1. Welcome to Year One! Parent Induction Meeting Monday 14 th September 2009

2. What does your child need at school? Communication book A coat and jumper A waterproof jacket A named cup for water Named fruit (small pots where possible please!) PE kit – indoor and outside

3. What is a typical day in Year One like? Children are encouraged to enter school independently They register themselves & change their reading book Do their morning jobs Start their integrated day Attend reflections Lunchtime Continue with integrated day

4. Integrated day NumeracyCreativity Enquiry and investigation Outside Classroom A range of teacher focus and child initiated learning Technology Problem solving PELiteracyReading

5. Each day children have the opportunity to support their learning in different ways through –  adult focus learning  adult directed learning  child initiated learning

6. Adult and child initiated activities The learning activities are chosen to provide children with the opportunity to –  Learn something new  Practise skills they have learnt  Confidently apply skills and understanding

7. Photographs We have included some photographs for you to see of the children during a typical Year One day

12. Topics Autumn – Things we play with Spring – Living things Summer – Horsell Village

13. The outside classroom We are lucky at Horsell Village School to have excellent outside facilities Children have the opportunity to use these facilities on a daily basis, as part of their outside classroom, to enhance their learning Activities are planned using the Year One curriculum and are linked to the objectives inside.

14. Reading Reading at school Guided reading takes place fortnightly. This is a group activity which discreetly teaches objectives from the Literacy strategy. Individual reading is weekly. It is an opportunity for children to practice skills acquired during guided reading. Reading skills are taught daily.

15. Reading Reading at home Try to read with your child as often as you can. Please sign their communication book when you have read with your child. They can read the same book more than once. Please support us in encouraging your child to change their books daily. Books from home or the library can be read alongside school books.

16. Phonics and Word work Phonic and word work have started in school already and are practised daily. We will be sending home a list of the reception and Year 1 key words. These are some of words we will be teaching the children to read and spell, using a variety of techniques.

17. Split class In the event that the teacher is absent from the classroom the children will be split between the other classes in the school.

18. PPA Thursday afternoon is the Year 1 teachers PPA time (Planning, Preparation & Assessment). This time is planned and delivered by our team of excellent TA’s, who will also dismiss the class at the end of the day. The children enjoy a wide range of activities linked to the current topic.

19. Open classroom Is on Wednesday. You are welcome to come into the classroom to look at what your child has been learning. Please respect the privacy of others and only look at your child’s work. Younger siblings are more than welcome in the classrooms, but please ensure the children are not touching any of the classroom resources.

20. Parent Helpers We love to have help! CRB checks are required before parents can work in school. Forms can be obtained from the office. We particularly need help with the library on a regular basis – could be a job share!! Help is sometimes shared between other classes.

21. Library Please encourage children to treat Library books responsibly and try and keep them separate from other books at home so they can be identified quickly and easily! Children will only be allowed to take a new book once the old one has been returned. There will be a charge for lost books.

22. Reminders Please encourage children to come in independently. Always have a waterproof coat in school. Please write messages on class white board. Please ask your child to hand their communication book to their teacher if there is an urgent message or one that requires a response. Website will be up dated weekly. You can e-mail the class. reception&@horsell-village.surrey.sch.ukhorsell-village.surrey.sch.uk Please let us know if you do not wish to have your child's photo appear in any publications.