Welcome to Year One Mrs Cameron Mrs Baker and Mrs Wah Mrs Melia Mrs Mitchell Miss Hudson

Year One Still Having Fun!!  The children are continuing to access the new curriculum in a lively, fun and play based way. This will support them in their transition from Reception to Year 1.  They will continue to work and play in a variety of small groups, with partners or sometimes as a whole class.

Whole Class Learning

Guided Group Work

Guided Reading

Independent Learning  Learning through play is still an important part of curriculum.  Learning is linked to Year 1 objectives which you have been given in the handout.  Children are still accessing their own learning through continuous provision bases. More adult led and independent work is gradually introduced throughout the year.

Milk and Fruit Snack

Designing and Making

Construction

Role Play / Small World

Reading and Phonics  Please send the reading bag and books every day.  Please talk about the stories and ask Who? What? When? Where? Why?  Please practise “tricky” words which we will send home shortly.  We aim to read with the children and to change books twice a week.  Please sign your child’s reading record book each time you hear them read.  Daily phonics lessons following Year 1 Phonics Letters and Sounds programme. Your child’s reading book matches the phonics they have been taught.

Independent Reading

Outdoor learning  Our own outdoor space provides the children with many learning opportunities.  Small group adult directed activities linked to curriculum.

Outdoor fun!

1516 Y1 Learning Challenges Curriculum Map Autumn 1Autumn 2Spring 1Spring 2Summer 1Summer 2 Week 1 PSHE: New Beginning & Going for Gold (3 days) Lit Materials Everyday Materials Discovery Dog experiments Lit History – Toys Why is the wii more fun than gradad’s old toys (Visit Sudley?) Lit Plant Detectives Growing/Planting gardens Flowers? Lit Animals Animal Antics Richie Ranger Bird Feeders Lit Summer Seasonal What flowers can we find during the Summer? Creative Books - Butterflies Week 2 Lit po etr y Humans My body/ Using our senses DT - Design a toy car KS 1 Food Technology Rainbow Wraps Looking at Animals Bug hunt Assessment Week Week 3 Art - Self portaits – Picasso/chalk pictures of body Lit Assessment Week Lit Week 4 Lit Winter Seasonal Changes Is everything dead in the winter? History/Music – Magical Mystery Tour Lit Geography – Climates Why can’t a meerkat live at the North Pole? Chester Zoo Shine Week Plus PSHE Changes Week 5 Geography/History - Our Local Area Where do we live and what’s special about it LitAssessment WeekLit Spring Seasonal Changes Lit Painting - animals LitSeasonal Changes PSHE: Relationships & Getting on & Falling Out Week 6 LitLocal walkaboutLit Geography - Christmas round the world PSHE Good to Be Me (3 days)International week? Week 7 Art – Christmas cards & calendars Week 8 Autumn Seasonal Where do the Leaves go? Calderstones Park – Richie’s Aut Walk Key: Science Learning Challenges Curriculum Values CurriculumLiteracy

Independence  Throughout Reception the children have become increasingly independent, looking after own coats, bags etc.  In Year 1 we encourage this independence, as the children will only become really efficient in their learning if they are able to work and think for themselves.  Please encourage them to do as much for themselves as possible.

Home Learning  Reading – please read for 10 minutes with your child every night  A homework pack will be sent home shortly.  Written homework will be sent home once a week to support learning done in class.

Physical Education  P.E day is Wednesday.  The children come into school in their P.E. kits and remain in them all day – velcro trainers if possible please!

How can you help?  Practise reading and phonics.  Counting and counting games – snakes and ladders etc  Encourage you child to be as independent as possible.  Help with correct letter formation and pencil grip

House Points System St. George 23 rd April St. Andrew 30 th November St. Patrick 17 th March St. David 1 st March

Partnership – we’re in this together!  If you or your child have any worries or concerns please come and see us – we are here to help!  Thank you for listening. We look forward to working alongside you in the next stage of your child’s learning journey.