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You are going to have so much fun learning and playing with your friends whilst developing lots of new and exciting skills. We will be busy transforming into writers, athletes, artists, musicians, designers, builders, scientists, mathematicians, historians and who knows what else!* *During this year, you will feel supported, challenged and determined to reach your goals. Please do not be afraid to ask questions, as that is what learning is all about! You will make mistakes (and so will I!) and you will not understand everything straight away.* *Remember to try your best and be resilient.* *Never give up!* Below is some information about our class routines and expectations, which I hope you will find useful. **The start of the day:** Doors open at 8:45am and school starts at 8:55am. Children are to enter through the classroom doors. Once the children enter the classroom, they: 1. Hang up their coats 2. Wash their hands 3. Place their name peg on their choice of food for lunch or put their lunch box in the cloakroom. 4. Place their water bottles in the hydration station. 5. Start their morning challenge. **Breakfast:** All children at St Edmund’s are offered a warm piece of toast or a bagel every morning when they arrive at school. **Snacks:** Children can bring their own healthy snack from home for break time, fruit will be available in school. **Reading:** **Reading is the key to other learning. We will listen to your child’s reading individually, in small groups and during guided reading every week. We will have a Reading book borrow box in our classroom. Children are able to choose a book to take home to read and return. Once a book is returned, they are welcome to choose another book. Please try to hear your child read every day as it will help them to improve their confidence and fluency.** **Spelling:** Spelling lists given out on a Monday are either from the statutory word lists for year 1 and 2 or are linked to our work in phonics and handwriting. They are tested on the following Friday. **Rewards:** We have a number of rewards systems in class and in school to praise the children for their hard work, attendance and for making good choices. These include sticker charts, St Edmund’s Standards certificates, attendance rewards and messages home to parents. **P.E.** Our class has PE every Wednesday afternoon. Please ensure the children come to school dressed in their PE tracksuit and kit. Earrings and jewellery should not be worn on PE days. **Mathematics:** In year 1 and 2, it’s important for your child to get to grips with maths in a very practical, hands-on way. They will be investigating, counting, playing number games and using everyday objects to help them solve problems and do simple calculations. You can help your child by referring to the maths parents’ booklet in the useful documents section. This booklet will help you to understand what methods of calculation the children are learning in class. It will offer ideas of quick games or activities that you can do with your children at home to help consolidate their learning, developing your child’s fluency in maths. **Homework:** Children will be given spellings to reinforce their phonics every Monday. Please take time to look at the spellings with your child during the week to see how they are doing. They are also expected to read daily at home. **End of the school day:** School finishes at 3:25pm, please collect your child from the classroom entrance. I am really looking forward to working with you and your child this year and I am sure that together we can help them have a fantastic year, growing in confidence and knowledge. If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s progress please message me though Seesaw or email the school office - bursar@st-edmunds.lancs.sch.uk and I will reply as soon as possible. Mrs Beeley **Useful Documents** **Reading** ### Year One and Two - Reading Y2 Brilliant Book List 114 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/stedmundscatholicprimaryschool/files/documents/Y2_Book_List.pdf) Y1 Brilliant Book List 80 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/stedmundscatholicprimaryschool/files/documents/Y1_Book_List.pdf) **Phonics** ### Year One and Two - Phonics Learning Phonics 200 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/stedmundscatholicprimaryschool/files/documents/Learning_Phonics.pdf) Phonics - Phase 2 to 5 Sounds 1.05 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/stedmundscatholicprimaryschool/files/documents/Phase_2_to_5_Sounds(1).pdf) Phonics - Phase 2 to 5 Words 49 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/stedmundscatholicprimaryschool/files/documents/Phase_2_to_5_Words(1).pdf) **Common Exception Words** ### Year One and Two - Common Exception Words Year Two Common Exception Words 347 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/stedmundscatholicprimaryschool/files/documents/Y2_Common_Exception_Words.pdf) Year One Common Exception Words 32 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/stedmundscatholicprimaryschool/files/documents/Y1_Common_Exception_Words.pdf) **Maths** ### Year One and Two - Mathematics Year One and Two Maths Booklet 1.20 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/stedmundscatholicprimaryschool/files/documents/Year_2-_Maths.pdf) **Handwriting** ### Year One and Two - Handwriting Handwriting - Intent, Implementation and Impact 210 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/stedmundscatholicprimaryschool/files/documents/Handwriting.pdf) **Useful Websites/Apps/Educational Programmes** **Phonics** Teach your monster to read (Phonics) - [https://teachyourmonstertoread.com](https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/) Phonics Play - Alphablocks - [(34) Alphablocks - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qs3c0ehDvZkbiEbOj6Drg) **Reading** - Collins eBooks – [Collins Ebooks (collinsopenpage.com)](https://ops.collinsopenpage.com/sso/login?service=https%3A//ebooks.collinsopenpage.com/wr/index.html&eulogin=true) Book Trust - [Stories for kids online and fun games to play \| BookTrust](https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/) Oxford Owl - 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