Welcome to Year One

Transition into Key Stage One

Structure of the day

• Guided Reading• Inputs• Teacher focused groups• Self-initiated learning• Word Time or Handwriting• Assembly• Home time 3.15

The curriculum

• English• Maths• Science• Physical Education• History• Geography • Art• Music• Computing• Design technology and food technology• RE• PSHCE• Languages

Homework‘‘The great outdoors’

Year 1 Homework Summer Term 2014

Welcome to your Summer Term homework.

A s this topic will last for the whole of this term, you will need to choose 4 of the activities to complete. One piece of homework will be

collected every f ew weeks. We hope you enjoy the tasks and look forward to sharing your work with the class.

Choice 1 : by Tuesday 6th May Choice 2: by Monday 19th May

Choice 3: by Monday 16th J une Choice 4 : by Monday 7th J uly

Communication, Language and

Literacy

My mini beast

Write a story about a mini beast.

Where does it live? What does it eat?

Could it be living in my garden?

Mathematical Development

Measure a tree

L ook for a big tree and use a long tape

to measure around it.

Can you find a bigger tree?

Knowledge and Understanding

of the World

A mini garden

M ake a mini garden in a tray or box by

using plants/stones/twigs and other

natural objects

Physical Development

Moving like an animal

Can you move like an animal?

How would an elephant walk?

Can you spring like a jaguar?

What a f rog?

Creative Development

Make a creature

Turn a f ruit or vegetable into a creature

How many legs does it have?

Does it have any special abilities?

Personal, Social, Health,

Citizenship Education

What are your talents?

Tell me what you are really good at.

What do you love doing?

What might you be when you grow up?

Spelling in Year 1

The Hub

Your child needs a coat EVERYDAY!

Indoor P.E. kit - shorts, t-shirt in their house colour or whiteOutdoor P.E. kit - plimsolls, jogging bottomsNo earrings for P.E. and all long hair to be tied back please.

PLEASE PUT NAMES ON EVERYTHING CLEARLY WHERE THE CHILDREN CAN SEE THEM

Book Bags

• Please can you make sure that your child has just ONE key ring attached to their bag as they can take up a lot of space.

• Please make sure that you check for and remove letters and other forms of communication from your child’s book bags daily. We promise to let you know of anything important that has happened involving your child.

• Could you please let us know anything that may affect your child. Either via the book or face to face.

Parents as Partners

• We think it is important that we all work as a team.

• At home you can…

• Read together• Play games • Talk about what they are learning• Enjoy the maths activites we send home• Visit places of interest

Yes please!

• After the children have settled.• Come in and speak to us about when

you would like to help.• You are welcome on a weekly basis.• You are also welcome on an

occasional basis. Especially if you have skills or talents that would enrich our topics.

• Mums, Dads, Grandparents etc.• Everyone will need a Police

check.

Any questions

Please leave via the playground door and walk around to the reception pick up point outside your child’s

current classroom.

Thank you