Wilbraham Primary SchoolYear 1 2026 - 2027
Welcome to Year 1!
There are 2 classes in Year 1 this year: 1R and 1PD.
1R- Miss Rigby ( Wednesday Morning - Mrs Morrison)
1PD- Miss Papatheodoru ( Mon - Wed) & Ms Daly ( Thurs - Fri )
Working in all the classes we have Mr Carpenter, Ms Zahra, Ms Todd.
We have a fun , lively term planned and can't wait to get started!
Autumn 1 Focus:
We are covering the following topics and questions:
Phonics: We will have a daily phonics session where we will learn new sounds and apply these to read words, books and begin writing challenges.
Literacy: Our focus book this term is, ' The Bumblebear' by Nadia Shireen. We will explore this text together looking at the themes of friendships and will be starting to write simple sentences using I will, he will.
Maths: Counting forwards and backwards, comparing numbers and writing numerals for physical amounts .
Science: Our 5 Senses - What are our five senses?
History: Photographs from the past - What can photographs tell us about the past?
DT: Mechanisms and sliders - Can I make a moving picture?
PSE : What is the same and what is different about us?
PE: Dance - using our bodies to make shapes. Games - Fundamental movement skills
RE: Islam - Who is a Muslim and what do they believe?
Each week we will continue to learn about a different Right . Throughout our lessons we will be learning and applying our Oracy skills that we have developed in Reception.
Things to remember this term...
- Reading books: Please bring your book bag in every day to be read with an adult in school. 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.
- Please also bring your reading record in to be checked by your class teacher weekly so we can celebrate all the fantastic readign your child is doing.
- 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.
- It really helps if all jumpers, coats, cardigans are labelled with your childs- name- if they get misplaced we can then return them to you much quicker .
PE Days:
Wear your PE Kit to school on these days:
1R- Monday and Thursday
1PD: Tuesday and Thursday
Questions
If you ever have a concern please feel free to email your child's class teacher to arrange a chat.
1R Miss Rigby l.rigby@wilbrahamprimary.com
1PB Miss Papatheodoru ( Mon- Wed) a.papatheodoru@wilbrahamprimary.com
Ms Daly - ( Thurs - Fri ) m.daly@wilbrahamprimary.com
Homework
- Oracy talk homework will be posted on our class blog every Friday. Have a look at the questions and talk about them with your family.
- Reading at least 3 times a week at home.
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