Transcript Preparing for the future

Townhill Primary School
Primary 1 Curriculum Information
Mrs. Pirouet
Headteacher
Preparing for the future
Educating our children for a changing world
It’s all changed …….
….…since I was at school
Changes in what is being taught
 Changes in how children are taught
 Different kinds of lessons
 Children knowing more about some
things than we do.
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Keeping up with change
Technology and the internet
 Environmental concerns
 Health and wellbeing
 Living together in a ‘smaller’ world
The future of education in Scotland
The hope is that all Scottish children become
 confident individuals
 successful learners
 responsible citizens
 effective contributors to work and society
Outside school
A lot of learning also takes place outside school
 at home and within the family
 at clubs and in community settings
 individually and with friends
All of these experiences contribute to a
child’s learning and development.
What do we mean by ‘Curriculum’?
What children and young people do in school
 lessons
- in primary schools to develop basic skills of
reading, writing and mathematics
- in secondary schools subjects leading to
examinations and qualifications
 day to day life of the school community
What will this mean for schools?
Learning will take place through planned
experiences linking different ‘subject’
areas
 Experiences focussed on achieving
specific outcomes in terms of
knowledge, skills and understanding
The 3-18 curricular subjects
• health and wellbeing & PE
• languages
• mathematics
• sciences
• social studies
• expressive arts
• technologies
• religious and moral education
New Attainment Levels
• Early Level – Pre- school & P1
• First Level – To the end of P4, but earlier for some
children
• Second Level – To the end of P7, but earlier for some
children
• Third Level – S1-S3, but earlier for some
• Fourth Level – S2 – S4
• Senior Level – S4 – S6
How are children assessed?
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PIPS baseline test within first three weeks of P1
PIPS assessment last term of P1
Teacher devised assessments
Teacher observation
Children’s work
Assessment Folders
Formative Assessment
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Continual assessment by teacher
Share learning intentions / targets
What did we learn today?
Traffic Lighting work / smiley faces
How are children grouped?
• According to ability in literacy & numeracy
• Mixed ability groups in all other areas
• Learning through play in a variety of group / pair
situations
How can you help at home?
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Letter sounds, names & formation
Practise wordwall at home (don’t tick)
Read to your child
Share school reading book
Ask your child to point to words
Ask them about title, author & illustrator
Encourage correct pencil grip
Encourage your child to write – even scribbles!
How can you help at home?
• Number recognition and formation
• Counting and counting on using fingers – hold numbers
in their head
• Money Recognition – 1p, 2p, 5p,10p, or higher
• Use of an analogue clock – o’clock, half past
• Days of the week
• The day before / the day after
Learning Log
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Each child has their own plan.
Topics in curriculum areas are pre-printed
Learning intentions are detailed for literacy & numeracy
Staff highlight in yellow the targets being worked on
Pupils will comment on their own learning
Learning Logs will come home in September with a
parents’ guide
• A school report detailing overall levels, literacy /
numeracy comments and next steps will be issued in
June
Achievements
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Achievement Books & Awards
Pupil of the Day
New House System
Out of school achievements
Achievement Display in entrance
Homework & Behaviour
• Must be signed by parent (once chance
per term to forget!!)
• Warning, amber, red system
• Lose breaks, house points
• Red – parents phoned
• Gain golden time / house points for good
behaviour / completed homework
Reminders
• Special Friday dates issued for the year
• Absence – phone & send in note
• Dinner money – £1.70. Pay weekly. Envelope to the
office detailing days paid for
• All other money to teacher in envelope
• Gym kit (Mon-Thurs) & a painting apron needed in
school
• Please send your child with their red reading pocket daily
• Above all have fun!
• High school comes quicker than you think!