Parent Welcome Meeting Key Stage 1. Key Stage 1 Team Year One Pam Bal, Barbara Hunter, & Kim Fairhall with Fiona Chunnett, Diana Mewes & Debbie Chandler.

Parent Welcome MeetingKey Stage 1

Key Stage 1 Team•Year OnePam Bal, Barbara Hunter, & Kim Fairhallwith Fiona Chunnett , Diana Mewes & Debbie Chandler as LSAs

•Year TwoVictoria Cotter & Andy Langleywith Jackie Burton & Mel Copus as LSAs

HousekeepingHousekeeping• Equipment (book bags) Equipment (book bags) • Permission slips and paymentsPermission slips and payments• OrganisationOrganisation• LabellingLabelling• Checking ParentMailChecking ParentMail……helps us to use our time efficiently and helps us to use our time efficiently and

effectively to benefit your childreneffectively to benefit your children

UniformUniform

PE KitPE Kit

BehaviourBehaviour

• Behaviour Policy and systemsBehaviour Policy and systems• The importance of eliminating low The importance of eliminating low

level disruptionlevel disruption• The importance of attitude – taking The importance of attitude – taking

responsibilityresponsibility

RoutinesRoutines• Child Initiated LearningChild Initiated Learning• Reading books changed on Tuesday and FridayReading books changed on Tuesday and Friday• Home learning sent home on Friday and due in on Home learning sent home on Friday and due in on

TuesdayTuesday• Daily readingDaily reading• Regular practice of mental mathsRegular practice of mental maths• Regular phase houses practiceRegular phase houses practice• Extension half-termly homeworkExtension half-termly homework• Spellings (awaiting new resources)Spellings (awaiting new resources)

CurriculumCurriculum• Changes to ECS CurriculumChanges to ECS Curriculum

-- Enquiries of LearningEnquiries of Learning-- Based around key skillsBased around key skills-- Creative OutcomesCreative Outcomes-- Making relevant connectionsMaking relevant connections-- Continually evolvingContinually evolving-- Inset days (before each half term) - -Inset days (before each half term) - -focused on focused on ongoing curriculum ongoing curriculum developmentdevelopment

Organisation of LearningOrganisation of Learning

• Quality first teaching using child initiated Quality first teaching using child initiated learning modellearning model

• Additional supportAdditional support- - interventions (specific and measured)interventions (specific and measured)

- children with SEN- children with SEN-- ‘catch-up’ children‘catch-up’ children

AssessmentAssessment• Day to day assessmentDay to day assessment• Opportunities to respond to Opportunities to respond to

marking/feedback – often immediate in marking/feedback – often immediate in due to focus teaching groupsdue to focus teaching groups

• Pupil progress meetingsPupil progress meetings• Parent consultations/Learning Review Parent consultations/Learning Review

DayDay• Summative assessmentsSummative assessments

Key Stage 1 AssessmentsKey Stage 1 Assessments

• Year 1 Phonics screeningYear 1 Phonics screening• Year 2 Reading – 2 papersYear 2 Reading – 2 papers• Year 2 SPaG – 3 papersYear 2 SPaG – 3 papers• Year 2 Maths – 2 papersYear 2 Maths – 2 papers

Key Stage 1Key Stage 1

• Building independence and enthusiasm for Building independence and enthusiasm for learninglearning

• Choosing and changing own reading booksChoosing and changing own reading books• Re-read reading books to develop fluencyRe-read reading books to develop fluency• Dressing and undressing for PEDressing and undressing for PE• Easy to put on shoesEasy to put on shoes• Coming into the classroom on their ownComing into the classroom on their own• Having an awareness of their own propertyHaving an awareness of their own property

Co-Curricular OpportunitiesCo-Curricular Opportunities

• Encourage your child to sign up for at least Encourage your child to sign up for at least one co-curricular activityone co-curricular activity

• Sign up slips on ParentMailSign up slips on ParentMail

How Can You Help in School?How Can You Help in School?

• Sign up on the rotas: swimming, reading, Sign up on the rotas: swimming, reading, filing, pencil sharpening, club changing e.t.c.filing, pencil sharpening, club changing e.t.c.

• TripsTrips• Walking to ChurchWalking to Church• Cake sale baking and runningCake sale baking and running• ECSA supporting fundraising activitiesECSA supporting fundraising activities• Sharing your specialist knowledgeSharing your specialist knowledge