Welcome to Primary 7!

Mr I A Sullivan

Vice Principal Room 6

N.I. Primary Curriculum

www.nicurriculum.org.uk

• Language & Literacy• Mathematics & Numeracy• The Arts (Art & Design, Music & Drama)

• The World Around Us ( Science, History & Geography)

• Personal Development & Mutual Understanding

• Physical Education ( inc. swimming)

www.nicurriculum.org.uk

Cross Curricular “Topics”

• The Victorians ( novel “Street Child”)• Christmas ( novel “A Christmas Carol”• Toys (science /maths)• Famine ( global current & Ireland 1844)

novel “Under the Hawthorn Tree”• Unsinkable ( Titanic)• Time to Change ( Secondary Education)

On-going curriculum enrichment• Life Education Bus

• European Languages Day

• Assemblies eg Harvest• Total Respect Activity• Clubs & Sports• Theatre Company• Music / Carol Service• Swimming / Teams• Cycling Proficiency• Educational Visits• Record of

Achievement

Assessment• Differentiated class & homeworks• InCAS (Diagnostic Computerised

Assessments in Literacy & Numeracy)• Continual Assessment by class

teacher• Peer assessment• I.C.T. Accreditation• End of Key Stage Assessment

( AUs)• NFER Standardised Tests ( May)

2010 Transfer to Post Primary

• On-going support in Numeracy & Literacy

• Development of exam technique• Checking strategies• N.B. The onus is on parents who have

entered pupils for AQE Admission Tests• Open nights (Jan.-Feb. 2010)• Advice re. school applications in

February 2010

Literacy Targets

• Neat presentation• Cursive

handwriting in pen• Learn from

mistakes• Comprehension

skills• Group work• Level 5 in June

Numeracy Targets

• All in pencil• Rapid recall of all

tables• Broad range of

skills• Word Problems • Group work• Level 5 in June

Homework

• Spellings• Tables• Silent Reading

(USSR)• Vocabulary• Written English/

Maths• Research• Learning work

You can really help by:-

• Supervising homework, but encouraging independence

• Ensuring work is submitted on time

• Maintaining standards & expectations

• P7 Kit List

• Simplify administration

• Sending the correct money, on the correct day, for your P7 child only!

• Letting me know how your child is coping with work. (Put a note on the homework)

P7 is all about…• Preparation for

Secondary Education

• Links to outside world

• Becoming more mature

• Independence• Personal Skills• Thinking Skills• Self Organisation• Learning for Life

Thank you for coming!