New to Year One

Tuesday 16th September 2014

Beech Class

Miss Emma Howells

Mrs Debbie Griffiths

Mrs Louise McLellan – PPA cover and teaches alternate Fridays.

Oak Class

Miss Cathriona Lane

Mrs Helen Morehen

Miss Lydia Morley

Mrs Louise McLellan – PPA cover and teaches alternate Fridays.

Year One Support Team

• Clare Burgess- Inclusion Manager and Reading

Recovery

• Ruth Onyuma – Supporting children with EAL.

• Sonia Vousden- ELS support

• Liz Rands- social, emotional and behavioural support.

Transition from Reception to

Year One

• Timetable is similar to the one children had at

end of Reception- still a focus on Learning

Through Play.

• Phonics structured in a similar way.

• Children moving on to National Curriculum as and when they are ready.

• Opportunities for adult directed and independent work.

• Emphasis still on topic being linked to children’s interests.

• Many consistencies through school- Home Learning/ Reading Books/Challenges/Star Award

How can you support your child

with this Transition?

By encouraging your child to:

• Come in on their own in the morning.

• Change their own reading book with the support of their teacher or TA.

• Give letters to the teacher or put in the green tray.

• Dress themselves.

• Learn to tie shoe laces if they have them.

• Please name all of your child's clothing as this makes it much easier for them when changing for PE.

Timetables • Usually, mornings will consist of Phonics, English,

Guided Reading and Maths

• In the afternoons – PE, Computing, PSHE, Music, RE and Topic.

• Each day the children will attend an assembly -

SEAL

Music

Whole School

Birthday

Celebration

Topic

• Our topic this term is:

Magical Markings

This brings together learning objectives from a range of curriculum areas such as: Science History Geography Art Design Technology Computing Music

Topic Web and Newsletter

In Year 1 we continue to encourage a partnership between

home and school, alongside the Home School Agreement

you signed when your child started school.

A new challenge is sent home weekly linked to something we

have or will be learning. This must be your

child’s work with parental encouragement/

support.

Home Learning will be shared weekly.

All Home Learning Books must be in school on a Friday.

Extra ideas are available on the topic web.

Home Learning

New Curriculum

• The expectations for children in Year 1 have been

raised.

• This is nothing to worry about.

• It just brings the National Curriculum in line with the

revised EYFS from last year.

• Literacy is now English – there is now an increased

focus on grammar and punctuation.

• ICT is now computing.

• Maths – there is a focus on fluency of basic facts.

English

• Daily English Lessons.

• Discrete phonics sessions x 4 per week

• Creative writing – fortnightly

• Handwriting – weekly and a follow up in fine motor.

• Speaking & Listening/Talk Partners

Handwriting

• Expectations for handwriting are…..

- Children to use correct pencil grip.

- Sit correctly when writing.

- Place other hand on paper.

- Left-handed writers to use a

writing grid.

- Have their feet flat on the floor.

- Head up and not resting on table

or hand.

Phonics

• We follow the Letters and Sounds programme.

• Children work in small groups appropriate to their phase.

• Key words for reading or spelling will be in the back of

your child's reading records.

• A phonics check will take place in the Summer Term.

Guided Reading Children work in small groups

Activities will include:

• Guided Reading.

• Individual Reading.

• Reading Comprehension.

• Listening to story CDs or tapes

• A Computing based activity relating to English/Phonics

• Role play

• Small World

• Story Sack

Maths

A maths session will include:

• A mental and oral starter – Number Bonds to 10

• The main teaching point, related to number, calculation, shape, space and measures or problem solving within these areas.

• Short, practical group activities for the children to apply their learning.

• A mini plenary and a plenary will be used to revisit and reinforce learning.

• Learning through Play activities to support, consolidate and apply learning.

• One of our morning sessions with be a fine motor Math's activity.

Self-Assessment

To aid the children to evaluate their learning the following

are used…...

• Steps to success.

• Traffic lights.

• Child friendly marking system

• Green/orange/red challenges

• Mistake Monsters

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What do children need in school? • A named PE kit – indoor and outdoor. These will be sent

home before a holiday.

• Hair bands/safety tape – Health & Safety.

• Water bottle- on table as they come in.

• Reading book & record even if not read- always goes in

the baskets.

• Wellies – please use wellie racks outside the Year 1

classrooms.

How can you help us?

• Read the newsletter and class notice boards.

• Donation for cooking, gardening etc.

• Home learning.

• Reading at home- listening to and sharing stories.

• Volunteering to help on regular basis –

reading, cooking, gardening or any skills you can offer.

• Junk for model making – exceptions- egg cartons, toilet rolls, pizza trays.

• Donating any old toys / games/ role-play items.

Follow Us on Twitter

• @RedbournInfants

• You don’t have to have an account to read our

tweets!

Don’t forget to visit the blog

which can be accessed through

the school website.

Please join us for Parent

Partnership Evening

• Thursday 9th October 7:30- 8:30pm –

wine and cheese and lots of

information for you.

• FORIS will also be holding their AGM

and telling us all about what they

have achieved and their vision for the

next year.

Thank you for coming, any

questions please ask your class

teacher.