Welcome to Year 1!

Moving from Reception to Year 1 can feel like a big step so we try to ensure that this transition is a smooth, happy and enjoyable one.

In this section you will find all of the relevant information about Year 1.

Staffing

Class Teacher: Mrs A Lumby (Key Stage Leader)

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Norman and Mrs Shaw

PPA Cover: Mrs Reams and Mrs Waby

Arriving at school

The gate opens at 8:45 and Year 1 enter school through the classroom door next to the green gate. The gate closes at 8:55. If you arrive after 8:55, please go to the school office to sign in. Once the register has been done, the children then choose their lunch choice. There are three options each day.

Home time

School finishes at 3:30om and the children get collected from the KS1 playground. 

PE days

Our PE days are Wednesday and Friday. Children may leave their PE kits in school after Wednesday’s lesson and bring them home on a Friday.

Reading

In Year 1, we use 'Little Wandle Letters and Sounds' as our reading and phonics scheme. The children complete 3 reading sessions with an adult each week, and then they take that book home to read for a week on Friday. In addition to this, the children have an opportunity a week to select a 'Reading for Pleasure' book to take home. Finally, the children get to access the school library once per week.

Please ensure reading books and records are in school each day so we can hear the children read regularly in school. Now the children are in Year One and becoming more independent, we encourage them to be responsible for giving in anything they need to from their book bags- please tell them if there is something they need to pass to us in the morning. 

Homework

Maths workbooks will be given out on Fridays and are due back in the following Wednesday. The homework task will focus on something that the children have been learning about in school recently. The children will also have phonics to practise in their reading diaries.

Water bottles

Please can the children bring a labelled water bottle every day. Water bottles should contain only water, no juice. Please can uniform also be labelled.

Phonics Screening Check

The Year 1 phonics screening check will take place in June. This is a short assessment to determine how well each child can use the phonics skills they have learnt in Year 1. Here is some useful information about phonics.

Phonics screening information video- https://www.loom.com/share/972404be7c01484d853b1fc37471f51c

Useful website mentioned in the video- https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-parents-need-know-about-year-1-phonics-screening-check#:~:text=When%20does%20the%20Y1%20Phonics,beginning%20Monday%206%20June%202022.

Power Points for practice 

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