Welcome to Year 1

Autumn Term 1

This page has useful information about the day-to-day running of Year 1 as well as the areas of learning that we will be covering this term. Mrs Watson (Monday & Tuesday) and Mrs Griffiths (Wednesday, Thursday & Friday) are the class teachers for Year 1, ably assisted by Mrs Brosnan.

These are the books we will be working on in English this half term:

Useful information:

• At St Wilfrid's we follow the Little Wandle phonics and reading programme. This includes daily phonics lessons and 3 reading sessions each week. Your child therefore needs to bring their book bag and reading diary to school every day so that we can record their reading sessions and change their books.                                                     
• On a Friday, we send home a phonics update on the class dojo so you can see what your child has been learning that week.
• Children are encouraged to share books with an adult at home and practise reading their Little Wandle book. We count up the number of daily reads at home and reward certificates for every 25 reads. Little Wandle books need to return to school every Tuesday so they can be used for a new group that week
• For a list of the tricky words the children are taught to read and spell, please have a look at the following link                     Little Wandle Tricky Words 

Please click on the link below to find out how to support your child with phonics at home.

• In Year 1, the children build on their handwriting skills from Foundation and start to learn to form their letters using a cursive style. If you would like to practice this with your child, please have a look at the images below which show how we form each letter.

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• Each half-term we have a whole school service at St Wilfrid's Church led by a different class. We always need walkers to help us walk safely to church, so if you are free on a Thursday morning and would like to come along, please let us know!
• PE will take place every Monday and Wednesday. Please make sure your child comes to school in the correct PE kit. Long hair should always be tied back for PE, and please make sure earrings are taken out on these days. You may wish to layer some warmer clothing for our outdoor sessions, particularly when the weather is colder. Thank you.

In Maths we follow the White Rose scheme of work. The following links provide useful activities you can use to support your child's learning. 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=2