The Year 1 team comprises of Miss Sellers the Class Teacher and Mrs Evans the Teaching Assistant.
Year 1 Curriculum Newsletter Autumn
The Home Board is used daily to communicate learning which has happened that day to parents and carers. During the last session of each day, the teacher will re-visit the day’s learning with the class using the visual timetable as a prompt. The children will then explain what they have learned, and the teacher will act as their scribe to write this on a free-standing white board. This is then placed next to the gate, within eyesight of parents and carers. The Home Board has been proved successful in embedding learning, as it encourages children to talk about what they have learned with their families and helps their adults to start valuable discussion.
At Manor Farm Academy, our children learn to read using the ‘Read, Write Inc.’ scheme. We put the teaching of reading at the heart of our academy and ensure teachers have the knowledge and determination to teach every child, regardless of age, background or need to read.
The children are taught phonics daily and assessed regularly so that the books that they are reading are closely matched to their individual ability. They read and re-read these books to increase their fluency and comprehension.
Children accessing Read Write Inc. Phonics lessons take home a book that is matched to their phonics ability. Parents are asked to support their child to read this book independently using the blending and decoding skills that they have been practising at school.
Our aim at Manor Farm Academy is for every child to enjoy books; we therefore give children a Reading for Pleasure book to instill in them a passion for reading. Children will take home a Reading for Pleasure book from our classroom libraries which they will have chosen for themselves.
We would not yet expect children who are accessing the Read Write Inc. Phonics lessons to read these books by themselves. For these pupils, these books are for adults at home to read to children, perhaps before bedtime or when relaxing. However once pupils have completed their Read Write Inc. Phonics journey, we would strongly encourage the children to read their Reading for Pleasure book independently.
All books will be changed regularly and monitored by staff. Parents /Carers are asked to comment in the children’s Reading Record when they hear their child read. Although we understand how busy life can be, we do ask that all children aim to read aloud to an adult for at least five minutes per day. Research has continually shown us the positive impact that reading can have on all areas of your child’s learning.
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