Welcome to Year One!

Year 1 TeachersMiss West – 1A

Miss Roylance – 1B

Support in Year 1Miss Hindson

Mrs Efstathiou Mrs Poizer

How to get in touch• Speak to a member of staff on the door at the end

of the day.• Send a note in with your child requesting an

appointment. • Arrange an appointment via the office/ over the

phone.

• Parent’s Consultations – Monday 23rd, Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th November.

Behaviour Expectations

• 6 Golden Expectations – Brookburn’s Code of Conduct

• Traffic Light Systems • Golden Certificates • Lunchtime rewards- raffle tickets

Homework• Weekly pieces of homework - Literacy/Maths• Set on Wednesday to be returned the following

Monday.• Sometimes homework will relate to science or

topic work. • Reflects what the children have been learning in

class. • Presentation of homework – use pencil, use the

paper provided, write on the lines.• Homework is always acknowledged but not

necessarily marked in detail – purpose is to reflect and reinforce children’s learning in school.

Wow Challenge CurriculumAutumn 1UK Travel and Transport (Geography)Autumn 2Toys in the Past and Present (History) Spring 1Where do leaves go in the winter? (Geography)Spring 2Why can’t a meerkat live in the North Pole? (Geography)Summer TermFamous Olympians (History)

Science• Taught discreetly although links are

made where possible-Animals, including humans.- Everyday Materials-Seasonal Changes-Living Things and their Habitats -Growing Plants.

Literacy - Reading• Weekly Guided Reading session during

assembly time• Daily Phonics sessions (differentiated

across the cohort)• Home reading books changed twice weekly

(Monday/Thursday)- one level below guided level for consolidation and enjoyment.

• £5 to replace lost books.• Reinforced in Literacy homework.

Literacy - Writing• Nelson handwriting scheme• Formation/Orientation of letters/Finger spaces• Different Genres Narrative – traditional tales, stories with repetitive structures, stories from other cultures, stories by the same author, fantasy stories. Non-Fiction – lists, recounts of familiar events, instructions, non chronological report.Poetry• Emphasis on Speaking & Listening, Group Work

and Drama• Independent writing area• Daily Phonics

Maths• Starting a new scheme called Maths

– No Problem!• Based on research from Singapore.• Emphasis is on reasoning and being

able to explain how you have reached an answer rather than rote learning of number facts.

PE and Dolphin Den• Wednesday-PE. Tuesday/Thursday-Den. • Please can children have a full PE kit in

school every day. • Plain white t-shirt.• Black leggings, jogging bottoms or

shorts. • Black pumps. Trainers for outdoor games. • Girls need to tie their hair back.• Please provide Den shoes that can be left

at school.

Assessing Children’s Progress

• Assessment fortnight / Pupil conferencing• Followed by Parent’s evenings so that we

can share individual targets with parents. • Parents’ evenings-23rd, 24th, 25th November-14th, 15th, 16th March-A final opportunity, after reports go out to parents in July.

Staying Safe Online• Internet and social media safety is taught to all

year groups throughout the year. • We have school-wide safety features, but if

anything gets past the filters, students are taught to switch off the screen and report to a member of staff immediately.

• Our digital code – Zip it, Block it, Flag it.• We value your support in keeping children safe

online by urging you to supervise your child’s on line presence at home and to regularly check your privacy settings on social media sites.- for more info see the IT section of our website under the curriculum tab.

Attendance and Punctuality• School doors open from 8.50am and close

promptly at 9am.• Once the door is locked, all children must enter

school via the main entrance to be recorded as late.

• Doors open to dismiss children at 3.25pm and are locked at 3.40pm. Any children not collected will be sent to the office where their parents will be contacted.

• Each Year 1 class will leave through a different door.

• Persistently late/poor attendance- a record is kept in the class register, parents are contacted.

Other Info• Blog access – keep up to date with

what your child is doing in school – check for dates, homework tasks and photographs.

• Pantomime date – Monday 7th December

• How to get involved if parents want to volunteer to help.

Thanks for listening• Please complete the feedback sheet• Any questions?