Welcome to Year 1 2017-2018

Staff Miss Carlo – Flamingos Teacher Miss Forsey – Swans Teacher Mrs Powers – Flamingos TA Mrs Gutteridge – Swans TA

Structure of the day 8.55 am: Register and morning challenge and Activate. 9.00 am: Phonics. 9.20 am: English. 10.00 am: Milk and Fruit. 10.15 am: Assembly. 10.30 am – 10.50 am: Break Time. 10.50 am: Guided Reading (After half term). 11.10 am: Maths. 12.00 pm: Lunch. 1.00 pm: Handwriting 1.20 pm: Lesson 4 (Foundation rotation) 2.50 pm: Story and home time.

Expectations Attendance Uniform PE kit We expect children to attend school everyday. Please notify the school office of their absence if they are unwell. Uniform Children should arrive at school with full school uniform. Please make sure this is clearly named so it doesn’t get lost. PE kit Please ensure that your child has a PE kit in school including outdoor wear and footwear. PE kits will be sent hom every half term for washing. Please ensure all kit is fully labelled. Our PE days our Wednesday and Thursday.

Show and Tell As children love to show and tell their favourite things, we do ask that children bring in educational items to discuss with their class. Show and tell will be every Wednesday. We look forward to seeing what they bring in! 

Curriculum English (Reading, writing, SPAG and Phonics) History RE Maths Computing Science D and T PE PSHE Art Geography

Vision OUR VISION: ‘To be an outstanding first choice Primary School where children achieve the very best they can in a happy, safe and inclusive environment’ OUR MISSION: ‘Making a difference, achieving excellence’ Enjoy, Achieve, Aspire!

Values

Homework Daily Reading Please read with your child daily and record it in their reading records. When is homework given & due in? Homework is sent home every Wednesday and must be in by the following Monday.

Educational Visits Year 1 are currently working towards finalising visits this year, however nothing is yet set in stone. As soon as we know, you’ll be the first to know 

Our behaviour system

If your child has concerns If a child is unhappy we encourage them to speak out about it by: Talking to a friend Raising an issue in circle time Talking to any member of staff Talking to a parent/ carer who can relay worries to us Talking to any class teacher Writing a note to any trusted adult who can then investigate. Speaking to a middle or senior leader

Addressing parent concerns Firstly, please speak to the class teacher or any member of the Year 1 team – we are here to help! If it has not been resolved the next step is the Phase Leader – Mrs Hall (Year 2 Seals) Then, if it still hasn’t been resolved the next step is one of the Senior Leadership Team. Mrs Chadda is based as KS1 senior support.

Safeguarding Grovelands Primary School recognises its responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children under Section 175 of the 2002 Education Act and under the Children Act 2004, the DfE guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015 and the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2016 document. Share your concern & seek advice from: Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Mrs Coleman Safeguarding Team Mrs Chadda, Mr Singleton, Mr Kempton, Mrs Nicholls Contact Centre/ Safeguarding Hub: 0300 200 1006 Emergency Duty team: 01483 517898 Surrey Police: 101 (or 999 in an emergency) www.surreycc.gov.uk/safeguarding

Additional information & support School Website - http://www.grovelands.surrey.sch.uk/ Parents section: payments, parent partnership information to support home and school, term dates, uniform and meals. Information section: school calendar, SEN, PP, policies and data. Children section: class information/ galleries, links to websites. The website also contains newsletters, the school prospectus and the school handbook. Office Staff – Available to support any further family needs. Any Questions?