Welcome to Key Stage 2 Parent curriculum meeting 24th September 2013

2.10-3pm

Healthy break and lunch

All schools are required to have and to implement a healthy eating policy

promotes concentration and therefore more active learning

Positive Peer Pressure

reinforces the importance of a healthy lifestyle – parental support

Key Stage 2 House System

All schools are required to have a Positive Behaviour Policy which has positive and negative consequences built in

Often links to systems in post primary schools

encourages children to understand and learn how to take responsibility for their actions

Key stage 2 theme : good citizenship

opportunity to reward pupils for their efforts in their work and behaviour

develops the children’s personal characteristics

positive contribution as active citizens in our community in the future

reinforces high standard of behaviour expected

Inside outside at home

class class

Negative consequences- reminder of rule given•Minus points are recorded on their house chart•Minus 3 points in one week – child moves onto yellow card•3 yellow cards in a half term = red card•Parents are required to sign these cards

Positive consequences•Increase in feeling of belonging- mixed ability houses•Increased awareness of need for high standards of behaviour and work•Motivational for work and behaviour•House points, homework passes/home treats•½ hour extra lunch play at the end of the month•Monthly Citizen cups and medals

encouragechildren to become more active and involved in their activities

More successful learners

Literacy in Key Stage 2

1. Talking & Listening • personal presentation skills, speaking clearly to

audience• increasingly detailed discussion• carry out instructions independently

2. Reading• developing fluency and expression as key skill• progressing to understanding of more difficult

texts• extending breadth of reading- encouraging self

selection- own choice reading homework• both fiction and non-fiction• ability group reading and whole class novel

reading

Writing

Developing : • joined handwriting (sample booklet) • creative independent writing - skills in expressing written ideas clearly in variety of formats e.g. letters, book reviews, adverts, posters etc.

Numeracy in Key Stage 2 : 5 areas 1. Number work

• 4 key skills – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

• upper range in numbers from 999-millions

• fractions, decimals, %, money

• problems with all/some of these skills needed

• Multiplication tables/facts/patterns- speed and accuracy of facts – variety of methods taught for the various ways children learn- what works best for your child

• Develop link between multiplication and division • e.g. 5x2=10 2x5=10 • 10 divided by 2 =5 and 10 divided by 5=2 etc

• remaining tables not known from the easiest tables

• Mental maths counting – very important, ‘little and often’

Numeracy contd. 2. Measures- metric- importance of number skillsvolume/capacitylength(mm, cm, m, km), weight (g, kg), time (calendar, clock-am/pm, digital time), area (cm squared

3. Shape and Space – 2D and 3D shapes, angles (degrees, compass, probot floor turtles)

4. Data handling –interpreting, organising data, databases (ICT), graphs, charts

Processes in maths : permeates all areas of maths

•thinking skills - what information they already know to link to more complex maths

•problem solving

•activity based learning- practical maths

•investigations include shared learning - individually, groups, pairs in class

Homework- please sign dailyKey stage 2 homework checklist in homework

books • 1. Reading from library books and reading

material from prescribed texts- breadth

• 2. Mental maths (5-10min. daily)

• 3. Written (recommended times in each year) - numeracy - literacy based includes work from all subjects:

world around us, art & design, PDMU - variety of formats - newspaper reports, lists,

letters, diagrams, paragraphs, investigations........ - test corrections – Friday tests/P.6 and 7

practice assessments

•Spellings – use multi-sensory approach- information sheet- 4 steps •Use ICT where appropriate •All homework is prepared in class

•Please inform us if an on-going problem arises

Homework contd.

Primary 6

•Saturday morning assessment preparation (formerly called transfer tests or 11+)

•for transfer to grammar schools specifically

•formally begins in term 2 – special parent meeting •to address all issues about this

Primary 7•Buddies and Monitors

•Residential trip – summer term

•P7 graduation presentation– last week or so of June 2014

•Year 8 school visits throughout term 2 and 3

Police checking forms at back of hall for anyone who wishes to help out with swimming visits or trips.

Thank you for coming!

Hope this meeting has been helpful.

See you again at half term forindividual parental meetings in October