Welcome to Year 1Welcome to Year 1

Tonight’s meeting is intended toTonight’s meeting is intended togive you are overview of yourgive you are overview of yourchild’s week in school, our child’s week in school, our learning, timetable, routines learning, timetable, routines and other things which are and other things which are important to your child’s learning.important to your child’s learning.

Partnership

This year is a partnership. Your child, you and me.

Your child will need to do their bit •a positive can do attitude; •always giving 100%; •pushing themselves and taking on a challenge; •asking for help, •complete homework •actively look at how they can improve in things, especially in things

they know they struggle with.

Planning for our Curriculum was linked to our School Aim –‘Help our teachers to light the spark for a love of learning and of life.’We use the acronym SPARK to remind us about how we learn. We think of the brain as a muscle and intelligence as something that grows with exercise, we ask our children to have ‘lively’ brains not ‘lazy’ brains. We want our children to lead and take responsibility for their own Learning Journey. Children need to recognise that no-one can make that journey for them. For children to become active learners they cannot just be trained; put simply its about the right learning attitude- it is having the WILL to pursue the SKILL. Learning is ‘how we call a skill to mind and make use of it’. Learning is when ‘we activate our learning capacity’.

Spirituality is learning through the senses and your spirit. YOU feel a sense of awe and wonder (WOW), feeling a sense of the way you connect to the wide universe. Practical or ‘hands on’ learning- helps YOU to learn by ‘doing’ and ‘talking, so you build your understanding through experiences and remember them. Asking Questions is a way of learning. – It is good to ask ‘why, what, when and how’; ‘What do I want to know about?’, ‘How will I use this learning in my life?’ Use YOUR curiosity and interests and think for YOURSELF.

Resilience means that YOU don’t give up – to FAIL is a ‘First Attempt in Learning’. You are learning all the time and you won’t always get it right first time. Learn to enjoy a challenge, stretch your brain and give it a good work-out! Are you leading your own learning?Knowledge is everything YOU have learned. ‘What do YOU know that YOU did not know at the start of the lesson?’ How are YOU going to use your knowledge? Can YOU talk about what you know and how you use it to learn more. We are all life-long learners.

Study work

This term we will be reading books by Julia Donaldson and our learning will be based around Superheroes...

Timetable:There will be some flexibility to the timetable to allow for other activities which take place in school but as a general guide....

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8.45am -8.55am

Registration Registration Registration Registration Registration

9.00am – 9.25am

Phonics/bookclub Phonics/bookclub Phonics/bookclub Phonics/bookclub Phonics/bookclub

9.25am-10:.30am

English English English English English

10.30am-10.45am

Worship Worship Worship Worship Worship

10.45am -11am Break Break Break Break Break

11am-12pm Maths Maths Maths Maths Maths

12pm -1pm Lunchtime Lunchtime Lunchtime Lunchtime Lunchtime

1pm – 2pm Study Work RE Study Work Study work Study Work

2.15pm – 2.45 pm

 Study Work PEStudy Work Study Work Study Work

2.45pm – 3.15pm

Class read  Class read Class read Class read Class Read

General RoutinesGeneral Routines

8.45 doors open and children registered8.45 doors open and children registered 8.55 doors locked8.55 doors locked Book ClubBook Club PhonicsPhonics WorshipWorship English and NumeracyEnglish and Numeracy Afternoons: study work, PE, RE, MusicAfternoons: study work, PE, RE, Music Story timeStory time

Start of the dayStart of the day

As children come into school they are As children come into school they are expected to settle quickly.expected to settle quickly.

In Y1 we do the register, take snack money, In Y1 we do the register, take snack money, order our lunches by 9am and get ready for order our lunches by 9am and get ready for our mornings work.our mornings work.

Ready for book club!Ready for book club!

