1. Welcome to Meet The Teachers 2017
Mrs Lilley and Mrs Minto
Primary 1L and 1M

2. The Early Years Team Mrs Lilley and Mrs Minto – P1 Teachers
Mrs Milne – P1 SLA
Mrs Sword – PEF Officer (help and support)

3. Communication Communication envelope Bring every day
Contents of envelope
Money bag
Activity money record

4. Communication Twitter - @MrsMinto @MrsLilleyVPS @VictoriaPrimSch
School
School phone number –

5. What will your child’s day look like?
Soft Start
Literacy Activities
Numeracy Activities
Afternoon – play-led with outdoor opportunities
Expressive Arts activities

6. Literacy We are following the Active Literacy Programme to teach:
Phonics: 2 sounds taught per week
Spelling : 3 common words taught per week
Writing – letter formation leading on to writing sentences
Reading : Storybooks, songs, Bug Club
Each sound is introduced with a story, song and action.
Letter formation is demonstrated.
Children form these using a range of experiences eg sand, shaving foam, play dough, paint, white boards, jotters, smart board.
Children learn to identify words that begin with that sound by; matching, sorting, smart board games, cut/stick activities, sound hunts etc.

7. Reading Readiness Reading checklist Sound and Common Word Books
Examples – Can your child hear the first sound in a word?
Can your child spot words that rhyme with one another?
Can your child clap the syllables in a word?
Can your child recognise the taught initial sounds?
Can your child recognise the taught common words?
Sound and Common Word Books
Frequency is key
Keep it fun!

8. Reading in the Classroom
Storytelling – daily – a different book each day.
Book of the Fortnight
Sounds and Common Words

9. Reading at Home ‘Home Learning’
Home Learning in term 1 will be based around reading for enjoyment
Weekly school storybook
Bug Club
Library books from local and school library
Reading Challenge – First Minister’s
Challenge

10. Numeracy Heinemann Active Maths (HAM)
Whole class number lessons focussing on number recognition, formation and counting
Other areas of numeracy covered daily

11. Parental Involvement in Children’s Education
What happens when parents aren’t involved?
Research evidence clearly states that children’s progress can be hindered by lack of parental involvement.
In a study designed to test whether the educational performance of children was influenced by parents the research found that children were disadvantaged by lack of parents’ interest.
Assessment data 2017

12. Parental Involvement in Children’s Education
What happens when parents are involved
The frequency with which the child plays with letters/numbers at home was linked with attainment in all subjects.
Parents’ drawing children’s attention to sounds and letters was linked to literacy skills and early number skills

13. What stops parents getting involved?
Research shows that 72% of all parents agreed that they wanted more involvement in school.
When asked about barriers to becoming involved, parents mentioned things like
work commitments,
demand of other children
childcare difficulties and
lack of time generally
Parents’ own difficulties with reading skills

14. One Final Statistic…
Research showed 58% of parents believed they had an equal responsibility with the school for their child’s education
If we all believe that learning is something which happens at home and at school, then we should be feeling very excited about the possibilities that lie ahead right now…
We know how much impact all of us can have if we join forces – so let’s get on with helping our children to achieve their potential!

15. Your child’s bag
Water bottle – refresh daily to be kept in class – water only please as per school policy.
Label all clothing, bags and contents
Send in a gym bag - to include shoes, shorts and t-shirt will be provided - to be left in school and taken home to wash when needed
Choose clothing carefully on gym day
No need for pencil case
Please check your child’s envelope daily for updates.

16. Reading Bags
Please bring the reading bag that your chid was given during the P1 induction every day.
You should keep your child’s sound, common word and number booklet in this bag to be brought every day.

17. Snack and Breaks Please do not send a play-piece with your child:
A healthy snack will be provided as outlined at the P1 induction day
Snack will be varied and will link with our Health and Wellbeing curriculum
Children will eat snack before playtime and will be free to play in their own dedicated area.
£2 Activity Money will be collected on Monday each week – please put the money in your child’s Activity Money bag and send in the communication envelope

18. Clothing Outdoor learning will mean more awareness needed of weather.
Wellies
Waterproofs

19. School Lunches
Lunch order forms will be put in your child’s envelopes on a Wednesday. Menus will be provided and can also be found on the council web-site.
Forms should be returned by Friday at the latest.
School dinners are free of charge for all children P1-3

20. Absences
If your child is absent please send in a note to school on their return even if you have called the school to explain the absence.

21. Pick Up
Please let us know as soon as you can if you are going to be late picking up your child at the end of the day – phone the office
If you are asking someone outside of your family to pick up your child can you please let us know. We will not let your child leave with anyone if we have not had prior notification.

22. Please keep mobiles in bags and pockets when collecting children……….
During the first weeks in school we will be highlighting the importance of a proper welcome into school. We would appreciate it if you could mirror this when welcoming your children after school.

23. Thank you
A copy of this Power Point will be put in the school website:
Feedback is a gift – please ensure you have completed the given form before you leave!
If you feel you have any skills which could be useful please complete the allocated section on the feedback sheet.
Please feel free to ask any questions.
Thank you for coming along!