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Welcome to Year 1 The team Teacher- Lou Laurie Caterpillars Ladybirds Teacher- Lou Laurie LSA- Sharon Shand & Michelle Sutton (Friday) Cassie Dee Teacher- Anupa Vara LSA- Claire Leedham & Charlotte Mills (Friday) Holly Joanna Alexandra Primary School

Daily Routines Doors open at 8.50am. For the first 10 minutes of the day the children will take part in a range of starter activities so please be on time. After 9.00am please use the office as the register will have been taken by this time. Assembly 9.10-9.30. Playtimes 10.15-10.30 and 2.15-2.30 in the large playground. Lunch 11.45-12.45pm. Fruit is provided at morning play. Water-please ensure your child brings a named water bottle to school daily. At the beginning of the Autumn term the school day is structured in a similar way to the reception class, this ensures that the transition is smooth and enables children to settle more quickly. In the weeks ahead the school day will gradually become more structured and by half term we will be following a full timetable. We will continue to provide outdoor learning opportunities wherever possible. Alexandra Primary School

Curriculum Overview PE: indoor on Monday morning and outdoor on Tuesday morning. Please send your child to school in PE clothes on these days. If possible-No laces please! For safety reasons all long hair must be tied up and no jewellery is permitted. Spanish: The children will take part in 30 minutes of Spanish per week. PHSE/RE: We follow the jigsaw Jack PHSE scheme and Discovery RE. Lessons take place weekly. Friday Funday: As we will have covered all of the core subjects from Monday –Thursday our Fridays will focus on art, design and technology and ICT. Phonics: We practise phonics daily focusing on a new sound every day. If you would like to help your child at home www.phonicsplay.co.uk has some great phonics games for your child to play. We are recapping the phase 3 sounds from YR and will soon be introducing alternative sounds. Handwriting policy –We follow the letter-join scheme and all children in the school learn cursive handwriting from reception onwards. Alexandra Primary School

Curriculum Topics Autumn Term-Funnybones - All About Me Spring Term-A Journey through by Space and Time Summer Term-Deadly 60 and Glorious Gardens Alexandra Primary School

Curriculum Learning Maps Alexandra Primary School

Home Learning Home learning is set on a Friday- please return completed work to school by the following Wednesday. Homework includes: weekly spellings linked to phonic sounds- quizzed on a Friday, reading with an adult daily, including tricky word trucks and maths linked to weekly focus. Half termly- maths Key instant recall facts (maths non-negotiables). Details of Home learning are published weekly on the teachers blog- which can be accessed on the web site Alexandra Primary School

Home Learning Grid Alexandra Primary School Maths weekly Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 English weekly Phonics Tricky words Daily reading Spellings Handwriting Daily reading 10x spellings Daily reading. English / topic work 10x spellings, word lists & high frequency words SPAG work Maths weekly Early maths skills related to current learning. Maths linked to weekly learning Timestable rockstars Maths revision / consolidation. Alexandra Primary School

Reading in year one . The children will take part in individual reading once a week. As their reading progresses we will introduce small group guided reading. When your child’s books need to be changed please leave the folder in the box outside the classroom, there is no set day for reading. Please ensure that your child is able to read the books fluently before returning them. We suggest that they read the same book a number of times before they are returned (no more than once a week at the moment please!). Please ensure that you sign the reading record so we know your child has read with you at home. Later in the term we will introduce the Lending library. The children will have opportunities to choose books from our school library that you can share at home. Mystery reader: Every Thursday we host a mystery reader into our classroom. If you are interested please speak to your class teacher. Alexandra Primary School

Educational Visits If you would like to help out in the classroom or on school trips please let us know. If you volunteer regularly please see the office about obtaining a DBS check. During the Autumn term we will be: Visiting Richmond Park looking for signs of Autumn. Watching a Christmas pantomime at school. Trip to the Rose Theatre-The snow queen on Thursday 19th December. Other trips include: A visit from the Space Dome, visits to the Isabella Plantation , Kew Gardens and London zoo. Alexandra Primary School

Key dates for the year More dates to follow! Wednesday 6th November- 3.45- 6pm Parent teacher consultations Wednesday 7th November 4.45-6pm Monday 4th November Inset day Wednesday 11th December Y1 Christmas Production Thursday 5th March World book day More dates to follow! Alexandra Primary School

Communication Make sure you are registered on Parent Pay – more than one parent or carer can be registered (ask at the school office) Whole school weekly newsletter is parent mailed on a Friday. Year group pages can be found on the website – presentations, newsletters, Curriculum Learning Maps & Home Learning Grids are posted here To arrange a meeting with your class teacher- please speak to us at pick up or drop off, or email via the office. Alexandra Primary School

How you can support your child General expectations (further information on website) Correct school uniform & appropriate footwear please No earrings or other jewellery or large hair accessories Everything named please! Wear PE kit on PE days Reading books in school every day (kept in bags unless needed to be changed) Reading with your child daily if possible Attendance & illness Please inform the school office before the start of the day. Alexandra Primary School

Alexandra PSA Approximately £17 000 was raised for the school last year through- Sparkle night Comedy evening School fairs Cake sales- this money goes directly to your class teacher to buy resources for the classroom. Money raised was spent on playground improvement including our fantastic outdoor gym. Please join the PSA - each class needs at least one class rep who will help to organise events. WHO ARE OUR CLASS REPS? Alexandra Primary School