WHAT
ARE WE LEARNING IN YEAR 1?
Theseoverviewsare uploaded halftermly onto the schoolwebsite.
InYear1 wehave a bigfocuson behaviourforlearning andinstillingthe routinesandexpectationwhichare thenconsistentthroughoutthe children’stime in school.
- Listeningwhenan adult istalking
- Stoppingwhenthe teamstopsignalis used
- Puttingtheirhandup if theywishto saysomething
- Askingbeforetheygoto the toilet
- Joiningin withclassdiscussionandcontributingtheir ideas
Childrencan wearsummeruniformor winteruniform in SeptemberbutWinteruniform starts officially afterOctoberhalfterm,pleaseensurethatall whiteshirtsaretuckedin.
Winteruniformis listed below:
ChurchtownPrimarySchoolV-neckjumperor cardigan
Greylong trousers
Greyskirt orGrey pinaforedress
White,plain shirt,suitable forschooltie
Black,flatschoolshoes(No Boots)
Greysocksor grey tights
Schoolbookbagwithlogo
SummerUniform
Greyshortswithyellow,plain or logo polo shirts. Yellowand whiteginghamdress orgrey skirtwithyellow,plain or logo polo shirtsand whitesocks
Pleaseput yourchild’s namein allof theiruniform!
UNIFORM
In Year1,we have PEon Mondays and Fridays.
On Monday we willbe taught by one ofour specialistcoaches from WestLancashire Sports Partnership alongsideour class teacher, andon Friday we willbe taught by ourclass teacher. Children shouldcome to schoolin their fieldkit on a Monday and aFriday.
PE kit: Nobranded kit.
• Plain navy joggers/leggings
• Navyshorts
• White t-shirt
• Navysweatshirt
• Pumpsor trainers
PE
READING
Oneof ourkey priorities is developingreading.
Westrongly believereadingunderpins ourchildren's successesacross the curriculum.
The requirementof allchildren is toread at leastthree timesperweekat home. Each child willbe issuedwith a readingrecord for parents torecord their child’s readingeach week.This willbe checked in school.
This half termwe have assignedreadingbooks basedontheir final phonics assessmentscompletedin reception.Wehave usedtheseas a guide andwill reassessbefore Octoberhalf term.
Children willhave the same twobooks for a weekandthese willbe changed every Friday. Pleasere-read the books throughout the week,as this helps develop children’s fluency andword recognition.
Homework is set weekly on a Thursday to be returned by Tuesday the following week.
Homework will be sent home via the homework book and will vary between Maths, English and Foundation subject based homework and will usually focus around something the children have already learnt in school.
We like to teach the children responsibility and to take pride in this work as this sets them in good stead as the move further through school.
HOMEWORK
KEY ASSESSMENTS
In Year 1, children will take the Phonics Screening check. They sit this 1:1 with their class teacher and the expectation is for them to read 40 words to demonstrate their decoding skills.
There is no pressure on the children during this and we do regular practise assessments throughout the year so that by the time the children sit the real one they are very used to them.
Phonics Screening week is Week commencing Monday 10th June 2024. If for any reason your child has a planned absence this week, please let us know.
REPORTING
Parents’Evening8thNovember– focusonthe children’sengagement.
Parents’Evening13th March
FullReportstoParentsin July
Academic Judgement
EngagementJudgement
Class teacher Comments
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SCHOOL WEBSITE – WWW.CHURCHTOWN.ORG.UK
PROPOSED TRIPS AND VISITS
Ourproposed educational visitthis yearis to ‘Imagine That’ which is an interactive, explorationzone.Whilstthere, the children will take part in excitingScience workshops to developtheirWorking Scientifically skills.They willalsohave time toexplore the different zonesand getcreative!
Wewill alsovisitthe Bakery in Churchtown in Autumn 2,whilstlearningaboutthe Gingerbread man and buy ourvery own Gingerbreadman.
Wewillalsobe visitingthe park throughout the yearfor seasonalwalks.
KEY REMINDERS
Healthy lunches- weare aNut awareschool.
Uniform– pleaserememberto writenamesin!
Bikes/ Scooters – nocycling/scootingon the playground.
Water bottles – Wateronlypleaseandmakesurethey’re labelled.
Messages to the teacher – ifyou havea messagethat you needtogetto us urgently,pleasepassthis throughthe memberofstaffonthe dooryourchildentersthrough.
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Thank you
continued support
