Welcome to Year 1!

We hope you find the

following information useful.

The Year 1 Team

Mrs Wood – 1HWMiss Opdam – 1LOMiss Green – 1LG

Mrs GraingerMrs HameedMiss Latham

Mrs Fell

Coming into school

Please bring your child to the classroom for 8.50am.

Encourage your child to be independent by

• Giving them the responsibility for putting their bags away

• Checking the white board for activities• Register is at 9.05

Humanities CurriculumWhy didn’t Grandad play on the Wii?

The first half term we will be looking at Changes in living memory

• Schools in the past• Family history

• Visitors • Toys past and present

• The children will learn through whole class lessons, guided group work and independent

activities through the continuous provision in the areas

Science CurriculumWhat makes us human?

The first half term we will be looking at Identifying and labelling body parts

Why we have sensesHow humans care for pets

What herbivores, omnivores and carnivores are

• The children will learn through whole class lessons, guided group work and independent activities through the continuous provision in

the areas

Phonics

The children will do daily phonics learning the next phase of digraphs following on from

reception. The children will be put into ability groups as they were in Reception but the

groups will be across the year group so your child may have a different phonics teacher to

their current class teacher.At the end of the year, Year 1 have a phonics

screening check, to look at the children’s progress. More information will follow after

Christmas.

ReadingWe will

Hear the children read in guided groups twice a week.

We will hear target children read daily.We will hear all children read weekly.

Your child will have the opportunity to change their reading book several

times a week and book management will be decided by the class teacher.

You can help your child byListening to them read daily

Asking questions about what they readEncouraging them to retell the story

Signing the journal when you hear them read at home.

Book bags

Your child should bring their book bag in daily. This should only be used for

reading books, library books, letters and home learning.

MathsLook out for

- Parentworkshop in the Spring– You can help at home by helping your

child know their : – doubles, number pairs, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, – days of the week, months of the year

Behaviour

We reward good behaviour and hard work by awarding ‘Going for Gold’ points, stickers, certificates on a Friday in a

good work assembly and Golden Time

We use a ‘Traffic Light’ system for behaviour.

This will be explained to the children in September.

Sports

PE kitsTo kept in school all week.

(white t-shirt, black shorts or leggings and pumps)When we change to PE outside we will ask children to have trainers and joggong bottoms but we willl let you

know in advance.

Tuesday PPA in the afternoon.Children to come in to school in their usual school

unifrom as they will get changed for their sport session and back again before hometime.

End of the day

We will bring the children into the school playground at 3.10

Children must be collected by an adult. It would really help us if adults would be

prompt.

The children are told to stay with us and let us know when they are going.

Home Learning

Your child will be given home learning every Friday.

• Practical or discussion based• Spellings will next week.• Year 1 Blog • Celebrates children’s work• Children write posts and leave comments• Tabs for WAGOLLS, parent information and

homelearning

Comments book

In the mornings there is always lots going on and at times you might not get a

chance to have a chat with the teacher so…..

By the front door in every classroom there is a comments book to leave messages in about appointments or

maybe someone new will collect your child etc.

Come in and get involved

Hear children readHelp with Art Activities

Work with small groups during lessonsJoin us on visits and trips

Thank You!Any Questions?