• Online Safety

Welcome to Year One.

Here, you will find information about what our Year 1 class are learning about this year!

Mrs Askey will teach Year 1 on Monday to Thursday each week, supported by Mrs Baxter. Another teacher will teach every Friday, supported by Mrs Baxter.

P.E day is Thursday this half term and children will need appropriate kit for outdoor sessions (a white t-shirt, black or navy joggers/shorts, a black or navy jacket/hoodie and trainers).

To encourage indendence in school, please spend a little time helping your child to learn how to fasten their clothing and tie their shoe laces. There are many lovely videos on Youtube to support tying laces and we've included one here.

Reading

Your your child will be bringing home a phonics based reading book that is matched to their phonic ability plus a reading log.

In the Year 1 classroom, each child has a 'Reading Rocket'. If they read 3 times in a week (and this is recorded in their reading log by an adult at home) their Reading Rocket is moved to the next planet, aiming for the finish line each half term! Children who successfully reach the finish line within this time will receive a reward...

Please be aware that although it is important to read to and share a book with your child, it is vital that they practice reading their school book as much as possible. Sounding out and blending the phonemes in words and spotting those non- decodable words (tricky words) will develop their fluency and thus open up a wider range of books that they can enjoy by themselves. 

Each child has access to the school library to borrow a book of their choice each week. This may be a book higher than their reading age and ability so will require an adult to read it with them. 

Curriulum Overview 2025- 2026

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Knowledge Organiser Autumn 1

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Homework 

*Reading X3 a week at home. 

*Online games using the websites listed in Files to Download: Phase 3 phonics, Counting and Place Value maths games. Your child will also have a Numbots login to practice number skills such as addition and subtraction facts.

*Weekly spelling list- your child will be given a short list of Year 1/2 Common Exception words to practice at home each week. Your child will be tested on these words and new words added to their list if successful. 

*Spelling- please see the lists of words to be taught and practiced at home each half term:

Please click on the link for support with teaching your child to read and spell at home: https://www.littlewandle.org.uk/resources/for-parents/ 

Keeping our children safe online is something we take very seriously at Wales Primary School and we would encourage you to have a look at the 'Online Safety' tab of our class page for information relevant to our class about how to keep your child as safe as possible if they are accessing online content, using social media or gaming.

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