Welcome to Key Stage 1 Thursday 10 th September, 2.30pm Wimborne First School

Classes

Staffing Mice Class teacher: Miss Burn Teaching Assistants: Mrs Willis Mrs Duffin will cover teacher’s PPA. Ducks Class teacher: Miss Drake Teaching Assistant:Mrs Berry Mrs Land Owls Class teacher: Miss Fallesen Teaching Assistant: Mrs Somerville Rabbits Class teacher: Miss Wardlow (KS1 Leader) Mrs Walsh (Wednesday) Teaching Assistants: Mrs Rowe Year One Year Two

Year 1 Curriculum Year Overview  Parklife  Twit Twos and cock-a-doodle-doos  X box and Spinning Tops  Come Fly with me  Famous Faces  Who lives in a house like this?

Year 2 Curriculum Year Overview  Expert Explorers  Happy Habitats  One Small Step  On Safari  Ready, Steady Go  Oh I do like to be beside the seaside

Curriculum What a topic looks like  Big Question  Each topic will have a curriculum focus  Cross Curricular Approach  Sparkly Starters and Fab Finishes  Jigsaw  Discovery  Hands on engaging learning experiences for all children to access and enjoy.

Visits In/Out  Generic permission slip for local visits gone out.  Each year group will have one trip out and at least one visitor into school during the year.  The cost of these visits will be no more than £15 over the course of the whole year.  Year 1 – Visit to Farmers Palmers  Year 2 – Visit to Seaside

PE Kit MondayDucks and Mice Outdoor PE Rabbits and Owls Indoor PE ThursdayRabbits and Owls Outdoor PE FridayDucks and Mice Indoor PE Children to receive 2 hours of P.E a week. One indoor session and one outdoor. We will try and get out in most conditions. Children are able to have an outside P.E kit consisting of trousers and a jumper. Please ensure that your child is not wearing earrings on their PE day. PE Kit White T-Shirt, Black shorts or trousers, green or black jumper, trainers or plimsolls.

Timetable – Year 1

Timetable – Year 2

Reading  Parent support very much appreciated. Each child will receive a Reading Record that should come to school with them everyday.  Year 1 and some Year 2 children to continue with Read, Write, Inc. Scheme (Parent Workshop in October).  Guided Reading  Comprehension  Spotty Books (opportunity to change everyday as an independent task)  Library Books (Year 1 – Wednesday Year 2- Tuesday)

Spelling  Spellings will be given out on a Friday to be tested on the following Thursday.  Spellings are ‘Red words’ and taken from Year 1 and Year 2 word lists  New spelling books for spellings  Year 1 and 2 spellings will go out on 18 th September

Home Learning  Whole School Approach  Home Learning planner each half term, with half term learning activities.  Home Learning sent out on a Friday and returned by the following Wednesday  One book to be personalised and covered  Topic Home Learning on going  Weekly Home Learning with a Maths or Literacy focus  Weekly spellings

Groupings  Set for Literacy continuing with Read, Write, Inc. scheme from Reception.  Remain in classes for Maths and Topic work in the afternoons. Year One Year Two  Set for Phonics/Guided Reading Sessions. Remain in classes for main Literacy lessons.  Remain in classes for Maths  Remain in classes for topic work in the afternoons.

Assessment Procedures  Year One Phonics Screening Test takes place in the Summer Term. Informed of whether your child has met standard in their end of year School Report. Any children who did not meet standard last year will get the opportunity to retake the test.  Year Two End of Key Stage One Assessments take place in May and June. The children will be fully prepared for this and we will try to make it as stress free as possible. You will receive your child’s results in their end of year School Report.

Behaviour policy  Behaviour policy has had a significant impact on behaviour and attitude to learning  Class Rewards (related to class animal)  Cloud, Rainbow and Star in Year One; Wow, Ready to Learn and Thinking time (Jigsaw related) in Year Two  Individual Sticker Charts (Shop)  Celebration Assembly Awards  Stop Chair  Exit

Partnership With Parents Working Together  Communication – Newsletters, website, parents evenings and workshops, open door policy  Skills – do you have any hidden talents that we could utilise?  A Helping Hand – always willing for parents, grandparents, family members to come into school to support with various tasks. CRB form from the office  PTFA

And finally…  Water bottles  Fruit Snack  Hot Meals  School Uniform  Show and tell (Friday)  Class pet – every child will get a turn to have the pet home for the weekend  Photographs on the Website

Thank you for listening! If you need to talk to your child’s class teacher, they are on the door each school day. Alternatively, you could phone the office and make an appointment to see them at a convenient time.