Primary 6 is a fantastic opportunity for your child/children to become

increasingly independent. There is a huge focus this year for pupils to lead their own learning and to take responsibility for developing key skills which they can eventually transfer into the world of work. There are 3 main methods in which Primary 6 pupils learn, these being independent learning, paired work and group collaboration.

Children will be able to:

• Work in partnership with others

• Express themselves

• Build their independence

• Make sense of their experiences

• Test out new knowledge

• Develop new skills

• Apply their skills in different contexts

Many stages in the school have begun integrating enquiry based activities into their daily learning. This allows children to learn the skill of prioritising their time and managing tasks for the day/week.

Our learning environment enables and encourages independent learners, who are engaged in a range of activities throughout the day.  Each day pupils will take part in a variety of teacher and pupil led activities. We are very lucky at Carolside to have a wide range of digital technology resources to enhance pupils' learning experiences.

Pupils' independence will be encouraged through clearly labelled resources and a variety of different roles which they will fulfil for the week. For example, messengers, group leaders and monitors who are responsible for various jobs.

The wall displays are a balance of pupil work and teacher displays. We strive to ensure that every child has the chance to have their work on display to create a nurturing environment.

In all stages of Primary school there are eight curriculum areas:

• Expressive arts

• Health and wellbeing

• Languages (including English and modern languages)

• Mathematics

• Religious and moral education

• Sciences

• Social studies

• Technologies

In Primary 6, pupils are encouraged to lead their own learning by choosing which topics they would like to explore each term. This means that every year the contexts for learning covered vary.

Learners continue to explore the Second Level Experiences and Outcomes (Es & Os) and are actively involved in choosing which Es & Os and skills they focus on at different points throughout the year.

The benefit from this style of learning is that it allows for many curricular areas to be integrated into a context for learning. It also allows for greater flexibility if pupils wish to take the learning in a different direction. Digital resources are widely used when covering different contexts for learning and additional homework tasks may be issued via Google Classroom linked to the topic.

Some of the contexts for learning covered previously in Primary 6 included: Japan, Scottish Wars of Independence, Ancient Egypt, The Rainforest and Myths and Legends.

• Here are some events your child/children can look forward to:

• Mandarin lessons

• Art lessons on perspective and tone as part of the cluster work with Williamwood High School

• STEM experiences - Microscopy

• Bikeability

• Euro quiz

• Music tuition lessons

• School Trips

• World Book Day

• Walk to School Week

• Maths Week Scotland

• House Quizzes

• Sports Day