Year 1 Parents Information Meeting August 2013

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Welcome to Year 1

Monday 26th August 2013

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

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)

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)

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.

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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/RoutinesFamily

The sensesLooking after ourselves

CelebrationsLight sources

Toys Fairytales Geography /Buddhism 

Fantasy / Aspirations 

Essential Outcomes Family TreeSense 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 roleDiscuss how the Circus has 

changed over time.

Assessment tool used not including AfL

Family tree writingHungry Caterpillar Stories

Posters displaying information found

Poetry writingPlayground Rhymes.

Write an innovated story from Storytelling text

Information writing

Write a descriptive section of a story

Storytelling focus The Hungry CaterpillarFocus 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 citizensWhat do different people think about using animals in Circus 

Performances?

Trips and Performances

• Samrong market• Temple• Visit to the theatre to

watch secondary

students perform

fairytales.• Class assemblies

The Learning Environment

• We aim to provide the children with …• Stimulating learning areas• Variety of interesting resources • Interactive displays

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

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!

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)

Technology

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

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

ECA’sTerm 1 sign up opened today. Registration

closes on Friday 30th August at 12:00. Sign up via Parents Gateway

Problems, Queries, Concerns?

Cindy Adair-BolakosoPrimary ECA Coordinatorciad@patana.ac.th

James PeacockECA Administratorjapa@patana.ac.th

Class Blogs

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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.

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Celebrations

• Birthday cakes –

cupcakes are brilliant!

(strictly NO nuts)

• Class celebrations

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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