Welcome to Year 1KF

Teaching Assistant – Mrs Sen 1AD Class Teacher – Mrs Forward Teaching Assistant – Mrs Sen

Girls White Polo Shirt Royal Blue Cardigan/Jumper Dark Grey/Black Skirt or Trousers White/Grey/Black Tights or Socks Black School Shoes – laces only if they can tie them themselves please.

Boys White Polo Shirt Royal Blue Jumper Dark Grey/Black Trousers or Shorts Black School Shoes Laces only if they can tie them themselves

Sweatshirt £10 Fleece £14

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Don’t forget to label EVERYTHING!

Outdoor PE session- Wednesday a.m. Year 1 PE Indoor PE – Monday p.m. + Outdoor PE session- Wednesday a.m. PE kit should be left in school for the whole week.

The PE kit is shorts and a t-shirt for indoor PE. For outdoor PE the P The PE kit is shorts and a t-shirt for indoor PE. For outdoor PE the P.E. kit is tracksuit bottoms, T-shirt and trainers. We encourage bare foot work for gymnastics for safety and high quality. No jewellery is allowed for PE. It is important every child takes part in PE and wears the appropriate kit. Please ensure your child has their PE kit in school on the relevant days.

Read Books Reading books are changed on Monday. Book bags should be brought to school every day. Please make a comment in the reading diary and sign to say you have heard your child read

Timings of the day

My first week in Year 1

My first weeks in Year 1

PPA Cover Tuesday a.m. Mrs Therese Conway will take the children for Music and PSHE. Mrs Anne Gregoriou will take the children for ICT.

Foundation Subjects These subjects are taught once a term; Languages; History (Toys/ Kings and Queens) Geography – UK Countries/ Continents and Oceans/ UK and World Weather Art/ D&T (Picasso Collage/ Moving Pictures/ Portraits of Kings and Queens) RE (Christmas and Christmas story/ Growing up in a Muslim family/ Growing up in a Jewish family) Languages; At De Bohun children study French and in KS1 children learn some basic language e.g. Greetings, Numbers 1 – 10, Classroom objects Every Wednesday afternoon for half an hour.

Homework is sent home on Wednesday and should be completed at home and returned on Monday morning. The children will have either a piece of English or Maths to do plus some spellings to learn which they will be tested on weekly . Home/School Liaison Book   Year 1 Homework due in Monday Name Harry Potter

Words 1st try 2nd try 3rd try 4th try bank think honk sunk pink Look Say Cover Write Check Words 1st try 2nd try 3rd try 4th try bank   think honk sunk pink Your child needs to be supervised while they are doing their homework and spellings. In the homework folder there is place for you to make a comment about the work and for your child to do so too.

WHY ATTENDANCE AT DE BOHUN SCHOOL IS SO IMPORTANT If a child of compulsory school age is registered at a school it is essential that they attend their school regularly and maintain a pattern of good attendance throughout their school career. Excellent attendance at school is important to allow a child or young person to fulfil their potential.

Miss school Miss out EVERY SCHOOL DAY COUNTS Every single day a child is absent from school equates to a day of lost learning. Attendance percentages can be misleading. 100% Attendance 0 Days Missed Excellent 95% Attendance 9 Days of Absence 1 Week and 4 Days of Learning Missed Satisfactory 90% Attendance 19 Days of Absence 3 Weeks and 4 Days of Learning Missed Poor 85% Attendance 28 Days of Absence 5 Weeks and 3 Days of Learning Missed Very Poor 80% Attendance 38 Days of Absence 7 Weeks and 3 Days of Learning Missed Unacceptable 75% Attendance 46 Days of Absence 9 Weeks and 1 Day of Learning Missed Unacceptable Miss school Miss out

queep fip scroy hab braft midnight beehive What is the Phonics Screening Check? Children in Year 1 throughout the country will all be taking part in a phonics screening check during the same week in June. What Happens During the Screening? The test contains 40 words. Each child will sit one to- one and read each word aloud to a teacher. The test will take approximately 10 minutes per child, although all children are different and will complete the check at their own pace. The list of words the children read is a combination of 20 real words and 20 pseudo words (nonsense words). Pseudo Words (Nonsense Words) The pseudo words will be shown to your child with a picture of an alien. This provides the children with a context for the pseudo word which is independent from any existing vocabulary they may have. Pseudo words are included because they will be new to all pupils; they do not favour children with a good vocabulary knowledge or visual memory of words. queep fip scroy hab braft midnight beehive

How Can I Help My Child at Home? • Play lots of sound and listening games with your child. • Read as much as possible to and with your child. • Encourage and praise – get them to have a ‘good guess’. • If your child is struggling to decode a word, help them by encouraging them to say each sound in the word from left to right. • Blend the sounds by pointing to each one, e.g. /c/ in cat, /p/ in pat, /ng/ in sing, /ee/ in been. • Discuss the meaning of words if your child does not know what they have read.