Welcome to the

Year One Class Page

A very warm welcome to our Year 1 children, parents and families! Year 1 is a very important year for your child as it is the beginning of their KS1 journey. We share lots of exciting learning journies together and develop children's exploration of new information and understanding. 

This year, the Year One children will sit their phonics screening check in June, please support your child's phonics knowledge by listening to them read their book-bag books regularly at home and sharing the phonics video that is uploaded to Dojo each week.

Please check Class Dojo for regular updates on what your child is learning and the exciting activities we get up to!

Thank you for your continued support,

Miss Cunningham & Miss Darbyshire

Notice Board

Reading

In Year 1 your child will be sent home with a banded book and a read for pleasure book. By reading with your child at home, you will be supporting their phonetic development.  

Phonics Screening Test

The Phonics Screening Test takes place in Year 1. The test is designed to assess children's ability to read fluently. It is so important that children are being continuously supported with their reading at both school and at home. To further children's home learning additional phonics and reading activities will be provided.

Homework

Please check the front of your child's homework book for each week's spelling list, they will need to practice them all week, ready for a spelling test on a Friday. Homework will be given out on a Friday, this needs to be completed and returned to school by the following Wednesday, please. 

The United Kingdom

This term we are GEOGRAPHERS, our topic is called The United Kingdom. We will look at maps of the United Kingdom and learn to recognise its shape and be able to locate it on a world map and globe. We will learn about the countries that make up the United Kingdom as well as their capital cities. We will locate Edlington on a map and understand how far away we are from other cities in our country.

Our Geography Learning Sequence

• Lesson 1: What is it like in The United Kingdom?
• Lesson 2: What is it like to live in Scotland?
• Lesson 3: What is special about Wales?
• Lesson 4: Why do people visit Northern Ireland?
• Lesson 5: What is England famous for?
• Lesson 6: What is the Union Jack and what does it represent?