Literacy

In literacy, we are focusing on frequently volunteering to read aloud with good pace, expression and fluency. We are practising pausing at punctuation when reading aloud. We are continuing to contribute to class discussions about information we have read using evidence to support our opinions, thoughts and feelings. We will then use this evidence to form a written response to literal and inferential questions relating to our Bugclub text The Road to Freedom. 

In writing, we will increase our awareness of newspaper reports and the underlying features of a successful newspaper report. We will then create our own factual report writing in third-person narrative whilst continuing to up-skill our vocabulary and punctuation. 

This term Miss Sewell and Mrs Blair will be organising an after-school drama club to reenact a WW2 play 'Bombs and Blackberries' by Julia Donaldson. 

Numeracy

In numeracy we will be calculating addition and subtraction problems using mental and written strategies.  We will then use a concrete, pictorial and abstract method to revise multiplication facts before multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000. P7 will explore the grid method of multiplying to multiply by 2-digit numbers as well as the bar method to divide larger numbers equally or to leave a remainder. 

In maths, we are learning to: measure lengths accurately using metric and imperial units of measure. We are learning to convert between different units of measure as well as calculating the perimeter and area of 2D shapes. 

Health and Wellbeing

This term we will be continue immersing ourselves in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. We have explored our own rights and responsibilities and we will now look at the rights of those around us. We will do this through our new class novel Wonder by P.J Palacio. 

We will continue to develop our sense of self and how we fit into our world as we grow. We will do this through a transition week at Stirling High School (w.b. 10th November). We will access the high school learning environment, meet new staff and immerse ourselves into subjects on offer at Stirling High.  

P7 will also attend numerous visits to both Bannockburn High and Stirling High throughout this term as they begin their formal transition events. 

In P.E. our focus is badminton. We will learn: how to hold the racket with forehand and backhand grips; passing the shuttle to an opposing tea; keeping score and aiming at and hitting a target. 

I.D.L.

This term we will be broadening our horizons when looking at World War II. Using our knowledge of what life was like in Britain during WW2, especially for children, we will now compare their experience with children around the world, particularly Jewish children.

We will place events in chronological order and explore family trees to gain a better understanding of individuals. To do this, we will explore a variety of primary and secondary sources and discuss the importance of both types of sources in understanding history. 

Literacy

In literacy, we are focusing on reading aloud with good pace, expression and fluency. We are beginning to contribute to class discussions about information we have read using evidence to support our opinions, thoughts and feelings. We will then use this evidence to form a written response to literal and inferential questions relating to our class novel 'Goodnight Mister Tom'. 

In writing, we will use our knowledge from our IDL topic and our class novel to write a personal, informal letter taking on the role of an evacuee during WW2. We will include a variety of punctuation and subject-specific vocabulary to up-skill our writing. 

Numeracy

In numeracy we will be extending the range of whole numbers we can work with by explaining the link between a digit, its place and its value. Using the concrete, pictorial, abstract approach we will learn to represent, expand, write and describe numbers with an increasing number of digits.  We will further enhance our ability to round numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10,000 and 100,000 before applying a range of addition and subtraction strategies. 

In maths, we are learning to: identify and describe the properties of 2D shapes; accurately draw 2D shapes using mathematical tools; recognise regular and irregular 2D shapes in the environment; describe the link between 3D objects and 2D shapes and draw the nets of 3D objects.

Health and Wellbeing

This term we will be looking at the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. We will start to explore the rights pupils have and what their duties are to ensure everyone has access to their rights. This will form our P7B class charter.  

We will develop our understanding of our own personal strengths and attributes when applying for a leadership role and continue buddying our primary one buddies throughout this term too. 

In P.E. we are working on our stamina and running technique over a longer distance. This is in preparation for an upcoming cross-country event. 

I.D.L.

This term we will be looking at World War II, with a strong focus on what life for a child was like during war years. We will look at the causes of WW2 before exploring The Blackout, evacuation, air-raid shelters and rationing. 

The topic links closely with our novel, "Goodnight Mr Tom" by Michelle Magorian.