Book club and reading Book club and reading experiencesexperiences

Book clubBook club

During this time your child will participate in During this time your child will participate in reading related activities. These include:reading related activities. These include:Participating in a guided group read with an Participating in a guided group read with an adult – with a specific reading focus.adult – with a specific reading focus.Word / sentence level workWord / sentence level workComprehensionComprehensionIndividual readingIndividual reading

Reading at homeReading at homePlease encourage your child to read regularly at home. We want the Please encourage your child to read regularly at home. We want the children to have an children to have an enjoyment ofenjoyment of reading. Please encourage them to reading. Please encourage them to talk about what they are reading and what you are reading too.talk about what they are reading and what you are reading too.

Please record in the reading diary when you have read with your child.Please record in the reading diary when you have read with your child.

Handy tipsHandy tipsBefore reading, ask your child to have a quick glance at the story, looking Before reading, ask your child to have a quick glance at the story, looking at characters, pictures, settings and predicting what is happening in the at characters, pictures, settings and predicting what is happening in the story. Discuss any tricky or unusual words or new experiences (what story. Discuss any tricky or unusual words or new experiences (what knowledge does your child bring to this story?).knowledge does your child bring to this story?).

Your child is in charge of the reading and should hold the book, letting Your child is in charge of the reading and should hold the book, letting them use their finger to point to words. Ask lots of questions and let them them use their finger to point to words. Ask lots of questions and let them ask you questions about the story at the end of the reading.ask you questions about the story at the end of the reading.

Try not to correct your child when they have made an error, ask at the Try not to correct your child when they have made an error, ask at the end of the sentence “does that make sense?” end of the sentence “does that make sense?”

PE PE Sportscape provide PE for year 1 on a Tuesday afternoon.

Your child needs their PE kit in school Monday to Friday.

Please ensure long hair is tied back on PE days and earrings/jewellery are removed- this applies for clubs too.

School Meal timesSchool Meal times

Hot dinners and sandwiches are available at Hot dinners and sandwiches are available at lunch time. lunch time.

Children eat their lunch in the school hall. Children eat their lunch in the school hall.

HomeworkHomeworkReception Year 10 minutes reading 10 minutes homework-see belowYear 1 and 2 10 minutes reading 15 minutes homework-see belowYear 3 and 4 15 minutes reading 20 minutes homework-see belowYear 5 and 6 15 minutes reading 30 minutes homework-see below

School Daily Recommendations

Subject Reading English Skills Spelling Maths Maths SkillsTask Daily reading-

shared or independent.

weekly activity from CGP year book

Weekly list to learn and follow up work in CGP bookTested in school

Online MyMaths/Khan Academy tasks – set by age expectation

Weekly test of number facts appropriate for age inc. number bonds and times tables

Check Recorded in reading diary by EY/KS1 parent & KS2 parent/child.

Teacher introduces and reinforces.Peer checking in Book club.

KS1 KS2 class test-Teacher /OA/ peer marked.

On line mark and recorded for child- staff check.

KS1 KS2 class test-Teacher /OA/ peer marked.

☺ Weekly homework will include:

AimsAt Wybunbury Delves School, homework should:☺ engage parents in children’s learning☺ basic skills and extend the curriculum;☺ be relevant to learning in school;☺ support build independence, confidence and develop the child ’s self-discipline needed to prepare them for secondary school;

ProgressProgress

Progress is continuously monitored by class Progress is continuously monitored by class teachers and the children are actively teachers and the children are actively involved in this. involved in this.

Progress does need consolidation and it should Progress does need consolidation and it should be remembered that this is an important step be remembered that this is an important step in any child’s learning journey. Consolidation in any child’s learning journey. Consolidation is needed to ensure learning is embedded. is needed to ensure learning is embedded.

ExpectationsExpectations

Each year group works towards an ‘End of Year Each year group works towards an ‘End of Year Expectation’ grid based on new National Expectation’ grid based on new National Expectations.Expectations.

