Meet the Pandas team:

Miss Brown (Teacher)

Miss Strowger (TA) 

Year 1 – Look at Us Shine! 🌟

In Year 1, we learn and play,
Making happy memories every day!
We explore, discover, laugh and grow,
And here's a little glimpse to show!

So take a peek at what we've done,
Our photos show that learning's fun!

Reading: Sharing stories and practising reading using the phonics they have learned in school, is vital to improving a child’s confidence and skill with reading, understanding stories and developing a love for reading. It also has an important role in developing a child’s vocabulary and ability to express themselves effectively. 

We would like each child to read as often as possible, ideally at least 4 times a week for around 10 minutes at a time. Please make sure their reading record is signed each time they have read to ensure that we know they have read. Please can they be in school daily for adults to also record in. 

Reading books will be changed on a Monday. 

PE: 

PE for both classes will be for part of a Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon and children are to come to school in their PE kits - please note the PE uniform policy on the website. 

Long hair should be tied up and any earrings should be removed or covered with tape. Children are encouraged to take responsibility for their own PE belongings. Please support your child to do this by ensuring that all of their clothing is fully named and by practising some of the skills needed i.e. buttons/zips/etc. at home to promote their independence. 

Homework:

Year 1 spellings will be on a Wednesday.  They will also learn the new spellings in class for the next week. 

Please ensure that your child has a named water bottle in school every day and that all items of clothing such as jumpers are well named so that in the event that a jumper should go missing, it can be easily identified and returned to the correct child. 

Thank you for your continued support,

The Year 1 Team. 

Below are some links to support further learning at home: 

Reading, writing and phonics:

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/ 

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/tips-and-advice/reading-tips/

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com 

https://readingeggs.co.uk/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds

Spelling Shed online is a fantastic, fun resource for practising spellings! Currently, membership is free and you can even add your own spelling lists!

https://www.edshed.com/en-gb

Find free reading books at: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

Maths:

https://www.prodigygame.com/ 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Key-Stage-1.html 

https://www.mymaths.co.uk/primary.html

http://www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html

https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/about-us