Year 1
Welcome to Year 1!
We can not wait to begin our learning journey with you and see all the fantastic ways that you will blossom this year!
Meet the Team
2025-2026
Key Information
PE Uniform days Autumn 1:
Please send your child to school wearing the appropriate PE kit on PE days (please take into consideration the weather).
Monday -Outdoor
Thursday -Indoor
Year 1 parent meeting
Key Dates-
- 03/09/2025- First day of term- All children return to school.
- 08/09/2025- 2.45pm- Meet the Year 1 Teacher- School Hall
- 24/09/2025- 9am-10am- Parent and Pupil OPAL Play morning.
- 16/09/2025- 8.45am-10am- Parent Macmillan Coffee Morning
- 30/09/2025- 3.40pm-6.00pm- Pupil Review Meeting (formally 'parents evening'.)
- 02/10/2025- 3.40pm-6.00pm- Pupil Review Meeting (formally 'parents evening').
- 08/10/2025- 9.00am- Year 1 Writing Workshop- School Hall
- 17/10/2025- Show Racism the Red Card- Wear Red
- 17/10/2025- Last day of term.
Supporting your child at home.
Reading
The most important thing you can do with your child is listen to them read and find the time to share books together. Below you can find the video links to all of the sounds covered in the rocket phonics books. As a guide, your child should be on yellow books in the Autumn term and green or orange books by the end of the summer term. Please also find a document with the common exception words below.
An introduction to phonics and the alphabetic code -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyGQY_GHtoQ
Pink A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX7dmuB4fNg&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=1
Pink B
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_HW2_Y5OEE&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=2
Red A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xIkatg0YIA&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=3
Red B
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZrP6Z-Kahw&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=4
Yellow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf0pWl_Joj8&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=5
Blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuPUrPNrhOg&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuPUrPNrhOg&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=7
Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJKxyNkr9MM&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox31Y7HX9D0&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=9
Orange
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bL3C8EGuk0&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bL3C8EGuk0&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=11
Maths
In year 1 we really embed the basics to become confident in all areas of maths. We are beginning to use Key Instant Recall Facts (KIRFs) to ensure your child has speedy recall of essential maths facts. Your child should know them quickly as they will help them in all areas of maths. Please find the KIRFs for year 1 below with some helpful hints. In the Autumn term we are focussing on knowing our numbers to 10, their value and how to write them in numerals and words.
Autumn 1- Super Me!
Welcome to our first topic in year 1. We will fly into the world of super children and find out what their super powers are, we can't wait to see what makes them unique! Take a look each week to see what experiences we take part in...
Week 6
Thank you so much to the parents that attended the writing workshop, it was so great to see you! We hope you had fun, learnt something new and found some ways to support your children to be confident writers who will have a go. Remember to get them engaging in those fine and gross motor activities to help build their muscles, which in turn helps them on their writing journey. Take a look at the slides and pictures below if you couldn't make it or you want a reminder. Again thank you for your support any questions please feel free to ask.
Writing Workshop 8.10.25
Take a look at the writing the children were doing while the parents attended the workshop...
Week 5
This week we have enjoyed engaging in some more investigations, looking at different materials. We have been learning about greater than, less than and equal to in maths. Also, we have been creative in P.E, exploring different ways of moving by going over, under and through. Check out our pictures!
P.E
Material Hunt
Week 4
We have had a super week in Year 1! We made our Christmas Cards which will be on sale to buy soon! We practiced our throwing, tracking and catching in PE. In science, we conducted an investigation into our different senses and looked at different smells, sounds, tastes, textures and played eye spy. The children had lots of fun!
Week 3- All settled and having fun!
This week we have enjoyed singing new songs, telling Jack how wonderful he is and how he helps us. We love learning about how to get along and show kindness to each other. But the highlight of our week was finding out about worms and making our very own class worm world. We can't wait to show you over the coming weeks what they do!
Ask your children what facts they have already found out about worms (pictures coming soon).
Clean up the beach!
Week 2- Starting our new lessons!
What a jam packed week we have had in our first full week of Year 1! The children started the week our 'Wow Day' where we went to Super hero training and made masks. We then began our formal lessons this week of phonics, maths, literacy and target practice readers.
In the afternoons we have been learning about science and thinking about the different parts of the human body and their job.
Well done class 3 and class 4!
Wow Day- Super Me!
Do you want to be a super hero? We can't wait to find out what makes you unique!
On our wow day we got creative, we made masks and cuffs. We engaged in super hero training to get fit and came up with our own wonder questions. We engaged in drama and learnt to project our voices, take a look at the videos and snaps below.
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Week 1- Getting to know each other
This week we have explored different books, had fun talking about what we want to be and even inventing our own worlds and classrooms! Take a look and see...
