1. Welcome to Year 1 & 2 Claire Mawson – Clover Beth Cockayne – Bluebells
Carly Garrard and Joan South – Buttercups

2. The Year 1 and 2 Team Claire Mawson – Clover Beth Cockayne – Bluebells
Carly Garrard and Joan South – Buttercups
Sue Howe - Teaching Assistant
Tania Warren - Teaching Assistant
Jayne Sturtivant -Teaching Assistant
Michaela Bastow -Teaching Assistant
Sue Newcombe - Teaching Assistant

3. Philosophy
To provide a creative and stimulating environment in which pupils develop a love for learning.
We aim to give pupils a toolbox of skills which they can apply to many different situations.
This year we are focusing on developing a creative and hands-on approach to learning, in which children are encouraged to be independent and imaginative thinkers.
Learning through drama, play and the outside environment will be planned in order to support this focus.
This will run through all areas of the curriculum alongside independent working activities.

4. Pupils are encouraged to take pride in their work and work successfully in all situations including in teams, individually, supported by an adult or working independently.
The teachers and teaching assistants work closely together to plan work so that every child across the year can access the same curriculum at the level that is appropriate for their needs.

5. The School Day
Throughout the week we teach Literacy, Numeracy, Guided Reading, Handwriting, Phonics, Topic including Geography, History, Science, RE, PE and PSHE.
Pupils may move to different teachers for Maths and Phonics.
Fruit is available at morning break. Water can be accessed all day. Milk is available to order online through Cool Milk.

6. IPC and Topic Overview
We are continuing to work with The International Primary
Curriculum (IPC) which focuses on developing knowledge,
skills and understanding of subjects.
Each term you will receive information about the topic
with details of what will be covered in each subject.
Autumn 1: A Day in the Life
Autumn 2: Magic Toymaker
Spring 1: The Circus is Coming to Town
Spring 2: People of the Past
Summer 1: Earth our Home
Summer 2: Our World

7. Diaries and Water Bottles
Please ensure that your child’s diary is in school everyday. Please sign the Home School Agreement.
Water bottles should be in school everyday.
Please ensure names are on their water bottles as well as jumpers, cardigans and coats.

8. Reading Your child will read in a group or individually once a week.
Please record when your child has read at home.
To support your child’s reading please hear them read on a regular basis- ideally 5 times a week.
Children are able to change their own books when they are ready. They will take 1 reading scheme book and 1 book for sharing.

9. Spellings
Spellings will be sent home, tested fortnightly and will be linked to high frequency words and spelling patterns being learnt in school.
Linked to phonics groups.
Spelling tests will occur on a Wednesday starting 30th September.

10. Times Tables Times tables will be tested on a fortnightly basis.
These will be carried out within Maths groups at the individual child’s level.
You will soon find a maths pack in your child’s diary with a counting card or times tables card.
This will be signed when they have scored 10/10, and let you know what they are working on.

11. Targets
Your child will receive a Writing and Numeracy target each term.
Targets will be set in maths groups.
These targets are available for each child to refer to when working.

12. Homework
Reading
Spelling
Times Tables
Big Write
Inspiration Pad

13. P.E.
PE kit should be in school all of the time as PE days may change at short notice .
This year we will cover Dance, Gymnastics and Games.
PE normally takes place on Monday afternoons for year 1 and 2 children. They will have another session throughout the week.
No earrings, tie back long hair.

14. SATs
May 2016
Carried out in the classroom. This could be in a small group with a Teacher or Teaching Assistant, individually or as a whole class.
Reading, SPAG, arithmetic and maths reasoning.
The progress will be based on Teacher Assessment with the SATs test used to support this.
Your child’s rate of progress will be included in the end of year report.

15. Parental Support
If you are able to offer support within the classroom then please see your child’s class teacher.
Any queries – please come and talk to us.

16. Thank you for coming
We look forward to working with you throughout the school year.
Parents evening 10th November and 18th November