascinating country alongside finding out more about the treasures of the Amazon Rainforest. We will develop skills including map reading, using digital technology, working collaboratively and many more.
Mrs Bunten 22/8/25
