Dear Parents/Carers,

During the week of 12th June 2017, all children in Year 1 will take the ‘Phonics Screening’ test.  

The government introduced this test in 2012 to ensure that children are making sufficient progress in their phonic and reading skills.  The test is comprised of 40 real and non-words (children know these as ‘alien’ words) and takes between 5-10 minutes to complete.  The children will be tested individually with a teacher.  

Information meetings will be held on Friday 28th April 2017.   The first meeting will take place in the small hall at 9am and will last approximately 15 minutes.  The second meeting will take place in Chestnut Class at 3:30pm.  You only need to attend one meeting.   During this meeting, you will find out more about the test and ways to support your child at home.

If you are unable to attend either of these meetings, please speak to your child’s class teacher at the end of the school day.

Kind regards,

Mrs K Toms & Miss A Munro