Welcome to Year 1

A very warm welcome to Year 1! Year 1 is the first exciting step into Key Stage 1 and here we will be sharing with you the wonderful learning experiences that our Year 1 curriculum provides. We can't wait to meet your child and work together with you to help them learn and grow. 

Meet the team

We have two classes in Year 1, Foxes and Squirrels.

Miss Pennell teaches Squirrels. 

Mrs Jewell teaches Foxes on a Monday. Miss Lamb teaches Foxes on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

We have two wonderful Teaching Assistants supporting us with our learning in Year 1. Mrs Byford works in both classes and Mrs Kemp works as a 1:1 in Squirrels. 

As a team, we are looking forward to working with your children and are excited to share their journey with you. You will find updates on our class pages and via the Studybugs app. 

Our routines and expectations

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Foxes	Reading books change		Indoor PE	Outdoor PE
Squirrels	Reading books change		Indoor PE	Outdoor PE

Please ensure that your child comes to school wearing school uniform each day. This helps to foster a sense of pride and belonging to our school family and reflects the high standards we are striving to achieve for every child. Please send your child to school wearing PE kit on Wednesdays and Thursdays, including their house colour t-shirt.

Year 1 Long Term Planning

Please click here for an overview of all the learning that takes place during the year.

Year 1 Termly Overviews

Please click here for a more detailed overview of the learning in each term. 

 

Knowledge Organisers and Science Glossaries

Below you can find the Knowledge Organisers and Science Glossaries for our geography, history and science units. This will be updated throughout the year.

Homework in Year 1

Reading books, and reading for pleasure books are sent home on a Monday and changed on the following Monday. Children are expected to spend about an hour on homework every week including:

• Daily reading
• Common exception words
• Numbots practise
• Learning facts from their knowledge organisers and science glossaries
• Poetry journals 

Our school homework policy can be found in curriculum policies. Please let us know how your child is doing, especially if your child is experiencing any difficulties with the homework set. We are here to help!

Communication

If you have any questions or non-urgent messages please make contact through the year group email address which has been issued to all Year 1 parents. Teachers will aim to read and respond to any messages between the hours of 8.30am and 4pm during working days. For more urgent concerns, please contact the school office via email or telephone. 

Further information

Please see below the slides used in our class welcome meetings held at the beginning of the year. It gives an exciting snapshot of the year ahead!

Please find all the information from our open classroom afternoon in the attachment below.