Year 1 2025 - 2026

Welcome to Autumn 1 in Year 1!

Welcome to Year 1! We hope you all had a wonderful Summer, and the children are ready to continue their learning journey in Key Stage 1.  The Year 1 team is: Mrs Gaukwin (all day Monday & Tuesday plus a Wednesday morning), Mrs Hollman (in school on a Wednesday but teaching Thursday & Friday) The children will be taught PE on a Wednesday afternoon by Gilcrest sports.  Mrs Greenall is with us all day everyday.

If you have any questions or queries, please feel free to see either of us or arrange an appointment by contacting the office. 

Timetabling

On a Friday afternoon, the children will have the opportunity for ‘Show & Tell’. This is where they can bring in special objects, photographs or certificates from home to share with the class and talk about why they have brought them in. Please ensure that items are not big. Due to the short amount of time that we have for this within the timetable, each colour team will take it in turns each week. Our timetable for Show and Tell is on the Year 1 door.

Autumn 1 Show & Tell

Phonics: Please practise your sounds with your child in preperation for the phonics screening check in June. 

Reading: It is important that the children read daily.  They will all have 1 'Book bag book'  and 1 RWI book (these will both get changed on a Friday).  Children who have finished the RWI programme will have a different levelled reading book.  All children should have their reading books and reading records in school daily.  Children who do NOT read a minimum of 3 times within the week will have to 'catch up' on their reading on a Friday morning playtime.  We aim for every child to read to an adult within school at least once a week (this does not count towards their 3 home reads). 

Every child will also bring home a pleasure book.  This needs to be in school on a Friday-so it can be changed.  No pleasure books or Book bag books will be changed until the child has brought back the book they've recently borrowed. 

Numbots: It is important that each child practises their Maths skills on Numbots for a minimum of 15 minutes a week.  Children who do not do this will have to stay in class on a Friday playtime.  

Y1 Common Exception word list: This is the list of words your child is expected to be able to read and spell by the end of this academic year. Year-1-Common-Exception-Words