Welcome to KS1 - School Information and Curriculum Overview
Explore valuable information about KS1, including the teaching team, school values, essential requirements, curriculum details for Maths, Writing, and Reading, as well as guidelines on PE kits, school meals, attendance, and more. Stay informed and engaged with your child's educational journey in KS1.
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The KS1 Teaching Team Year 2 Class Teachers: Miss Pilkington (Monday to Wednesday lunchtime) Mrs Easdown (Wednesday lunchtime to Friday) Year 1 Class Teacher: Miss Knight Teaching Assistant: Miss Fitzgerald PPA cover Thursday: Miss Pilkington
Our School Values Kindness Respect Courage
The Essentials! Please can all children wear their P.E kits to school on PE days Year 1 Tuesday and Friday Year 2 Monday and Thursday Our PE uniform is as follows: a plain white (with or without school logo) polo top; a Two Rivers jumper or cardigan; plain black (no logos/ brands/ stripes) shorts, leggings or tracksuit bottoms; trainers not daps; white socks. Please ensure earrings are removed or covered with tape on days children will be undertaking PE lessons. Please could all sweatshirts, cardigans, coats, hats etc. be named. Please bring a water bottle, your book bag, a raincoat and a hat to school everyday.
The Essentials! . Please talk to your child about the school meal you have ordered for them. Please provide a morning snack for your child-we will give them fruit in the afternoon. Milk can still be provided for your child at a small cost-contact Mrs Batchelor. Attendance
The Curriculum Maths We follow the year group objectives from the New National Curriculum and use the White Rose scheme. There is a focus on Fluency, Problem Solving and Reasoning to ensure exposure to different styles of questions. We practise arithmetic and times tables every week.
The Curriculum Writing We follow the year group writing objectives from the New National Curriculum. Grammar objectives will be taught through writing. Writing will be linked to the theme/class book. Spelling practise will focus on the common exception words for the year group and personal spellings. These will be added to reading diaries. There is a focus on editing throughout the school. Reading In KS1, we follow the phonics scheme Read Write Inc. We have daily RWI sessions. Once children finish the RWI scheme, they take part in comprehension lessons. Children will read books based off their reading level according to Accelerated Reader.
Long term overview This is also available on the class page of the website under Classes. Term 1 Australian Adventure Term 2 Great and Ghastly Events Term 3 Extreme Weather Term 4 Where and who am I? Term 5 On our doorstep Term 6 Ingenious Inventions Habitats Food chains Creation Story What did Jesus teach? (Christianity) Material Seasonal Changes Exercise, Food and Hygiene Easter (Christianity) Plants Animals and life cycles Science Christmas (Christianity) Jesus as a Friend (Christianity) Passover (Judaism) Shabbat (Judaism) Community and Belonging (Islam) Rosh Hashanah andYom Kippur (Judaism) Hajj (Islam) RE Great Fire of London Samuel Pepys Guy Fawkes George Cadbury Local History of Keynsham Castles Transport Brunel History Compare and contrast our locality to Australia (seaside) Construction and mechanisms Weather (hot and cold) Continents and Oceans The UK Study of our school locality Geography Textiles weather symbol sewing pictures Food technology DT Stephen Wiltshire / Antony Gormley Drawing / Sculpture Ball Skills (Hands) Dance Printing and collaging Guiseppe Arcimboldo Tiger in a tropical storm Painting and Drawing Art Locomotion (Running) Gymnastics Rackets, Bats and Balls Gymnastics Ball Skills (Feet) Dance Locomotion (Jumping) Team Building PE Games for Understanding Ball Skills (Hands 2) Programming Computing systems and networks Hey you! (Y1) Hands, Feet, Heart (Y2) Creating media Creating media Data and Information Programming Computing Rhythm in the way we walk and The Banana Rap (Y1) Ho, Ho, Ho (Y2) Celebrating Differences In the groove (Y1) I wanna play in a band (Y2) Round and Round (Y1) Zoo Time (Y2) Your Imagination (Y1) Friendship song (Y2) Reflect, rewind and Replay (Y1/2) Music PSHE Being me in my world Dreams and Goals Healthy Me Relationships Changing Me
Theme Days Throughout the year, the children will engage in a range of whole school theme days, covering a wide range of curriculum areas. These are detailed below: Day #HelloYellow YoungMinds As self-analysts As philosophers Environment Day as part of Keynsham Eco- Festival Date Term 1 Friday 7th October Term 1 Thursday 13th October As geographers STEM Day As scientists As mathematicians As computer experts As engineers Safer Internet Day As self-analysts As computer experts Term 2 Thursday 1st December Term 3 Tuesday 21st February (Officially 14th February but this is during half term) Term 4 Thursday 2nd March World Book Day As readers As writers Arts Day As artists As musicians Two Rivers Festival As philosophers As members of Two Rivers Sports Day As athletes Term 5 Thursday 8th June Term 6 Thursday 15th June Term 6 Thursday 22nd June
Hook Days At the start of a theme, children will engage in a hook day or activity to inspire learning linked to the theme. Further details are below: Hook Term 1: Australian Adventure Description Dress up ready for an adventure Date Wednesday 14th September 2022 Cost Free/ costume Term 2: Great and Ghastly Events Hook morning Tuesday 2nd November 2021 Free Term 3: Extreme Weather Wow Science lesson Tuesday 4th January 2022 Free Term 4: Where and who am I? Chocolate quarter historical walk Library visit Monday 6th March 2022 Free Term 5: On our doorstep TBC Free Term 6: Ingenious Inventions Trip TBC Approximately 10
Statutory Assessments Year 1 phonics screening: June 2023 KS1 SATS: Summer term
Homework Personal spellings will be added to reading diaries. Common exception words are under the class page on the website. Daily reading
Star of the week Each week two children will receive a star of the week award for following our school values and trying hard in their work. This will be presented by Mrs Graham in the whole school celebration assembly on the Monday of the following week.
How to help your child Read with your child daily for at least 10 minutes. Practise personal spellings in reading diaries. Practise common exception words.
Parents evening We will shortly be sending out a rota for parents evenings. Every week on a Wednesday, we will contact the parents/ guardians of three children to see whether you have any concerns. The following Wednesday we will meet you either virtually via parent cloud or in school to discuss your child. We also have open afternoons for you to look through your child s books with them. Monday 10th October, 2.30pm Monday 23rd January, 2.30pm
Building update We are looking forward to moving into our new building soon.
