1. ARK Byron Primary Y1 Meet the Teacher
Overview of Meeting
Motto, values and the pledge
The Curriculum
Timetable
Birthdays
Classroom Behaviour
Home Learning
Routines
Uniform
School meals PE
Parent Support

2. Year 1 Class Names – these birds exemplify our school value of excellence (in singing). By using birds as class names we expect to build children’s knowledge and understanding of nature.
Nightingale
Skylark

3. Register and Calendar Maths End of the day Reflection/story
Year One: Autumn 2018
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8.45 am
Register and Calendar Maths
8:50 – 9:00
Assembly
English
8:50 – 9:20
Nightingale – English
Skylark – Music
9:00 – 10:00
9:25 – 9:55
Nightingale – Music
Skylark – English
Handwriting
10:00 – 10:45
Phonics
10:45 – 11:00
Break
11:00 – 11:45
Maths
11:45 – 12:45 
Lunch
12.45 – 13:00
Maths Meeting
13:00 – 13:45
Reading Revolution
PPA 13:20 – 15:40
Nightingale: 13:20 PE, 14:20 Break, 14: :05 15 chn Spanish / 15 chn Yoga
15:05 – 15:35 15 chn Yoga / 15 chn Spanish
Skylark: 13:20 – 13:50 15 chn Spanish / 15 chn Yoga, 13:50 – 14:20 15 chn Yoga / 15 chn Spanish 14:20 break, 14:35 PE
13:45 – 14:30
Skylark – Computing
Nightingale – Humanities
Humanities
Circle Time
Philosophy/PSHE RE
(alternate weeks)
14:30 – 14:40
14:50 – 15:35
Skylark –Humanities
Nightingale – Computing
Art
Skylark – Swimming
Nightingale - PE
15:35-15:45
End of the day
Reflection/story
End of the day Reflection/story
14:45 – 15:00
NB Break on Friday afternoon to be taken at the discretion of the teacher if felt necessary given the shorter afternoon.

4. Our Values:
Exploration
Endeavour
Excellence
Who can remember our academy motto ?

5. Children of Ark Byron Can you complete the lines ??
We are the children of Ark Byron.
We are the children…..
We want roots to help us…..
We want rings inside our……
We want roots to feed our …..
We want wings to set us ……..
By Chris Guard

6. Motto
At ARK Byron Academy our motto is Courage to reach for the sky : we want all our children to aim high, be keen to learn and to take on new challenges, even in the face of adversity.

7. The Curriculum Spring term Summer term Autumn term Tower of London
British Values – ‘What makes Britain?’ ‘How do you identify fossils?’
Tower of London
Natural history museum
Spring term
‘Was it much fun to be a child in your Grandparents’ time?’
‘How do we know where are we and where are we going?’
Museum of Childhood
Visits to the park
Cutty Sark
Summer term
‘Should the Great Fire of London be called “geat”?’
‘What is the weather going to be tomorrow?’
Museum of London
Kew Gardens

8. Classroom
As a class we decide on our class rules – based upon rights and responsibilities.
We encourage positive behaviour.
Classroom Rules have been agreed – expectations set
Linked to school values and motto
Reward with individual class rewards & certificates of achievement linked to values - weekly assembly
Traffic light system
Exceptional circumstances - being sent out to another class for 10 minutes.
Parents and carers will be kept informed – thank you for your support.
Classroom Promises
Show the sheet

9. Behaviour and Learning strategies
TTYP
STAR position
No Hands Up (unless for a question)
Signals for e.g. toilet – crossed fingers
Finger on nose for tissue
Add images of children doing signals star position, toilet, tissue.

10. Home Learning
Thursday - Please bring in reading book and reading record. Nightingales - Please bring in PE kit. Skylarks-Please bring in a swimming costume, swimming hat and towel.
Friday –Mathletics, spellings, reading book and reading record to take home.
Support your child reading a book - these are changed weekly.
Please initial or add a comment in the reading record book.

11. School Uniform PLEASE LABEL EVERYTHING !!! Boys
Byron blazer, Byron red jumper with trim with school logo, white collared shirt, school tie, charcoal grey trousers/shorts, grey socks, black shoes
Girls
Byron blazer, Byron red cardigan/jumper with trim with school logo, white collared shirt, school tie, charcoal grey pinafore/trousers, white socks or grey tights, black shoes, Byron red or school colour hair accessories PE
Byron red tracksuit with school logo, blue T shirt with logo, red P.E. Shorts white/black plimsolls, white/black socks.
PLEASE LABEL EVERYTHING !!!

12. PE PE days are Wednesdays – ARK Active Afternoons
Please make sure that the children’s clothes are labelled.
Children wear PE clothes on Wednesday.
Thursdays - Nightingales have PE and Skylarks have swimming.

13. Lunch and Snack
Snacks
Fruit is provided by the school so you don’t have to bring any snacks.
Water bottles are not necessary as we always have water available in the classroom and playground.
School lunch
All children are expected to have school lunch and are encouraged to try new foods.

14. Birthdays Please no party bags or cakes.
Sorry, but we cannot give out birthday party invitations in school.
We do a birthday song/celebration at school.
Birthdays

15. Communication You can email us with any queries. Parent Consultations
Newsletter
Class letters
The teacher for Nightingale class is:
and for Skylark class it is:

16. Parent help Attendance – holidays in term time will not be authorised.
Punctuality – please encourage good habits by being to school on time as learning starts immediately. Also please ensure your child is collected from school on time – don’t forget early finish on Fridays!
School trips – we always require parent helpers on school trips and will try to notify you of this as far as possible in advance.
HT?

17. We hope you and your child have a successful and happy year with us
We hope you and your child have a successful and happy year with us! Any questions?