Ballycastle Integrated Primary School

Numeracy

Here are some of the objectives P6 will be covering in Term 1

• Place Value - Become familiar with using  up to 6 digit numbers for rearranging, ordering and calculating.
• Odd & Even - Understand rules for odd & even numbers.
• Factors/Multiples & Square Numbers - Be able to identify factors and multiples successfully.  Understand the concept of square numbers and know the first 12. 
• Rounding - Be able to round a 5 or 6 digit number successfully to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000.   
• Perimeter - Be able to calculate the perimeter of both regular and irregular shapes. 
• Area - Be able to calculate the area of both regular and irregular shapes. 
• Reflections - Reflect a complex shape across a regular or diagonal line. 
• 2D Shape/Triangles - Be able to identify and 2D shapes and types of triangles along with their main properties.
• 3D Shape - Be able to identify more 3D shapes and know their main properties. 
• Multiplying - Building on our multiplication techniques. 
• Units of Time - Know all the units of time and be able to transfer between them.

Literacy

Here are some of the objectives we will be covering in Term 1

Writing

• We will be developing our fictional writing with an adventure story, an invisible story, a ghost story at Halloween and a fable with a modern twist on the Christmas story.
• We will build on our poetry skills looking at various styles of poetry and writing our own, including one with a Remembrance theme.
• We will be looking at recount writing with a diary entry about an expedition to the Arctic.
• We will also be looking at procedural writing including how to make an igloo.

Grammar

•  We will be developing our skills in alphabetical order.
• The importance of the capital letter and all the times it is used.
• Common homophones such as were and their.
• Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs - being able to identify them and use them correctly.
• Compound Words, synonyms & antonyms - understanding their meanings and using them correctly.

World Around Us

Here are some of the objectives we will be looking at in Term 1

Poles Apart is our topic for the term, looking at the unique habitats of the Arctic and the Antarctic.

• We will be looking at pictures and videos to help understand how amazing and different these landscapes are.
• Understanding where they are in the world and why they are so cold. 
• Comparing and contrasting both locations.
• Looking at animals that are found in the Arctic and Antarctic and the adaptions they have to survive the extreme cold.
• We will also be looking at the Inuit people and how they live such different lives from ourselves.
• Studying the skill of building an igloo.
• Finally the major issue of global warming and how it is affecting these precious habitats.