Foundation / Key Stage 1

Reading Challenge Foundation Subjects Health and Safety Number Challenge Writing Targets Healthy Eating Learning Objectives Reading Targets Clubs PE Maths Targets Web Sites for KS1

The beginning of a new school year is always an exciting time for both staff and children alike. We all have high expectations and a renewed determination to do well and achieve even greater things.

This booklet is to inform you of what is planned for the coming year. I hope you find it useful and informative.

As we feel that reading is one of the most important things your children learn at school we are intending to continue our popular Bookworm Challenge.

Children in the Foundation Stage to Year 4 will have to complete;

• 30 home reading sessions to receive a bronze certificate and a bookmark
• 40 home reading sessions to receive a silver certificate and a rubber
• 50 home reading sessions to receive a gold certificate and a book

The children will receive a small booklet where each reading session will be entered. There is a space to indicate the book, the pages read and a comment if you wish. Children can only have one reading session a day entered in the booklet. Children will be expected to read for at approximately fifteen minutes before an entry should be made.

We are intending to implement a spelling challenge this term.
Details will follow once agreed by staff.

We are continuing the Number Challenge, which also proved to be very popular with the children
Reception: Numbers All Around.

• Bronze - to recognise numbers up to 10 quickly and without pause.
• Silver - to recognise numbers up to 20 quickly and without pause.
• Gold - to write numbers correctly up to 20.

Year 1: Number Bond Challenge

• Bronze - to find pairs of cards with a total of 10 within a minute.
• Silver - to say how many more counters are needed to make 10 without error or a long pause.
• Gold - to recall number bonds to 20 within two minutes.

Year 2: X2 and X10, Multiplication Challenge

Awards
Bronze - Pencil
Silver - Pencil sharpener
Gold - Calculator/ Maths Book

Below are the topics for some of the foundation subjects and Science. Listed are also some of the targets which the children in each year group will be working towards in Literacy and Maths. These are meant only as a guide because all children work at different rates.

Foundation; Most children learn to:

• Attempt writing for various purposes such as lists or labels.
• To form recognisable letters
• Use a comfortable and effective pencil grip.

Y1; Most children learn to:

• Use capital letters and full stops when punctuating simple sentences.
• Compose and write simple sentences independently.
• Write most letters correctly formed and orientated

Y2; Most children learn to:

• Write simple and longer sentences using correct punctuation.
• Write legibly, using upper and lower case letters appropriately
• Compose sentences using past and present tense consistently,

Foundation; Most children learn to:

• Link sounds to letters.
• Read a range of familiar and common words and simple sentences independently
• Explore the meanings and sounds of new words.

Y1; Most children learn to:

• Recognise automatically an increasing number of familiar high frequency words.
• Identify the main events and characters in a story and find specific information in a text.
• Spell new words using the phonic approach.

Y2; Most children learn to:

• Read high and medium frequency words independently and automatically.
• Know how to tackle unfamiliar words
• Explain organisational features of texts.

Foundation; Most children learn to:

• Count up to 10 and recognise numerals 1 to 9
• Begin to use vocabulary involved in addition and subtraction
• Use mathematical language e.g. less, greater; heavier, lighter;
• Use language such as 'circle' or 'bigger' to describe flat and solid shapes.

Y1; Most children learn to:

• Read, write and order numbers from 0 to 20
• Know by heart number bonds to 10
• Count on or back in 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s.
• Use standard and non standard units of measure
• Name common 2-D and 3-D shapes and describe features.

Y2; Most children learn to:

• Count, read, write and order whole numbers to 100 and understand the place value of the digits within these numbers
• Know by heart facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables and their division facts.
• Read a simple scale to the nearest labelled division
• Chose appropriate operations to solve problems

KS1 will do gymnastics and dance when they are not swimming. Swimming dates will be published at a later date. Children will require suitable outdoor clothing for games, including trainers for juniors. For gymnastics and dance they will need shorts, T shirt and plimsolls.

It is school policy that children do not wear jewellery during PE. If a child wears earrings and is unable to remove them please supply plasters to cover them.
Long hair must be tied back.

We are continuing to promote Healthy Eating. The School's Catering Service, in line with the new strict DfES guidelines, is ensuring that fruit and vegetables are available daily.
Kirmington School is continuing in the Fruit and Vegetable Scheme which is a national scheme that entitles every child aged four to six in LEA-maintained schools to a free piece of fruit or vegetable each school day. This scheme is paid for by the Department of Health.
I would also ask parents of children who bring food to school, either packed lunches or snacks for playtime, to support this Healthy Eating initiative.
I would also like to remind parents that we have children in school with severe nut allergy. Therefore we request that children do not bring nuts into school as part of their packed lunch or morning snack.

We are to run the following after school clubs over the coming year.

These will not necessarily run all year in order to give a wider variety of clubs.
Other clubs will be available later in the school year. You will be notified by letter when the clubs are to start giving more information about times and dates of each club.

Key Stage 1 Curriculum 2007-2008

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