Parent Welcome Meeting Key Stage 1

Key Stage 1 Team Year One Pam Bal, Barbara Hunter, & Kim Fairhall with Fiona Chunnett, Diana Mewes & Debbie Chandler as LSAs Year Two Victoria Cotter & Andy Langley with Jackie Burton & Mel Copus as LSAs

Christian Ethos Inspiring our children to be the best that they can be Creative and Innovative Inclusive

Housekeeping Equipment (book bags) Equipment (book bags) Permission slips and payments Permission slips and payments Organisation Organisation Labelling Labelling Checking ParentMail Checking ParentMail …helps us to use our time efficiently and effectively to benefit your children

Uniform

PE Kit

Behaviour Behaviour Policy and systems Behaviour Policy and systems The importance of eliminating low level disruption The importance of eliminating low level disruption The importance of attitude – taking responsibility The importance of attitude – taking responsibility

Routines Child Initiated Learning Child Initiated Learning Reading books changed on Tuesday and Friday Reading books changed on Tuesday and Friday Home learning sent home on Friday and due in on Tuesday Home learning sent home on Friday and due in on Tuesday Daily reading Daily reading Regular practice of mental maths Regular practice of mental maths Regular phase houses practice Regular phase houses practice Extension half-termly homework Extension half-termly homework Spellings (awaiting new resources) Spellings (awaiting new resources)

Curriculum Changes to ECS Curriculum -Enquiries of Learning -Based around key skills -Creative Outcomes -Making relevant connections -Continually evolving -Inset days (before each half term) - - focused on ongoing curriculum development Changes to ECS Curriculum -Enquiries of Learning -Based around key skills -Creative Outcomes -Making relevant connections -Continually evolving -Inset days (before each half term) - - focused on ongoing curriculum development

Organisation of Learning Quality first teaching using child initiated learning model Quality first teaching using child initiated learning model Additional support - interventions (specific and measured) Additional support - interventions (specific and measured) - children with SEN -‘catch-up’ children - children with SEN -‘catch-up’ children

Assessment Day to day assessment Day to day assessment Opportunities to respond to marking/feedback – often immediate in due to focus teaching groups Opportunities to respond to marking/feedback – often immediate in due to focus teaching groups Pupil progress meetings Pupil progress meetings Parent consultations/Learning Review Day Parent consultations/Learning Review Day Summative assessments Summative assessments

Key Stage 1 Assessments Year 1 Phonics screening Year 1 Phonics screening Year 2 Reading – 2 papers Year 2 Reading – 2 papers Year 2 SPaG – 3 papers Year 2 SPaG – 3 papers Year 2 Maths – 2 papers Year 2 Maths – 2 papers

Key Stage 1 Building independence and enthusiasm for learning Building independence and enthusiasm for learning Choosing and changing own reading books Choosing and changing own reading books Re-read reading books to develop fluency Re-read reading books to develop fluency Dressing and undressing for PE Dressing and undressing for PE Easy to put on shoes Easy to put on shoes Coming into the classroom on their own Coming into the classroom on their own Having an awareness of their own property Having an awareness of their own property

Co-Curricular Opportunities Encourage your child to sign up for at least one co-curricular activity Encourage your child to sign up for at least one co-curricular activity Sign up slips on ParentMail Sign up slips on ParentMail

How Can You Help in School? Sign up on the rotas: swimming, reading, filing, pencil sharpening, club changing e.t.c. Sign up on the rotas: swimming, reading, filing, pencil sharpening, club changing e.t.c. Trips Trips Walking to Church Walking to Church Cake sale baking and running Cake sale baking and running ECSA supporting fundraising activities ECSA supporting fundraising activities Sharing your specialist knowledge Sharing your specialist knowledge