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 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.

During the Autumn term we said good bye to Ms Morrison (1M) as she starts her new adventures. We are looking forward to welcoming Mr Hoye to the Wilbraham family who will be teaching in 1M during the Spring term.

Spring 1 - Welcome back and Happy New Year!

This half-term we are covering the following topics:

Writing: We will be exploring lots of traditional tales and even writing our own story.
Reading: We will read lots of traditional tales such as, Little Red Riding Hood, Billy Goats Gruff and the Little Red Hen.
Maths: We will continue to practising our counting, subitising and paritioning skills
Science: Exploring Seasonal changes
DT: We will be exploring freestanding structures
PE: Team games and basic skills
Geography: How is Egypt different to the UK?
RE: Islam and Christianity
PSHE/Rights: New Years Resolutions

Things to remember

Reading books: Please bring your book bag in every day to read with an adult. 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: