Meet The Staff Evening A Warm Welcome to Year 1 Mrs L Chadwick and - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Meet The Staff Evening A Warm Welcome to Year 1 Mrs L Chadwick and Mrs M Barnett

Vision and Values Vision ion: Whaley Bridge Primary School aims to lay the foundations for life-long learning, so children become successful young adults who embrace the challenges ahead. We are here to make a difference, to inspire, nurture and encourage children to be the best they can be. Our Core Values drive everything that we do at Whaley Bridge Primary School: We are an inclusive school which celebrates diversity, respecting other faiths, cultures and lifestyles. Have an exciting, fun and creative curriculum which challenges, motivates and gives children the opportunity to become independent, happy learners. All our staff are dedicated, caring and enthusiastic – delivering high quality teaching and learning in a safe and positive environment. Learners will respect and appreciate our natural world and play a part in maintaining and improving their environment. Encourage and develop individuality, resilience and teamwork, enabling children to make positive relationships. Young learners will feel a sense of personal achievement and pride as they gain vital skills for life.

Rewards and Sanctions  5 Golden  Team points Rules  Celebration Assembly  Blue cards  Tree of Triumph  Yellow/Red  Whizzy Writers cards  Mega Maths  Star of the Week  Dojo points  Stickers and  Focus on stampers developing a growth mindset  Notes home –

Th The e Fiv Five e Go Golde den n Ru Rules es • I will do as I am asked the first time of asking • I will use my manners • I will be kind and considerate • I will keep my hands,feet and unkind comments to myself • I will look and listen to the person who is speaking

He Heal althy thy Ea Eati ting ng • Here at Whaley Bridge we are a healthy eating school so all our snacks need to be healthy too! • We love to see: fruit, vegetables, fruit roll ups, nut free chewy bars, bread sticks, crackers etc. • NO NUTS! We are a ‘no nuts’ school as we have children with nut allergies in school. Please check the labels of your snacks/lunch items carefully. • Lunch boxes should also have healthy choices in them. Thank you! 

Expectations  Writing and topic  Reading  Maths  Individual targets – next steps

Liter teracy acy • Literacy is topic lead. We will cover a variety of genres including recounts, narratives, letters, diaries, story sequencing, poetry etc. • We teach grammar a least once a week. • Letters and Sounds -phonics will help with reading and spelling. • Guided reading using Big Read. • Spelling- we will be focussing on high frequency words and word lists for each year group. • Handwriting- we use pen pals scheme.

Phonics Screening Check  This is designed to check whether children have learnt phonic decoding to an appropriate level. – Phase 5 sounds.  There will be 20 real words and 20 pseudo-words to be read aloud to me, with a few practise questions to check they understand the process. I will make it as fun as it is possible to and try to ensure the children feel that it is just another part of what we do in school.  Letters and Sounds sessions will continue throughout the year. In the first half term all children will be taught together as a class with differentiation, and then later in the year we will stream across Reception, Year1 and Year2.

White Rose Maths • This scheme of learning supports a mastery approach to the teaching and learning of the aims and objectives of Mathematics in the current National Curriculum. • It systematically develops children’s fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills. • Number lies at the heart of all teaching and learning in the scheme. • It supports the concept of depth and independence. • Competency is built through the concrete – pictorial – abstract approach to learning.

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Communication  School email address – info@whaleybridge.derbyshire.sch.uk - The office will pass these on to me and I will endeavor to reply the same day wherever possible.  Drop off and pick up – any brief messages  Telephone – please feel free to leave messages with the ladies in the office and I will get back to you as soon as possible.  Book bags – We will start training the children, to remember to remove any messages from their bags and hand them in.  Meetings – If you require a longer meeting, we can arrange this for a mutually convenient time.

Although social networking sites may appear to be the quickest and easiest way to express frustrations or concerns about the School, it is rarely appropriate to do so. We are here to listen and help, so please do come into school and talk to us about your concerns.

How can you help?  Reading with your child at least 3 times a week – find a time that suits you both.  Counting in 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s  Discussing with your child what they have done in school – this will give them the opportunity to raise their own questions which they can bring into school the following day!  Double check your child’s P.E. kit – please ensure they have trainers as well as pumps, a winter kit (long joggers and jumper) and that EVERYTHING is labelled   Ensure your child is not wearing earrings on days they have swimming lessons (Mondays)  Check your child’s reading folder each day – and empty it out.  Complete homework with your child every week.  Don’t sit and worry, come in and talk.

What does life in Year 1 look like? Lots of outdoor learning Learning through play White Rose Maths - With lots of fun added! Mrs Chadwick Monday – Thursday Mrs Mahon and Miss Salt on Fridays Mindfulness/yoga Developing fine and gross motor skills – Dough Disco, Squiggle while you wiggle, Write Dance Letters and Sounds Starting to access more formal learning styles. Learning subjects through topics and the use of quality stories and texts to ‘hook’ children into their learning. Daily move

Topics and Plans  Do princesses need saving? Autumn 1

What’s coming up? This week: Well-being week Next week: Thursday 26 th European Day of Languages Wednesday 2 nd October: No Pens Day Wednesday Thursday 3 rd October: Anti-bullying performance ‘Just Joshing’ Parents evenings – 22 nd and 24 th October We are planning trips in November to the Museum of Childhood to link to our next topic and also to Chester Zoo in the Spring Term. Dates TBC.

Reporting Absence If your child is ill or has an appointment, the most direct way is to • inform the school by text, email and phone. Or you can telephone the school office by 9am. For an appointment, you will be asked to fill in an absence request form – which can be downloaded from our website or ask the ladies in the office. • Authorised absence can cover a bout of illness, appointments, a religious observance, close family bereavement or absence due to exceptional circumstances. • The fundamental principles for defining “exceptional circumstances” are that they are rare, e, signific ificant, ant, unavoida idable le and short. • Holidays are therefore not considered exceptional circumstances as it is an event that could be rescheduled outside of term-time. • The DfE 2013 amendments make it very clear that schools may not grant any leave of absence during term time unless “exceptional circumstances” prevail. • Applications for a leave of absence in exceptional circumstances form can be found on our website obtained from our office.

 Thank you!