The email is just to ask if I could have some info about what level the children will be expected to have achieved by the end of yr 1 (actually Scottish P1)so I can help her catch up beforehand if need be. She is starting at P2 level in Scotland this autumn having been at Spanish infant school till nearly 6 yo.
I am trying to explain that DD1 has been taught letters and number in a sort of intuitive way (not sure if that is even the right word)rather than 'Now we are going to learn the letter 'G'' for example.
Am not sure if the following is just waffle or if it makes any sense?
Can anyone tell me if it does? Thanks!
"My daughter is currently in the last year of infant school here in Spain. She has been full time since she was 2. As children start primary school here at 6 years of age she will effectively be skipping the first year of primary.
She knows the alphabet in capital letters and they do a fair amount of writing at school, mostly copying things they want to write etc. They haven't been taught letters and numbers in isolation from whatever they were working on but rather their knowledge of letters and numbers has arisen from a need to know in the context of everyday practical activities. They also use numbers and counting including subtraction but always in context. For example (DD)'s class, as the oldest in the school, is in charge of going round all 5 classes and counting the children to see how many are off sick and how many will be there for lunch and taking that information to the kitchen staff. The classwork is project based and stems from what they are interested in mostly.
She likes to ask me to give her simple addition sums to do on her fingers when we are walking to school and she can do written addition sums where the answer is less than 12."