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Key Stage 1 - Year 1 July 2020

Learning in Year 1It is important that the children joining Year 1 continue to be

passionate and enthusiastic about learning. This will enable them

to succeed in lessons and become independent learners. In Year 1

we plan focused lessons in each subject area and differentiate

tasks according to their ability. To aid with transition we also

incorporate aspects of the continuous curriculum into our

timetable.

Our teaching enables the children to take their next steps in

learning through carefully planned independent and small

group work, adult led and whole class teaching.

Our goal is to create a happy and safe environment where our

children are self motivated, enthusiastic learners who thrive when

faced with a challenge.

Transition information 1

Welcome

We are delighted to welcome you and your child to Year 1.

Now your child has moved into Year 1 they will be working from the National Curriculum which was last updated in September 2014

It's exciting....

Moving on from Foundation 2 to Year 1 is an exciting change. We want you to be fully involved with this transition for your child.

Just ask .......

The information in this booklet is how Year 1 would ‘normally’ be. Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic things may be a little different but we will follow the guidelines set out by the government or local authority.

We hope this booklet gives you the information that you need to ensure both you and your child are comfortable during the transition period.

If there is any more information that you would like please don't hesitate to ask.

WELCOME TO YEAR 1


Learning through playThe Year 1 classrooms have different areas in which the

children can learn through play. These are linked to

the themes we are learning about in class. For example

the role play area would be a home corner at the

beginning of the year, when we are learning about

'Around Our School'. They also have access to

construction and small world toys, as well as the

creative and reading areas.

At the beginning of the academic year, the children

will complete short independent activities and then

have the opportunity to access the different provision

areas. As we progress throughout the year, the children

will be expected to complete longer and more focused

activities, therefore the amount of play and access to

the continuous curriculum will decrease. However,

throughout the year the children will have the

opportunity to play.


Daily Routines

• The doors open at 8:55am.

• Parents/Carers need to stay with children in the playground until the whistle is blown. When the whistle is blown the children should line up next to the ramp in the main playground (1st red door / breakfast club entrance).

• All red book bags should go in the children's drawer.

• PE bags should be left on coat pegs.

• Finished homework bags should be placed in the homework box in your child's classroom, which will be shown to them at the beginning of the academic year.

• Named water bottles should be placed in the tray provided. Please note these are not filled or cleaned by staff. There are also NO cups available.


Staff that your child will meet in school.

Miss Mistry Year 1 Teacher

Mr Asbery Year 1/2 Teacher

Mrs Barrow Year 2 Teacher

Assistant Head Teacher Key Stage 1 Co-ordinator



Other staff your child will get to know.

Mr Blakeley Head Teacher

Mrs Bates Foundation Stage 2 Teacher

Assistant Head Teacher Foundation Stage Co-ordinator

Miss Henderson Year 4 Teacher

Assistant Head Teacher Key Stage 2 Co-ordinator

Mrs Balbontin Senior Buisness Support

Miss Ellison School Bursar

Mr Corcoran Part-time Caretaker

Tracy School Cook

Fiona Kitchen Support

Mrs Avery Senior Lunchtime Supervisor

Part-time Caretaker



An example of a weekly timetable

The above timetable may change weekly or termly due to resources being available, the

weather or a change in the hall timetable. Your PE bags should always be brought to school

on a Monday and taken home on a Friday, so your child will never miss PE.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

09.05 - 9.20am Assembly Assembly Guided Reading

Assembly Assembly

9.20 - 10.20 Whole class Literacy / Numeracy

10.20 - 10.35 Playtime & Sack

10.35 - 10.45 Milk Time and story time

Milk Time and Betty Bear

show and tell

Milk Time and Barnaby Bear show and tell

Milk Time and show and tell

Milk Time

10.45 - 11.00 Guided Reading Phonics Guided Reading

11.00 - 12.00 Whole class Literacy / Numeracy

12.00 - 13.00 Lunchtime

13.00 - 14.15 PE Spellings Science History / Geography

Phonics & PHSCE

14.15 - 14.30 Playtime

14.30 - 15.10 Phonics Phonics Art / DT Phonics Assembly

15.15 Hometime



What will the children learn?The children will work from the new National Curriculum which was implemented in

September 2014. At Hopton Primary School the children will be assessed based on the

programmes of study in reading, writing, numeracy and science. You will receive the

outcomes of these assessments in your child’s end of year report.

During the year the children will learn about the following;

Term Year 1

Autumn Term 1 Science - Living, never been alive and dead Topic - Around our School

Autumn Term 2 Science - Living, never been alive and dead Topic - Around our School

Spring Term 1 Science - Keeping Healthy Topic - The Working World

Spring Term 2 Science - Life Cycles Topic - The Working World

Summer Term 1 Science - Materials Topic - Moving About

Summer Term 2 Science - Properties of Materials Topic - Moving About



Phonics - Letters and Sounds

Phonics is an important part of the children's literacy development. We follow a six phase phonics programme that starts in Foundation Stage and continues throughout Year 1 and 2.

In Year 1 the children have a phonics screening test, set out by the government, which is completed in the summer term. The test consists of 40 words, which are a mixture of real and pseudo (nonsense) words. It is designed to test the children's phonics knowledge.

To help the children develop a sound phonic knowledge, we teach phonics on a daily basis. At the beginning of the academic year we recap phase two and three with the children. Then move onto phase four and five. Within these sessions the children are asked to read and spell real and pseudo words. This is then transferred into group guided reading activities. Phonics practise may also be sent home for consolidation which will consist of real and pseudo words. Your child is not required to spell or learn the pseudo words off by heart but should practise to read them confidently and be able to identify them.

Reading BooksThe children will get two reading books a week; this may be a combination of one Oxford Reading Tree book and one Rigby Star / Rigby Rocket book or two Oxford Reading Tree books. Sometimes the children may have previously read these books in school in their guided reading sessions. This may be because of teacher assessment or due to the children needing to consolidate their word recognition and fluency.

In Year 1 the children read to an adult as part of a group at least twice a week through guided reading sessions.

Homework Your child will receive work to complete at home that consolidates aspects of learning covered at school. All children will have a homework bag, which needs to be returned to school by Thursday morning, once homework has been completed. It will then be given back out to the children on a Friday. In their homework bag they will bring home two reading books and spellings each week and sometimes they may bring a literacy, numeracy, science or topic related task.



Spellings The children will receive some spellings to learn each week, usually in their homework bag. These will be based on the phonics teaching that is taking place in school or the common exception words they need to learn.

To learn these spellings, it is important that the children use the Look-Say-Cover-Write-Check method. Firstly, they need to look at the spelling, noting any unusual letters. Then they say the word out loud. Next the word is covered up and the child writes the word down at least three times on a piece of paper. Finally the written down spelling is checked against the original word.

The spellings will be tested each week. When they are tested in class, they will be given in a different order to the list sent home to learn and the children will be required to write them on a piece of paper.

The most successful way to do this is to do a few minutes each night; children will receive rewards in school for full marks in their spelling tests.

Involving you in your child's learning........


Parents' EveningsWe have Parents' Evenings at two points throughout the year. Parents' Evenings give you the chance to talk to your child's teacher about their progress and to view their work. Due to limited time and the number of parents, 10 minute slots are allocated. Therefore, time keeping is essential. But if you do have something important to discuss, which will take longer than 10 minutes, you are welcome to make a further appointment.

Barnaby Bear and Betty BearThe children will have the opportunity to bring home Barnaby and Betty Bear during their time in Year 1. Barnaby Bear loves to go on adventures and he helps the children to develop their confidence, when speaking in front of an audience for a given purpose. They will present their adventures with Barnaby to the class. They can take photographs to show and can write some sentences to help them remember what they did. For this reason Barnaby Bear will be sent home on a Friday and must be returned to school on Monday morning. However, Betty Betty needs her beauty sleep and must go to bed at sunset. This is to support our science topic 'Seasons' where the children have to understand how the amount of day light hours changes. They will be asked to record what time she goes to bed on a Saturday night in her diary.


General Information


PE

The children will take part in a PE lessons each week.

You will be informed of our PE day at the beginning of each half term.

Children require a plain white t-shirt and black or blue shorts for indoor PE. For outdoor PE the children require a plain white t-shirt, jogging bottoms, a jumper and a pair of outdoor pumps or trainers.

All jewellery should be removed or will be covered with medical dressing tape by the class teacher. Long hair must be tied back at home before coming to school.

Labelling

Please ensure that all removable clothing, including shoes are clearly labelled with your child's name. Clothes often get muddled on PE days!

Outdoor coats often get taken off during lunch, please add your child's class to the label to make returning them easier for lunch time staff. Hats, gloves and wellies need labelling too! If your child brings home the wrong clothing, please could you return this to school promptly and hand it in to a member of staff.

Please note that any item of clothing that is lost is your child's responsibility and will not be looked for by members of staff.

Book Bags / Bottles

Book bags and water bottles can be purchased from the office. Please place correct monies in a envelope stating your child's name, class and what you wish to purchase.

Book bags are £4.00 Bottles £1.30


Important Information


Absences If your child is absent from school, please contact school before 9.30am. We have a legal requirement to follow up on absences. Office staff will contact you, if we are not aware of the reason for your child's absence. Late arrivals should be signed in at the school office, where staff can ensure arrangements are in place for your child's dinners requirements.

CollectionsPlease ensure that staff are informed of any changes to the collection of your child. Late arrangements should be reported to the school office before 3pm, to ensure staff know for home time. Children will not be released to older siblings who are still at Primary school.

Doors are opened at 3.15pm.

Contact Details Hopton Primary School Woodend Road Mirfield WF14 8PR

Phone: 01924 489736 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hoptonprimaryschool.co.uk

MedicinesIf your child has been diagnosed with a specific medical need, please speak to a member of staff. We do not administer medicines or antibiotics to children, however, you can come into school to administer them yourself if you wish.

School Uniform White shirt or polo shirt, Dark coloured trousers (grey/blue/black), Dark coloured skirt or pinafore or red gingham dress, Red sweatshirt, jumper or cardigan, Sensible black shoes. Uniform does not require the school logo. Should you want to purchase items with our logo it is available at Rawcliffes Dewsbury. 01924 465510

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Behaviour at Hopton Primary School


The Golden PrinciplesAs a school we adopt the three golden principles. They are;

✦Honesty - To always tell the truth.

✦Effort - To try your best in everything you do. To be a good role model.

✦Respect - To use kind words, kind deeds, kind hands and kind feet. Look after our

property. To listen carefully.

Sanctions

The following sanctions system is used throughout key stage 1.

• Remind the children what the expectations are around the observed behaviour.

• Give 2 official warnings before a sanction is applied for most behaviours with the

exception of physical violence.

• If they continue to break the rules than another sanction is given.

• 3 sanctions equate to the loss of a privilege such as playing outside. However, children

will need the opportunity to run around, so they will only miss 5 minutes at a time.

This will also be recorded as a negative point on ‘Class Charts’.

• A sanction should be served immediately or the next day, it should not be held over

until the end of the week.

• Parents / carers may be informed if a child receives a sanction that day.

• Sanctions should be repeated as required, however, if sanctions are deemed as not

working advice should be sought before next steps are taken. Next steps are likely to be

the involvement of parents/carers.



Rewards

The following rewards system is used throughout key stage 1.

• Instant praise given.

• Stickers given to the children.

• Stamps in books or on work.

• Star of the Week Assembly.

• Prizes awarded for outstanding work, behaviour or meeting their targets.

• Class Reward Jar- pebbles awarded to children to put in the class jar for kindness,

politeness, good work, brilliant ideas and effort etc. When the jar is full the class get to

choose what they do in an afternoon, and they can come to school in non-uniform.

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