The document provides information for parents/guardians of students in Primary 4B at Miss McIndoe's class. It discusses developing student independence, responsibility for organization and clean-up. It also addresses attendance policies, communicating with teachers, class schedules, homework expectations, and ways for parents to be involved in class activities. The goal is to keep parents informed about class policies and student learning.

1. Primary 4B
Miss McIndoe

2. • Being independent…. We are much older now
and we take responsibility for our own
things! Home School books in the tray and
water bottles filled first thing. Keeping lunch
money safe.
• Putting things away…A place for everything
and everything in it’s place! 10 minutes at
the end of a day to tidy up! Must get better!

3.  If your child is unwell or off due to
an injury please phone the school to
let us know but also send in a note
with your child when they return to
school for our records.
 For appointments, such as the
dentist or doctors, please let us
know the date and time in advance. It
is your responsibility to bring the
child back to school afterwards, if
possible.

4.  If you need to speak to someone in
school please phone/write/make an
appointment to come in.
 We will try to see you as soon as
possible.
 Use your child’s homework diary.

5.  Wednesdays and Fridays- PE kit
 Painting shirt/top
 A brilliant start to the year

6.  Please could you remember to put your child’s
name on EVERY ITEM OF CLOTHING that comes
into school. Gym shoes, school jumpers,
cardigans, trousers, skirts, pinafores, shirts, t-
shirts, shorts, jackets, ties etc. You get the
picture.
 Also put names on lunch boxes and water bottles.
 These are expensive items and we usually end up
with huge lost property area by the end of term
one with very little of it being claimed!

7.  There is a late deliveries box in the
school waiting area.
 If you need to deliver something to
your child after school has begun,
then please leave it in the box for
them to collect.
◦ E.g. PE kit, lunch box, jacket, inhaler,
specialist clothing for a trip, etc.
 More time efficient

8.  Values
 Class contract- created by the
children
 Traffic Lights
 Sanctions

9. • Water bottles- water only- no juice or flavoured water.
• We encourage your child to drink water throughout the day as
it does help them to keep hydrated and concentrate better. We
are also a very fit and active school which often makes us
thirsty!
• Please no juice in water bottles -if it spills not only does it ruin
jotters in bags etc but it also makes EVERYTHING sticky.
• Small healthy snack at playtime- fruit/veg, biscuit, cereal bar,
small packet of crisps or small piece of chocolate.
• No fizzy juice or “huge” sweets

10. • You should have a copy of the new lunch menu. Let us know if you
don’t. Also available online.
• Our lunches are £2.05 per day.
• Please send money in an envelope which is clearly marked with your
child's name, class and amount.
• If you can, talk to your child about their lunch the next day so that
they know what they want, this means if there is nothing they like
you can be prepared with a packed lunch.
• Lunch now in 2 shifts with houses taking turns alternating weeks.
• Also available via school website and www.falkirk.gov.uk
• Home lunches- front door

11.  Active learning
 Outdoor learning
 Literacy
 Numeracy
 Health and Wellbeing
 Food Technology
 French
 RME
 Science
 ICT/Technology
 Daily Mile

12. • Spelling/Phonics
• Active Literacy
• Handwriting – forming letters is SO important!!
• Writing (imaginative, personal and functional).
• Listening and talking…. ALL THE TIME!! Word Aware
• Reading -Working in groups using active literacy strategies for
comprehension. Comprehension is as important as fluency and
expression! We also promote higher order thinking skills within this.
• Books will come home weekly.

13. • Read a variety of texts and discuss them. Discussion is key.
• Stop at unfamiliar words and learn together, Google,
dictionary etc.
• Help them to notice that print is EVERYWHERE! Read
everything!
• Support sounding out of unfamiliar words but not common
sight words – some words you just have to learn! Challenge
them!
• Spelling quiz in the car.
• Forming letters correctly, insist on neat homework!

14.  In maths we have different focus areas...
 Multiplication and division, time, shape, money, data
handling, measure, and of course number, addition and
subtraction.
 Again we are very active. The children will have times
where they are writing but they will also be using the
computer, playing games, using whiteboards, cubes,
outdoor learning (chalk number lines, oral/mental sums),
buzz, bingo etc. The list is endless!
 There may be times where ‘challenges’ or other ‘activities’
are sent home when it is appropriate depending on your
child’s needs and group focus.

