1. Welcome to Orchard Unit Year 1 Ash: Mr Widdowfield with Miss Reed, Mrs Tarling, Miss Coles and Mr Poulton (afternoons) Oak: Ms Brown with Mrs Hawkins, Mrs Miller, Mrs Oliver and Miss Mardon (Thursdays)

2. Routines Morning – reading books, lunch, put things away, activities at the table. Developing independence – say goodbye at the door as soon as possible! Library – will be Mondays as soon as the library is open and running PE – we do daily without changing PE kits – should always be in school to give us flexibility (and a spare change of clothes!) Barnaby Bear – Fridays for the weekend Celebration Assembly – every Friday at 8.50am

3. Learning Heroes Sensible Squirrel Tough Tortoise Team Ant Wise Owl

4. English We will be using two different books to support our learning to write – Angelica Sprocket’s Pockets and What happens when….? Our main learning focus will be to learn to say and write sentences, sounding out words and spelling them independently using phonics, and remembering capital letters, full stops and finger spaces. Maths We will be following the national curriculum to develop understanding of number (we learn numbers to 100 in Year 1); additive reasoning (adding and subtracting); geometric reasoning (shapes and measurements). ICT We learn to log on, open programmes, use the keyboard and type. We will be working towards making a multi-media presentation with text, images and sound. History We are exploring how life has changed over the last century – understanding the passage of time and that life for grandparents and great-grandparents was quite different in some ways but the same in others. We will look at how toys, clothes, transport and leisure activities have changed, and how playpark equipment now is different from 100 years ago. Theme: Explore Geography We will cover Geography during the next half of term. Science We will learn about our bodies and the names of the main parts of the body. We will explore our senses and which part of the body is linked to which sense. We will observe how summer ends and autumn starts, and the differences between the two seasons. We will plant some bulbs ready for the spring. Art We will draw and paint self portraits Design Technology We will explore which features of climbing frames we like the best and make models of our favourite designs. We will explore which materials are best for our models. Six Entitlement and Enjoyment Factors: 1. Coach Visit: not this half term 2. Local Walk: to the play park 3. Use of school grounds: for the climbing frame and our ‘allotment’ and flower boxes 4. Special Guest: later this term 5. Theme Day: later this term 6. Showcase: later this term Curriculum Overview - Autumn 2015 - Half Term 1 – Year One

5. Reading Books Please try and establish a routine so that you and your child read a little of their reading book every day – record in yellow book Always welcome to talk about worries or queries after school Share other story books at bedtime – you reading to them Make sure they see you valuing reading and their progress in reading

6. Expectations for Reading in Year 1 Phonics Screen test in June (statutory) Need to be secure in all of Phase 5 phonics Able to use their sounds to decode 40 real and ‘alien’ (nonsense) words Pass mark is around 32 out of 40 Twinkl app for ipad / iphone http://www.phonicbooks.co.uk parents - videos http://www.phonicbooks.co.uk

7. Reading Books - Colour bands PinkRedYellowBlueGreenOrangeTurquoise Phase 2Phase 2/3 Phase 3/4 Phase 4/5Phase 5Phase 5 + Approx Age 4.5 – 5.0 Approx Age 5.0 Approx Age 5.5 Approx Age 5.5 – 6.0 Approx Age 6.0 – 6.5 Approx Age 6- 6.5/7.0 Approx Age 6.5 – 7+ End Reception End Y1

8. Reading & Maths Coffee Mornings Wednesday November 4 th - Reading o 9.00 – 10.00 Community Cafe Wednesday November 18 th - Maths o 9.00 – 10.00 Community Cafe Nothing formal – just a chance to chat over a cup of tea or coffee and ask questions about how to best help your child. Free resources will be available! If you can’t come, you are welcome to make appointments to see Mr Widdowfield (maths) or Ms Brown (reading) at other times.

9. Toys, water bottles etc Please don’t let your child bring in toys to school Water bottles – please DO bring in a water bottle each day Uniform – please make sure it is clearly named

10. Worries Please tell us straight away so that we can sort things out Can be difficult to talk at length in the mornings, but alert us to any problems then and make appointments for after school (at the office)

11. Thank you Working together in partnership Your child is at the centre