Welcome to Year 1

In 1AB: Miss Bagga – Teacher | Mrs Croos – Teaching Assistant
In 1BS: Miss Seddon – Teacher | Miss Mirzadeh – Teaching Assistant

Additional support: Mrs Shaheen – 1:1 Support | Ms Sofie – 1:1 Support | Mrs Patel – Teaching Assistant (Mon-Wed)

"Children are magic. They live in a world that overspills with exploration, connections, dreams and imagination" Greg Bottrill

Year 1 is an exciting journey where the staff work closely with the children to nurture their natural curiosity and help them discover the world around them. We believe that learning should be a fun and creative process, so we encourage children to become inventors, storytellers, authors, mathematicians, and so much more!

Learning is encouraged through hands on and practical experiences, building on the excellent foundation laid in Reception. The classrooms are equipped with fantastic resources which the children can explore freely. We also use play-based learning to inspire children to consolidate their skills and knowledge, helping them become independent and resilient learners ready for the next challenge!

A key focus in Year 1 is Phonics, where we follow the engaging Floppy's Phonics scheme. This carefully structured program helps children develop essential reading skills through blending and segmenting, enabling them to become confident and capable readers.

In Year 1, we’re all about making learning an adventure, and we’re here to help each child discover the excitement of learning every day!

Summer Term: Our Topic – ‘In the Country’

This term, our topic is ‘In the Country’. We will be exploring the differences between towns and the countryside. In Literacy, we’ll enjoy stories such as The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse and The Gruffalo. We will continue to develop our storytelling skills, focusing on story language, sentence structure (beginning, middle, and end), and punctuation, including finger spaces, capital letters, full stops, conjunctions, sentence openers, and adjectives.

In Science, we will study the seasons and write a non-chronological report about them. We will also continue learning about plants and their different parts.

Our Geography lessons will focus on human and physical features of the environment, where we will learn to identify and sort these features.

In Maths, we will be working on place value up to 100, as well as money and time.

To bring our learning to life, we will be going on a trip to Ash End Farm—a fun and educational experience linked to our topic.

We are rewarded for our perseverance on tasks, our curiosity, our ability to communicate our thoughts, and our skill in making connections across different areas of learning.

We’re excited for a term full of discovery and creativity!

Diary Dates:

• Phonics Screening Check 2025 - Week beginning Monday 9th June

• Trip - Ash End Farm - Monday 7th July 2025 - Please pay online on MCAS as soon as possible (click on the link here)

Things to Remember:

• P.E in Year 1 takes place every Wednesday (Please ensure your child comes to school wearing their full PE kit)

• Children are asked to bring their reading books and diaries into school every day. Please ensure you spend 10 minutes reading with your child daily and sign their diary so we know they have read.

• Children to complete one workout in their Maths 10-Minute Weekly Workouts book and return to school on Mondays to be marked. 

• Parent 'Stay and Read' sessions take place every Friday from 8.30am-9.00am