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Year 1

Miss Rowley and Miss Smith welcome you to Year 1!

 

Below there are lots of resources for learning. We have also given you access to all our time to read sheets that we'll use this year. Please read with your child as often as possible, preferably daily, to help with their reading skills.  

Reminders:

 

Timings for the School Day:

Start- 8:45

Lunch- 12:00-12:45

Home time- 3:15

 

PE is on a Thursday Express coaching and with Miss Rowley on a Friday this half term. Children will get changed into PE kit on Thursdays and Fridays. No earrings on both days please. Can children please leave their PE kits in a bag at school. Please can children practise getting changed themselves to ensure they are confident with tricky things like buttons and zips.

 

Have your child read to you at least 3 times a week and record in their reading record. We will use this to keep you up to date with their reading. We send time to read sheets home daily as well as spellings on a Friday- please look at these with your child. It is so important.

 

Remember to bring a raincoat to school every day, book bag and water bottle.

Spring 2.

 

PE is on a Thursday with Express coaching and with Miss Rowley on a Friday this half term. Children will get changed into PE kit on Thursdays and Fridays. No earrings on both days please. Can children please leave their PE kits in a bag at school. Please can children practise getting changed themselves to ensure they are confident with tricky things like buttons and zips.


This term, Year 1 will be reading Sunshine at bedtime by Clare Helen Walsh in Whole Class Reading and will be looking at A year in Percy's park, Seasons and Float in our writing unit.

 

In Maths we are going to begin learning Place value within 50, measurement length and height as well as measurement mass and volume.

 

In Geography we are going to be exploring the UK and it's capitals.


 In science, we are going to be investigating the different seasons.

 

In Design and technology we are going to be looking at how to create a Dolls house and in Music we are going to be exploring rhythm patterns.

Year One Core Book List 2025-2026 (including links)

Useful Learning Resources

 

 

BBC Bitesize 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

 

Fun Science Experiments to try at home

https://sciencebob.com/

 

Mental Maths Train Game

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

 

Shape Patterns game

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/shape-patterns

 

Go Noodle are offering free videos to support physical and emotional well-being.  Lots of fun activities the children love to join in with at school.

https://www.gonoodle.com/good-energy-at-home-kids-games-and-videos/

 

Phonics Tracker Free Games:

https://www.phonicstracker.com/games/index

Collins Big Cat Parent Guide

Fab Phonics in Year 1!

 

In year 1, we love phonics! We are working hard to learn our letter sounds in our reading and in our writing. We have fun reading 'alien' and 'nonsense' words using our fab phonics to decode the word. 

 

Here are some useful links to support learning phonics at home.

Please watch the video below to help you support your child to read and write at home

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Phases 2 to 5 Sound mats- we are trying hard to know all of these sounds by sight and use these in our writing too!

Fast Words and Common Exception Words

Handwriting Letter Formation

Child Friendly Version of our Child on Child abuse Policy

Contact Miss Rowley using the form below. I will get back to you as quickly as I can. Thank you.

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