Information about the year ahead in Primary 5

1. Welcome to
Liberton Primary School’s
Curriculum Evening
PRIMARY 5

2. The Primary 5 team
 P5a Mr Andy Theakston
 P5b Miss Rhiannon James
 Mrs Sue Cook Pupil Support Assistant

3. Our plans for this year
Science:
 Sound
 Natural selection /
adaptations
 Solids, liquids and
gases
 Body Systems
History/ Social Studies:
Old Edinburgh
Democracy/ Suffragettes
Scotland’s geography
Health and Wellbeing:
Emotion Works
Japan
Interdisciplinary contexts for learning

4. Literacy and English:
 Reading comprehension in class
 Big Writing approach, using VCOP
 Cursive handwriting
Numeracy and Maths:
 Heinemann Active Maths
 Taught as two sets
Modern Foreign Languages:
 Spanish
 German
Art:
 With Mrs Bremner.
Libby Leaders:
 Children sign up for group of
their choice- groups being
revised
Improvements to “Golden
Time” – more skills based
approached

5. Timetables and routines
PE:
 P5a Monday and Wednesday
 P5B Thursday and Friday
 2018 Swimming – 10 week block for each class.
 Book Bus – several times per term
 Dinner money on Mondays
 Water bottles – not juice please, we encourage healthy snacks
 Make sure all clothing is named

6. Homework
 HOMEWORK club, information will follow
 Reading – Keep weekly diary of texts of own choice.
 Spelling – within class and some support at home
 Maths – weekly worksheet or activity.
 Monthly Activities.

7. How you can help your child
 Reading at home
 Volunteering on trips
 Sumdog website for maths – details to come soon
 Maths – using money, telling the time, learning times
tables
 Please try to send any information / letters back promptly
 PLEASE get in touch with us if you have any concerns