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Year 1 Information for Parents and Carers

Year 1 Information for Parents and Carers. Foundation to Key Stage 1. Work- Profiles passed on and are continued. Expectations- These remain the same and there is a slow progression towards Key Stage One Curriculum .

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Year 1 Information for Parents and Carers

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  1. Year 1Information for Parents and Carers

  2. Foundation to Key Stage 1 • Work- Profiles passed on and are continued. • Expectations- These remain the same and there is a slow progression towards Key Stage One Curriculum . • There is a Phonics and Numeracy bias to the mornings work and Literacy and foundation subjects are covered in the afternoons. • The Children will also go and cover some subjects with Mrs Guy.

  3. Teamwork • The children meet the following teaching staff during the course of the week; Mrs Howard, Mrs Oakley, Mrs Guy, Mrs Ruddy and Mrs Porter. • The staff work as a team and support each other in teaching. As within the rest of the school, some sessions are led by teaching assistants. • Mrs Oakley is the sports coach on a Thursday. Children will need trainers and track suit bottoms.

  4. What the children need. • Children do need to bring their water bottles containing water only every day. • Please keep big bags to a minimum as we don’t have room to store things that don’t fit in their lockers. • Please ensure your child has their reading book and diary with them every day.

  5. Outdoor Activities • Children will be introduced to a new area, which will be used for; • Child initiated play • Directed activities • Observations by staff • Problem solving • Children will need warm clothing as they may be out in colder weather. • This links into our school wide approach with Forest schools initiative and is a valuable learning experience for children.

  6. Working with Parents/Carers • Consultations are held in the Autumn and Spring Terms and are an opportunity to see and discuss children’s progress. • A comprehensive written report is sent out in the Summer term. • Reading record books are used to exchange information so please remember to write a comment in the book. • Reading books are changed on Mondays/Tuesdays and Thursdays/Fridays. Guided reading happens daily. • Newsletters keep everyone up to date with the happenings at school.

  7. Planning/Curriculum • Our planning is topic based. • These topics will be covered during the year; • Owl Babies (Light and Dark) • Celebrations • Rule Britannia • The Very Hungry Caterpillar • James and the Giant Peach • Burghley House

  8. Continued • Literacy- Children follow the Rigby Star reading scheme. Children have opportunities for different types of writing daily at school. • Numeracy- Number work is mainly undertaken practically. The children experience a variety of mathematical activities including problem solving in our outdoor area. • ICT- Computers and the interactive whiteboard are used daily and laptops are used weekly. Other ICT opportunities include; Digital camera, Tape recorders, CD player, programmable robots.

  9. Continued • P.D. will be on a Monday, Swimming will be on a Tuesday afternoon every other term and Games on a Thursday. Hair needs to be tied back and all earrings removed on these days please. • Show and Tell will be on a Friday afternoon. This will be related to the topic that we are studying each term. Please encourage your child to bring things that are related to the current topic. • Library books will be issued on Wednesday afternoons. These are an opportunity for the children to choose their own books and share them at home will family members.

  10. Homework Children will receive homework on a Wednesday for the following Tuesday. This should be completed with lots of encouragement. Please remember the work should be completed by the child. This will normally be in the form of spellings but there will be occasions when other work is added so please check the homework book regularly.

  11. Assessments/ Target Setting • Parents/Carers are informed of the levels that children have reached at parent consultations. • Parents/Carers are notified of targets set to improve levels. • The children are encouraged by all adults involved in their education. • Children are now screened for phonics at the end of year 1. You will be informed of their result in the end of year report.

  12. Help! • If you have any unwanted swimming costumes and towels, plimsolls or trainers, clean underwear or school uniforms then they would be greatly appreciated. • If you have any spare raincoats or wellington boots that you no longer need then we will also find a good home for these.

  13. Final Statement Children are praised and listened to as in Year 1 we feel that … EVERY CHILD IS IMPORTANT AND EVERY CHILD MATTERS

  14. Questions

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