Welcome to Year One 2024/2025

Achieving excellence together

Remember to read your book at least 3 times a week. 

Dojos will be given for each time you read your book. 

      

 Happy Reading! 

What we will learn this Autumn

Year 1 current topics

Our RE key question is:  Christianity - Does God want Christians to look after the world? 

Our PSHE topic is:
Celebrating difference

Our current topic is: 

Science - Animals including humans

PE will be on Monday

Children are to come to school dressed in their PE kit.

PE kit should be a white t-shirt with black, grey or navy blue trousers or shorts and school jumper or cardigan.

Forest School/Outdoor Learning will be on Tuesdays.

Children to wear joggers (Navy, blue or black) and to bring named wellies in a bag.

A named coat with a waterproof hood is required.

Please bring a change of clothes in case of bad weather.

School uniform

Can all children please be in school in suitable black shoes and complete uniform grey skirt/trousers or dress, white shirt and burgundy jumper/cardigan

All ITEMS OF CLOTHING TO BE NAMED PLEASE

HEAD LICE 

In order to keep head lice at bay please check your ​child nearly every day. 

WATER BOTTLES 

We would like all children to have an appropriate school NAMED bottle containing water in school daily. 

SNACKS

Children will be provided with a healthy snack each day. 

Parental Support

In Year One  our aim is to work collaboratively with our parents and carers. If you ever need to speak to a member of staff please do not hesitate as you can speak to us either before school or from 3.15pm as our doors are always open.

In school as part of our PSHE scheme we will be discussing the importance of the PANTS rule with all children

please click on the image below to access the PANTS rule website and child friendly Pantosaurus video.

    Read Write Inc        

All children in Year One will be taking part in RWI lessons this year. 

Your child will practice their RWI sounds every day .

 To help your child further develop why not practice at home too,

feel free to access any of our online resources to play, enjoy and learn from

by simply clicking on a image below.  feel free to use the resources made available on our Reception class page below there are resources and games for you to enjoy.

Thank you

Would you like to find out more about Read Write Inc? Well here’s your chance … click on the image to view some sample lessons.   Please click the tab to explore	Fantastic free phonics games for  your budding reader to play at home.   Please click the frog tab to access.

The CBeebies ALPHABLOCKS has a great where your children can play games and enjoy short videos.   Please click on the tab	Here is a free website to help you support your child with reading and to foster a love for reading. Here you will find over 100 FREE ebooks to enjoy with your child. A great way to keep them reading over the holidays.   Click on the tab to explore

Sentence support   

RWI Guide for parents

Lots of free resources to help your children's learning during the school closures. Including; eBooks, practices sheets, videos and tutorials.

Topmarks- Maths games for children 

On the above link you will find lots of fun, interactive maths games that children can play at home. Lots of these have already been used at school, so children will recognise them. The website also has lots of other games you can browse through for children to play. 

    Read Write Inc       

Also take a look at our RWI letter formation programme feel free to save and print this sheet to practice at home.

Your child practices their RWI sounds every day using the complex sound chart.

To help your child further develop why not practice at home too.

Thank you