Welcome to Year One!Please write your child’s name on a sticky label and

wear it throughout our presentation Year 1 TeachersMrs Norman- 1b

Miss Ali - 1aYear 1 Teaching AssistantsMrs Efstathiou/Mrs Thorpe

Behaviour Expectations

•6 Golden Expectations•Traffic Light systems •Golden certificates – teddy to take home•Lunchtime rewards- raffle tickets

How to access teachers should you have a concern

•Speak to your class teacher on the door•Send a note in with your child requesting an appointment •Arrange an appointment via the office •Parent’s Consultations 17th, 18th, 19th November 2014

Curriculum Topics•What is Neil Armstrong famous for? •Who was famous when my mum and dad were little?•Where do leaves go in the Winter?•Why can’t a meerkat live in the North Pole? •Could my Grandparents travel faster than me? •Why is the wii more fun than Grandma and Grandad’s toys? •Enrichment Days (Festival of Light, CNY, Easter etc.)

• Weekly Guided Reading session during assembly time• Daily Phonics sessions (differentiated across the

cohort)• Home reading books changed twice weekly

(Monday/Thursday)- one level less for consolidation • (£5)• Literacy homework

•Number Fact Pack- Number bonds to 10/20•Please see handout for all other objectives

 

• Nelson handwriting scheme• Formation/Orientation of letters/Finger spaces• Different Genres e.g. Narrative, Non-Fiction & Poetry• Emphasis on Speaking & Listening, Group Work and

Drama• Emphasis on the Think-Say-Write-Read-Check

strategy• Independent writing area• Daily Phonics (Workshop 23rd September)

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

Monday• Reflects what the children have been learning • Presentation of homework should match standard of

work completed in school• Homework will be acknowledged and not necessarily

marked

• Blog access- check for dates, photographs, homework.

• PE days are Wednesday and Thursday• Our designated Den day is Monday• Home/School book• Please take an Information Leaflet and an outline of

the Numeracy objectives for the year.

That’s all folks!

Any Questions?

Please feel free to make a comment on the parental feedback sheet.

Thank you