Welcome to Year 1

Autumn Term 2

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 and Mrs Munden.

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.

• 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 with Mrs Watson and every Wednesday with Mrs Griffiths. 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.
• This half term we will be taking part in Forest School every Tuesday afternoon. Please send in suitable clothing and wellies.

 

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