SEPTEMBER 2014 Parents’ Information Meeting

What I will cover Transition phase Reading Phonics Writing Maths Our topics Homework School website

Transition phase Safe, happy and excited Play-based learning continued Child led Use of outside area Small groups/one-to-one Develop independence

Reading New Home-School Communication books Rainbow reading – celebrate regular readers Read at least once a week with an adult in school Guided reading with teacher - Term 2 or 3 Aim to read 5 times a week at home First 100 keywords-following on from Reception, highlighted in reading records by member of staff

Reading Move up levels when assessed by teacher Decoding unfamiliar words using pictures, phonics and context Developing fluency and expression Comprehension Awareness of punctuation

How to help your child with reading... Ownership of book – child’s responsibility Finger following each word “What could you do to help you read that word?” Sounding out the words out loud Ask questions about what they have read Reading to them- enjoyment of books-different genres Books with no words Change books on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays

Phonics Screening Nationally reported for all Year 1 children 40 phonetically decodable words Some real, some made up Tests accurate segmenting & blending without support With class teacher – try to make it fun so they are not aware they are being assessed Example...

Phonics Screening Score will be shared in end of year report If children don’t meet the threshold, they take the test again in Year 2 To help: Children can use their robot arms Made familiar with ‘alien’ words Pronouncing sounds correctly

Writing Simple sentences – complex sentences Applying phonic skills to unknown words Capital letters, finger spaces and full stops used correctly Awareness of other types of punctuation - ? !, Conjunctions - and, but, because... Spellings – send home in Term 2, tested weekly. Apply in their writing Letters formed correctly – cursive script in Home- School Communication book

Big Writing Friday mornings – after Christmas Sustained writing Completely independent Exciting stimulus - talk for writing Lighting/pencils/music VCOP- Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers & Punctuation

Maths Count to 100 Order numbers Recognise, read and write numbers 1 more/1 less/ 10 more/10 less Number bonds Counting in 2s, 5s, 10s Doubles Addition Subtraction Time Estimate, measure & compare Vocabulary Recording/Presenting data Problem solving 2D/3D shapes – real life See Visual Calculation Policy on website

Our Topics Dinosaur Planet (History focus) Splendid Skies (Science focus) Land Ahoy! (Geography focus) Paws, Claws & Whiskers (Literacy) Enchanted Woodland (Geography) Street Detectives (History)

Homework Spellings - new spelling lists, linked to phonics + common exception words Reading at least 5 times a week Online programs - Education City, Bug Club, ActiveLearn Primary After Christmas- topic related/Maths/Literacy in preparation for Year 2 Show and tell only on a Friday - topic related Please ensure your child brings in their PE kit at the start of every term. Include a jumper/trousers in the winter. Please label all items of clothing

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