Presentation made at the start of academic year 2013 / 14 to Year 1 parents to provide curriculum and logistical information about the year ahead.

1. Welcome to Year 1
Monday 26th August 2013

2. Welcome to Year 1
• Head of Year
• Head of Curriculum
• Assistant Head of Year
• Teachers
• Teaching Assistants
• EAL team
• Learning Support team
• Specialist staff

3. The Year 1 Team
• Mr Nick Goligher – Head of Year, 1G Class Teacher
• Mrs Diana Jones – Head of Curriculum, 1D Class Teacher
• Mrs Michelle Brinn– Assistant Head of Year, 1B Class Teacher
• Mr Colin Brown – 1C Class Teacher
• Mr Marcus Madden – 1M Class Teacher
• Miss Jessica Llewellyn – 1J Class Teacher
• Mrs Lorraine Illing – 1L Class Teacher
• Mrs Kate Penstone – Learning Support Teacher
• Mrs Clare Owens – EAL Teacher (1G and 1J)
• Miss Marisa Suwanpatra – EAL Instructor (1L)
• Mr Michael Wilson – EAL Instructor (1B and 1M)
• Mr James Blyth – EAL Instructor (1C and 1D)

4. Our wonderful Teaching Assistants
Miss A
(1B)
Miss Sarina
(1M)
Miss Jaree
(1J)
Miss Kem
(1L)
Miss Falguni
(1C)
Miss Harsha
(1D)
Miss Dear
(1G)

5. The Curriculum and
Implementation
• Shared with parents through
curriculum booklets
and newsletters.
• The English National
Curriculum.
• Creative Curriculum.
• Theme based.
• The best current practice.
• A broad and balanced
curriculum.

6. Long Term Curriculum Plan – 2013-14
Term 1a Term 1b Term 2a Term 2b Term 3a Term 3b
Title Who am I? Let’s Celebrate My Toy Box Once Upon a Time Our Wonderful
World
Circus
Theme Settling In/Routines
Family
The senses
Looking after ourselves
Celebrations
Light sources
Toys Fairytales Geography
/Buddhism
Fantasy / Aspirations
Essential Outcomes Family Tree
Sense of chronology.
Needs for health.
Confidently talk in relative
detail about at least 1
celebration.
Understand the
simple properties of
some materials.
Carry out an
experiment.
Write own fairytale using the
structure of a well known
fairytale.
Confidently
discuss
similarities and
differences
between two
places.
Act in role
Discuss how the Circus has
changed over time.
Assessment tool used not
including AfL
Family tree writing
Hungry Caterpillar Stories
Posters displaying information
found
Poetry writing
Playground Rhymes.
Write an innovated story from
Storytelling text
Information
writing
Write a descriptive section of a
story
Storytelling focus The Hungry Caterpillar
Focus on oral retelling
Jack and the Beanstalk Mr Benn – Innovated story
IB Focus Introduce main 5 attributes-
Caring, thinkers, risk-taker,
communicator and inquirer.
Inquirers Communicators Reflective
Local/
International
/Global
Where we were born?
How we are different/ similar
Which different countries children
have lived in?
Different celebrations observed
by children in the class
Toys around the
world
Shadow puppet
theatre
Stories from around the world
told in home languages
Bangkok
compared to
different places /
places of birth
Global citizens
What do different people think
about using animals in Circus
Performances?

7. Trips and Performances
• Samrong market
• Temple
• Visit to the theatre to
watch secondary
students perform
fairytales.
• Class assemblies

8. The Learning Environment
• We aim to provide the children with …
• Stimulating learning areas
• Variety of interesting resources
• Interactive displays

9. Learning in Year 1
• At Patana we encourage the children to learn and
maximise their potential through experience,
discussion and reflection
• Whole class activities
• Group activities
• Individual activities
• Different learning styles

10. Learning through play in Year 1
• Building upon their experiences from the Foundation
Stage
• Integrated into daily
learning
• Child centred
• Building upon your child’s
interests
• Vital for social, academic
and emotional development
• POWERFUL!

11. Lessons with a Specialist
Teacher
• Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
1 x 40 minute lesson
• Physical Education (PE) 2 x 40 minute lessons
• Swimming 1 x 40 minute lesson
• Music – 1 x 40 minute lessons
• Thai Culture - 2 x 40 minute lessons
• Thai Humanities – 1 x 80 minute lesson (for Thai
Nationals)

12. Technology
• iPads – 20 in year group
• 2 x Computer suites
• Digital Cameras
• Interactive whiteboards
• Recordable CD players
• Chatterboxes and
microphones

13. Assessment
• We assess the children in 2 main ways - through
monitoring and observation.
• Methods
• These include moderation of their independent
writing, running records for reading, target setting in
Mathematics and Literacy and everyday observations
in class and social activities.
• UK wide system of APP
• Peer and Self assessment
• Verbal Feedback

14. ECA’s
Term 1 sign up opened today. Registration closes
on Friday 30th August at 12:00.
Sign up via Parents Gateway

15. Problems, Queries, Concerns?

16. Class Blogs

22. Personal Belongings
• Uniform - Patana
• Shoes – black leather please
• Hat
• PE kit and swimming kit (including flip flops / Crocs)
• School bag, book bag, sports bag
• No jewellery please, other than stud earrings or if it is of
religious significance
• Toys!
• IMPORTANT: Please name all your child’s
belongings, including their Class Name.

23. Celebrations
• Birthday cakes –
cupcakes are brilliant!
(strictly NO nuts)
• Class celebrations

24. Home / School Links –
Working in Partnership
• Parental support in class (Class Parent)
• Parental support at home
• Sharing information – Meetings WC 2nd Sep
• Reporting to Parents (informal/formal)
• Our doors are always open
• Now, please enjoy your time with
your child’s teacher in their
classroom