1. Welcome to Year 1

2. St Elizabeth
Class Teacher
Ms White
Mrs Bradley
Mrs Wiseman

3. Uniform Labels: please label all uniform
Shirts: tucked in, top button done up.
Correct school coat: duffel coat, black coat with school badge, blazer with school badge.
Jewellery: only gold stud earrings.
Hair: long hair must be tied back with a grey, white, yellow, or black hairband. No beads.

4. PE Wednesday and Friday
Yellow polo shirt with school logo
Black shorts
Black plimsolls (indoor PE)
Trainers (outdoor PE)
Black tracksuit (Winter-only you can put it in the PE kit)
Your child needs socks to change into if they are wearing tights
The PE kit stays at school and goes home at half term

5. Clothing and bags
ALL school clothes, PE kit, reading bags and water bottles need labels
Please teach your child how to put their tie on

6. Reading Please listen to your child read every night
Ask questions to assess their understanding of the text.
If your child cannot show secure understanding or recall of the text, they will continue with the same book.
Reading in school is twice per week
Some children will have individual reading each day.
Books will be changed twice a week unless they are individual readers, but only if there is a parent signature to show they are reading at home.

7. Homework
Homework: reading (daily), spelling high frequency words (HFW), handwriting and/or times tables
Children will given spellings to learn (HFW: high frequency words) each week on Friday and tested during the following week in school
Other homework will be issued when relevant

8. General
Labelled water bottles: should be brought in from home each day and taken home in the evening
Collection: Please inform the class teacher or the office if someone else will be collecting your child
Questions: It is not always possible to speak at the beginning of the day, any questions or queries can be discussed at the end of the day or you can request an appointment with the office
Parents evening: October

9. Working together
Looking at and listening to the adults and other children when they are speaking
Speaking in a clear voice
Being respectful
Please and thank you
Focusing on praise for effort (not just the outcome)
Doing their best at all times (Green Growth, Pink Perfection marking policy)