Welcome to Key Stage 1

Miss Robathan, Mrs. Wheatley, Mrs. Lloyd, Mr. Ray, Miss Thorpe

Moving to Year 1

 changes for September 2015  improve independence  increase differentiation  staff changes  structure of the day

Daily Routine

• Children will line up in the playground. They will be collected by their class teacher.

Parents will be asked to remain on the playground.

• They will be going through the main Year 1 doors. • They will need a P.E. kit, a waterproof jacket, water bottle and their sandwich box. (If required)

Lessons

• In the morning, lessons are focused upon literacy and maths tasks. • Children will be grouped according to ability. These groups are fluid and subject to change.

• Groups will be taken to work out of the classroom so that specific objectives can be taught.

• In the afternoon, topic activities will be taught as a class. These again will be differentiated in order to meet your child’s needs.

Playtimes

• Your child’s play will be at 10.25 a.m. for 15 minutes.

• This year, children will take their snack and drink outside at playtime .

• Please send in a drink bottle (not glass) and a suitable snack, e.g. fruit, crisps. Something that they can manage by themselves.

New Routines

• Withdrawing groups of children will be part of the daily routine – no need to worry • Government Phonics ‘Screening Test’ will be carried out in the Summer Term. – There will be a dedicated phonics and reading meeting during the first term.

• Class change-over day will take place on Friday 18 th July. • The children will have the opportunity to experience the year 1 classrooms during the next couple of weeks

What is expected in year 1

The expectations in year 1 are different to reception • There are fewer staff in each class, therefore children work more independently. • Children are encouraged to remain at a task for a longer period of time.

• Assessments are only carried out on what the child produces independently.

Y1 Autumn expectations

This child has shown;  Can write own name  Has own ideas  Can sound words out  Letters are formed correctly

End of Y1 expectations

 I can write my own name  I can form letters correcly  I can think of ideas to write  My sentences make sense  I can use Fred talk to sound words out  I can spell High Frequency Words (red words) correctly  I can begin to use full stops

Y1 Autumn Numeracy Expectations

• To be able to count forwards and backwards to 20.

14 15 16 ?

18 19 20 • To know 1 more and 1 less than a given number within 20.

• To write numbers up to 20 correctly.

• Children develop at different rates and some children will not have achieved this.

• You will receive a transition book with ideas to work through during the summer holidays.

End of Y1 Numeracy Expectations

• These are examples of the way that children’s numeracy is tested.

Fill in the missing numbers Fill in the missing numbers

• These are examples of the way that children’s

• These are examples of the way that children’s below.

Draw a circle around the biggest number in each pair

Partition the numbers below.

14 10 The 1 in the tens column represents a 10.

4 4 units.

HOME READING

• The importance of sharing a book with your child is vital • Not just the reading of the words but asking them questions about the text • They will have a reading book weekly and this will be changed on a given day • This book will not be read to the class teacher • We value your comments in their diaries • Opportunities for reading go beyond this book, please expose them to a wide range of books

Guided Reading and Phonic Groups

• The children will be set in ability groups for these sessions • Children can move between the groups as they progress or need extra support • This is our focus sessions for reading • We follow the Ruth Miskin phonics – as they did in reception • They will be sent home green words in the first term

Any Questions?

• If you prefer to speak to a class teacher, staff will be remaining in the hall for a short time.

• Thank you for your support!

• We look forward to teaching your children in September.