End of Year 1 Expectations

Respect

The importance of valuing others, listening to different viewpoints, taking care of belongings, manners, appreciating the diversity which exists in our community and beyond

Excellence

The determination to reach the highest standards, every day.

Aspiration

The desire to grow and develop, achieving the best for ourselves and each other.

Cooperation

The knowledge that working with others, asking for help when needed and supporting others to develop are the foundations of growth.

Happiness

The importance of joy in what we do, discovering our strengths and using them.

End of Year 1 Expectations

by the end of summer term 2 in July 2022

Working at the Expected Standard the children should be able to:

Sit correctly at a table, hold a pencil comfortably and correctly
Form lower-case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place
Form capital letters and digits 0 - 9 the correct way around
Say out loud what they are about to write & compose a sentence orally before writing
Re-read what they have written to check that it makes sense
Read aloud their writing clearly enough to be heard by others
Leave spaces between words
Join words and clauses using and
Punctuate sentences using a capital letter and full stop

Work samples of Working at the Expected Standard:

Working Above the Expected Standard/ Greater Depth the pupils should be confident in all the above ‘working at expected standard’ objectives, plus:

Join words and clauses using and or because
Use capital letters for names of people, places, days of the week, personal pronoun ‘I’
Punctuate sentences using a capital letter, full stop, question or exclamation mark
Begin to join handwriting using horizontal and diagonal joins