Download - Curriculum evening year 1
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??????????