Primary - Year One
Curriculum & Year Group Overview 2022-23
Principal's Welcome
This upcoming academic year is going to be brilliant!
We look forward to welcoming both new and returning students to our enhanced school campus. With new classrooms, art room, IT room and other developments that are being made over the summer, we are certain you are all going to
My firm belief is that strong relationships with parents and the wider community are vital for ensuring that children are supported as they move through their school life. I am delighted to be working together with students, staff, parents and governors and everyone else involved in Smart Vision School ensuring our children’s success, achievement and well-being.
I look forward to seeing you in school and working with your children at SVS.
Head of Primary Stage
Hello and welcome to Primary!
I am delighted to be part of the leadership team at SVS as Head of Primary. Our school is small and welcoming and has a wonderful community feel. Therefore, we can nurture and care for every individual child allowing them to reach their full potential.
We believe in the importance of building a community that brings together students, teachers and parents to create respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. We want to ensure all our children believe in themselves and always aspire to be the best they can be. This will foster an environment for them to want to learn so they can go on to achieve their dreams and goals.
Please feel that you can reach out to me at any time with any questions or queries that you might have regarding your child or if you require information on certain areas of the curriculum.
I look forward to welcoming you to a new academic year and working closely with you and your children.
Miss Sarah Macaskill
Head of Primary
OUR YEAR ONE TEAM
Specialist Teachers
- PE
- Arabic & Islamic
- Music
- EAL
- Computing
- Library
Curriculum Overview
All of our children enjoy a rich and rewarding curriculum that we are continually adapting in order to enhance their learning experience. A wide variety of extracurricular activities, themed days and opportunities for wider achievement make up your child's learning journey with us.
Trips
Term 1: Trip to the UAE Children's museum
Term 2: Visit to Miracle Garden and Green Planet
Term 3: Visit to Dubai Creek and Children's city
More information on trip dates and cost will be shared nearer the time.
Home Learning
Your child will receive guidance on suggested home learning at the end of each week to support their learning.
Spellings
Number formation
Letter formation
Teach your Monster
Numbots
Myon
Key Digital Platforms
Note children in Year 1 & Year 2 will have access to computers and iPads in school. However, they are not required to have their own iPad.
Your child will receive logins for the following platforms to support them in their learning journey in Primary Stage.
Age app
Chatterpix
Teach your monster.
- SeeSaw
- Toontastic
- Puppet pals
MyON
Numbots
Teach your Monster
Opportunities for wider achievement
- Enterprise Markets - Each class will take part in our SVS Enterprise Market experience, creating and selling their innovations.
- Extra Curricular Activities - A range of internal Activities to support children developing their interests, skills etc.
- Creating educational posters to explain differences and similarities of how people and animals grow.
- Creating their own magical story using Green screen and iPad apps.
- To create a poster to show how animals grow, and the changes they go through.
- Collecting fruit and vegetable seeds to grow. Planting seeds at home and observing and recording growth.
Create a diary of the different seasons - What activities do they do per season? Do they have any pictures?
Good deeds record and Moon diary for Ramadan
Identify countries they have visited on a world map - Create a fact file about the countries, including Flag, national dress, local food etc. (If they have never visited another country pick random countries on a map)
Junior Duke Awards
Start of school important dates
Friday 26th August: “Meet the Teacher” day. We welcome new FS2-Y7 parents and students to join us in school. We will communicate this closer to the time. In this time new children and parents will meet the teacher and discuss the processes and systems for the first days of school.
Monday 29th August: A detailed schedule for start of school and clear guidance on drop off procedures will be shared closer to the time as guidelines become available from authorities.
FS1
Thursday 25th August: “Meet the Teacher” day. We welcome our new FS1 parents and students to come in to meet their class teacher and learning assistant. We will communicate this closer to the time. At this time new children and parents will meet the teacher and discuss the processes and systems for the first days of school.
Monday 29th August: FS1 Children will start school in groups and following a staggered timetable which we will share with parents nearer the time.
FS2-Year 6 start of school
Monday 29th August: FS2 to Year 7 students start the year, gates will open at 7.30AM
Face to Face or Zoom Parent Orientation Evenings Information evenings for parents will be held in the second week of school:
Parents will be offered in person or virtually on Zoom. These will all be recorded if you have siblings.
- FS1 and FS2 on Tuesday 6th September from 3:30PM
- Primary and Year 7 on Wednesday 7th September from 3:30PM
Communication & Concerns
If you need to get in touch with your class teacher:
Seesaw/email
If you need to discuss a concern:
Head of Primary: sarah.m@svschool.ae
Principal: principal@svschool.ae
Head of Inclusion: senco@svschool.ae
Nurse: nurse@svschool.ae
Transport: transport@svschool.ae
Absence: absence@svschool.ae
Reception: reception@svschool.ae
Finance: accounts@svschool.ae
IT support: ifthekar.a@svschool.ae