Welcome to Year 1

Staff members

Class	Teacher	Additional adults
Dormouse	Miss Tombs	Mrs Doyle Miss Ramen Mrs Wallace Mrs Harmen
Hedgehog	Kate Garratty / Ms Kent

Morning and End of Day Routines

Start time: 9:00am    –      Finish Time 3.30

Break Time: 10:30       Lunch Time: 12:00 till 13:15

Communication

It is crucial that the school office have the current and up-to-date contact details (phone numbers and email addresses). Please contact them if your details have changed.

At Benhurst Primary, we pride ourselves on our open-door policy. If you need to speak to your child’s class teacher, you can either contact the office and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Alternatively, you could contact teachers via Google Class.

 

General Class Housekeeping

	Indoor P.E.	Outdoor P.E.
Dormouse	Friday	Wednesday
Hedgehog	Tuesday	Friday

What to bring to school

We encourage children to not bring backpacks into school unless absolutely necessary so as to limit the number of items they bring in from home each day.

All your children need to bring is:

• A named water bottle
• A named packed lunch (if not school dinners)
• Their reading record

 

Curriculum

We are very excited about the work we will be doing in Year 1 this year. We will be teaching the full Year 1 curriculum.

 Click here to open the Year 1 Curriculum Overview.

Curriculum Maps:

Spring 2

Spring 1

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

 

Weekly Home Learning

Google Classroom will be used to communicate relevant information about Year 1 and any half term projects that are set for the children. Link for Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/u/1/c/NDg5MzUwNzU2OTE1

Mathletics – From October half term, Children will be set at least 1 Maths activity per week linked to their Maths Learning in class. The children will log in using their Google login. https://www.mathletics.com/uk/. This will be set each Wednesday and due the following week

In Year 1 children will need to complete:

• 30 minutes of reading every day – Please see below some suggested books we encourage your child to read this year
• Weekly spelling practice
• Weekly maths home learning
• Half-termly/termly topic learning

 

Assessments

At Benhurst, we assess children as part of our daily teaching through general observations of their learning and ongoing discussions. These daily interactions with your child are used to inform our planning and to develop your child’s learning.

In terms of formal assessment, Year 1 will complete the statutory Phonics Screening Check. This will be taken in the Summer term. Each child will be required to read 40 words – 20 are real words and 20 are pseudo or nonsense words.

The children are tested on their ability to sound out graphemes and blend them together to read the words. They will not know that they are taking this ‘test’ and we actively avoid putting any pressure on the children.

The best way to support your child in achieving their full potential is to listen to them read their home reading books and to encourage them to use their sounds when reading unfamiliar words.

For more information regarding the Phonics Screening Check, these are some useful websites: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/phonics-screening-check-2019-materials

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/at-school/assessment-at-primary-school/phonics-screening-check/