1. YEAR ONE
Welcome Evening

2. The Weekly Routine PE on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Smoky Row usually on Wednesdays
Show and Tell
There is a full curriculum in year 1, more ‘structured’ than EYFS
‘Transition’ term – Autumn Term year 1:
Shorter formal lessons, movement breaks, more choice in afternoons

3. Social Expectations Moving into KS1:
Setting examples to the younger children in terms of manners and behaviour.
‘Jobs’ – Monitors: registers, books etc
Responsibility towards themselves: becoming more independent, working to the best of their ability.

4. Curriculum
2015: NEW National Curriculum became statutory for all year groups in state maintained schools.
Year 1 follows all of the new National Curriculum:
English, Maths, Science, reading, writing, spelling and handwriting (‘broad and balanced’ curriculum – history, geography, art, music)
National Phonics Screening Check to be taken in Summer term

5. How can I help my child?
Rest! Nothing will help them more than ensuring they are rested and ready for school each day.
Some quiet time at home every day doing something they enjoy will also help develop their concentration - puzzles, drawing, lego, etc.
Share a book with them – if you love reading, they will also!

6. Phonics Every day, 20 mins discrete phonics session
Children in groups across KS1 – spelling tests depend upon which group they are in
Phonics runs through all of the daily teaching.
There are lots of phonics programmes on the internet which will help you to understand how synthetic phonics works.
We are always happy to answer any questions and help!

7. Reading
Reading is the key to your child learning to the best of their ability.
GOOD READERS BECOME GOOD WRITERS
Enjoy a range of books – not just school ones, and I am happy to see this recorded in the reading diaries
We look in school at a range of fiction and non-fiction texts throughout the year
They will also begin researching topics more on the Internet.

8. How can I help my child?
Please encourage your child to read with you, even if it is only for 5 minutes every day. If possible, choose a time when your child is not tired
Read in the car and when out and about: signs, adverts on billboards, at train stations and bus stops. Involve them as much as possible in spotting letters: supermarkets and car number plates are always good

9. There are lots of words in English which simply don’t follow any rules and just have to be learnt. We refer to these as ‘tricky’ words. Help your child learn them by using fridge magnets and get them to spell them out, or by simply sticking them up around the house.

10. Reading Records
It is important to write in your child’s reading record every time they have read with you at home. Please write the page numbers you have read together and any words your child is having difficulty with.
If your child is racing through a book with no mistakes, or if your child is finding nearly every word difficult, we would like to know.
Staff try and read with each child at least once in the week. Year 1 – children are responsible for placing their book in the ‘needs changing’ box

11. We are aiming to make children fluent, confident readers.
It is important to re-read the same passage until they can read the words confidently and without mistakes, and also so that they understand what they are reading!
By the end of Year 1 most children will be fairly competent ‘de-coders’, however, that’s just the beginning of their reading journey - comprehension

12. Writing
In Year One children are encouraged to ‘have a go’ in writing sessions, using their phonics knowledge as well as their knowledge of tricky words
We aim to do short daily handwriting lessons – encourage children to form letters correctly and this will enable joining next year

13. How can I help my child? Involve your child in writing anything!
. shopping lists
. . birthday/celebration cards to family/friends
. help them practise their handwriting.
Their developing phonics skills will help them to encode words to write.

14. Maths
By the end of Year1 it is expected that all children will know how to count in 1s up to 100
Number Bonds to 20 – addition and subtraction facts
Looking at 2D and 3D shapes and measurement, data handling, time and money and word problems

15. How can I help my child?
Count as much as possible, and try not to always start at 0! Count backwards too.
Try to get them to notice 2 and 3D shapes in the home and out and about.
Measurement: try to find things longer/shorter
Time – teach your child to tell the time to the hour and half hour
Money – introduce ‘real’ coins and get them to pay for things

16. Science New science curriculum is much more nature based. Smokey Row
The children would really benefit from any chats you could have with them when out and about: talk to them if you can about the seasons changing, the length of days, names of trees, plants.

17. How can I help my child?
Try to involve children in gardening: look at the roots of plants, talk about how they need water, sun and soil to grow. Try to get them to notice the differences in plant types.
Try to ask them questions about science: Why do you think things drop to the ground when you let go? Why do we have night and day?
Help them research these questions: in books/internet.

18. Learning Logs
½ hour approximate time to spend on homework: if your child wants to do more that’s also fine!
Do not push your child to do too much work: we do not want them to become upset.
Often there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to do the Learning Log work: open to the child’s interpretation.