This document provides information for parents about their child's new Primary 6 class. It includes details about the weekly timetable, upcoming events, homework expectations, behavior management, and how parents can support their child's learning. Parents are asked to sign in, provide feedback, and work collaboratively with teachers to help their child succeed in the new school year.
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1. Welcome to Primary 6!
Please sign the register before we begin.
This helps us to keep a record of who has attended
tonight’s event.
Thank you!
2. Welcome to the new! Welcome back!
Lovely to see familiar faces.
3. Weekly Timetable
We have a varied timetable, including all areas of the
curriculum, with links made between the different areas.
Music with Mrs Brockie (Wednesday)
Art with Miss Cairns (Thursday)
PE with Miss Power (Wednesday) & myself (Friday)
- Gym kits & no jewellery please
4. Great Start and lots to look forward to…
Jen Cairns (Active Schools) – Young Leaders
Tony (Cricket Scotland) – Weekly cricket lessons
Class assembly (Monday 2nd October, 2pm)
Nursery buddies
Trips will be linked to topics
Music groups leading to development of a class band
Sporting opportunities – Cross Country, Basketball,
Athletics
Dalguise next year ….payment plan & grants.
5. Being Prepared
Homework diary
- absence notes
- issues that may impact your child’s day
- traffic lights
- reminders
- arrange appointments
- weekly timetable
Letters emailed home, remember to check your
email address is up to date.
Water bottle & a healthy snack
Suitable clothing and footwear
Names on everything please! Children
are responsible for their property.
6. Positive Behaviour Management
Class Rules
School Values
House points
Marbles
Star of the Week
Restorative approaches
Traffic lights, Going for Green.
7. Family Time
Time to share and support a learning
opportunity with your child, and to
discuss their learning with them.
Starts at 2.15pm and finishes at
2.45pm, when adults will leave to give
children time to tidy up and get ready
for home time.
8. Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset Video - https://youtu.be/ElVUqv0v1EE
Famous Failures Video - https://youtu.be/zLYECIjmnQs
9. Literacy
Literacy applied in different areas of curriculum
Active Literacy used throughout the school
Spelling – Children focus on a set of words each week. Will be
available for children to take home if they feel they need extra
practise.
Handwriting – Letter formation is very important. Weekly handwriting
lessons.
Writing – Focus on writing skills across genres. Peer and self-
evaluation used to develop ability to self-check.
Reading – comprehensions skills, not just fluency. Reading homework
will be set weekly. Encourage reading for enjoyment too!
Word Aware – word of the day
10. Numeracy & Maths
Daily Mental Maths – constant revision with daily
Maths Blast
Big Maths Beat That weekly
Vocabulary in Maths (Maths Word of the Week)
Numeracy and maths skills will be taught in
focused lessons and children will be given the
opportunity to apply these in different contexts.
11. Your Involvement In Your
Child’s Learning
Parents as partners in learning
Targets shared
Regular communication in homework diaries
2 Parent/carer evenings
Twitter (Stay safe online! No names with photos please!)
Family Time (First one is tomorrow - 2.15-2.45pm)
Sharing our Learning event
Snap shot jotters
More responsibility and involvement in your child’s learning
using the Skills & Activity style homework
12. Homework
Thank you for response to last year’s trial
Very positive response from majority of children and adults
(74.2% of children and 80% of adults voted for activity and skills
grid)
Ideas to start…world is your oyster!
Remember after school clubs great to develop a range of skills
Need advise on how to support or challenge? Just ask!
Reading homework and reading for enjoyment
Useful websites
Education City (Log in details in diaries)
Parent Zone Scotland
https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/learning-at-home/supporting-numeracy/Numeracy%20and%20mathematics%20glossary
I am a Mathematician https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/Documents/IAmAMathematician270417.pdf
13. Skills Progression
Graeme Cluster – Core Skills
Thinking Skills Enterprise
and Employability
Career Education and Personal Learning
Interpersonal skills
See letter that was emailed home
14. Before you go…
Please:
Make sure you have signed in
Evaluations will be emailed home – we appreciate your feedback!
Thank you for your continued support. I look
forward to working with you and your child in
the year ahead!
