Class 5 2013
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Welcome To Year One 9 th September 2013
Transcript of Class 5 2013
Welcome To Year One 9th September 2013
Aims of Session
• Share classroom routines• Share the curriculum• Reading Diaries• Visits• Answer your questions
Meet the Year One Team
Janet Woodcock and Chris Allen Lindy Surtees Mrs Singh
Class 4 Class 5 Class 6
Mrs Murray and Mrs ShepherdMrs RhodesMrs Hurst
PE
Monday and Thursday
PE kit: shorts, t-shirt, pumpsKeep PE kits at schoolPlease name all of your child’s clothing
• large apparatus (gymnastics)
• Games and dance
Reading in Year One• A member of staff will read with your child
once a week • The teacher will assess your child’s reading
and put them on an appropriate level• Please encourage independence: allow your
child to choose their own reading book• Reading bags should go home daily• New reading diaries (please write in them!)• Daily phonics sessions• Reading Interventions
The school Golden Rules and Golden Learning Time
oWe are resilient learners and try
our best.
oWe look after our school, community and planet.
oWe make good choices
oWe are caring and kind.
oWe listen to each other.Talk about the Golden Rules with your child.
SEAL Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning
Learning to Learn•Weekly SEAL lesson and assemblies
•Ready Steady Go Replay, Calming Down Tricks
•New Beginnings, Getting On and Falling Out, Say No To Bullying
•Peer Massage
•Learning To Learn: resourceful, reciprocal, resilient, reflective, risk taking
Planning, Preparation and Assessment (PPA)
• All teachers get at least 10% of their working time to plan, prepare and assess
• PPA time in Year One is on a Wednesday morning
• The PPA Teacher is Jan Barker
• 3 exciting activities: Music composition, Forest Schools and mental maths for the Autumn Term
Visits in Year One
Term 1Fire fighters: Science, Literacy, Design Technology
and Art
Methodist Church: RE, PSCE and geography links
How To Help Your Child• Talk and Discuss! When talking with your child try to use
questioning and explaining language, such as, why, who, where, when, how… I think this because….
• Read at home• Learn to read and write keywords• Attend Workshops (Literacy: 24th October 7pm-8pm,
Maths: November 14th 7pm-8pm)
• Parent folder• You are very welcome to come and help in
class. Please arrange this with your teacher. Eg Library parents, working in the classroom, Friday letters, expertise eg playing instruments
Keeping You Informed• Parent Workshops on Writing and
Maths• Parent Consultations in November,
March and July (Celebration Afternoon)
• Open Communication: Dialogue. Please talk to us about concerns before they become worries! After school is usually best. We are happy to talk on the phone at lunchtime. Please share successes and experiences with us. As your child’s primary role model and educator, you will help us to ‘get the full picture’.
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