Welcome to Welcome to Year OneYear OneCurriculum Evening

Mr Martindale, Miss Gregg and Miss Cheema

Mrs Yeomans, Mrs Evans and Mrs Shears

Zone boardsZone boards To encourage good To encourage good

behaviour and attitudes behaviour and attitudes to learningto learning

Children move up and Children move up and downdown

Rewarded for good Rewarded for good behaviour at the end of behaviour at the end of the week (certificates and the week (certificates and stickers)stickers)

Sanctions for being on Sanctions for being on red/orangered/orange

Our daily routinesOur daily routines• A lot more structure than foundation stage• Lessons and focused learning time throughout the day• Practical activities but less and less play based, but no less creative• Regular play breaks, fruit and milk time etc

A typical day

8.45-9.00 morning work to settle the children in9.00-9.05 Registration9.05-9.30 reading session or assembly9.30-10.30 English10.30-10.45 Fruit and milk, social time, show and tell10.45-11.00 Playtime11.00-12.00 Maths12-12.30 Phonics12.30-1.30 Lunchtime1.30-2.30 Topic/Science/Art/ Computing2.30-3.00 reading session or assembly3.00-3.15 story time and hometime.

ThemesThemes Get out of my swamp Poles apart Victorians Animal Kingdom Pirates Half termly Year Group Newsletter gives

more details

WOW daysWOW days Special days, Visitors into school, Trips

and visits Victorian school day Phonics workshop with parents Pirate dressing up WOW day Tamworth Castle visit

PhonicsPhonics 5 phonics lessons a week. Taught in whole class Revisit, Teach, Practise, Apply Phase 3 (taught in reception, revised in year 1 & year 2). Phase 5 (taught throughout year 1 and year 2). Phonics screening in June. Children will have extra support with sounds they may

struggle with Extra support in the afternoons so they keep up with the

year 1 program of study

Reading at ValleyReading at Valley Guided/group Reading Home reading – books changed twice a

week WE WANT YOU - Reading helpers needed! Teachers will hear everyone read at least

once a week in guided reading. Big focus on comprehension

English CurriculumEnglish Curriculum Split into half termly topicsSplit into half termly topics Focus on speaking and listening, reading Focus on speaking and listening, reading

and writingand writing Skills taught through different genresSkills taught through different genres Homework supports each themeHomework supports each theme Designed to engage interest and Designed to engage interest and

excitementexcitement

Maths at ValleyMaths at Valley Very practical Number - place value, addition and subbtraction,

division and multiplication, fractions Geometry – shape, position and direction. Measures Statistics Support at home through homework activties

and games. ‘Beat that’ timed activities to improve rapid recall

HomeworkHomework Weekly homeworkWeekly homework Spellings linked to Year 1 Common words and Spellings linked to Year 1 Common words and

phonics – test on a Fridayphonics – test on a Friday 1 piece of either Phonics, Maths or English1 piece of either Phonics, Maths or English Theme related tasks to be done over the half termTheme related tasks to be done over the half term Given out on a Thursday to be handed in on a Given out on a Thursday to be handed in on a

MondayMonday Reading everydayReading everyday

IndependenceIndependence Independence is a life skillIndependence is a life skill Letters and bags in the morningLetters and bags in the morning Changing for PEChanging for PE Coats, shoes, jumpersCoats, shoes, jumpers Book bagsBook bags

Best Work AssemblyBest Work Assembly A weekly best work assemblyA weekly best work assembly 2 children from each class2 children from each class Parents invited on Friday or Monday Parents invited on Friday or Monday

before assemblybefore assembly ‘‘Teddy Bear Rewards’ for whole class Teddy Bear Rewards’ for whole class

good behaviourgood behaviour

General General Please name everything that your child

brings to school – uniform, PE kits, bags, lunch boxes and water bottles.

Book bags and reading books need to be in school every day please.

Thanks for ListeningThanks for Listening Any Questions??????????