1. Welcome to Year 1

2. Your class teachers Class Teachers Miss Talbot Miss Pina
Teaching Assistants
Mrs Barton
Miss McGuiness
Mrs Taylor
Miss Faiza

3. In the interest of safeguarding:
Daily procedures
Soft start
Electronic register taken at 8.55am
Lesson starts at 9am
Lining up : end of the day (see map)
Late – Rainbow room – ground floor
In the interest of safeguarding:
Please do not to approach the line until the class teacher has lined the children up.
Please ensure that you inform the school if a different family member is collecting your child.

4. What are we learning this year?
Please see the Curriculum Map for the units of work we will be studying this term. We will send further information about what your child will be learning at the start of each term. Below are the IPC topics we are looking forward to throughout the year. Each topic will have an entry and exit point. The exit point usually involves inviting parent/carers to celebrate the topic. Please refer to the IPC letter for more information. This will all be on the website.
Autumn:
E-Safety
Brainwave
What its made of? (science)
Spring:
Time traveller
Our world
Summer:
Hooray lets go on holiday
Say Cheese (computing programming)

5. Autumn Term

6. Homework Given out on Thursday. Due back on Tuesday. What When
Spellings
Maths
Either English/IPC/PSHE
Reading
Mathletics
Once a week
Every day
Every 3rd week

7. Class Assembly
1R:Our class assembly will take place on 29th November at 9.05am
1G:Our class assembly will take place on 15th November at 9.05am

8. Please hear your child read daily!
Reading books
Please hear your child read daily!

9. Reading Reading books will be changed when a child has finished them.
Children are encouraged to borrow a school library book.
Our library day is:
1R: Monday and 1G: Friday
If a library book is lost, please donate a book to the school.

10. Phonics
Phonics is taught in sets, developing the reading skills covered in Reception.
There will be a meeting for parent/carers later this term on how phonics is taught.

11. Reading Theme Week Date: Week beginning 2nd October
There will be a presentation on a new program we have bought called Reading Eggs on the 2nd October
There will be an opportunity for parent/carers to come in for a Reading Café
More details on the theme week will be given later this month

12. How to help your child at home with reading
Reading Skills - different texts, ask children questions to check their understanding of the text, go through the pictures.
Read everyday with your child.
Practise spellings daily.

13. How to help your child at home with maths
To help your child with maths, count with your child using every day objects up to 100.
In homework books there will be a 100 square for you to use with your child.

14. How to help with your child at home with Writing
Helping your child at home
with number and letter formation, writing on the lines, using finger spaces and full stops.
Play games such as scrabble to develop their vocabulary.

15. Accessing their USO www.lgfl.net
Children log in using their username and password
The children can access safe research websites including mathletics.
This will also be used for homework

16. E - Safety www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Please talk to your child regarding the use of uploading images and videos to websites such as You tube/musically.
Use parental controls, please see the website above for further information.
If you have any concerns regarding E – Safety please contact a member of staff.

17. If you need us…
We are all here to help, please catch us after school in the playground once all children are dismissed.
If information is confidential a meeting will have to be arranged.
Or the school office to arrange a meeting or to give information.
Please inform the office with your contact details.

18. People to contact… In the first instance – 1R- Miss Talbot
1G- Miss Pina
Next steps –
- Phase Leader: Mrs Robinson
- Deputy Head: Miss Tamber

19. Thank you!
Any questions?