1. Stockton Heath Primary School
Welcome to Year 1 ______

2. Structure of the school day
8:40am Filter system into school
8:50am Registration
8:55am Register closes / Guided Reading
9.20am Maths or English
10:20am-10:35am Playtime
10.35am am Maths or English
11.35am-11.55am Letters and Sounds/ Spelling
11:55am-12:45pm Lunch
PM Handwriting
PE, ICT, Creative Curriculum
1:55pm-2:10pm Playtime
2:30pm or 2:45pm Assembly
3:10pm Home time

3. Assemblies
Monday Whole-school singing Tuesday KS2 only Wednesday KS1 only Thursday Whole school Friday Celebration assembly

4. Reading
Guided reading- *Guided reading session with teacher 1x weekly (Teacher will record focus of this in reading record book) More challenging than independent reading – 90% accuracy *Additional session with a TA 1 x weekly- TA will sign reading record book.

5. Reading Book Band System/ Independent reading 95% accuracy
Bug Club – This is due to be reviewed but pupils do still have access to this.
System for changing books –
Children to read books twice. Parents to initial twice. Children can change as often as they like. Second read needs to be fluent and accurate. Children are responsible for changing their own books.
TA changes books each morning first thing-
Target to change twice a week/ children to try to read every night either to themselves or to an Adult.

6. Reading 2 main elements to reading across the school: Word reading
Comprehension (Both listening and reading)

7. Reading Expected level for Year 1 Red RR5 individual
Expected level leaving Year 1 Turquoise RR18

8. Reading Expectations:
Speedily read all 40+ letters/groups for 40+ phonemes
Read accurately by blending taught GPC
Read common exception words
Read common suffixes (-s, -es, -ing, -ed, etc.)
Read multi-syllable words containing taught GPCs
Read contractions and understanding use of apostrophe
Becoming very familiar with key stories, fairy stories and traditional tales, retelling them and considering their particular characteristics
Recognising and joining in with predictable phrases
Learning to appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart
Drawing on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacher
Checking that the text makes sense to them as they read and correcting inaccurate reading
Discussing the significance of the title and events
Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
Predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far
Explain clearly their understanding of what is read to them

9. Letters and Sounds Takes place daily
Differentiated according to phases – 4 groups
Phases 1 – Year 2 Support for spelling- Phase 6
Phonics screening takes place in June
Pass rate alters but the usual expectation is 32 out of 40 real and nonsense/alien words

10. Letters and Sounds

11. Spellings:
Year 1 –
Begin after half term - Usually phased – start with key words
Start with between 3 and 4 spellings moving on to 6 later on in the year
Phase 5 group also have 2 spellings from a previous week
Spelling test on a Friday
New spellings given out on a Monday
Practise – look/cover/write/check and use in sentences

12. Spellings:
Year 1 –
Begin after half term - Usually phased – start with key words
Start with between 3 and 4 spellings moving on to 6 later on in the year
Phase 5 group also have 2 spellings from a previous week
Spelling test on a Friday
New spellings given out on a Monday
Practise – look/cover/write/check and use in sentences

13. Spellings:

14. Grammar:
Significant focus within the curriculum on grammar and punctuation within all year groups.
This is tested at the end of each key stage in a test situation, however it is also vital that these skills are applied within children’s own writing.

15. Y1- Expectations for Grammar

16. Writing Transcripton- (Spelling and handwriting) Composition-
(articulating ideas and structuring them in speech and writing)

17. Writing expectations
Spell words containing each of the 40+ phonemes taught
Spell common exception words
Spell the days of the week
Name the letters of the alphabet in order
Using the spelling rule for adding –s or –es as the plural marker for nouns and the third person singular marker for verbs
Using –ing, –ed, –er and –est where no change is needed in the spelling of root words
Sit correctly at a table, holding a pencil comfortably and correctly
Begin to form lower-case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place
Form capital letters
Form digits 0-9
Composing a sentence orally before writing it
Sequencing sentences to form short narratives
Read their writing aloud clearly enough to be heard by their peers and the teacher.
Leaving spaces between words
Joining words and joining clauses using "and"

18. 4 main writing purposes

19. Handwriting
Handwriting is practised in short sessions during the school day so that children are taught correct letter and number formation and joining.
Children should have a neat legible, joined style of writing by the end of year 3.
Children are encouraged to apply this to all their writing in school as well as their homework.

20. Handwriting Fine motor control Cutting out Threading Jigsaws Drawing
Peg boards
White board

21. Maths
Focus on:
*Fluency- children’s ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.
*Reason- follow a line of enquiry, make generalisations, justify or proof something.
*Problem Solving- apply their knowledge, break down problems and persevere to solve problems.

22. Examples from White Rose materials.

23. Maths Passports
Maths passports were launched in HFT6. They are a list of expected key facts that children are expected to know for their year group.
These key facts are progressive and run from Years 1 -5.
Please ensure your child’s passport is in their reading bag at all times.
Children will be assessed against these facts in class and by parent volunteers. Your child will be given bronze, silver or gold depending on their knowledge, speed and accuracy against each fact.
Your child’s passport will be dated so that you are aware of their achievements.

24. Maths Expectations for Y1
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
Read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving addition (+), subtraction (–) and equals (=) signs
Given a number, identify one more and one less
Represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20
Add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20, including zero
Recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an object, shape or quantity
Recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object, shape or quantity.
Measure and begin to record length/height, weight/mass, capacity/volume & time
Recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins and notes
Sequence events in chronological order using language
Recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the week, weeks, months and years
Tell the time to the hour and half past the hour and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times
Recognise and name common 2-D shapes (e.g. Square, circle, triangle)
Recognise and name common 3-D shapes (e.g. Cubes, cuboids, pyramids & spheres)

25. Challenges Change each week
Expectations – practise learning and skills
Challenge Champions

26. PE Pupils are expected to dress appropriately for school.
All jewellery to be removed.
All pupils must have their PE kit in school for their PE lessons bring in on a Monday and take home on a Friday if it needs washing.
PE takes place in all weathers. Please provide appropriate kit for inclement weather e.g. tracksuit/shorts/trainers & waterproof clothing.
Staff keep a record of pupils who have not brought their PE kits to school.
Parents will be contacted if PE kit is not in school.
Y1MD – Outdoor PE – Monday Indoor PE – Wednesday
Y1CR – Outdoor PE – Monday Indoor PE - Thursday

27. Computing
DB Primary
Log in
Mouse control

28. Lost Property
Will be emptied on a weekly basis and named items will be returned to pupils.
Any unnamed items will be kept for a week.
If they are not claimed after a week then these items will be given to charity shops.
Please ensure that all items are named!

29. Homework
At KS1 pupils will receive either a piece of English or Maths homework on a weekly basis and then this will be alternated. (Sent home on a Friday returned on a Tuesday)
Spellings- Year 2 (Phased in approach in Year 1)
Reading- Year 1 and Year 2 daily.
Overview Homework sheet- stuck in child’s book (Parental comments welcomed and sign to record seen child’s homework.)

31. Homework All pupils should complete their homework in pencil.
All homework should be presented following the school’s presentation and handwriting policy.
Teachers will be commenting on the standard of presentation within homework books etc.
We expect homework to be completed and parents to support us.

32. All assemblies take place at 2:30pm in the large hall.
Class assembly dates
All assemblies take place at 2:30pm in the large hall.
Y1 CR- 11th May 2017
Y1MD – 29th June 2017

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