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Year 1

Indoor PE Wednesday afternoon
Outdoor Games Thursday afternoon
PPA/COSMIC Monday afternoon
Library Tuesday afternoon

Summer Term 2025-26

Welcome back! We hope you had a lovely Easter break. As we begin the Summer Term, we’re excited for all the learning ahead.

Phonics

This term, phonics is a key focus as we prepare for the National Phonics Screening Check in June. Please keep an eye out for any phonics activities your child brings home.

Reading

We are so proud of the children’s reading progress. We would like to thank you for your continued support with this at home.. Please look out for the High Frequency Word Game Boards that your child will bring home which help build reading fluency.

Writing

In Summer 1, we are exploring the theme Friendship and Kindness through different books. We will continue practising simple, accurate sentences using capital letters, phonics and full stops. Children will work on writing short pieces of 2–4 sentences. In Summer 2, our writing will link to the theme ‘Imagination and Creativity’.

Maths

Last term, we learned number bonds to 10 and related facts. This term, we will focus on addition and subtraction facts to 20, counting in twos, fives and tens and halves and quarters of shapes and numbers.

To support at home, you could practise number bonds to 10 or watch the Numberblocks episode “Ten Again” on BBC iPlayer.

Welcome to Year One

Our Team:

Miss Heaton

Mrs Dinnis-Searle

Mrs McEvoy-Sykes

Mrs Whatsize

Mrs Plomer

Mrs Jeal (Friday)

Mr Oakshott (Friday)

Beginning of the school day:

The school site gates open at 8:40. So that your child has a successful start to the day, a reminder that the doors will remain open until 8:55. Please only go to the school office if you are late.

Items to bring into school:

As we have very limited storage space.  Please only allow your child to bring in:

  • A named water bottle (needed daily). Please no Stanley type cups or bottles of this size.
  • Reading Record Book 
  • Packed lunch box / bag (if they have packed lunch)
  • A warm coat (if it is cold)
  • A small bag or a book bag. Please, no big rucksacks as we just don’t have the room.

We kindly ask that you label all clothing such as jumpers, cardigans, shoes & coats so that they can be returned to your child quickly.

COSMIC and P.E. days:

We ask that your child is sent into school wearing their PE kit on their PE days.

COSMIC (Boulter Building)

Indoor P.E.

Outdoor P.E.

Monday afternoon

Wednesday afternoon

Thursday afternoon

For P.E. we ask that children wear:

  • Usual school white polo shirt or tshirt and sweatshirt/fleece
  • Shorts, joggers, leggings or tracksuit bottoms (black, grey or blue)
  • Trainers or plimsoles not school shoes

We would ask that children do not wear football kits, or any clothing with motifs or labels.

Jewellery Reminder on P.E. days:

For health and safety reasons, earrings should not be worn on PE days. If your child has recently had their ears pierced, please ensure they are covered with surgical tape. Only small stud earrings are permitted in school at any time—hoops, sleepers, or dangly earrings are not allowed.

Reading:

Reading is an absolute top priority for us in Year 1; it’s the key that opens the doorway to the whole curriculum.

We kindly ask that you support us in school by hearing your child read at home as often as possible. Our school home reading policy encourages all children to read with an adult at home at least three times a week. Just reading a few pages and discussing what they have read makes a huge difference to their understanding and confidence towards reading

We ask that your child brings their reading record in everyday. We will check and celebrate their weekly reads, with rewards and recognition for their efforts. A gentle reminder that lost books or reading records may incur a replacement charge. By working together, we can make sure your child becomes a confident, lifelong reader.

Staying in touch:

We are looking forward to working together over the coming year to achieve the best for your child. While we can always do our best to answer quick questions at drop-off and pick-up, there may be times when we are unable to chat in detail. If you ever need to speak with us, please don’t hesitate to contact a member of the team via the school office. We are always happy to help in any way we can.

Thank you,

The Year 1 Team