This document provides information about Year One curriculum and routines at Valley school. It discusses the typical school day structure, with lessons in English, maths, phonics and topic/science. Behavior is managed through a zone board system with rewards. Themes covered include Victorians and animals. Special WOW days involve visitors, trips and dressing up. Reading is emphasized with guided sessions, homework and helpers needed. Independence is developed through tasks like changing for PE. Assemblies celebrate best work on Fridays.

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??????????