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), Ms Hardy and Mr Hoye (Class 1M) and Mr Williams will also be teaching on a Friday across all three classes. We are have five teaching assistants who also work with us: Ms Toft, Mr Carpenter, Ms Rasha, Miss Hoey, Miss Daulby

This half term we are looking forward to welcoming back Ms Hardy following her maternity leave. Ms Hardy will be teaching in 1M Monday-Wednesday and Mr Hoye will teach in 1M on Thursdays and Fridays.

Spring 2

This half-term we are covering the following topics:

Writing: We will be writing our own recounts about a trip to the local park
Reading: We will be focusing on a whole school special book for World Book Day
Maths: We are beginning to use the plus and take away signs to complete equations
Science: Exploring Seasonal changes
Art: We will be exploring textiles
PE: Minibeasts Dance
History: What was life like for Queen Elizabeth II?
RE: Exploring how and why we celebrate special and sacred times
PSHE/Rights: What is money and how can we use it?

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: