Whitehouse Primary School Welcome to Year One Whitehouse Primary School

The Team Class 3 Miss Copley (Team Leader) Miss Davison (TA) Class 4 – Miss Alexander (Teacher) Miss Moody (TA) Class 3 Mrs Grant (HLTA) Class 4 Mrs Robinson (HLTA) Lighthouse Room Mrs Yellow (HLTA)

Independence Transition (Space/North Yorkshire) Morning routines Messages Pick ups NAME EVERYTHING PLEASE!

Our Weekly Timetable

A Day in Year 1 8.50 Register/Wake up, Shake up! 9.00 Guided Reading Workshop 9.25 Phonics groups 9.45 English 10.45 Playtime 11.00 Maths 12.00 Lunchtime 1.15 Teeth brushing/Think it/Schofield and Sims 1.30 Assembly 1.50 Topic (Science, Art, DT, ICT, Music, PE etc) 3.00 Story time

English When and what Linked to topics. Big Writes Phonics Phonic test Week beginning 11th June

Reading Daily reading Guided reading Changing books Phase words Make it fun! Reading is given a huge focus at Whitehouse Primary. We hope to instill a love of reading for pleasure. Books can take you away from the everyday and transport you to a different world… Our children LOVE listening to stories… and acting them out!

Maths When? Mental maths Schofield and Sims How can you help?

Homework Each Friday (return by next Friday) Spellings Wednesday Why? Please record books read and encourage to read as much as possible Diary comments – communication tool (be aware of diary day, if urgent speak to TA/teacher).

Homework

Curriculum Cross curricular approach (where appropriate) Topic examples Ourselves making a toy toys from the past Animals Our School Cultural Week…North Yorkshire Traditional Tales Stories from other Cultures Light and Dark International Week…Brazil Enchanted Playgrounds playground equipment making a moving model Visit to a playground sculpture Pushes and pulls Seasons Sound Celebrations Jurassic Giants dinosaurs explorers plants United Kingdom/London Holidays in the past beach holidays Materials Pirates

PE Monday (Class 4) Tuesday (Class 3) and Thursday/Friday (Games – both classes). Kit (expectations, named and availability) Health and safety (hair/jewellery) Clubs Encourage children to look after kit.

Free School Meals You do not have to take up the option but school must be informed.

Any other business? Children all need a water bottle Indoor shoes

Thank you for coming! Here’s to a great year!!