Welcome to the P1
Curriculum workshop
Miss Hassett (P1A)
Mrs Alexander and Ms Dobie (P1B)
Mrs Leslie (P1C)
Mrs Ruth Bowes (P1/2)
Curriculum for Excellence
Enabling our learners to become:
-Successful Learners - enthusiasm, motivation
determination(Learning sounds, reading new words, working with numbers)
-Confident Individuals – self respect, physical /emotional
wellbeing (Show and Tell, Christmas Show, presentations, assembly)
-Responsible Citizens – respect for others (Packing/unpacking
belongings, looking after the classroom, resources and each other)
-Effective Contributors – enterprising attitude, resilience (Problem
solving, group activities)
Leading continuity and progression in P1
Transition from Nursery to P1 is easier where pupils may have the
opportunity to –
• Self register
• Choose the activity that they would like to start their day with (Soft
Start)
• Where Literacy and Numeracy activities/areas are planned to
consolidate and develop learning
• Classroom areas are defined eg Writing Area, Book Corner, Maths Area,
Teaching table, Creative Area, Construction etc
Active Learning
• Learning which engages and challenges children’s thinking
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using real-life and imaginary situations
Allows for different learning styles
Spontaneous play
Planned, purposeful play
Investigating and exploring
Events and life experiences
Focused learning and teaching
Have fun!
Personal Learning Journey
• Personal learning planning (PLP) is a profiling & reporting process that
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helps each pupil make the most of their learning potential.
It is a conversation about learning which involves the pupil, teacher
and parent.
Parent Consultations – 30th Sep / 2nd Oct Tue 3rd / Thur 5th Feb
Profile Jotter - November and May
End of year report
Literacy and English
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AILP programme – Expectations of programme
Jolly Phonics
Magnetic boards and letter cards
Tricky Words /Reading Words
Drawing programme and writing stories
Handwriting – cursive script
Reading – First set of words. Book Banding
Sound book, tricky words, block overviews (to be kept in a safe place at
home)
Numeracy and Mathematics
• SEAL and Mental maths (Number fans, number lines)
• Reading and writing numbers and number words
• Number skills (Going up and down the number line to 20, before and
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after, sequencing, addition and subtraction etc)
Number games – SMART Board games, iPad, group activities, peer
assessment
Shape and measure
Meaningful context
Health and Wellbeing
• Physical Education, Physical activity and sport (2 sessions per week)
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P1A Monday and Friday
P1B Monday and Friday
P1C Monday and Wednesday
P1/2 Monday and Wednesday
Healthy snacks and lunch boxes
Making Healthy Choices/Keeping Safe
Golden rules/Buddies/Circle time
Interdisciplinary learning
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Myself
Day and Night
Fairyland
Living things
Pushing and Pulling (Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch)
ICT
• SMART board (Games, letter formation, interactive stories,
collaborative activities etc)
• Computer suite (Keyboard skills, mouse skills, drawing skills,
hand eye coordination)
• iPads (taking photos, work with images, recording sound)
Religious and Moral Education
• Harvest Festival
• Christmas show - 10th of December
• Special Celebrations and Events e.g. Eid, Chinese New Year,
Birth of a baby etc
• Feelings and experiences
Homework
• Fun homework games
• Reading – Monday, Wednesday and Friday (bring folder each
day)
• Literacy Rich– sounds, tricky words, Jolly Phonics
• Homework jotter – given on Monday to be returned by
Thursday. Mixed tasks
• Websites
What is the best way to contact the class teacher.
• Talk to the class teacher at the end of the day
• Comment in reading record- be aware we only see reading
records on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays so a written
note might be more suitable.
• Leave a message at the office
What your child needs to bring to school.
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Art apron (labelled)
Gym kit (labelled)
Named clothing/ water bottles/ lunch and snack boxes
Reading book and reading records in the plastic folder each day
Special Ted and diary (if it is your turn)
lunch money for week ahead (Monday)