2. Phonics At Chalfont St Peter Infant School, we teach ‘Letters and Sounds’ Phonics. Over this year the children will be revising some of Phase 3 and 4 and completing Phase 5 of this synthetic phonics scheme. A 20 minute Phonics lesson is taught every morning. These include word hunts, interactive games, word building and sentence work. The children are encouraged to understand and use a phoneme frame and sound buttons in order to blend and segment for reading and writing.

3. Phonics Screening Check The Year 1 phonics screening check is a short, assessment to confirm whether individual pupils have learnt phonic decoding to an appropriate standard, ie 32 words out of 40 read correctly. The check will identify children who need further support. An opportunity to retake the check will be given in Year 2.

4. Phonics Websites BBC Bitesize Phonics http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/p honics/play http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/p honics/play Phonics Play http://.phonicsplay.co.uk/index.htm http://.phonicsplay.co.uk/index.htm

5. Handwriting Children are taught the cursive letter formation from Year R. All letters have a ‘lead in’ and a ‘lead out’. Children are encouraged to join letters as soon as they are able. The children practise letter formation every morning during Phonics and discreet Handwriting lessons are taught during the week.

6. English: Writing Teaching from the New National Curriculum 2014, we will be covering: Spelling, punctuation and grammar Familiar stories with predictable patterns Traditional tales Poetry Non fiction study Writing instructions Drama

7. Reading Word building and Comprehension The teachers in Year 1 strive to hear the children read as much as possible in a variety of activities including: Daily reading of High Frequency Words. Whole class reading. Guided reading. Individual reading. Children should endeavour to read daily but shared reading is advisable if children are tired or reluctant.

8. Mathematics Teaching from the New National Curriculum 2014 the Year 1 Maths curriculum is challenging and varied including: Counting and understanding number (place value) Knowing and using number facts (number bonds) Calculating (+, -, x, ÷ ) Understanding shape (2D and 3D) Measuring (time, mass, length, capacity) Handling Data

9. Learning outcomes for the end of Year 1 for Maths: Read and write numbers from 1 to 20 in numerals and words. Read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving addition (+), subtraction (–) and equals (=) signs Represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20 Add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20, including zero Solve one-step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and missing number problems such as 7 = ☐ – 9.

10. Learning outcomes for the end of Year 1 for Maths: Count to and across 100, forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 or 1, or from any given number Count, read and write numbers to 100 in numerals; count in multiples of twos, fives and tens Given a number, identify one more and one less Identify and represent numbers using objects and pictorial representations including the number line, and use the language of: equal to, more than, less than

11. Learning outcomes for the end of Year 1 for Maths: measure and begin to record the following: lengths and heights mass/weight capacity and volume time (hours, minutes, seconds) recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins and notes sequence events in chronological order using language [for example, before and after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon and evening]

12. Science: This year children will be studying the following topics: Animals including humans (migration, hibernation, differences and similarities) Plants (deciduous, evergreen, common flowers and plant structures) Seasons ( lessons fit in to the Science curriculum as the season arrives) Materials Light and Dark

13. Computing: This year we will be covering the following topics: E -Safety Algorithms and Debugging (Beebots) Animation and adding sound Create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content Using a variety of different software to compose music, publish work, draw, design and animate.

14. Geography: Over this academic year we will be covering the following topics including human and physical features of the landscape and the effects of weathering. Our Local Area – Chalfont St Peter. St Lucia – a contrasting locality outside of Europe. Barnaby Bear’s Travels.

15. History: Over this academic year we will be covering the following topics including events in living memory, events not in living memory and famous people: Houses and Homes. The Great Fire of London. The English Monarchy. (Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II)

16. Art and D&T This year the following topics will be covered: Materials (Weaving) Sculpture Castles Buildings (Printing) Observational drawing Food Technology Moving pictures (flaps, layers, spinners and sliders)

17. Physical Education Oak class – Tuesday (Games) Wednesday (Dance) Elm class – Tuesday (Dance) Thursday (Games) We would be grateful if you could name all items of clothing!

18. Modern Foreign Language: All year groups in Chalfont St Peter Infant School learn French through song and oral discussion. In Year 1 we learn the vocabulary for: Numbers Colours Family members Fruit and Vegetables Parts of the body

19. Homework: Spellings will also be given out every Tuesday. A spelling sentence test will be given on the following Monday. The spellings are based upon key words or the phonics the children will be learning in that week. Daily reading. English and Maths homework will begin at February half term.

20. Helping at home English: Listen to your child read daily if possible. Practise reading and spelling the Year 1 high frequency words regularly. Orally create stories using imagination. Practise writing and structuring a sentence using a capital letter and a full stop.

21. Helping at home Mathematics: Help your child to learn number bonds to 10 and then 20. Help your child to add 1 and take away 1 from any given number Understanding about numbers being greater than or less than other numbers. Counting accurately and being confident with numbers up to 100. Allow your child to work with real money. Help your child to recognise o’clock and half past

22. School trips Autumn Term: Milestones Museum of Living History Friday November 13 th 2015 Spring Term: Windsor Castle Summer Term: Woburn Safari Park