International School of Catalunya, Barcelona

In lower Primary we are 6 turning 7 years old and are well on our way to consolidating our literacy skills. We are excited about writing and know that writing exists for different purposes and for different types of audience. We write every day and our teachers are careful to ensure that we have a sense of ‘ownership’ of our work. As we gain confidence, we begin to use simple editing techniques and basic tools, such as the dictionary. We are reading with increasing independence and love to take books home to share. Our units of enquiry provide a springboard for our literacy activities and reinforce our growing understanding of the world around us.

In Mathematics we continue to extend our knowledge of numbers, shape and space through investigations. We work comfortably with numbers to 99 and are developing a solid understanding of place value and the base 10 concept. Our ability to explain and articulate strategies is growing and we can connect our knowledge in a range of contexts.

In Science we follow a programme which stimulates our understanding in four keys areas: Forces and Energy, Materials and Matter, Earth and Space and Living Things. We enjoy our weekly experiments and are learning to work in a ‘scientific’ way: collecting and organising data, understanding the principles of the ‘fair test’ and making connections.

ISCAT, a British International School in Barcelona, The English
National Curriculum. Native English speaking teachers with U.K.
experience, small classes, with Catalan and Spanish integrated in the
Programme.