Primary Seven Primary Seven Parents’ Curriculum Meeting Parents’ Curriculum Meeting Friday 13 Friday 13 th th September 2013 September 2013
Dec 28, 2015
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!