Welcome to Year 1

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Welcome to Year 1
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Introductions

• Good evening and thank-you for attending this
  evening.
• Class teachers
• Maggie Webb (Mon, Tues, Weds am and Friday
• Anna Shepherd (Weds pm and Thurs)
• Class teaching assistant - Chris Harvey

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Purpose

• To further develop the home/ school partnership.
• To outline the work for the coming term.
• To explain practical details for the smooth
  running of the class.
• To help you support and encourage your child at
  home.

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The beginning of another day!

• We start the day by lining up, waving goodbye and
  coming into our classroom.
• We are trying to encourage independence by saying
  goodbye when lined up so that they can better
  settle into the class routine.
• If your child is late (after 8.55am) remember to
  report to the office.
• If you are taking your child out of school for an
  appointment remember to sign out and in again.
• If your child is unwell please phone school
  between 8.30 and 9.00
• keep them at home for 24 hours
• Make sure the school has up to date contact
  numbers.

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What to bring to school

• PE kit
• Water bottle
• Book bag (with reading book and home school
  diary)
• Coat

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At the end of the day

• At 3.20pm your child will stay with myself or Mrs
  Shepherd until collected.
• If your child is to be collected by someone other
  than the parent, please fill in the sheet by the
  door.
• If delayed please contact the school as soon as
  possible.

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Our Class Rules

• Please be kind to everyone
• Please work quietly
• Please share nicely
• Please take turns
• Please line up sensibly
• Please Listen to each other
• Always do your best

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Merit System

• Merits are given for that which is noteworthy.
• 10 bronze certificate
• 25 silver certificate
• 35 sapphire certificate
• 50 gold certificate
• The class merit cup is also awarded each Friday
  for the class with the most class merits.
• Sanctions- reminded of rule and free warning, if
  repeated then their name is moved into the orange
  circle. If the behaviour continues then their
  name will be moved into the red circle at which
  point they will be sent to Mr Bryant.

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Class 1 rewards

• We have 2 stars of the week who are allowed to
  bring in something special from home to show and
  put on our interest table.
• There is a Literacy Whizz and Maths Magician of
  the week.
• There is a table of the week.
• They are rewarded for staying in green for the
  week.

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Literacy

• This term we will be looking at
• stories with familiar settings (My mum and dad
  make me laugh, Titch)
• stories with predictable and repeating patterns
  (Monkey Puzzle, Elmer)
• poetry using our senses
• signs, labels, captions, lists and instructions

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Handwriting

• Handwriting is practised daily with a focus of
  the week and various activities to encourage good
  pencil grip and correct formation of letters.
• Joining letters will also be introduced later
  this year.

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Reading and phonics

• Reading
• Your child will take part in guided reading
  sessions or individual reading twice a week.
  They will be able to change their book when they
  have read it to an adult at home. Please help us
  with this by writing in the home school diary.

• Spelling will be based on tricky words and then
  high frequency words which they are expected to
  spell correctly. These will be practised in
  school each day and sent home for you to continue
  to work on at home.

• Phonics
• Phonics is an integral part of Year 1 and there
  will be a phonic session each day similar to that
  in reception. Children will be introduced to
  some new sounds and then alternative ways of
  pronouncing and spelling sounds they already
  know.

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Numeracy

• This term we will be looking at
• counting, place value and ordering, understanding
  addition and subtraction, money and real life
  problems, measures, shape and space.

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Science

• This term we will be looking at Ourselves
• their senses and how they can use them to explore
  the world around them,
• that humans and other animals move and grow
• And Materials
• Looking at and comparing different materials and
  their uses

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ICT

• Modelling
• comparing the representation of situations on the
  computer to real life situations.
• Graphs/pictograms
• Making a pictogram to fit in with our Geography
  unit.

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Homework

• Homework will be sent home on a Friday and
  expected back the following Wednesday.
• Each week a numeracy task will be sent home.
• Each half term a curriculum based homework menu
  will be sent home from which the children can
  choose a task which interests them.
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Sylvester

• Each week Sylvester will come home with a child
  in year 1.
• A diary can be kept of his time with that child
• Every child will get a chance to take Sylvester
  home.

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Contact times

• This is the first of many meetings. Weekly
  surgery on Wednesday 3.30- 4.00pm.
• There will be consultation meetings during Autumn
  (October) and spring, to discuss your childs
  progress.
• School reports will be sent home during the
  summer term.

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• Thank you for coming.
• Any questions?