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Year R to 1 Transition Meeting - Important Information and Tips for Parents

Join us for the Year R to 1 Transition Meeting to learn about the transition process, what stays the same and what's different in Year 1, and get helpful tips to support your child. Reassure your children that they will be okay!

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Year R to 1 Transition Meeting - Important Information and Tips for Parents

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  1. St Mark’s Primary School Year R to 1 Transition Meeting July 2019

  2. The Year 1 Team Teachers Mrs Carter (Head of Year) Miss Jamieson Miss Hall Other adults who support in Year 1: Mrs Hygate Mrs Gatfield Mrs Parramore

  3. The purpose of this meeting… • How does the move to Year 1 work? • What stays the same? • What is different? • Ideas on how to help your child with the transition. • Reassure you that your children will be ok!

  4. It’s the same but slightly different! • Learning through play • RWI • Maths • English • Reading / Book Club or reading roundabout

  5. Reading • Children will continue to take home a reading book for practise and consolidation. • Independently change their books • Learn high-frequency words/key words • Use phonics to help decode real and nonsense words

  6. Writing • Hold a pencil correctly • Form letters correctly • Use finger spaces between words • Write full sentences • Use full stops and capital letters • Spelling • Spelling focus taught. • Practice in school. • Key words to learn. • Later in the year, spellings will be sent home.

  7. Maths • Maths will be taught in the morning each day. • Autumn term will have a 5-10 minute input. • Adult-led tasks and independent learning challenges. • Learning at tables and around classroom, sometimes outside.

  8. Discovery Time- Autumn 1 • Discovery time in the afternoons. • Smaller adult-led groups for topic • Challengesto include English, maths, outside play, construction and art.

  9. Arriving at school • Encourage independence in the morning • Say goodbye at the door like in Year R • Children are encouraged… • to independently put away book bags, reading books/logs, water bottles and lunch boxes • Choose their own lunchtime choice • Complete early morning task

  10. Ways you can help over the Summer… • Read lots with your child. • Library Summer Reading Challenge. • Practise phonics – phonicsplay.co.uk • Practise writing • Practise counting and playing with money • Have fun and reassure your child they will be ok!

  11. Any questions?Please feel free to speak with any of the Year 1 Team about any questions or concerns.Mrs Carter, Miss JamiesonandMiss Hall.

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