1. Meet theTeacher2017
P1M
ClassTeacher: Miss Sarah McCafferty
OtherTeachers:
Music – Mrs Brockie
Art – Miss Cairns
PE – Mr McAuley
Support for Learning Assistants: Mrs Faulds and Mrs Andrews
Team of Parent Helpers
3. Timetable
9.00am – 10.30am Break 10.45am - 12.30pm Lunch 1.15pm – 3.00pm
Monday
9.00
Register
and
Welcome
9.10am
Know
and
Grow
Time
9.35am
Active
Literacy
10.45 –
11.45am
Maths and
Numeracy
11.45am
Exercise in
classroom or
outdoors
1.15pm
Interdisciplinary/child led
Assembly 2.45pm
Story
Tuesday
9.00
Register
and
Welcome
9.10am
Know
and
Grow
Time
9.35am
Maths and
Numeracy
10.45
Active Literacy
1.15 – 2.15pm
Interdisciplinary/child
led
2.15pm
P.E.
2.45pm
Story
Wednesday
9.00
Register
and
Welcome
9.10am
Know
and
Grow
Time
9.35am
Active
Literacy
10.45 –
11.45am
Maths and
Numeracy
11.45am
Speech and
Language
input
1.15-
1.45pm
RME
1.45 –
2.15pm
Music
Specialist
2.15pm
RME
2.45pm
Story
Thursday
9.00
Register
and
Welcome
9.10am
Know
and
Grow
Time
9.35am
Active
Literacy
10.45 –
11.20am
Maths and
Numeracy
active
11.20 –
12.30am
Art Specialist
1.15 – 2.05pm
P.E.
Specialist
2.05pm
Interdisciplinary/child
led
2.45pm
Story
Friday
9.00
Register
and
Welcome
9.10am
Know
and
Grow
Time
9.35am
Maths and
Numeracy
10.45
Active Literacy
1.15pm
Interdisciplinary/ child
led
2.15pm
Golden Time
2.45pm
Story
4. Know and
GrowTime
Builds a bridge between home and school for
the children.
Time for teacher to interact and build
relationships with the children. GIRFEC
(Getting It Right For Every Child).
Children can make choices, play and socialise,
which enhances learning.
Teacher can observe and listen to the views of
the children.
5. Rules &
Responsibilities
Rules – agreed on as a class.
Traffic light system - all children start the day on green.
Verbal warning given if rule is broken followed by a
traffic light change if ignored. Noted in the homework
book so you can discuss the incident at home. Red light
= 5 minutes of golden time lost. Children can earn a
green light back.
Restorative practice used to ensure all children are
treated fairly.
Restorative Practice - ‘justice for all’
RESPECT – for everybody by listening to opinions of others
RESPONSIBILITY – for your own actions
REPAIR - identifying what went wrong and ensuring it won’t happen
again
6. HouseSystem
Forth
Avon
Carron
Tay
Identity & sense of belonging (Each house has pupils from P1 – P7.)
Class points
House badges
Regular meetings
Captains elected by pupils
Living Our Values – whole school (promoted in class and in House Meetings)
Respect,Trust, Courage,Tolerance,Justice, Happiness, Caring, Hope, Love &
Peace.
Rewards – termly and end-of-year
Inter house activities – talent shows, quizzes, sports
Star of The Week
one pupil each week with specific reason given
focus on values and effort
House points given and House sticker awarded
7. Active Literacy
Two phonemes a week (consolidation week)
Common words each week (word tubs)
Phonetic spelling -The “write-hand method”
Comprehension
Dictation
Songs and videos
Letter formation - sand writing, plasticine letters, pipe
cleaners, paints etc.
Motor skills
Games
Foundations ofWriting
Storytelling
Word Aware
8. Numeracy
Counting songs
Class games & board games
Current focus - number formation
Simple addition and subtraction e.g. 1 more
Interactive Mental Maths
Numbertime DVD (also available online)
Numicon
Numeracy across learning
Numeracy through P.E.
9. Activities to
Support
Numeracy at
Home
Count everything! Steps, books, cars, trees, socks etc.
When tidying encourage children to order items by size or group
by colour.
Keep track of their height together as they grow.
Help with shopping and money at the shops.Count change into
piggy bank.
Help to bake or cook following a recipe.
Play board games which require counting e.g. snakes and ladders.
Point out the time and look at the clock together at important
times in the day e.g. dinner time, bed time.
Have a calendar in the house and change to the right date, month
etc.
Lots of online games, follow links on twitter and blogs.
10. Health and
Wellbeing
New Resource – Knowing Me, KnowingYou
CircleTime
Living our values
Building resilience
Small Healthy Playpiece: fruit/veg, biscuit, small packet of crisps,
small piece of chocolate and water/ milk, NO fizzy juice
Drinking water (no juice allowed in class)
School dinners – go over with children at home. Please send a
packed lunch if they do not like anything.
FoodTechnology
2 hours of quality P.E. (getting changed (suitable clothes for PE
days), earrings)
Active Mile
Outdoor Learning
Exercise in class,CosmicYoga
11. Uniform &
Kits
Children looking great!
Labelling PLEASE
Lost property
Full PE kit Tuesdays andThursdays (best left on peg or in tray)
shorts
T shirt/polo shirt
gym shoes
no earrings (tape if unavoidable)
12. Parents as
Partners
Supporting children with homework
Practise sounds and words daily
Sound jotter: forming letters correctly
(doorwayonline.com is good)
Word boxes (common words)
Maths sheet
Reading book
Twitter: talking about the day
FamilyTime – last Friday in every month.
Different theme each month. If you miss it,
catch up onTwitter.Teachers responsible for
children during the school day, we will dismiss.
Feedback is welcome. Have a chat or write in the
homework diary.
16. Last Minute
Check!
Any questions?
Please leave us feedback on the board/on
a post it.
Please feel free to have a look around the
room and at some of the resources.
Thank you!
Editor's Notes
The children are being encouraged to become independent. The routines are being built on bit by bit.
