1. Miss Hindson and Mrs Kind – 1A
Welcome to Year One!
Year 1 Teachers
Miss Hindson and Mrs Kind – 1A
Mrs Robinson – 1B
Support in Year 1
Mrs Efstathiou
Mrs Thorpe
Mrs Vyas - ECAR

2. How to get in touch
Speak to a member of staff on the door at the beginning or end of the day.
Send a note in with your child requesting an appointment.
Arrange an appointment via the office/ over the phone.
Send an to admin at
Parent’s Consultations – Monday 21ST, Tuesday 22ND and Wednesday 23RD November.

3. Behaviour Expectations
6 Golden Expectations – Brookburn’s Code of Conduct
Traffic Light Systems
Golden Certificates / Phase Certificates
Lunchtime rewards- stickers
Golden Book - SMSC
Class Rewards

4. Homework Weekly pieces of homework – Literacy and Maths
Set on Wednesday to be returned the following Monday.
Sometimes homework will relate to science or topic work.
Reflects what the children have been learning in class.
Presentation of homework – use pencil, use the paper provided, write on the lines.
Homework is always acknowledged but not necessarily marked – the purpose is to reflect and reinforce children’s learning in school.

5. Wow Challenge Curriculum
Autumn 1 UK Travel and Transport (Geography) Autumn 2 Toys in the Past and Present (History) Spring 1 Where do leaves go in the winter? (Geography) Spring 2 Why can’t a meerkat live in the North Pole? (Geography) Summer Term Kings and Queens (History) *Subject to change

6. Science
Taught discreetly although cross curricular links are made where possible
-Animals, including humans.
- Everyday Materials
-Seasonal Changes
-Living Things and their Habitats
-Growing Plants.

7. Literacy - Reading Weekly Guided Reading session during assembly time
Daily Phonics sessions (differentiated across the cohort)
Home reading books changed twice weekly (Monday/Thursday)- one level below guided level for consolidation and enjoyment.
£5 to replace lost books.
Reinforced in Literacy homework.

8. Literacy - Writing
Nelson handwriting scheme -Formation/Orientation of letters
GPS – including finger spaces, full stops, capital letters, question marks, exclamation marks, KS1 Key word list
Different Genres
Narrative – traditional tales, stories with repetitive structures, stories from other cultures, stories by the same author, fantasy stories.
Non-Fiction – lists, recounts of familiar events, instructions, non chronological report.
Poetry
Emphasis on Speaking & Listening, Group Work and Drama
Writing opportunities throughout continuous provision
Daily Phonics

9. Maths Follow a scheme called Maths – No Problem!
Based on research from Singapore.
Very practical approach using lots of different mathematical apparatus to help the children explore and solve problems.
Emphasis is on reasoning and being able to explain how you have reached an answer rather than rote learning of number facts.
Although there will still be a focus on some mental maths facts, such as number bonds to 10, counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, etc.

10. PE and Dolphin Den
Monday-Den. Please provide Den shoes that can be left at school.
Tuesday-PE.
Please can children have a full PE kit in school every day.
Plain white t-shirt.
Black leggings, jogging bottoms or shorts.
Black pumps. Trainers for outdoor games.
Children need to tie long hair back and should not be wearing earrings or be able to remove them themselves.

11. Assessing Children’s Progress
Assessment fortnight / Pupil conferencing
Followed by Parent’s evenings so that we can share individual targets with parents.
Parents’ evenings
-21st, 22nd, 23rd November
-13th, 14th, 15th March
- Children will sit phonics screening tests in mid June.
-A final opportunity, after reports go out to parents in July.

12. Staying Safe Online
Internet and social media safety is taught to all year groups throughout the year.
We have school-wide safety features, but if anything gets past the filters, students are taught to switch off the screen and report to a member of staff immediately.
Our digital code – Zip it, Block it, Flag it.
We value your support in keeping children safe online by urging you to supervise your child’s on line presence at home and to regularly check your privacy settings on social media sites.- for more info see the IT section of our website under the curriculum tab.

13. Attendance and Punctuality
School doors open from 8.50am and close promptly at 9am.
Once the door is locked, all children must enter school via the main entrance to be recorded as late.
Doors open to dismiss children at 3.25pm and are locked at 3.40pm. Any children not collected will be sent to the office where their parents will be contacted.
Each Year 1 class will leave through a different door.
Persistently late/poor attendance- a record is kept in the class register, parents are contacted.

14. Personal Belongings Water bottles and wellies to be kept in school.
Make sure all belongings are named.
No toys to be brought into school, including playground equipment.

15. Other Info
Blog access – keep up to date with what your child is doing in school – check for dates, homework tasks and photographs.
KS1 Christmas Production – Thursday 1st December at 9.30am and 2pm.
Pantomime date – Tuesday 6th December.

16. Thanks for listening
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Any questions?