Welcome to Year 1

The Year One Team

Squirrels – Miss Fordham, Mrs Baker/Miss Guppy, Mrs Bowes

Badgers – Mrs Everett and Mrs Stimpson

Hedgehogs – Mr Paxton and Mrs Fallesen

Rabbits – Miss Myers and Mrs Dickson

What will you find out tonight?

• Transition to Year One

• How the curriculum is delivered in Year One

• Importance of reading

• Homework and how you can support your child

• Our expectations of the children

• Events and General information

Transition from Foundation Stage

What have we done to help the children settle into Year One?

Topic: Moving On Up

Visits to classes/ stories

Teddy bear picnic

Job rotations in the afternoon

‘My Time’

Routines

Development of new friendships and working together

Year One Curriculum

Literacy and Numeracy sessions daily

Phonics sessions daily

Reading workshop daily

Handwriting four times a week

Science, ICT and all other foundation subjects taught during topic sessions

Outdoor Games and PE

Integrated curriculum Making learning purposeful and relevant

Working towards an outcomeHooksLink objectives from different subjectsOccasionally subjects taught separately

to ensure all areas of learning from the national curriculum are covered

Literacy and Numeracy sessions continue but linked to topic where possible

Literacy a large part of all topics All areas of curriculum covered in an

interesting way Each topic has two or three main focus

areas

Our topicsAUTUMNIt’s all about us! (3 weeks)3,2,1 Blast Off (4 weeks)Toys ‘R’ Us (5 weeks)Christmas (2 weeks)

SPRINGA Land Far Far Away (4 weeks) Cooking Around the World (2 weeks)Let’s help Percy solve his problem (5 weeks)

SUMMERUnder the Sea (6 weeks)Heath Heath Hooray! (5 weeks)

Fantastic events to look forward to in Year One

Space dome

Space Exhibition in Year One base area (parents evening)

Trip to Toys ‘R’ Us

Christmas Performance

Graham Rogers – storyteller

Trip to the Oceanarium

A plant sale

An Under the Sea performance!

And much more!

3,2,1 Blast Off The children will learn about

space through scientific investigation and enquiry

whilst also developing their understanding of forces, materials and light/dark.

The outcome will involve written work on their knowledge and an exhibition of rockets they have made, evaluated and

improved through a DT focus. The children will present their

work using newly acquired ICT skills.

3,2,1 Blast Off

Hook: Space Dome

Outcome: Space Exhibition – parents

SCIENCESpace, Sc1 investigations,

forces, materials, light/dark

DT/ARTDesigning, making and evaluating

Working with others, range of materials

PESpace dance

MUSICComposing, listening and applying,

responding and reviewing

The Importance of Reading

Reading with adults in school Comprehension Reading at home Celebrating reading successes Changing reading books Make reading a habit!

Home learning Weekly

Reading

Spellings

Numeracy

Topic

Story

Research

Have Fun!

Supporting skills learnt

Everyday activities

Playing games and having fun

Supporting your child

Our Expectations

Happy and confident children

Independent and motivated learners

Successful learners

Rights Respecting citizens

Classroom Charter

We have the right to…

Play and Learn

Speak

Be safe

Drink water and eat healthy food

We have the

responsibility to…

Work in harmonyTry our bestListenBe honestPut my hand upUse equipment carefullyMove around sensiblyBring a water bottleBe sensible with water and food

General InformationPE/Outdoor Games

Monday, Wednesday & Thursday

EarringsPE Kits labelled

Water bottles

Surgery Appointments

Check the website

Adult Helpers and reading in schoolMr Godfrey and Mrs Waters

Parent Support Group

Fundraising

Visitors and trips

Tea and coffee

Support

Questions and walk around the base

area