Welcome to Y1 Mrs Helen Bennett & Mrs Jodie Marlow

Our ethos Enjoy, have fun, have a go, respectful, teamwork, smile, believe, challenge, inspire others.

Y1 Curriculum Mon,Tues, Weds, Thurs am Literacy, Maths, Phonics, SUMMS, SPaG. Mon – Fri Pm Guided Reading: - Guided/Individual Reading, phonic practice, Fri am PE Mon, Tues & Weds pm Learning through theme/topic, Geography, History, ICT, Science, Music, Art, Thurs pm RE/Personal, Social & Emotional Development/Handwriting Fri pm Study Time & Golden Time

PE Day  Friday morning. White t-shirt, black shorts, pumps or trainers With names in kit please

Theme  Autumn - Robin Hood. Was Robin Hood a good or bad person?  Autumn past theme (history based) Robin Hood  Spring present theme (science based) ??  Summer passion theme (geography based) - Rio

Morning tasks: Spelling activities SUMMS – teaching math's concepts SPaG – Spelling, punctuation & grammar – teaching conecpts Interventions: Early Literacy Support 8.45 – 9.15am Talk Boost – 2.30 – 3.00pm Tues, Thurs (& Fri am) Motor Skills – Fri am Early Math's support 2.30 – 3.00pm Mon & Weds Individual Educational support – Fri am Extras

Phonics Screening Test Year 1 Phonics Screening Test (June)  All Y1 children  Real & non real words  40 words (don’t know what the pass mark is, usually around 34)  All phonemes learnt throughout F2 and Year 1  If children do not meet the required standard then they have to retake in Y2

Phonics Screening

 Phase 2 (all F2 Children)  s, ss, a, p, t, i, n, m, d, o, g, c, k, ck, b, h, e, r, u, f, ff, l, ll,  Phase 3 (all F2 children)  q, w, y, j, z, x, v, ch, th, sh, ng, ai, ee, igh, oo, ar, oa, ow, or, ur, ear, air, er  Phase 5 (all Y1 children)  ay, a_e, eigh, ey, a, ea, e_e, y, ey, ie, i_e, o_e, ue, ew, u_e, oi, oy, ir, ure, (Plus alternatives for above Ph 5)

Expectations End of Year 1 children:  Orange book band  Phase 5 phonics  Writing independently at length.  Read for enjoyment books from the Y1 book list Book band progression FS - Pink, red, yellow, Y1 - blue, green, orange, Y2 - turquoise, purple, gold, Y3+ - white, lime, free reader. All children to progress to at least 1A (18 Points) in reading writing and maths.

Homework  Read reading book every day at home  Sign reading record. Book bags in the box outside the classroom.  Books will be changed once a week.  Bedtime reading  Practice spellings  Tricky, decodable, common (High frequency) words  Look at the tricky parts in the word.  Put into sentences to understand the word in context.

Handwriting  Practice letter formation/orientation  Cursive handwriting

Learning Skills All children to be:  Resilient & independent learners – have a go approach, try, fail, try again  Excellent communicators  Good team-workers  Learning who can reflect on their learning & make improvements/changes  Problem solvers  Creative learners  Inspire others  Challenge themselves  Excel

 visit our Y1 class pages  books to read to the children,  videos of our book list  big spell lists  number & letter formation  theme work  newsletters

Any questions ?