I am so excited to welcome and introduce you to Year 1! I am sure you are going to have a great time in Year 1 and make lots of new memories. Our learning journey throughout the year is going to be fun and exciting. There will be lots of opportunities to share your ideas and try new things. Our classroom has lots of room to display your amazing work and there will be opportunities throughout the year for your grown-ups to come into work with us and to celebrate all of your amazing achievements.

Here is some key information that you need to know

1. Your child will be taught phonics every day. This will help them to continue to develop their reading ability and skills. We use the programme Read Write Inc. to teach phonics, which your child should be familiar with.
2. Your child will receive a reading book to bring home. We expect each child to read this book 3 times before it is changed. This will help your child become familiar with different stories, along with developing their reading and comprehension skills. We run a competition throughout the year in Year 1 to find our reader(s) of the week. This is the child who has read the most times at home.
3. We will read with your child in school as often as we can, therefore, we expect that your child brings their reading book to school every day.
4. Our P.E days are a Monday and a Thursday.
5. Your child’s work and achievements will continue to be celebrated in weekly Special Mentions assemblies!

All of the links below are brilliant resources that can be used to support pupil’s ongoing learning and revision.

Maths

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar