Year 1 Curriculum Evening

Inspiring wonder and intellectual curiosity.

Welcome Back!

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

Welcome Back!

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

Welcome Back!

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

Welcome Back!

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

Year % Reaching GLD

Avonwood Local National

2017 Result 72% N/A 70.7%

2018 Result 80% 75.8% 70.9%

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Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

% Passing Phonics by the end of KS1 in 2018

Avonwood Local National

97.8% 92.1% 91.8%

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Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

2017 – 18 2018 - 19

Grade Avonwood National Avonwood National

Maths 67% 75% 83.3% 76.1%

Maths Gap -8% 7.2%

Writing 62% 68% 64.4% 70%

Writing Gap -6% -5.6%

Reading 70% 76% 74.4% 75.5%

Reading Gap -6% -1.1%

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Times of the day

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• School Gates Open at 08:30am.

• School Day starts at 08:50am, registration at 9am.

• Lunch Hour is 12:30 – 13:30.

• School day ends at 15:15.

Communication

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Always refer to our official website

• Weekly newsletter

• Marvellous Me

• Twitter Feed - @AvonwoodHead

• Please refrain from emailing staff directly.

• Always speak to us before expressing concerns on social media.

Lunches

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Healthy

• Must be booked online in advance.

• Talk to your child in advance.

• No Nuts School

• Morning Snack (Only required for Years 3 & 4)

• Water bottle

Trips

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Key to inspiring wonder and intellectual curiosity.

• Always linked to the curriculum.

• Voluntary contribution.

Travel Expectations

• Please only park in designated parking spaces.

• Encourage walking, cycling, scooting to school.

• Plan your travel to arrive on site ready to send your child into class at 08:50am.

Term Time Holidays

We can only permit term time holidays in exceptional circumstances. These do not include:

• Cheaper Flights / Holiday

• Parent work commitments

• Family events (e.g. Nan’s birthday)

Please be aware that taking unauthorised holidays during term time may result in the issuing of penalty notice fines.

Homework and Home learning

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Carefully balanced

• Home Learning projects

• Weekly spellings, timetables and reading.

• Spelling Shed

• Timestable Rockstars – eventually all learners

Avonwood Parent Teacher

Association

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• We have an amazing PTA but would always welcome new members.

• PTA Facebook Page

• Chairs –

Angela Bulgin (Year 1 – Squirrels)

Claire Jennings (Year 2 – Otters)

The Year One Team

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

Teachers: Mrs Nesbitt (Foxes)

Mrs Buglass (Owls)

Mrs McInerney (Squirrels)

TAs: Miss Arnold (Foxes)

Miss Langridge (Owls)

Mrs Hayes (Squirrels)

Transition to Year One

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Detailed teacher handover discussions

• Transition day

• Gradual development from Foundation

Stage learning

• Continue to provide a stimulating and

creative curriculum

Morning Arrangements

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Please bring children to the classroom door

• Leave any messages with the TA

• Appointments can be made to see teachers after school

• Please ensure that your child is equipped for the day:

Book bag

Water bottle

PE kit (to include indoor and outdoor clothes)

All items of clothing clearly named

• Please bring children to the classroom door

• Leave any messages with the TA

• Appointments can be made to see teachers after school

• Please ensure that your child is equipped for the day:

Book bag

Water bottle

PE kit (to include indoor and outdoor clothes)

All items of clothing clearly named

Curriculum Content

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Please bring children to the classroom door

• Leave any messages with the TA

• Appointments can be made to see teachers after school

• Please ensure that your child is equipped for the day:

Book bag

Water bottle

PE kit (to include indoor and outdoor clothes)

All items of clothing clearly named

• Maths: Number, Measurement, Geometry

• English: Spoken Language, Reading, Writing, Phonics

• Science: Working Scientifically, Plants, Animals (including humans), Materials, Seasonal Changes

• Computing

• Art and Design

• Design Technology

• Geography

• History

• Music

• MFL (Spanish)

• PE

• RE

Timetables

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Please bring children to the classroom door

• Leave any messages with the TA

• Appointments can be made to see teachers after school

• Please ensure that your child is equipped for the day:

Book bag

Water bottle

PE kit (to include indoor and outdoor clothes)

All items of clothing clearly named

• Phonics, English and Maths will be taught

daily

• Non-core subjects (Art, Humanities, Music)

will be linked to our exciting topics

throughout the year

• The children will receive two PE sessions

per week

• Weekly PHSE and Computing lessons

Topics

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Please bring children to the classroom door

• Leave any messages with the TA

• Appointments can be made to see teachers after school

• Please ensure that your child is equipped for the day:

Book bag

Water bottle

PE kit (to include indoor and outdoor clothes)

All items of clothing clearly named

• Autumn 1 – Percy’s Park

• Autumn 2 – Toy Story

• Spring 1 – Roots, Shoots and Muddy Boots

• Spring 2 – Mission to Mars

• Summer 1 - African Adventure

• Summer 2 – Beside the Seaside

Educational visits

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Please bring children to the classroom door

• Leave any messages with the TA

• Appointments can be made to see teachers after school

• Please ensure that your child is equipped for the day:

Book bag

Water bottle

PE kit (to include indoor and outdoor clothes)

All items of clothing clearly named

We are planning a range of exciting

opportunities for learning outside of the

classroom….

…Details to follow!

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Please bring children to the classroom door

• Leave any messages with the TA

• Appointments can be made to see teachers after school

• Please ensure that your child is equipped for the day:

Book bag

Water bottle

PE kit (to include indoor and outdoor clothes)

All items of clothing clearly named

Reading and Home Learning

Children will read to a teacher on a weekly basis.

New Home/School reading logs will be given to your child this week.

Home Learning

Please continue to read with your child as often as possible, and help them to learn phonic sounds.

Weekly Home Learning will be sent home on a Friday and is to be handed in by the following Tuesday. There may be times

when home learning is set over two weeks to enable

time to develop specific skills.

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Please bring children to the classroom door

• Leave any messages with the TA

• Appointments can be made to see teachers after school

• Please ensure that your child is equipped for the day:

Book bag

Water bottle

PE kit (to include indoor and outdoor clothes)

All items of clothing clearly named

Phonics

Phonics assessments will take place in June. They assess your child’s ability to read real and pseudo (made up) words, by sounding out and blending the sounds together. The children will not be required to say whether the word is real or made up.

There is a phonics workshop coming up on Wednesday 10th

October 9:15 – 10:15

Pronounciation of sounds

In order to help children blend the sounds accurately it is important that they hear the sounds pronounced correctly, without the ‘uh’ at the end.

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Please bring children to the classroom door

• Leave any messages with the TA

• Appointments can be made to see teachers after school

• Please ensure that your child is equipped for the day:

Book bag

Water bottle

PE kit (to include indoor and outdoor clothes)

All items of clothing clearly named

Subjects with Specialist Teachers

• Art

• Music

• Spanish

• PE

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Please bring children to the classroom door

• Leave any messages with the TA

• Appointments can be made to see teachers after school

• Please ensure that your child is equipped for the day:

Book bag

Water bottle

PE kit (to include indoor and outdoor clothes)

All items of clothing clearly named

PE

• Please ensure that all items of your child’s

PE kit are clearly labelled.

• It is important that your child is as

independent as possible at getting

themselves dressed for PE.

• Our PE sessions for the Autumn term will be

on a Monday and Wednesday / Thursday.

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Please bring children to the classroom door

• Leave any messages with the TA

• Appointments can be made to see teachers after school

• Please ensure that your child is equipped for the day:

Book bag

Water bottle

PE kit (to include indoor and outdoor clothes)

All items of clothing clearly named

SEND

• Please see class teacher if you have any

worries about your child’s learning.

• We will let you know if we have any concerns.

• Teachers will be able to suggest activities to

support your child at home.

• Meet with SENDCO, Lucy Sloane, for further

support/advice.

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Please bring children to the classroom door

• Leave any messages with the TA

• Appointments can be made to see teachers after school

• Please ensure that your child is equipped for the day:

Book bag

Water bottle

PE kit (to include indoor and outdoor clothes)

All items of clothing clearly named

Key Skills Creatures

Learning Lion Problem-Solving Parrot Team work Tiger

Our Pupils have impeccable conduct and this reflects our effective

strategies to promote high standards of behaviour.

• Please bring children to the classroom door

• Leave any messages with the TA

• Appointments can be made to see teachers after school

• Please ensure that your child is equipped for the day:

Book bag

Water bottle

PE kit (to include indoor and outdoor clothes)

All items of clothing clearly named

Thank you

We hope your child will have a fabulous time in Year 1!

Please see your child’s class teacher if you have any further questions.