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Numeracy and Mathematics
Numeracy and Mathematics
Our Numeracy and Mathematics programme covers:
Information Handling
Number, Money and Measure
Shape, Position and Movement
In our numeracy and mathematics programme we use a range of interactive teaching approaches.
Teachers use Heinemann, TeeJay and Primary Maths in Action resources. Digital technology is also used to enhance learning experiences. Mental maths strategies are taught and revised at the start of each lesson, this is also a daily activity in our homework programme.
The St Luke’s Cluster has developed a consistent method of teaching certain skills and agreed on language we will use for introducing strategies and skills. Please click here to find out more.
Literacy & English
Literacy & English
Our Literacy and English programme covers:
Listening and Talking
Reading
Writing
At St John’s we use a wide range of resources to teach reading. In Primary 1 we use PM Reading. In Primary 2 to Primary 7, Big Cat is our core resource. Every class also does at least one Interdisciplinary Book study per year.
Jolly Phonics is used in our infant department to introduce pupils to letter sounds and support them in blending sounds together to create words.
We also have our own 'Word Work' programme for teaching Spelling that Mrs Millar and Miss Cooper have developed. Please click here to find out more about our 'Word Work' programme.
Throughout their time at St John’s your child will develop a range of writing skills. The main programme we use is PM writing. These skills are taught weekly with pupils writing imaginative stories, poetry, reports, recounts, letter and more. These writing skills are then developed in a variety of real life situations e.g. writing a letter to invite a visitor into school
RERC
RERC
Our RERC programme covers:
Catholic Christianity
Sacramental preparations
Other World Religions
The main aim of Religious Education in our school is to teach the Catholic Faith to the children in a way that is appropriate to their age and circumstances.
Our aim is to help children deepen their faith and live out Gospel values.
At St John’s we follow, ‘This Is Our Faith,’ the religious education syllabus for Catholic schools in Scotland.
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Health and Wellbeing
Health and Wellbeing
Our Health and Wellbeing programme covers:
Food and health
Mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing
PE, physical activity and sport
Planning for choices and changes
Relationships, sexual health and parenthood
Substance misuse
We follow the programme outlined within Curriculum for Excellence and focus on mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing. All of our children enjoy the stipulated 2 hours of P.E per week. Our children follow a programme that includes gymnastics, athletics and a wide variety games skills related to tennis, badminton, netball, basketball and hockey.
In addition there are a range of sports festivals, organised in conjunction with Active Schools and ER Council where our children have the opportunity to play in competitive situations with other East Renfrewshire pupils. There are also a wide variety of after school sports clubs that are available to pupils.
Technologies
Technologies
Our Technologies programme covers:
Business
Computing science
Craft, design, engineering and graphics
Food and textiles
ICT to enhance learning
Technological developments in society
The technologies framework provides a range of different contexts for learning that draw on important aspects of everyday life and work.
Each class in St. John's has an interactive whiteboard. Technology such as i-pads, Chromebooks, laptops, Spheros, Nintendo DS consoles and VR Headsets are used across the curriculum to enhance learners’ experiences. Pupils are encouraged to use their ICT skills in all areas of learning.
It is important to remember that as children and young people play and learn, they will develop an interest, confidence and enjoyment in ICT skills that can be transferred and applied in different learning contexts.
Social Studies
Social Studies
Our Social Studies programmes cover:
People, past events and societies
People, place and environment
People in society, economy and business
Through Social Studies, children and young people develop their understanding of the world by learning about other people, societies, their beliefs and values.
They also develop their understanding of their environment and how it has been shaped. Educational visits may be arranged to places of interest, such as Vikingar, Amazonia and Stirling Castle.
Members of the local community and business partners are invited into school to add practical and personal contributions and put learning in the context of real life and work during our World of Work week.
We also offer opportunities for all pupils to participate in Enterprise projects, such as our Christmas Fayre initiative. Enterprise encourages all young people to learn and develop in a way that meets their needs and develops skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work.
Modern Languages
Modern Languages
French
Children at all stages in P1 –P7 are taught French by trained members of the teaching staff, sometimes supported by French language assistants or teaching staff from St Luke’s.
In the early stages, French is introduced using La Jolie Ronde programme with an emphasis on listening and speaking only, to avoid any confusion with English Language learning. Pupils also enjoy singing games. From P3, pupils begin to be introduced to reading and writing. Vocabulary and simple sentences are taught. In P6 and P7, pupils continue to develop oral, reading, listening and writing skills using a structured approach.
Spanish
In primaries 5, 6 and 7 pupils will also learn Spanish. This is part of the Scottish Government’s policy, Language learning in Scotland: A 1 + 2 Approach. This opportunity to develop skills in a second additional language should help pupils to play their full part as global citizens.
Sciences
Sciences
Our Sciences programmes and courses cover:
Biological systems
Forces, electricity and waves
Materials
Planet Earth
Topical science
Science and its practical application in healthcare and industry is central to our future, for our health and wellbeing as individuals and as a society.
Through learning in the Sciences, children develop their interest in, and understanding of, the living, material and physical world. They engage in a wide range of collaborative investigative tasks, which allows them to develop important skills to become creative, inventive and enterprising adults in a world where the skills and knowledge of the sciences are needed across all sectors.
Expressive Arts
Expressive Arts
Our Expressive Arts programmes cover:
Art and Design
Dance
Drama
Music
Participation in performances and presentations
Our music programme is delivered by class teachers and a music specialist. The programme has been developed by East Renfrewshire Council. A variety of instrumental instructors visit the school, details of this are issued to the relevant classes each year.
Pupils showcase their skills in the expressive arts
at our school shows.
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