Welcome to Year 1

Our class page is here to support both children and parents. On this page, you will find useful information on what happens in school each week. You will also find the latest class newsletter which gives you an overview of the current term. To showcase the children’s fantastic work and our wonderful classroom, we have a class photo gallery below – we hope you enjoy!

Teaching Staff

Our Year 1 class teacher is Miss Davison, who is supported by the wonderful Mrs Pilling.

Homework Expectations

Reading: Children are expected to read out loud to an adult every day. Parents/carers are requested to sign home reading records to confirm reading. We ask children to bring their reading book and reading log in to school every day.

Spelling: Each week, we learn new spelling rules in school. The children are given a spelling task along with their homework tasks every Friday.

Timetables: Children practise their times tables every day. Each child has been provided with a unique login to Times Tables Rockstars.

Skills Booklets: To consolidate the maths and English skills taught in school, and provide children with additional revision opportunities, we use CGP skills booklets. Each Friday, children are asked to complete pages in the GPS and Maths books.

Year 1 Curriculum Overview

We use sequenced modules to activate prior learning, build on skills and deepen knowledge AND understanding. Learning, vocabulary and content is cumulative; content is learned, retrieved and built upon.

To see our Year 1 curriculum overview please visit our dedicated Curriculum page: https://staugustines.npcat.org.uk/curriculum-overview/

PE Days

Year 1 has PE every Thursday and Friday. On PE days, children should come to school wearing their full PE kit. Details of our PE expectations can be the PE curriculum page.

Class Newsletter

Each term, you will receive a class newsletter detailing the wonderful teaching and learning happening in our class. Read all about it here – Year 1 Newsletter (Autumn)