Year 1 2024 - 2025

Welcome to Year 1!

There are 3 classes in Year 1 this year: 1B, 1R and 1M. The class teachers are Miss Browning (Class 1B), Miss Rigby (Class 1R) and Ms Morrison (Class 1M). Mr Williams will also be teaching on a Thursday and Friday across all three classes. We are have five teaching assistants who also work with us: Miss Todd, Ms Toft, Miss Rabiya, Miss Hoey and Mr Carpenter.

Autumn 1 - Settling in!

This half-term we are covering the following topics:

Writing: We will be developing our letter formation and starting to write simple sentences
Reading: We read lots of stories in Year 1. This half term all 3 classes will be exploring Mouse House as well as many more
Maths: We will be practising our counting skills
Science: Naming the parts of the body and their purpose
DT: We will be exploring mechanisims and levers
PE: Team games and basic skills
Geography: Which countries make up the UK?
RE: Who is a Muslim and what do they believe?
History: Exploring Black History
PSHE/P4C: What is the same and different about us?

Things to remember

Reading books: Please bring your book bag in every day to have a chance of winning the class prize. Books will be changed each Monday. Your child will recieve a colour coded book for their level of indepedent reading as well as a reading for pleasure book to read with an adult.
Reading records: Your child will receive a reading record to log the books they are given and to share the amazing reading they have been doing at home.
Phonics packs: Phonics books will be changed by your childs Phonics teacher each week.

Please bring a reusable water bottle to have in class every day.

PE Days: