1. YEAR ONE PARENT CURRICULUM MEETING
Partnership
with
Parents
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2. UPMINSTER INFANT SCHOOL
YEAR ONE STAFF
Teachers
Teaching Assistants
Mrs S Brand
Cedar Class
Mrs M Bocarro
(Head of Year)
Oak Class
Mrs L Connor
Ms Aitken/Mrs Munson
Maple Class
Mrs Watkins
Mrs J Hadsley
Mrs A Hooper
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3. UPMINSTER INFANT SCHOOL
ENGLISH
During the Spring Term the Literacy Strategy – approximately one hour each day - will become well established in class.
Shared Reading – whole class
Guided Reading and Writing – small group
Independent task – tasks to develop their skills and understanding of text, words and sentences
Extended writing – independent task related to their text and sentence understanding
Phonic work – there is a big emphasis on teaching phonics every day - for reading and writing
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4. UPMINSTER INFANT SCHOOL
ENGLISH
GENRES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Multicultural and Traditional stories
Stories with familiar settings
Stories and poems with predictable and patterned language
Poetry
Information text and Instructions
Making Lists, labelling and instructions
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5. UPMINSTER INFANT SCHOOL
MATHEMATICS
Numeracy Lesson – approximately one hour each day which will become well established by the beginning of the Spring Term.
Counting and finding the properties of number
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division(using practical resources)
Reasoning numbers, solving real life problems
Measuring, Money, Time, Data Handling, Space and shape
With a big focus on children learning all number bonds up to 10 e.g = = 10
4 + 3 = = 7
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6. UPMINSTER INFANT SCHOOL
SCIENCE
Sounds
Light
Materials and Forces
Growing Plants
Living Things (Human)
Living Things (Animals)
Seasons
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7. INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Using the computer mouse and keyboard
Pictograms
Using a Word Bank
Word Processing
The Information Around Us
Finding information -using the internet
Understanding Instructions – making things happen, move etc
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8. ICT- giving instructions to a Pixie
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9. DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY ART
Mechanisms
Structures (homes)
Textiles (weaving)
Model making
Cooking each term
Art
Graphics and colour matching
Textiles and modelling
Collage/painting
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10. UPMINSTER INFANT SCHOOL
MUSIC
Singing – Playing untuned instruments
Harvest, Christmas Play.
Early awareness of sound
Rhythm \ pulse
Pitch
Dynamics
Tempo, texture and timbre
Opportunity to play the Violin
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11. UPMINSTER INFANT SCHOOL
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
My school
Myself, My Family - Harvest
My Friends - Christmas
My Home/Other Homes and Faiths
Easter
Belonging
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12. PERSONAL SOCIAL HEALTH EDUCATION (PSHE) & CITIZENSHIP
Friendship and co-operation, bullying and feeling hurt.
Celebrating the differences in people.
Belonging.
Making judgements.
Communication skills (speaking and listening).
Talk about self - Recognising ones own achievements.
Belonging to a family. We are all special.
The environs of the school and the wider community.

13. PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Two sessions per week
Games – ball skills to use in simple ball games with a partner/small group
Gym – flight, jumping/landing/balancing, rolling, body shapes
Dance – folk dance from different countries
Athletics

14. UPMINSTER INFANT SCHOOL
Homework
Homework in year 1 takes the form of shared tasks to reinforce and practise what the children have been learning in the class. e.g.
Making a shoebox room for Geography to reinforce plans and maps
Simple capacity activities
Filling in missing capital letters and full stops
Identifying different forces used around the house – i.e. push, pull, twist
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15. UPMINSTER INFANT SCHOOL
Homework
Regular reading is important but it does not need to be just the school reading book.
Reading books are changed twice a week and the children choose their book from their book band level. Home reading books are meant to support reading and foster enjoyment.
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16. UPMINSTER INFANT SCHOOL
CLASS COUNCIL
Every year two new school council members from each class are chosen by their peers.
The School Council meet with the Head Teacher several times each term and the children largely decide on the agenda.
Minutes of every meeting are sent to every class.
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17. UPMINSTER INFANT SCHOOL
VISITORS AND VISITS
Visitors:
Harvest
Christmas concert
Sports day
Book Week
Visit to:
Tropical Wings
Locality to look at homes- Geography Topic
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18. Phonic Screening
At the end of the Summer Term all children will be given a Phonic Assessment in the form or reading a number of words – real and pseudo (which we call alien words): e.g. pat gelf snack sprong silk reb boil quain bright goily rubber chike Next to the alien word is a picture to help the children understand it is not a real word

19. Thank you for attending this parent meeting
Partnership
with
Parents
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