Welcome to Year 1

Curriculum Evening

Teachers

• Mrs John-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

• Mrs Bambrick-Thursday, Friday

• Mrs Devereux and Mrs Nixon-Teaching Assistants

Always speak to your child’s teachers first if you have concerns

Typical Day

• Wake-up, shake-up• Prayers/assembly• Numeracy • Re and topic

work-science/geography/history/art/ICT/D&T• Lunchtime • Literacy-shared and guided reading, shared

and guided writing (including talk for writing)

REThe Way, the Truth and the Life

• Creation

• Mary our Mother

• Families and celebrations

• Following Jesus

• The Resurrection

• Miracles

Numeracy

• Numbers-reading, writing, ordering to 20 and beyond

• Counting objects, matching one to one, estimating

• Calculations-one more/less, simple addition and subtraction

• Measures-length, weight, capacity• Shapes-recognising and describing solid and flat

shapes• Problem solving• Using correct vocabulary

Reading

• Guided reading

• Shared reading

• Free choice

• With a parent in school

• Story time

• Reading at home

• Library books

Writing

• Shared writing

• Guided writing-story writing and recounts-writing in sequence

• Writing key words and sounds in phonics

• Handwriting

Phonics

• Letters and Sounds-Introduce Phase 4 and 5. Revise Phase 2 and 3

• Daily phonics

• Key word practice

• PHONICS CHECK June 2014

Targets

Rewards and sanctions

Topics

• Science, history, geography, art, Design technology,ICT

• Our Senses, Light and Dark, Fairy Stories, Pushes and Pulls, Antarctica

• Toys/Houses and Homes in the past

• Local area, Where our food comes from

Continuous Provision

• Free choice areas – Quiet area (reading and writing), Construction, Maths (includes jigsaws and role play), Creative (making and drawing) and Investigation (outdoors, sand, water, ICT, science).

• Linked to topic

• Sand and water used for maths

• Book and writing area linked to literacy

Homework

• Reading

• Phonics, key words and spellings

• Numeracy

• Occasional topic work

Assertive Mentoring

• Behaviour, attitude to work, uniform/PE kit, attendance, punctuality, homework,

• Maths assessments

• Assessments for writing

• Phonics check

Thank you for coming