1. Primary 1 Induction Evening May 2018

2. Meet the Teachers
Mrs Henstridge
Miss Graham

3. Active Learning Positive learning environment
Skills, strategies and understanding
Motivating and engaging
From playing with others / Talking to others / Watching what they do / Imitating what they do /

4. Soft Start Every morning 9:00 – 9:40
Variety of activities set out to develop
- fine motor skills
- imaginative play
- social skills
- creativity
- literacy skills
- numeracy skills

5. Literacy Phonics Jolly Phonics/Emerging literacy Reading Letter sounds
Word building
Reading
Wordless books
Comprehension, sequencing, prediction

6. Literacy Writing Pencil grip Plasticine / playdoh Scissor skills
Small construction toys
Drawing

7. Numeracy & Maths
Active learning
Play
Information Technology

8. Health & Wellbeing PE Emotional check in Social Food & health
Circle time

9. Now for the important stuff!!

10. Clothing School uniform Gym kit Indoor shoes Jacket
Independent changing
All named please!
Jacket for outdoors!

11. First Day/ Week 9:15am start
Take child into classroom on first day/cloakroom 2nd day and playground rest of week
Lunch choices/inform if home lunch
Break 10:45 – 11:00am
Lunch 12:30 – 1:30pm
Pick up outside infant block 2:45pm/from week 2 the gate

12. Day – to - day School bag Homework bag Water bottle
Small snack / 1 or 2 items
Change of clothes
All labelled

13. You are important too! Links with parents and family
It’s good to talk!
Communication – / Blog

14. What you can do… Encourage independence Read to your child
Changing
Looking after belongings
Eating - cutlery
Toileting
Read to your child
Encourage counting and using numbers in real life situations

15. See you all in August!