Key Stage One

Miss BromleyYear 1 Teacher and Special Educational

Needs Co-ordinator

Miss SimcockYear 2 Teacher and Foundation Stage & Key

Stage One Leader

Responsibilities in Key Stage OneWe encourage the children to be responsible for their

belongings

All children are expected to bring in their water bottle, reading book and reading diary every day

Homework is given out each Friday and needs to be returned by Thursday (In Year 1 this will start after Christmas)

Library books are chosen on a Friday and are to be returned the following Friday (books will not be changed during the week)

Speaking and ListeningIt is still very important to talk to your child about

the world around them

Use phonics and high frequency word knowledge to read signs in different environments

Encourage children to read signs when you are walking or out in the car, e.g. How many miles to Hanley?

Key Stage One – Reading Enjoy reading together!Encourage reading to be a fun and positive experienceBig impact if children are read with every night, even if it is

only a few pagesJust as important to have a discussion about the textEncourage your child to use their phonics knowledge if they

have a new word that is phonetically plausible in their book, e.g. pancake

Support children with new high frequency words that are not phonetically plausible, e.g. laughed, but then encourage them to remember that word if it appears again in the book and in future books

Please write a short comment in their reading diary as this really helps us to create a bigger picture of their knowledge and application of skills

Reading Strategies to support your child

•Use phonics knowledge to blend new words•Read on past the unfamiliar word to the end of the sentence and see which word would make sense•Words within words – compound words, e.g. football, toothbrush•Look at the illustration as the picture often gives clues•Encourage your child to read with expression taking account of punctuation•Inference questioning – what is the story telling us?•Questions about the structure of the text – features of non-fiction texts, e.g. contents and index pages

Key Stage One – Reading Greenways green book bagsPhonetically decodable booksPhonics files

Key Stage One - WritingIt doesn’t matter what children are

writing about as long as they are writing!

Encourage children to write in full sentences and read their work to check it

Encourage children to have a go at writing new words, using their phonics knowledge

It is important that children form letters correctly as this will help them when they begin to join letters

Developing your child’s writing

• VCOP• Use interesting vocabulary• Use punctuation correctly• Correct tense• Checking work• Write lots of different text types, e.g.

lists, instructions, stories, recounts, etc…

Key Stage One - Maths Reading numbers in the environment – signs, house numbers, price

tags, helping to pay at a till

It is important that children recognise coins and understand their values

Please support your child to tell the time (starting with o’clock and half past)

Calculations Policy – there will be a new calculation policy - this will support you with the strategies that we use in each year group

Number lines, 100 squares

Basic skills – number bonds to 10 and 20, counting in twos, fives and tens, multiplication tables – 2, 5 and 10 followed by 4, 8, 3 and 6

Key Stage One - Maths• Practical skills – measuring

• Place value – hundreds, tens and units

• Applying these skills when solving problems

Year One Phonics Screening Check• Government looking closely at the importance of

early reading• Purely decoding words• No high frequency words or comprehension

knowledge included• Statutory• To get an idea of phonics knowledge but will not

test all of phonics that is taught up to the end of Year 1 (will cover all of this in 4 years)

• Therefore is just a snapshot of your child’s ability• Administered during June 2016

Year One Phonics Screening Check• Test/check not mentioned to the children

• We always talk about phonics games, challenges, etc…

• All children will complete the test with the teacher

• Will be a familiar situation as we do lots of phonics work and 1:1

• 40 words• 20 real words and 20 pseudo words• Pseudo words will have an alien alongside them

After the check• You will be informed about your child’s

mark on their report and if they performed above or below the threshold

• Children who perform below the threshold will be checked again in Year 2

ResourcesPen Pals letter formation sheet Questions to help your child’s comprehension Phonics Play website – excellent website that can

be used as a resource for phonics gameswww.phonicsplay.co.uk

• Please do not hesitate to speak to us about any questions or concerns that you may have

• We want the very best for every child in Key Stage One and appreciate all of your support

Any questions?