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Welcome To Year 1

 

The members of staff who work in Year 1 are:

  • Octopus Class - Miss Williams
  • Otter Class - Miss Bugg
  • Owl Class - Mrs Clapton & Miss Payne
  • Year 1 Support Staff - Mrs West, Mrs Mohamoud, Miss Dyer, Mrs Gonzalez, Mrs Martin, Mrs Shepherd 

Year 1 Homework

Reading

  • The expectation is that you listen to your child read at least 3 times a week.  
  • We work with your children to ensure they are provided with an appropriately levelled book.
  • We expect your child to read their book at least 3 times before we change it. This supports their comprehension and fluency. 

Spellings

  • Spellings will take place from Term 2 onwards. These will be tested on Fridays. The list of spellings for each week will be sent out at the start of term. Please practise these during the week so that your child feels confident and prepared. 
  • When our spelling tests start, you will find your child's spelling book in their book bag. Please keep it there for them to use in school.

Numbots

  • Numbots is a free app that you can download from any app store. It is great at developing number fluency. You can also find it here - https://numbots.com/
  • We expect children to be playing on Numbots at least 3 times a week for at least 5 minutes. 
  • Please find your child's login in the front of your child's reading record.

Extra Activities

  • We also provide optional activities linked to our current units that you can complete with your children. You can find these on the back of the termly overview which is sent home with the spellings (beginning in T2).

Google Classroom – Technology in the Curriculum

Google Classroom

  • Google Classroom is used to share spellings (from Term 2) and provide regular updates through the school year. 
  • The Google Classroom app can be accessed from all app stores or online here https://edu.google.com/workspace-for-education/products/classroom/ .
  • Your child's log in details can be found in the front of their reading record. Please let your child's class teacher know if you are unable to find this. 

PE

PE is carried out on the following days:

  • Octopus Class - Tuesdays
  • Owl Class - Mondays
  • Otter Class - Thursdays

Children need to come to school dressed in their PE kits on their PE days. As it gets colder, they should come to school wearing leggings or tracksuit bottoms.

Reading Morning

  • Year 1 reading morning takes place on Wednesdays.
  • This is a chance for you to come in and read with your child between 8.35-8.55. 

Phonics Term 1 & 2

In Term 1, we will be recapping Phase 4 from our Unlocking and Sounds scheme. 

  • Phase 4 focuses on adjacent consonants (e.g. ft, st, ld, mp) and polysyllabic words (e.g. umbrella, farmyard, thinking)

In Term 2, we will be beginning Phase 5a. 

  • Phase 5a teaches the following sounds; ay, ou, ie, ea, oy, er, ue, aw, wh, ph, ew, oe, /zh/ in vision, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e
  • The Common Exception words covered in Phase 5a are: oh, their, people, Mr, Mrs, looked, called, asked, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

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