Newport Community School Primary Academy

How does my child learn in Key Stage 0ne?17th September 2013

Programme for this evening• Welcome• The build • Introducing the Team• The Curriculum• Year 2 SATs• How do I know how my child is doing?• Reminders• Homework• E-safety• How you can support your child

The Build

• Completion by the summer term• Playtimes and lunchtimes• Access to the outdoors• Use of the school fields

The KS1 Team

Year 1

Mrs J WrigleyMrs S Ashton Miss E Churcher

Mrs R Smith

Year 2

Mrs M Shortt Miss S Langford

The Curriculum• Creative Curriculum• Broad and varied curriculum which takes into

account our location• Literacy and Numeracy at the core

Phonics

• Daily synthetic phonics programme.• Children are taught in smaller ability groups to

focus on individual needs.• Letter sounds, bending and segmenting• Spelling patterns• High frequency words• Statutory assessment in phonics at the end of Year 1

Reading and the Library

• Banded books• Guided reading• Individual reading• How to use the library

Year 2 SATs

• Statutory assessment at the end of Year 2

• Assessment takes place in May-June• Please think very carefully when

booking any holiday around this time.

• Assessment in English, Maths and Science

• Assessment is carried out by the class teacher.

How do I know how my child is doing?

• Parents meeting (October, March, July)• Accessing School Pupil Tracker from home on

the Internet.• Reports in March• Talking to the teacher• School open morning 25th September

Homework

Year 1

Year 2

Handed out Due in

Reading Tuesday Monday

Spelling Friday Thursday

Homework Friday Thursday

Handed out Due in

Reading Wednesday Monday

Spelling Tuesday Tuesday

Numeracy Friday Tuesday

E-safety

Monitoring your child’s use of the computer or laptop.Think about• position• length of time• security settings• Social Networking Sites• CEOP website

Reminders

• PE days• Water bottle and snacks• Uniform• Jewellery• Names and Labels

Attendance and Punctuality

• Children must attend school regularly and punctually.

• Any absence needs to be communicated to the school office.

• Families can be granted up 10 days holiday during term time.

How can you support your child at home?

• Talk• Read• Engage• Encourage • Praise