Welcome to Year 1 1DK Miss Karpel & Wendy 1CK Mrs Kiely & Ainsley 1T Mrs Tribble & Sophie 1H Miss Hughes & Sharon Cassey

Transition We have already started….!

Week 1 Wednesday 7th , Thursday 8th and Friday 9th September We invite parents and carers to come into the classroom and to settle their child onto the carpet All Year 1 classes will be in the corridor where the children line up for their lunch TA will be at the door to welcome them Children will be collected at 3.15pm from their classroom door on the balcony

Week 2 To encourage independence Year 1 will line up in front of their teacher in the Key Stage 1 playground. The teacher will then take them into the class. Home time will remain the same. Collect at the balcony If possible please could you pick up from Year 1 first if you have younger children in EYFS.

Communication If you would like to speak to us about your child then please feel free to make an appointment for after school Brief messages on the door (e.g. pick ups) If it is about your child’s health please contact the school office School trip money to be given to school office

Maths 3rd year of the new curriculum Practical approach- developing conceptual understanding of the 4 number operations Key number facts-bonds to 10 and 20 Number – reading and writing numbers to 100 Fractions – finding ½ or 1/ 4 of a shape or a group of objects

English Letters and Sounds Handwriting practise High quality books and story telling

Reading Changing books (3 per week) – children are given the opportunity to change their books once a week They will read with an adult once a week. Encourage regular reading – ideally 4 times a week and initial/comment in new reading record. PACT folders expected in school everyday

P.E Bring in a pair of shorts, t-shirt and trainers to keep in school until half term. Kits are sent home at half term in order for them to be washed and returned. Cassey- As yet we do not know our PPA timetable – will send this information home!

Home Learning Reading as often as possible! Books will continue to be set via Bug Club. Books will continue to be a mixture of ORT, Project X and Story Sparks. Home learning for Maths and spelling will be via ‘Bug Club’. We will send out a tricky word book for the children to practise.

Thank you for coming, feel free to have a look around and if you have any questions please ask.