year1

1. Welcome toWelcome to
Year OneYear One
Curriculum Evening
Mr Martindale, Miss Gregg and Miss
Cheema
Mrs Yeomans, Mrs Evans and Mrs Shears

2. Zone boardsZone boards
 To encourage goodTo encourage good
behaviour and attitudesbehaviour and attitudes
to learningto learning
 Children move up andChildren move up and
downdown
 Rewarded for goodRewarded for good
behaviour at the end ofbehaviour at the end of
the week (certificatesthe week (certificates
and stickers)and stickers)
 Sanctions for being onSanctions for being on
red/orangered/orange

3. Our daily routinesOur daily routines
• A lot more structure than foundation stage
• Lessons and focused learning time throughout the day
• Practical activities but less and less play based, but no less creative
• Regular play breaks, fruit and milk time etc
A typical day
8.45-9.00 morning work to settle the children in
9.00-9.05 Registration
9.05-9.30 reading session or assembly
9.30-10.30 English
10.30-10.45 Fruit and milk, social time, show and tell
10.45-11.00 Playtime
11.00-12.00 Maths
12-12.30 Phonics
12.30-1.30 Lunchtime
1.30-2.30 Topic/Science/Art/ Computing
2.30-3.00 reading session or assembly
3.00-3.15 story time and hometime.

4. ThemesThemes
 Get out of my swamp
 Poles apart
 Victorians
 Animal Kingdom
 Pirates
 Half termly Year Group Newsletter gives
more details

5. WOW daysWOW days
 Special days, Visitors into school, Trips
and visits
 Victorian school day
 Phonics workshop with parents
 Pirate dressing up WOW day
 Tamworth Castle visit

6. PhonicsPhonics
 5 phonics lessons a week.
 Taught in whole class
 Revisit, Teach, Practise, Apply
 Phase 3 (taught in reception, revised in year 1
& year 2).
 Phase 5 (taught throughout year 1 and year 2).
 Phonics screening in June.
 Children will have extra support with sounds
they may struggle with
 Extra support in the afternoons so they keep
up with the year 1 program of study

7. Reading at ValleyReading at Valley
 Guided/group Reading
 Home reading – books changed twice a
week
 WE WANT YOU - Reading helpers
needed!
 Teachers will hear everyone read at least
once a week in guided reading.
 Big focus on comprehension

8. English CurriculumEnglish Curriculum
 Split into half termly topicsSplit into half termly topics
 Focus on speaking and listening, readingFocus on speaking and listening, reading
and writingand writing
 Skills taught through different genresSkills taught through different genres
 Homework supports each themeHomework supports each theme
 Designed to engage interest andDesigned to engage interest and
excitementexcitement

9. Maths at ValleyMaths at Valley
 Very practical
 Number - place value, addition and
subbtraction, division and multiplication,
fractions
 Geometry – shape, position and direction.
 Measures
 Statistics
 Support at home through homework activties
and games.
 ‘Beat that’ timed activities to improve rapid
recall

10. HomeworkHomework
 Weekly homeworkWeekly homework
 Spellings linked to Year 1 CommonSpellings linked to Year 1 Common
words and phonics – test on a Fridaywords and phonics – test on a Friday
 1 piece of either Phonics, Maths or1 piece of either Phonics, Maths or
EnglishEnglish
 Theme related tasks to be done over theTheme related tasks to be done over the
half termhalf term
 Given out on a Thursday to be handed inGiven out on a Thursday to be handed in
on a Mondayon a Monday
 Reading everydayReading everyday

11. IndependenceIndependence
 Independence is a life skillIndependence is a life skill
 Letters and bags in the morningLetters and bags in the morning
 Changing for PEChanging for PE
 Coats, shoes, jumpersCoats, shoes, jumpers
 Book bagsBook bags

12. Best Work AssemblyBest Work Assembly
 A weekly best work assemblyA weekly best work assembly
 2 children from each class2 children from each class
 Parents invited on Friday or MondayParents invited on Friday or Monday
before assemblybefore assembly
 ‘‘Teddy Bear Rewards’ for whole classTeddy Bear Rewards’ for whole class
good behaviourgood behaviour

13. GeneralGeneral
 Please name everything that your child
brings to school – uniform, PE kits, bags,
lunch boxes and water bottles.
 Book bags and reading books need to be
in school every day please.

14. Thanks for ListeningThanks for Listening
 Any Questions??????????