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Year 1
Welcome Back!
Happy New Year and welcome to a brand‑new term in Year 1. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break and enjoyed some time to relax together. I’m really looking forward to welcoming the children back and beginning an exciting term full of learning, creativity and new challenges. Thank you for your continued support — You really are appreciated.
I’m delighted to be starting the Spring Term with my fantastic class!
Click here to see Year 1 Curriculum Overview
Meet the Team
Our class is taught by Mrs L. Robinson, who also leads History and Geography across the school. We are supported every morning by Mrs Cropper, whose hard work and commitment play an important role in the children’s learning.
We are also delighted to welcome Miss Millar, Miss Mussell, and Miss McQuirk to our team. They will be working with the class throughout the week to ensure continuity and high‑quality provision for all pupils.
- Miss Mussell supports the class on Mondays
- Miss McQuirk supports the class on Wednesdays
- Miss Millar supports the class on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
Together, our dedicated team works to help every child grow into a confident, enthusiastic learner, supporting them in their reading, writing, maths, and across the wider curriculum.
Mrs S Robinson covers PPA time on Friday afternoons, ensuring a smooth and engaging end to the week.
Key Days
Monday
- Please bring in reading books daily. We will aim to change Class reading books every Tuesday. Your child will now receive two books.
Tuesday
- PE Day - children to come in PE kits.
- Library day - the children should please bring their library books into school so that they can change them.
Wednesday
- PE - children to come in PE kit
Thursday
- Spelling Test
- Green Phonic Book - New sounds will be entered into your child's book.
Friday
Number facts test - The children are working towards gaining a sticker for their Number Passports. They will revisit recalling the number bonds for 5. They will progress further and will work on number bonds to 10, 15 and 20..
Phonics
The children participate in daily phonic sessions. The intent behind this is to strengthen the learning of phonics, and ensure children become enthusiastic and successful readers and writers.
The Phonic Screening Test will take place, week beginning Monday 8th June 2026
Phonics at Home
We are working on Phases 3, 4 & 5 phonics. Click the links below to find pronunciations to support your child at home.
Phase 3 - http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU2vWZKS7rY
Phase 4 - http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR_IgfIgz10&t=66s
Phase 5 - http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3S5sJw7MfI&t=18s
Games and Activities
Other Useful Websites
- Phonics Play - https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources
- ICT Games - https://www.ictgames.com/
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games
- Explorify for Science - https://explorify.wellcome.ac.uk
Homework
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Daily reading with an adult is encouraged.
Please remember to initial your child’s reading record each time they read at home.All children are working towards our whole‑school reading reward, and we want everyone to have the chance to achieve it. To qualify, children need to read at least three times per week at home.
Thank you for your support in helping to build confident, enthusiastic readers
- Daily Phonics practise using the sounds and words from their green phonic books.
- Number facts practise - number bonds to 5, 10,15 and 20.
- All doubles and halves to 20.
- Spelling test words weekly
A kindly reminder
- Children should please bring water bottles to school every day - these should be clearly labelled with children's names.
- Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled - hopefully this will help us to avoid things getting lost. If you have written names in ink, please check labels regularly to ensure your child's name is clearly visible.
- Reading records should be brought into school every day please.
- Children need a school PE kit that consists of pumps, black shorts and a blue T-shirt. For outside sessions during the winter, children can wear black/navy bottoms and their school jumper or cardigan for warmth or a suitable hoodie or tracksuit top. No coloured trainers please.
- Please remember to remove earrings for PE
Other useful information
Purple mash & Maths.co.uk - logins can be found in the front of reading records.
Year 1 Timetable
Spring in Year 1
English
This term, the children will begin their English learning with the beautiful story The Sky Garden by Linda Sarah and Fiona Lumbers. Through this text, they will explore writing in different ways, including creating story maps, keeping a diary in role, and learning to write clear, effective instructions. As part of our Talk for Writing work, they will also produce a short recount of the story. Later in the term, we will move on to the traditional tale Goldilocks, where the children will develop their skills further through character description, diary entries, letter writing, and simple narrative innovation.
Maths
This term in Maths, the children will be building their confidence with number and practical skills. They will learn to find a quarter of shapes, measure capacity using cups, and work with coins up to £2 as well as notes. We’ll also be practising counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, learning the days of the week and months of the year, and counting forwards and backwards to 100. The children will measure length and mass using balance scales and small weights, and begin simple multiplication and division through doubling and halving.
Geography
This term, the children will be learning about the United Kingdom. They will name and locate the four countries and their capital cities, explore what the terms city and capital city mean, and learn to recognise both the Union Jack and the individual country flags. The children will also discover some famous landmarks found in each capital city and practise locating key features on maps, including the town of Banks on the northern English coastline.
Science
In Science, the children will be learning about plants. They will identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including both deciduous and evergreen trees. The children will also explore the basic structure of flowering plants and trees, learning to describe key parts such as the stem, roots, leaves and flowers.
Design & Technology (DT)
This term in Design Technology, the children will experiment with mechanisms such as sliders and levers to see how they create movement, and they will begin using key vocabulary linked to their projects. They will start to develop their own simple design ideas and think about who their product is for.
Religious Education (RE)
In RE, the children will be learning about Muslim beliefs about creation and how these influence the way many Muslims care for the world. Through stories about the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), they will explore how his teachings encourage kindness and responsibility towards the natural world. The children will also reflect on their own beliefs and think about simple ways they can help look after the planet.
