Curriculum Evening

Fifth and Sixth Class

The School Day Absences Lunch Curriculum Areas Homework Communication

Meeting Agenda

8.40 am- School Gate Opens

Teachers supervise children in their classroom until 8:50

8.50 am-School Starts

After this time children are marked as late.

9.30 am- Any child who arrives after this time is marked absent on the roll.

The School Day

Children should be in school every day unless they are ill.

Appointments to outside agencies should be made for after school times where possible.

The school cannot give permission to parents to take children out of school for holidays.

A note of explanation must be given to teachers detailing reason for absence.

You can fill in one of the slips at the back of the Homework Journal.

Absences

Please make sure that your child has a drink each day. An additional drink may be required on PE days or if he/she is attending an after school club.

Treat day is on a Friday. We advise the children to eat their lunch first before they eat their treat. A treat should be a small item such as a bar or slice of cake.

Lunch

Language `English (5 hours) Gaeilge (3.30

hours)

Mathematics (4 hours 10 min)

SESE Science History (3

hours) Geography SPHE (30

mins) PE (1

hour)

Arts Education Art Music (3

hours) Drama

Learn Together Programme (2.30 hours)

Curriculum Areas

Literacy

Oral Language

Reading

Writing

Oral Language

What good listening looks like, stretch a sentence by adding an adjective, Fortunately/Unfortunately, Phone a friend, Make an ad, Interviews, 20 questions

Debates, Listen, remember and say/draw/add on, Mime, Barrier Games Oral language lessons connected to the writing genres.

Reading Comprehension – read a piece of text and answer questions about the

characters, plot, setting. Reading with expression, paying attention to punctuation. Comprehension Skills- Predicting, Visualisation, Think Aloud, Making

Connections Co-operative Reading in pairs. DEAR Time

Writing Grammar and punctuation Handwriting. Spelling strategies Term 1: Recount Term 2: Report Term3: Narrative Free Writing

The Oxford Reading Tree Scheme and Novels are available to all children. When reading the books the emphasis is not only on the child’s ability to read the words, but also on being able to comprehend what has happened in the story. An emphasis on punctuation and expression should be encouraged when reading.

As a supplementary reader children are encouraged to take a class library book home.

In class we will be reading novels in pairs, in groups and as a whole class.

Reading

Gaeilge

Éisteacht (Listening)

Labhairt (Speaking)

Léitheoireacht (Reading)

Scríbhneoireacht (Writing)

Gaeilge

1. Mé Fein Myself2. Sa Bhaile At home3. An Scoil School4. Bia Food 5. An Teilifís Television 6. Siopadóireacht Shopping7. Caitheamh Aimsire Past Times8. Éadaí Clothes9. An Aimsir Time10.Ócáidí Speisialta Special

Occasions

Téamaí

Number Operations, Place Value, Fractions, Decimals, Percentages

Number Theory

Algebra Directed Numbers, Rules and properties, Variables, Equations

Shape and 2-D shape, 3-D shape, Lines and Angles, Space Measures Length, Area, Weight, Capacity, Time and Money.

Data Interpreting and understanding visual representation

Chance

Mathematics

Mental MathsPractical Maths ActivitiesProblem solving Skills (RUDES)Mathematical VocabularyStandardisation of procedures-this is available on school website under ‘Policies’.

Mathematics

Children must wear comfortable clothes and runners.Crocs and wellingtons are not safe for sports activities.

Shoes need to be water proof and they need to allow children to be able to move freely in them.

Physical Education

In place of religious instruction programmes, which are taught in denominational schools, Educate Together schools teach the Educate Together Curriculum. This curriculum has four strands:

Moral and Spiritual

Equality and Justice

Belief Systems

Ethics and the Environment

Learn Together Programme

September Class Charter Friendship

October Diwali (Hinduism)

November Mindfulness

December Hanukkah (Judaism)

This years themes.

Spellings (look, say, cover, write and check)

Irish Spellings (Litriú) Maths Homework Reading- Gaeilge/Bearla English or Irish written work. Tables This is written in the children’s

homework journal daily.

Homework

LookSay

Cover Write Check

Spelling

Homework written in journal daily . Completed in full every night If it is not completed, it is done in Golden Time on

Friday.  Parents can help by…. Having a consistent time for homework Quiet place equipped with everything they need

(pencils, rubber, colours etc) Checking homework is completed Time how long it takes each night. Signing your child’s journal every night If your child is experiencing difficulty, come and

speak to me and we can discuss ways to help.

Homework

Letter in the school bag /journal/ to the office/post

Parent Teacher Meetings (November) Incidental Meetings Phone call

Communication with class teacher….

I am here to answer any questions regarding you child and his/her learning.Write a note in your child’s journal.We can have a chat on the phone.Organise a meeting with me through Susan, our school secretary .The parent teacher meetings are on the week of November 10th to November 14th.

Do you have a question?

Do you have any questions or comments?

Thank you for coming this evening.