1. Year 1 2015 - 2016 Rush Green Primary School

2. Our School and our Vision –  Successes  Plans for the future  Our 3 main priorities this year and what it means for ‘our’ children

3. To be outstanding…  Attendance  Behaviour for Learning  Learning  Education in Partnership

4. Communication  Office  Leadership Team  Website  Groupcall  Letters  Meetings  Trial App – texts  2 way

5. Welcome Who we are… Miss Mc Donagh: Year group leader and Class 1MW Ms Willson: Class 1MW Mrs Brooks: 1MW’s teaching assistant Miss Davies: Class 1D Mrs Jarvis: 1D’s teaching assistant Miss Carlile: Class 1C Mrs Wood: 1C’s teaching assistant Miss Adamson: Class 1A Mrs Clark: 1A’s teaching assistant

6. Start/end of the day procedures  Start at 8.55am  Line up in the year 1/2/3 playground (this used to be the junior playground) and teachers will collect the children  Year 1 line up next to the ramp and the hall. Children enter and exit through the hall. Parents to stand in front of where the children line up, not in the line with them.  Bikes/ scooters are not to be ridden in the playground  Parents/carers can leave brief notes with the teacher. If a longer discussion is required this is to be organised for after school/ early morning.  End at 3.05pm  Children will be delivered to parents/carers from the same area as morning drop off.  If parents/carers are later than 3.15pm children will be taken to the school office and this will be logged.  If regularly late or significantly late a referral may be made to Social Services. Please ring us if you think you may be late!

7. Late Pupils  Late pupils in year 1 will use the entrance which used to be the old KS2 reception. They will be registered at the late desk by a member of staff  Lateness can lead to fining if no reasonable excuse is offered

8. Curriculum – some of the work we will do this year… All children study the following subjects.  RE  History  Geography  Art and Music  PE  Science  ICT now Computing  English  Mathematics  DT

9. PE days Classes in our year group will have PE on the following days:  1MW – Wednesday and Friday  1D – Tuesday and Friday  1C – Wednesday and Thursday  1A – Monday and Friday  No earrings or plasters  Trainers are only allowed for outdoor P.E.  Plimsolls must be worn for indoor P.E. PLEASE LABEL YOUR CHILD’S CLOTHES

10.  Please ensure all clothes are labelled.  At the end of term there is a vast amount of lost property.  This lost property is put in a box and kept for one half term.  It is the child’s responsibility to look after their clothes.  So please label all clothes!!  Encourage your child to be independent. It is their responsibility to remember their cardigans, book bags, lunch boxes etc. Clothing

11. Expectations for work  High standards  Neat presentation  Beginning to join handwriting/forming the letters correctly  Tapping into year 2 skills

12. Homework  Homework will be handed out every Friday. The children are expected to complete their given homework and return it to the teacher by the following Wednesday.  If any help or support is required with the homework please do not hesitate to see the class teacher. We are here to help at all times!  Spelling journals. Sentences should be written to a high standard. Friday is spelling test day.  ALL JOURNALS NEED TO BE IN EVERY FRIDAY!  Additional homework may be sent out depending on individual children's needs e.g. extra handwriting practise

13.  Books are changed daily if the diary has been signed.  Each time you read with your child, please enter your initials or make a small comment in their reading diary.  At Rush Green Primary parents are expected to read with their child every night.  Not hours, 10 – 15 minutes.  It is a national statistic that children who read at home every night make better progress than those who don’t! Reading Diaries

14.  Last year they were a great success!  They will take place every Friday morning, from when the gates open to 9:15.  Parents/carers are welcome to come and share a book with their child. Read Together Mornings

15.  Mix of high frequency words or tricky words  Spellings will be sent home Friday and tested the following Friday.  Spellings are used in the literacy lessons and are practised daily.  Strategies for learning spellings:  Look, say, cover, write  Identify spelling patterns  Practise daily – Little but often Spellings

16. Additional Information  Please let the school know if your child is going home with another adult. For safety reasons they will not be allowed to go home with another adult unless the office or class teacher have been informed.  Children that are not collected by 3:15 will be taken to the front office.  Every child should be bringing in a water bottle.  If you have any issues or questions please feel free to speak to the class teacher (we are very approachable- honest!)

17. Thank you for coming!