1. Transition from Foundation stage to year 1
Year 1 Staff
Mrs Campbell-(Monday and Tuesday)
Mrs Box-(Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)
Mrs Minghella
Mrs Longfield
Mrs Upex

2. What we are going to cover:
Introduction to Year 1
The New National Curriculum
End of year expectations
Topic overview
Timetable
Reading
Phonics Screening Check
Homework
Other information
Question time

3. An introduction to Year 1:
We build upon key skills and learning from Reception.
Elements of Literacy and Mathematics are introduced in Early Years which are then developed more extensively in Year 1.
We recognise that Key Stage 1 (Infants Year 1/2) is different from the Foundation Stage and therefore we aim to manage the transition from Reception to Year 1 in a gradual, staged approach, which allows the children to adapt during the Autumn Term.

4. From EYFS to NC EYFS Communiction Personal, Social and Emotional And
Development
Communiction
And
Language
Physical
Development
EYFS
Literacy
Expressive Arts and Design
Mathematics
Understanding
the World

5. From EYFS to NC NC Themed approach English Mathematics RE Music DT
Geography RE
Music DT
SEAL
Computing
Art PE
Science
History

6. English – Reading and Writing
National Curriculum
English – Reading and Writing
The new English Curriculum includes the following areas;
Word Reading and Comprehension.
Handwriting
Composition
Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation.

7. National Curriculum Maths
The new Maths Curriculum includes the following areas;
Number and Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Fractions
Measurement
Properties of Shape
Position and Direction

8. End of year expectations
The end of year expectations have been raised! You can support your child throughout the year by practising these important basic skills.
Numeracy
 Count on to and across 100, forwards and backwards.
 Count on and back in 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s.
 Double to at least 10.
 Read and write numbers to 100.
 Say what is one more and one less.
 Add and subtract two numbers under 20.
 Know and use bonds to 10 and 20
 Know pairs of numbers to 20.
 Read, write and interpret mathematical symbols + - x ÷ =
 Recognise and use ½ and ¼
 To know the days of the week and spell them correctly.
 Tell the time to the hour and half past the hour.
 To form digits 0-9 correctly
 To recognise and describe 2D and 3D shapes.

9. End of year expectations
Writing
 Know letter names and order of the alphabet.
 Write first and last name with capital letters where needed.
 Write simple and compound sentences.
 Use capital letters and full stops.
 Begin to use exclamation marks ! and question marks ?
 Leave finger spaces between each word.
 To spell high frequency words correctly.
 To use correct plural endings e.g. dog– dogs; wish– wishes
 To use word endings correctly help– helping; walk– walked
 To form all letters, (including capital letters) correctly
 To begin to join handwriting using cursive script

10. End of year expectations
Reading
 To sight read high frequency words.
 Be able to predict what happens next in stories.
 Know difference between fiction and non-fiction books.
 To check the text makes sense.
 Know that most fiction books have good and sometimes bad characters.
 To be able to use phonic knowledge to decode unknown words.
 To be able to answer comprehension questions on what they have read.
 Please promote reading at home by reading a range of texts to your to your child.

11. Year 1 2015 -2016 Some examples of our topics this year are:
• Dinosaurs
Houses and Homes
On Safari
How does your garden grow?
Changes
Half termly overview will be on the website at the beginning of each half term.
We always try to enhance our learning experiences by inviting visitors into school or going out on school trips.
Visits planned:
The Deep
Cusworth Hall
Theatre
Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Church

12. Example timetable MATHS B LITERACY L P.E. Rugby R U SEALs E N A C
9.00a.m
10.30
11.00
MONDAY
Guided Reading and activities
MATHS
Whole school
worship B
Letters and sounds Letters and sounds
LITERACY L
Handwriting
TOPIC
HISTORY/
GEOGRAPHY
ART
Story
TUESDAY
P.E.
Rugby R
Letters and sounds U
SEALs
story
WEDNESDAY
Class/KS1 Worship E N
Dance
R.E.
THURSDAY
Whole School Worship/
Singing A C
SCIENCE
FRIDAY
Whole School Celebration Assembly
Guided Reading
Spellings
Phonics K H
COMPUTING
MUSIC

13. Reading Books are changed once or twice a week.
Guided reading once a week.
Library session once a week.
Children will be moved onto a new book band when they are ready (fluency and comprehension).

14. Phonics Screening Check
In Year 1, the children are required to take the Phonics Screening Check in June.
This checks the children’s ability to blend the sounds we have covered in real and unknown (alien) words.
During the check each child will sit with a teacher and read aloud the 40 words contained in the check.
We will share the results from the check by a letter at the end of the summer term.
Phonics workshop and information meeting in the Spring Term.

15. Homework
Half termly menu related to new topic.
Maths – Every 2 weeks.
Spellings – Weekly
MyLexia – 3 times a week.
Mathletics
Phonic games and activities

16. Other Information
Drinks bottle daily.
Named PE kit in school every day, taken home to wash at weekends or in the holidays.
Coat in school every day.

17. Thank you for listening. Do you have any questions?