Year 1 2025 - 2026

Welcome to our Year 1 Class Page

Here you will find information all about our Year 1 class!

Our school day begins at 8:45am and ends at 3:15pm. 

Autumn Term

English: Narrative and Character Descriptions through Traditional Tales. 

Maths: Place Value, Addition and Subtraction within twenty. Geometry. 

Science: Animal Parts.

Geography: Our local area and the United Kingdom. 

History: Toys from the 1960s. 

Art & Design: Aboriginal Art.

Design Technology: Designing, making and evaluating a Box Monster. 

PSHE: Relationships, emotions and keeping ourselves safe.

P4C: In P4C, we explore big ideas and we focus on caring, collaborative, critical and creative thinking. We are learning how to form our own philosophical questions. 

Computing: Online safety. Exploring Purple Mash. 

RE: Why do we celebrate Harvest? Why does Christmas matter to Christians? 

Children will explore and deepen their understanding of the true meaning of Christmas through emphasising that Jesus was a gift from God. 

Music: We are listening to a range of styes of music including Latin, Blues and Folk. We are learning to find the pulse and rhythm.

Phonics Screen

The phonics screening check is taken individually by all children in Year 1 in England. It is designed to give teachers and parents information on how your child is progressing in phonics. The screen will be taken at the beginning of June. The screen will be taken over the course of the week. For more information on how the screen will be administered click here. 

How can you support your child?

There are many different ways in which you can help to support your child's progress with phonics.In fact, you are already offering a good level of support by simply listening to your child read their reading book as often as possible. You could also begin to go over the green words at the begining of your child's reading book more often. Please attend our Phonics Parent Workshop. More details will be provided nearer the time. 

There are some fantastic resources available online such as the Oxford Owl website that will help you to further your understanding of what phonics is. We have also included some helpful resources in the 'files to dowload' section of the year one class page that you can use with your children. If you would like any of the documents printing out please let your class teacher know. 

Another easy way to slip some extra phonics into your child's day is by watching alphablocks! 

General Infomation

PE

Children need to arrive in PE kits on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Children have Dance on a Tuesday and PE with our Manchester City Coach on Wednesday. This will be outdoors. A plain white or red tshirt, plain leggings or joggers and trainers are required. 

Reading books

Children should bring their reading books into school every day. We encourage children to re-read their books at home multiple times as this will improve reading fluency and comprehension. Reading books are changed weekly on a Monday. Children also have a login in their reading diary to access BugClub, Reading Eggs and Fast Phonics. 

Homework

Spellings will be sent out on a Friday for children to learn at home. Please listen to your child read their reading book at least 3 times a week and sign their diary. Maths Seeds can be accessed at home using the login sent home. 

Spellings

Days of the week. Number words within twenty. Weekly spelling lists will be sent home. 

Reminders

Please can children bring a water bottle to school. 

Please can you ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child's name.