Y1 Welcome MeetingSeptember 2014

Aiming High, Achieving Together

At Merton Infant School, everyone will:

Feel good about themselves, others

and their world

RESPECT

Work well together

COLLABORATION

Know how to learn

INDEPENDENCE

Want to learn

MOTIVATION

Be confident to learn

CHALLENGE

Experience success

At Merton Infant School, everyone will:

Challenge

Learner

Collaboration

Independence Motivation

Curriculum Model

Expectations of Parents

• Home-School partnership

• Homework

• Uniform

• Absences

• 9am- late/ 9:30-unauthorised

• Volunteers

School Uniform:

White blouse/ polo shirt

Blue jumper with school

logo

Grey trousers

Blue cardigan with school

logo

Black shoes

Grey skirt/ trousers.

Summer dress.

PE Kits:

No jewellery. Earrings to

be taken out prior to

lesson or covered up.

Plimsolls or trainers for outdoor PE.

Navy blue shorts and

white t-shirt. All clearly

named in a bag.

PE lessons twice a week.Spring – Football specialist teaching.Summer – Dance specialist teaching.

Topics

• Half-termly topics are chosen

with the children to stimulate their interest.

• Topics will drive the learning and objectives set will match the new curriculum subjects.

• We shall focus on active learning opportunities and outdoor learning will be prominent throughout the day, whatever the weather.

Assessment

• Staff assess every day – e.g. observations, set tasks and feedback by adults.

• Targets are set per half term in Phonics, Reading, Writing and Maths and then monitored. They will be shared with you at Parents Evening in October and February.

• Children requiring additional support will be placed on the school’s Intervention Register and an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is devised.

• Withdrawal from class with Learning Support Assistant (LSA) or Inclusion Manager

• External agency support - e.g. Health, SALT, OT, CAMHS, EP, Parent Partnership, EMTAS

Y1 Phonics Screening

• Children will do a Phonic test in June. It consists of real words and pseudo (made-up) words.

• It is 1:1 with their teacher for 10 minutes. It is a fun activity.

• Parents are informed of the test outcome in the children’s end of year annual report.

Expectations of Progress• Speaking & Listening, Reading, Writing and Maths are assessed in

levels.

1C 1B 1A 2C

• It is expected that the children leave Y1 achieving the average Level 1A.

• Children achieving level 2C are working above average for their age.

• Children achieving levels below 1A are working below average.

• Children should make at least 2 sub levels per academic year. Your child will receive a report at the end of the year.

Spellings/reading

Practice makes perfection!

• Practice spellings every morning for their test on Friday.

• Read with by Class teacher and LSA.

Homework

• Daily reading – please record in the Home-School Reading Book and practise key words

• Weekly spellings – Monday

• Literacy per week – e.g. punctuation

• Maths per week – e.g. adding/subtraction/topic

• Topic - e.g. research

Attendance

• Holiday Leave of Absence during Y1 will be unauthorised per Government regulations.

• The more your child attends school, the more progress they will make!!

The better their future prospects.

OFSTED say……

“It’s not catch up, it’s KEEP up!”