Children have bookmarks in their books for Children have bookmarks in their books for Reading, Writing and Maths which Reading, Writing and Maths which personalise their ‘Next Steps for Learning’ personalise their ‘Next Steps for Learning’ (targets).(targets).

Books are sent home each term.Books are sent home each term.

Visitors and VisitsVisitors and VisitsOver the year we aim to undertake visits or have Over the year we aim to undertake visits or have

visitors to enhance our learning. This does incur visitors to enhance our learning. This does incur a cost and we do try keep this to a minimum but a cost and we do try keep this to a minimum but rising fuel costs are impacting on the cost of rising fuel costs are impacting on the cost of visits.visits.

Church and worshipChurch and worshipAt harvest, Christmas and Easter the children At harvest, Christmas and Easter the children

participate in a church worship. These are an participate in a church worship. These are an act of worship and not a performance.act of worship and not a performance.

Community WorshipCommunity Worship

BehaviourBehaviourSchool favours positive rewards and these School favours positive rewards and these can come in many formscan come in many formsHouse pointsHouse pointsStar of the dayStar of the dayStickersStickersHead teacher awardsHead teacher awards

Rewards and SanctionsRewards and SanctionsIn Year 1, we have a ‘star’ and the names of the children In Year 1, we have a ‘star’ and the names of the children will be written on the star when they have done something will be written on the star when they have done something positive, good learner, good friend etc.positive, good learner, good friend etc.

Yellow cards are used as a warning that a child’s behaviour Yellow cards are used as a warning that a child’s behaviour is interrupting the learning environment or spoiling play is interrupting the learning environment or spoiling play times. times.

A red card will be given if no improvement is seen, your A red card will be given if no improvement is seen, your child will then fill in a behaviour sheet which will be sent child will then fill in a behaviour sheet which will be sent home.home.

The school’s behaviour code is set out on the home-school The school’s behaviour code is set out on the home-school agreement.agreement.

KivaKiva

Wybunbury Delves is a KiVa school. KiVa is an initiative to teach the children about appropriate behaviour, how to be a good friend and to learn about respect and will work alongside our current PHSE curriculum. These lessons will be taught in class and we will be using the ‘KiVa’ language throughout school.

End of School dayEnd of School day Year 1 leave school via the double white doors onto the Year 1 leave school via the double white doors onto the

playground. A member of staff will be on the door and a playground. A member of staff will be on the door and a child will only be sent out once the teacher has seen the child will only be sent out once the teacher has seen the parent/grandparent.parent/grandparent.

Parents and carers should wait on the playground to collect Parents and carers should wait on the playground to collect children.children.

It is important we know if there are any changes to your It is important we know if there are any changes to your child’s home time arrangements.child’s home time arrangements.

Home time arrangementsHome time arrangements Please let the office know if someone else is picking up Please let the office know if someone else is picking up

your child, even if it is a friend. I cannot let your child go your child, even if it is a friend. I cannot let your child go home with someone else without your permission.home with someone else without your permission.

After schoolAfter school

School run a variety of clubs as well as other School run a variety of clubs as well as other providers who use our premises.providers who use our premises.

Therefore, the field needs to be vacated to Therefore, the field needs to be vacated to allow these to happen by 3.30pm.allow these to happen by 3.30pm.

Year 1 Reading club this half term by Year 1 Reading club this half term by invitation (focused group) invitation (focused group)

Parent PartnershipParent Partnership

Here at Wybunbury Delves, we have an open door Here at Wybunbury Delves, we have an open door policy. If you need to let me know any relevant policy. If you need to let me know any relevant information about your child’s day, please could these be information about your child’s day, please could these be in the form of a note/letter or email in case of change of in the form of a note/letter or email in case of change of staff as these are then kept in the register.staff as these are then kept in the register.

Please contact me via the office if you need to make an Please contact me via the office if you need to make an appointment regarding your child. Phone call/email.appointment regarding your child. Phone call/email.

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