The BECC Year Group Presentations 2017 - 2018

Aims of this presentation: To share some of the highlights from last year. To introduce all members of the Key Stage 1 team. To outline the rules and routines for Year 1. To give you an understanding of assessment and expectations of Year 1. To ensure you know how to communicate effectively with the school.

Last Year Whole school events included; Halloween, Loy Krathong, Christmas Show, Chinese New Year, Valentines Day, Wai Kru Day, Cross Country Run, Bring and Buy Sale, Book Fairs and Sports Day. We held our first ever residential trip for the Year 3 to 6 students. We had our first interschool football match. We had visitors from a variety of professions including discussing environmental impacts and looking at ways which our school can help. We ran Kidz Time every Wednesday in order to raise money for a climbing frame. Introduced a new style of hats and bags for the students. Purchased a new minibus. Purchased 6 new computers and a further 4 during the summer. New website. Added relevant policies to the school website. Parent Surveys Teacher Surveys Students Surveys

Key Stage 1 Team As a small school, each member of staff knows everyone but we don’t always directly have contact. This is our team for the Key Stage 1 year groups this year. Year 1 Ms. Adrianne Ms. Joy Year 2 Ms. Deb Ms. Lek

School Year Term 1 September to December Term 2 January to April April to July School Year consists of 180 teaching days split over the 3 terms.

A typical day in Year 1….. 8.15 – 8.45 The children read individually, in groups and read to the class teachers. 8.45 – 9 The children participate in a phonics lesson. A vital lesson to develop reading and writing strategies. 9 – 10 English (Hamilton Trust) 10 – 10.15 Play Time (healthy snacks are always available) 10.15 – 11.15 Maths 11.15 – 12 Thai 12 – 1 Lunch Time 1 – 2 Science, History, Geography, DT, Art, PE, ICT, Music or PSHCE. 2.15 – 3 Science, History, Geography, DT, Art, PE, ICT, Music or PSHCE. 3.15 – 4 After School Activities, optional activities such as Muay Thai, Cooking, Breakdancing, Hip Hop, Art, Football and much more Collection must be between 3pm and 4pm

Subject Weighting English – 5 hours Maths – 5 hours Thai – 5 hours Science – 1 – 2 hours ICT, Geography, History, DT, ART, PSHCE and Music – 1 hour

Our Curriculum In our school we follow a two year rolling plan using plans from Hamilton Trust and Twinkl. This year will be the 3rd year of using the new National Curriculum of England in our school. All classes from Reception to Year 6 use the same schemes of work however all teachers adapt them to the individuals in their class to ensure that each child is appropriately challenged.

Our Policies The school has policies for all aspects of school life. In order to promote communication within the school community, all relevant policies have been added and are available for download from the school website; www.thebecc.com

Communication School; When registering for the school, your email is added to the school mailing list. A newsletter is sent out every Wednesday during term time. The newsletter includes important dates and upcoming events as well as celebrating achievements and events in school by groups and individuals. Important information will be emailed directly to parents individually or in groups from the school office. The school will never share your contact details without permission. Class Teacher; The Class Teacher will email every Friday with the topics for the upcoming week. Parent Consultations. Termly Reports. If for any reason you do not receive any of these emails, please contact the school office.

Assessment in Key Stage 1 Daily; Observations, marking of work and verbal feedback. All links into the plans that are created. Half Termly; Phonics Assessments, Reading Stage, Writing and non-core subjects. Termly; Maths, English, personal and social and all non-core subjects with information provided to parents in report form.

Overview of Work in Year 1 During the school year your child will reach certain goals in English. Word Reading; know all 40+ phonemes and their graphemes Read unfamiliar words, compound words and divide words into syllables Reading words with ing/s/es/ed endings Read multi-syllabic words Composition; sequence sentences to form short narratives Use chronological order to recount and event Re-read what they have written to check for meaning Leave spaces between words Begin to punctuate sentences using capital letters, full stops, exclamation marks and question marks Use capita letters for proper nouns Use ‘and’ to join sentences Able to use common word list using the correct spelling patterns consistently Reading Comprehension; Make connections to themselves, other texts and the world around them re-tell stories Understand and talk about main characters Check that the text makes sense Self correct miscues Make predictions and begin to infer meaning Explain what they have read Transcription; Write all letters in lower and upper case Use known phonemes and syllables to spell words Use spelling rules for suffiixes /s/,/es/,/ing/,/ed/ Use the appropriate pencil grip and writing position

Overview of Work in Year 1 During the school year your child will reach certain goals in Maths. Measurement and Geometry; Recognise coins: £1, 50p, 20p, 10p and 1p Recognise and name 2D shapes Recognise and name 3D shapes Tell the time to o’clock and half past Name days of the week and months of the year Number; Count reliably to 100 Count on and back in 2s, 5s,10s, and 3s Write all number words to 20 Say the number that is one more or one less to 100 Addition and subtraction bonds to 20 Add and subtract one and two digit numbers Know the signs (+), (-) and (=) Begin to solve missing number problems such as 8=5-___ Solve one step word problem involving addition or subtraction using concrete materials Solve one step word problem involving multiplication or division using concrete materials

Homework After the surveys last year the teachers and management have decided to implement a no homework policy!! Don’t panic!! Studies have shown that homework has no effect on academic performance and is mainly used as a rote learning tool. So what to do instead of homework; Play, swim, bike, run, picnic, play on the beach, read a book, play a game, watch a movie with your child/ren. These activities have all been proven to increase children’s academic ability and the ability to process more information. Children still have access to Reading Eggs and Mathletics and reading is the best activity to do before bed time. Use that time to help your child progress.

Whole School Behaviour We believe in reinforcing positive behaviour. Through all classrooms we use a house point system alongside Golden Time. Each child is put into a team at the start of the year. This will be the same team as any siblings. They collect house points throughout the week by doing kind or helpful tasks or by working hard or to recognise an achievement or progress. These are recorded on Dojo. This website information and the login details will be given to you in the first few days of school. You can also contribute to the assessment process and comment on your child’s progress. The children in each class decide the exact Golden Rules for their class and agree to keep them. Children that keep the Golden Rules all week receive 30 minutes of Golden Time on a Friday afternoon where they get to choose a fun activity.

Uniform Expectations Our school believes in having a relaxed setting but as a community decided to introduce a uniform 6 years ago. It was decided for several reasons including promoting togetherness and maintaining a working atmosphere. All children from Early Years to Year 6 must wear the school uniform. If for any reason your child cannot wear a uniform on any given day let the office know. There is a sports kit that can also be worn on any day of the week as well as the sports days. Trainers should be worn on days where the children have sports. Hats must be worn when the children are outside at all times.

Important Days for Year 1 Swimming is on ….. PE is on….. Other things you will need to remember….

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