Welcome to Year One!

Mrs Pooley Mrs Stewart Kestrels

Miss Calder Mrs Brett Kites

Timetables/Daily Routines: Your class teacher or Learning Assistant meet you at the door. Please encourage your child to come in by themselves. If you need to pass an urgent, quick message to the class teacher feel free to talk to them at the door. Anything more in-depth please telephone the office to make an appointment. Inform teacher/LA and office of different pick up arrangements, don’t forget to set a password with the office Fruit provided at playtime. Milk (if ordered) Feel free to send your child in with a snack of fruit or vegetable. Water only please. Don’t forget coats. Builds independence, routine. Thank you to those who have been supporting this. Our mornings are about getting your children settled for the day. End of the day is better.

Values September 2019 • Positivity • Respect • Aspirational • Resilient • Team Player • Thinker One of these will be the focus for the term across both primary schools. Assemblies will be based around this value.

School reward system Good to be green Class dojos – House points, values and learning behaviours Bonny Bear

Reading

Reading All children to bring book bags in every day. Books to be changed on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday. Please read the book twice. Decoding, then fluency. Please comment on your child’s reading or sign to say you have heard them read. Links into the reading tree. Teachers are always assessing the children’s reading and will move them to the next level when they feel they are ready to do so, based on our school’s scheme and national curriculum guidelines. Children at WPA should aim to leave Year 1 on Stage 9 (Orange). Reading takes on many guises, we listen to children read in class, share books with them and model good practice.

Phonics/ Handwriting We teach phonics 5 times a week. Read Write Ink (RWI) Spellings – not sent home, learnt through RWI Phonics screening statutory national assessment (June). Handwriting- learning to join letters - taught in small groups

Curriculum Web

Science Seasons Senses Materials Plants Animals Habitats Recycling Anything you can do with your children around these topics will help.

P.E Navy blue shorts or track suit bottoms. Blue school t-shirt . Plimsolls must be worn for outdoor games (no laces unless the can tie them themselves). No jewellery or watches. Long hair tied back. PE Days: Tuesday + dance each week Games Gym Dance Athletics

How can I support my child? Routine, food and sleep! Have fun – enjoy their childhood and their interests! Read as often, and as widely as possible. Play board games. Trips and outings. Promote independence- dressing, eating, book bag and bottle. Problem solving, real life situations. Shopping Read stories with them at bedtime.

Gentle reminders Please carefully choose your child’s meal. Any problems speak to the office Everything to be clearly named. No toys or football cards in school. Bags-keyrings (x1). Water bottles – please don’t put them in book bags. PE kits. Dietary requirements, allergies, general likes and dislikes. Permanent marker or labels. Checked regularly

Thank you for listening Please follow your child’s class teacher back to their classroom for questions. 15