Primary SevenPrimary Seven

Parents’ Curriculum MeetingParents’ Curriculum Meeting

Friday 13Friday 13thth September 2013 September 2013

• Independence

• Preparing for Secondary School

• Increased workload

• High Expectations

• Effort and presentation of work

• Kiss and Drop

• Raising money to reduce cost of residential – Clothes ‘bin’, Milkshake shop etc.

• Organising Christmas Shoe Box Appeal

• P1 Buddies• P7 Area• Panto• Peer Mediation

• Time management skills• Written, practical, investigative• Learning Log – every 2/3 weeks• Homework diary – to be signed each week• Spelling and Reading• Independent – child needs to ask if there is

something they don’t understand.• Week to week homework• January onwards – some homework may

be emailed and children can access in school or at home – email safety!

• Spelling – groups and individuals • Forms of writing – link to topic mostly• Reading – assessment completed – children

will be reading as an individual – book suitable for them. Complete written follow up work in school – usually a three week cycle.

• Talking and Listening• Grammar – taught throughout forms of

writing• Presentation • Spelling

• Change in levels – focus on the using aspect of maths

• Covering the areas identified on Learning Plan

• Monthly focus on investigative/problem solving maths

• Weekly assessment of that weeks’ maths

R.E

Mixture of NEELB, Delving Deeper and Alive O. Children making Sacrament of Confirmation will be prepared by Mr Mulcahy.World Faith - Judaism

P.D & M

Dance, Gymnastics, Athletics, Games and Swimming. Possibility of coaching again this year Other opportunities as they arise

• Titanic• St.Patrick• Slave Trade• Easter• Integrated Week• Remembrance Week• Victorians• Space• Spirit of Adventure

• Circle time • P7 Programme as well as looking at self

identity, friendship o covers areas such as drugs, alcohol, making decisions and peer pressure.

• Relationships and Sexuality• Class and Pupil Council

• Miss Gorman for Music/Drama• Thinking Skills• Art in class – artist or linked to topic• Thinking Skills• Self and Peer Assessment

• Assessed along with Communication (Literacy) and Using Mathematics

• Levels have changed

• Used across the curriculum for research, presentations

• Titanic Movie Day, Titanic presentation, Scratch

• Spreadsheets – shop costs/income• E-safety• Email and use of Learning NI (school email

address ONLY to be used for school purposes – not emailing friends or family)

• Internet permission slips

• NFER Standardised tests will be complete end of September

• Current groups may be reassigned based on analysis of results

• Children may move ‘groups’ throughout the year based on the needs of your child

Levels have changed – 2012

Level 4 is expected level for P7 child

Levels based on whole years’ work – will be moderated by CCEA

Levels to be submitted to CCEA by March

• Transfer Procedure – Entrance tests and school choices

• End of Key Stage Assessments• School visits – December/January• Leavers’ Assembly and Celebrations

• Invited to Waterfront – take part in workshops and view work (detailed to be confirmed)

• Nicola Pierce (author of ‘Spirit of the Titanic’) visiting P7

• Wales 26th-29th May• £50 deposit to be paid by the end of the

month• Leavers’ Day out - TBC

The end,thank you!The end,thank you!