Welcome to Year 1 Curriculum Meeting

Settling Into Year 1 Summer term Transition Programme

Meet the teacher

Support from the Foundation Stage Staff

Topic Themes for Year 1

Autumn Term : Superheroes The magic toy shop Christmas

Spring Term: On the way home Up, up and away!

Summer Term : Rumble in the Jungle Pirates (Trip to Brownsea Island )

From EYFS to NC

EYFS

Personal, Social and EmotionalDevelopment

CommunicationAnd

LanguagePhysical

Development

Literacy

Mathematics Understandingthe World

Expressive Arts and Design

From EYFS to NC

NCThemed approach

EnglishMathematics

PE HistoryScience

Music Geography

Computing Art

DTRE

PSHE

Our curriculum aims to build on and extend existing skills and knowledge, alongside the development of new concepts and learning skills.

The School Day

Monday – Thursday 8.40-8.55 – Sticky fingers /Start the day 9.00 – Assembly 9.20-10.35 – Phonics and English - includes Lets Explore / Challenge Cards10.35-10.50 – Playtime 10.55-11.40 – Maths – includes Lets Explore/ Challenge Cards11.40 – Handwriting 12.00 – Lunch 1.00- 1.20 - Phonics play 1.20 – 2.30 – Group focus work 2.30 – Music / PE/ Parachute2.50 – Story / Singing 3.10 – Home

Friday morning Focus on reading

Reading

• We place a great emphasis on reading at Somerford School and it is very important that the children read every night and their book bags are brought into school every day.

• Children can change their books each morning in the classroom.

• Friday morning ‘ Read with your child’.

• Year 1 phonics screening test.

What is Phonics? Phonics is a way of teaching children to read quickly and skilfully.Children are taught how to recognise the sounds each individual letter makes and to identify the sounds that different groups of letters make such as ‘sh’ and ‘oo’. Children are taught to read by breaking down words into separate sounds or ‘phonemes’. They are then taught how to blend these sounds together to read the whole word. At Somerford Primary School we teach phonics, following the Letters and Sounds Programme.

ay ay : may I play a-e : make a cake

ai – snail

Say the soundsBlend the word

Writing

In Year 1, children develop their writing skills through talking and recorded work. Children will learn to: • Use talk for writing.• Write in sentences using the correct punctuation.• Improve their letter formation and handwriting.• Learn to spell frequently used words.• Use word patterns and sound blends in their recorded

work . • Write for different purposes.

In Year 1, children develop their mathematical skills through practical and recorded work.

Children will learn to: • perform basic numeracy skills • develop a quick recall of number bonds • undertake investigations and problem solving tasks

Maths

Rewards

Golden RulesStar Point ChartStar Point ShopCertificatesGreen leafBritish Values

How you can help your child?

• Look at the school website and curriculum news updates.

• Attend curriculum workshops.

• Read with your child every night.

• Support with home learning.

• Practise letter formation and handwriting.

• Continue to develop independence with; getting dressed/undressed, toileting, washing hands.

• Ensure everything is labelled

• Ask if you have any questions and talk to us if you have

any concerns.