We like to welcome the children in calmly each morning so we would prefer if you could wait until after school if you need to talk to us.

Please pass on any messages to the Teaching Assistants on the doors in the morning and they will pass it on to the relevant teacher. We will contact you or catch up with you at the end of the day.

If you want to talk to the teacher we are very happy for you to catch us at the end of the day. But please can you wait until we have safely seen the rest of the class out.

Please read with your child at home as often as possible, and make a quick comment in the reading diary.

We will send home a current reading book from the scheme usually changed twice a week.

They will also bring home a story book they have chosen, which they can change in the morning as they arrive each day.

If there isn’t a teachers comment recorded in their reading diary it doesn’t mean they haven’t been reading! There are lots of different reading opportunities each day. It may be we have enjoyed a book or poem as a class or read as part of a phonics session.

As well as reading, which we cannot stress enough the importance of, the children might come home with topic based homework e.g Axolotl poster and making Christmas decorations.

Purple Mash for Maths.

Please let us know if you would like to come in to help in the classroom.

You may be asked to work with small groups, listen to readers or help with classroom preparation. Whatever it is we would be very grateful!

You will need to be DBS checked before you can start. Please ask at the office for a form.

You will need a DBS if you hope to join us on a school trip too.

You may like to get involved with our Forest School.

In June the children will undertake a phonic screening.

The phonic screen tests the children’s knowledge of segmenting and blending.

They will be shown 40 real and nonsense words and be asked to read them.

For the past three years the pass mark has been 32 out of 40.

We will hold another meeting later on in the school year regarding the Phonic Screening.

To bring a named water bottle.

To bring in weather appropriate outdoor clothing eg coat, hat

To check their book bags.

Please come and talk to us about any worries you have and likewise we will liaise with you about any concerns we have.

We are all keen for your children to be happy at school and to have a lot of fun learning, playing and working together over the year ahead.

We are excited about the new topics and learning experiences we have planned and are confident your children are going to have a great time in Year 1.