Welcome to Year 1a

Class Teacher: Miss Tobin
Phase Leader: Mrs Metcalfe
SENCo: Mr Adams

Provision Manager: Mrs Gaskell

Headteacher: Mrs. Shorrock

Deputy Headteacher: Mr. Adams

 

Key Information

P.E: Mondays (outdoor) and Thursdays (indoor)

Reading: We ask that children are heard read at home at least 3 times per week and their reading planner is signed by an adult.  When a child reads three times a week and their planner has been signed, they get to move up within the reading championship!  We ask that reading planners and books are brought in to be changed on Thursdays ready for checking and for books to be swapped.

 We also read 3 times a week within the classroom. These sessions are called 'Reading Practise' sessions and are in line with the Little Wandle phonics scheme that we follow. On Tuesday we decode our book for the week, on Wednesday we look at prosody, which is all about adding expression to our reading, on Thursday we answer some simple comprehension questions. Our books are then sent home on a Thursday. (We ask you to return them on a Monday so we can get them ready for the following week).

Phonics: We teach Phonics daily in Year 1. In the morning the children are taught the session for the day in line with the Little Wandle planning. In the afternoon they are taught phonics skills to prepare them for the year 1 Phonics Screening Check, (this is a national assessment that the children do during June). We also have phonics interventions for any children needing further support. (Please see the phonics page on this website for more information on the phonics screening and links to the Little Wandle website. This website has the information about everything we teach and also how you can help your child at home).

Below are a list of all of the sounds we should recognise by the end of Year 1 (and also some alternatives to get us ready for Year 2!).

Mathematics

Addition Strategies:

Subtraction Strategies:

Multiplication Strategies:

Division Strategies:

Class Rewards

Dojo Points: ClassDojo points are awarded to pupils who display our core values of pride, respect, resilience, kindness and ambition.
Rewards Menu: Once a child has achieved 100 Class Dojo points, they are free to exchange these for a treat of our 'rewards menu', on display in every classroom!

Star of the Week: One child each week is selected for a special award for demonstrating one of our school values, issued in our weekly Celebration Assembly.