15.  Practising times tables ALL THE TIME!
 Involve them in relevant real life experiences
such as shopping, budgeting, measuring.
 Encourage use of online maths games such as
Education city.
 Test their problem solving skills.

16.  Every child has their own login which they can
use to access the website at home and in
school.
 Excellent resources to support learning
across the curriculum.
 Will be used later in the year to set
homework- teacher training has been
arranged.
 https://ec1.educationcity.com/

17.  As we always like to involve the children in their
learning, we have already been trying to find out
their needs and interests to help us decide on the
content, context and direction of our learning.
 Mini topic- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”
Book Study
 Media topic
 History topic- to be chosen by the children
 Extreme Weather

18. Gym days are on Wednesdays and Fridays
• Please, please, please make sure that your child comes to school
on gym days with appropriate gym kit including indoor shoes.
• Please also ensure your child is appropriately dressed for events
such as whole school walks in the Glen, which they will
communicate through their Home School books. We will go rain,
sun or snow!
Please remember:
• No jewellery.
• Inhalers.
• Kit

19. • Homework should not be a stressful time!! Please let me know if it is
and we can work together!!
• It should last around 15-30 minutes.
• Make it a priority, not after x-box and football! Children must
recognise the importance you place on homework too.
• Maths –ICT games, mental practice or big maths worksheets.
• Language (phonics / reading). Reading books should be brought in
everyday so that work can continue in class.
• Given out on Tuesdays to be handed in to be marked on Monday
morning.
• Please sign homework diaries.

20.  WE encourage children to have a growth
mindset
 I can’t do it… YET
 “A person who never made a mistake never
tried anything new.”
– Albert Einstein

21. • Tidying up after themselves and becoming more
responsible.
• Making healthy choices about snacks and meals.
• Organising their own school bags, remembering
resources.
• Being responsible for handing in notes.
• Taking care of their own money for lunch.

23.  Primary 4A and B have new class
twitter accounts.
 Please follow us at
@MissMurphyWQ/@missmcindoe
 We will keep you informed with what
is happening in class with weekly
updates, as well as reminders about
upcoming events.

24.  Please come along and join in with class
activities
 Last Friday of each month from 2.15-
2.45pm
 Please enter and exit the building via the
main entrance and sign in and out (Health
and Safety)
 Fire Procedure- children to exit first.

25.  Avon/Carron/Forth/Tay
 House meetings once a fortnight on
Monday afternoons.
 Captains/Vice Captains
 Rewards
 Inter house activities- quizzes, talent
shows, sports etc.

26.  Your school needs you!
 If you can help or would like to get involved
in any way please let us know i.e. if you have
a specialist skill or ability or would like to
help with daily routines.

27.  A snap shot of some of the work carried out
in school during the week will be recorded in
one jotter which children will take home on a
Friday.
 Jotters must be returned to school the
following Monday.

28.  phonics – another name for the learning of
“sounds”
 phoneme – a single unit of sound, e.g. ‘c’ in cat.
 letter/phoneme sound – the sound the letter
makes, e.g. ‘a’ as in ant
 letter name – its alphabet name, e.g. a as in ape
 blending – stretching out each individual sound
so that it almost runs into the next, e.g. c-a-t =
cat.
 number bond - two numbers that go together to
make another number, e.g. 6+4=10 (this is
called a ‘number bond of 10’)

29.  VCOP-
 Vocabulary: (wow words) interesting/exciting
vocabulary for writing.
 Connectives: Words which join two potential
sentences e.g. and, but, because.
 Openers: Different openings for sentences e.g. Once
upon a time, Suddenly, Meanwhile.
 Punctuation: Full stops, capital letters, commas,
question and exclamation marks
 Open/Closed Questions:
 Open: A leading question, not a yes or no answer.
 Closed: A limiting question- a yes/no or one word
answer.
 Growth Mindset- “I can’t do it –yet!”
 Knowing me, Knowing you- Health and Well being
programme-linked to Growth Mindset.

30.  Ask away...