Welcome to the KS1 KS1 Curriculum Meeting

Worple Primary School

School Leadership Team• Head Teacher – Mrs D O’Connor• Assistant Head and Key Stage Two

Leader – Mr L Redman• Assistant Head, SENCO and Early Years

Leader – Mrs R Millward • Key Stage One Leader- Miss H Joy

Key Stage 1 Team• Mrs Masterson – Year 1 Class Teacher• Malika Houmou – Year 1 Teaching Assistant (am)• Bev Pearce - Year 1 Teaching Assistant (pm)• Sam Moore – 1:1 Teaching Assistant

• Miss Joy – Year 2 Class Teacher• Lindy Thomas – Year 2 Teaching Assistant (am)• Carlie Pennington – Year 2 Teaching Assistant (pm)

• Ms Hughes – PPA/Intervention teacher • Mrs Cargill – PPA teacher

Basic Rules & Expectations• In Class• Around the school• In the playground• Of school EquipmentRewardsRewards – purple tokens, stickers, merits, golden time – purple tokens, stickers, merits, golden time

and certificatesand certificatesSanctionsSanctions – being moved, missing minutes of – being moved, missing minutes of

playtime/golden time, being sent to another playtime/golden time, being sent to another class/member of senior staff.class/member of senior staff.

Expectations of Uniform• White polo shirt• Grey or black trousers, tailored shorts, skirts and

pinafores – NO leggings• Plain grey, black or white tights / socks• Purple & white check summer dresses • Flat sensible black school shoes NO trainers, NO boots,

NO heels, NO open-toed sandals• No Jewellery except small studs or sleepers(these need

to be removed for PE and swimming)

All Uniform MUST be labelled!

PE Kit • PE Kit – These should be brought in at the

beginning of a half term and kept in school until the half term. Occasionally your child may bring their PE kit home if it is dirty due to weather conditions.

• It is essential for your child's wellbeing that they are fully equipped to take part in PE. The kit must be:

• White round neck T-shirt (NO polo shirts), black shorts, black plimsolls, white socks.

• Black or grey jogging bottoms (no logos) when it is cold

Physical education

• Year 1 will be doing PE on a Tuesday (indoors) Thursday (outdoors)

• Year 2 will be doing PE on a Wednesday (indoors) Thursday (outdoors)

• These are subject to change due to weather/timetable changes

• For the next 6 weeks KS1 will be receiving tennis coaching

Attendance and Punctuality• Importance of regular attendance ( & rewards –

class trophy/certificates and pizza parties)• Importance of punctuality – Non-uniform day• When attendance drops below 95% Mrs

O’Connor becomes involved and you will be contacted by letter.

• A home school agreement with targets will be put in place if attendance continues to be poor which can result in the EWO becoming involved.

Our New Curriculum

• We now don’t use IPC and have written our own curriculum, that suits the needs of our children.

• The curriculum is skills based.• All subjects will be taught through the same

context. (with exception of RE and Maths)• Each term, parents will be invited to a

‘super start’ and a ‘fabulous finish’.

• Year 1 have the following themes for the year:- We are Super Heroes- It’s Raining it’s Pouring- …and I’ll Blow Your House Down

• Year 2 will have the following themes:- Florence, Flight and Fire!- Eat or be Eaten- Around the World in 80 Days

Themes for the year

A day in KS1

• Daily phonics• Daily guided reading opportunities (these

are not with your child’s home book)• Daily Maths and English in the mornings• Topic in the afternoons• Transition period for Year 1 during Autumn

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Potential Enrichment Activities

• Year 1 and 2 are in the early stages of organising some excellent enrichment activities such as: Hounslow Urban Farm, Isleworth War Memorial, a visit from the local fire brigade and Pizza Express.

• If you have any ideas for school trips, or would like to help out with any outings, please see the class teacher.

• Choir and recorders

Assessment• Levels no longer exist• Your child needs to be secure in 60% of the

curriculum to be ‘at expected’ for their age group.• Formative assessment is done daily.• Small maths or reading assessments at the end of

term• End of year tests will also be done• You will get termly progress updates• Parent workshop on the new curriculum and

assessment 5th October at 9am or 5pm – led by Mr Redman

Reading & Homework• New Reading Record MUST be brought to

school everyday• Parents/carers to acknowledge or write a

comment at least once a week• Parents/carers should either listen to or read

with your child once a week• Homework: Spellings: Given out on a Monday – Test FridayEnglish/Maths or Topic will be given out on a

Friday and due in on WednesdayDaily reading

Parent Help & Support

We would really appreciate you We would really appreciate you coming in to help with:coming in to help with:

• Reading with individual children• Help with the PTA events• Help on school trips• Help making resources• Careers week Q and A

Website and the Internet• Our website has an on line calendar to Our website has an on line calendar to

keep you up to date keep you up to date • www.worple.org• Parent mail – please make sure you are Parent mail – please make sure you are

registered for parent mail. registered for parent mail.

E-safety

• We have produced an e-safety agreement for parents to read and sign

• Children will also be asked to read and sign an agreement so they understand about keeping safe while using the internet

Questions?