P1 2016 - 2017

Haddington Infant School

Overview • Introductions

• Parent and Carer groups

• Basics /Primary 1 Handbook

• Curriculum for Excellence

Primary 1 Handbook Practicalities • Uniform

• Sweatshirts and polo shirts can be purchased from the office new or recycled

• Children also need gym kit in a labelled bag

• LABELS, LABELS, LABELS

• Playground

• Supervised – encouraged to be active

• No dogs please

• No smoking

• Keep back from doors and windows

• Push bikes and scooters

• Snack • Children encouraged to bring

healthy, nut free snack • Tuesday, Wednesday and

Thursday – free fruit • Can pay for your child to

receive milk- you can do this online

• We encourage the children to bring in water bottle - empty.

• School Dinners • Free cooked meal(taster in

August) • Menus – discuss at home • Packed lunches

Healthy Lunches!

Primary 1 Taster - Friday 26th August at 12 noon

Early Days • Wednesday August 17th • First group 9.15am- 10.15am • Second group 11am - 12noon • Thursday 18th & Friday 19th • 8.55am – 11.30am • Monday 22nd – Thursday 25th August

mornings only • 8.55am – 12.05pm • Friday 26th August • 8.55am – 12 noon • Monday 29th August • Full time 8.55am – 12.05 1.20pm – 3.20pm • Friday finish at 12 noon

First Day • Line up – cones and signs at P1 doors • Children leave their bag on the peg

then come into the classroom, putting their snack into their tray.

• Activities • Collect at P1 doors – stand well back

please • TISSUES!

Our Golden Rules

• We are gentle

• We are kind and helpful

• We listen

• We are honest

• We work hard

• We look after our property

Learner’s Experiences

We have had an extensive transition programme and aim to make the final steps in transition between nursery and Primary 1 as smooth as possible.

We ensure continuity of learning experiences and environment.

Provide enjoyable as well as challenging learning experiences for children where they are actively engaged throughout the day.

Children should know what it is they are learning and how they can be successful.

An Active Learning Environment

Curriculum designed to stimulate curiosity, challenge, stimulate investigation and creativity

Children not always sitting at a table Investigating imaginative and interesting

resources in the classroom similar to those in the nursery

Children working as a individual, group or class Continue to experience learning in an outdoor

environment Encouraged to be independent and take

responsibility

Curriculum for Excellence • Outcomes and experiences from Curriculum

for Excellence inform our planning • Teachers plan together to ensure similar

experiences across the classes • We provide opportunities for children to be

successful learners. To be confident, responsible, enterprising and resilient individuals and team members.

· Early – pre-school years and P1 – later for some

• First - to the end of P4 but earlier or later for some • Second - to the end of P7 but earlier or later for some

Meet the Teacher Evening • Wednesday 7th September

Reading Workshop

• 27th October

Curriculum for Excellence

Core Subjects

• Literacy and English (Modern Languages 1+2)

• Mathematics

• Health and Well Being

• Expressive Arts

• Religious and Moral Education

• Sciences

• Social Subjects

• Technologies

Confident Individuals!

Health Week

Good Team Members!

Walk to School!

Responsible Citizens!

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Assemblies

Interdisciplinary Learning • Linking learning across subject areas

• Making connections to the real world

• Transferring skills learned in one area to another

Assessment

• We use a variety of strategies to assess pupil progress and attainment

• We ensure the children know what they are learning, how they learn and what they can do to improve

Continuous Evaluation and Improvement • Reading – come to end of a three year focus – we have improved

teacher and support staff skills in teaching reading, implemented a new reading approach and programme, bought new resources – impact - very good progress in children’s reading.

• Numeracy – about to start the second year of a three year plan, further developed teacher knowledge and skill in teaching numeracy, developed resources, we will implement next session and train support staff.

• Health and Wellbeing – Will be starting year one of a three development and want to engage parents, year one we will focus on two out of the six H&WB organisers, PE and physical activity and mental, social and emotional well being.

• We have also developed science, outdoor learning, spelling and handwriting over the past two years.

Communication

Open door policy

Monthly newsletters

Class newsletters

Email

Text

Blog

http://edubuzz.org/haddingtoninfants/