Welcome to Year 1

Welcome to our Year 1 class page! Here you’ll find all the key details about our learning journey and daily routines. Be sure to check out Reach More Parents too, where we share plenty of updates about what we've been up to in class! If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to speak to one of the Year 1 team.

Teachers :

Mrs Gibson (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)

Miss Johnson (Thursday & Friday)

Teaching Assistants:

Mrs Appleyard (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday)

Mrs Carroll (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

Mrs Houghton (Thursday)

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Topics

Autumn 1: Dinosaurs

Autumn 2: People and Animals

Spring 1: Modern Monarchs

Spring 2: Once Upon A Time

Summer 1: Childhood

Summer 2: Poles Apart

Homework Expectations

Reading - daily 15 minutes.

Phonics - Phonics workbook and reading list - throughout the week - does not need handing in

Maths - Maths homework book- 1 double page per week to be handed in on a Monday and marked on a Tuesday

Key Instant Recall Facts (KIRFs) practice, NUMBOTS

Topic - Knowledge organiser - learn facts

P.E.

We have Multi-skills on Mondays and P.E. on Fridays. Please ensure that your child comes in correct kit on these days.

Forest School

Year 1 will have Forest School in Spring Term 1.

Forest School kit is the same as the PE kit but with a weatherproof clothing.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Useful Information

Below are some useful links to support the learning in Year 1.

Phonics Information

Phase 5 phonics is taught throughout Year 1 and children should be confidently reading and writing these sounds by the end of the school year. We have included a phase 5 sounds mat below so that you can recap the sounds your child has been taught.

By being able to read and write these sounds your child will be learning how to read and spell decodable words.

The links below are for activities that will consolidate this work.

Common exception words are words that appear regularly in day-to-day language but which can’t be decoded using normal phonetic rules. That’s why these words are both tricky and essential for pupils to learn and a word mat has been included below.

Cursive Handwriting

In Year 1 we begin to learn cursive writing for the first time.  The following powerpoint shows you how each letter should be formed.

Useful Maths Links