Year 1
Meet the Year 1 Team
- Year 1 are taught by Miss Smyth and Miss Baron
- Miss Smyth teaches Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday morning and Friday.
- Miss Baron teaches on a Thursday afternoon.
- This does change so please look out for one of us on the yard at the end of the day.
- Mrs Bonnar, Miss Peachy and Miss Oxley support in class.
Key Year Group Information
PE
Our PE days are Thursday and Friday. Please ensure kits are kept in school as these days may change. Kits will be sent home at the end of a half term.
Homework
Homework is sent home on a Thursday and consists of a spelling/reading activity (spellings are not tested) and a Maths activity linked to the week's learning. Homework folders need to be returned by the following Thursday.
What we will be learning in Year 1
Autumn Term
In the Autumn term our topics are 'A Trip Down Memory Lane' and 'Our Local Area'. Take a look at our curriculum maps below which outline what we will be learning. During the Autumn term, we will have a Grandparents’ Day to support our History topic ‘A Trip Down Memory Lane’. To support ‘Our Local Area’ geography topic, we will take a walk around our village. We will also perform in our Christmas Nativity.
Spring Term
In the Spring term our topics are 'Marvellous Monarchs’ and 'Countries and Capitals'. Take a look at our curriculum maps below which outline what we will be learning. During the Spring term, we will have a Kings and Queens Day to support our History topic ‘Marvellous Monarchs’.
Summer Term
In the Summer term our topics are 'Transport Through Time' and 'Beside the Seaside'. Take a look at our curriculum maps below which outline what we will be learning. During the Summer term, we will go on a trip to Crich Tramway Museum to support our History topic ‘Transport Through Time’.
Phonics Screening Check
Phonics Screening Check
The Phonics Screening Check takes place in June each year for all Year 1 pupils. It checks how well children can use their phonics knowledge to decode and read words. Children complete the check one-to-one with a familiar adult in school and read 40 words – 20 real words and 20 made-up or ‘alien’ words. The check is designed to feel like a normal phonics activity rather than a formal test.
How We Help in School
The Phonics Screening Check takes place during a set week in June. Throughout Reception and Year 1, children develop their reading skills through our Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised programme. Children take part in daily phonics lessons, regular reading practice and frequent opportunities to revisit previously taught sounds and words. As the check approaches, children also become familiar with the types of real and ‘alien’ words they will see, helping them to feel confident and well prepared.
Helping at Home
Regular reading and phonics practice at home can make a big difference to children’s confidence. Reading your child’s Little Wandle reading book regularly and practising recently taught sounds and tricky words will help them become increasingly confident at sounding out and blending words.
Useful websites:
- Little Wandle – For Parents – videos and resources to support phonics and reading at home: https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
- PhonicsPlay – interactive phonics games and activities: https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
- Oxford Owl – free phonics and reading activities: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/phonics/
- Phonics Bloom – interactive games for practising phonics skills: https://www.phonicsbloom.com/