Year 1 News
Year 1 – 02.05.25
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The Gingerbread Man We started the week by enjoying the traditional tale ‘The Gingerbread Man’. We used the reading dogs to answer some questions about the text. We enjoyed the story so much that we decided to bake our very own gingerbread men! We baked an extra special class gingerbread man but when we Read More
Year 1 – 25.04.25
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We have had a fantastic first few days of the new term. The children have came back to school ready to learn and we’ve had fun starting some new, exciting topics. Phonics We have started to revise and practise all of the phonemes / graphemes we have learnt this year again. This week we Read More
Year 1 – 04.04.25
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Phonics In phonics this week we have completed a phonics assessment with all of the children. Most of the children have made lots of pleasing progress. Please continue to read with your child at least 4 times a week and write in their reading record that you have done so. We have taught all Read More
Year 1 – 21.03.25
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Phonics In phonics this week we have looked at the alternative graphemes oe/oa/o-e/ow, oo/ew/ue/u-e, aw/au/or and er/ir/ur. We have also practised reading and writing the tricky words Mr and Mrs. Well done to all of the children who were a Phonic Detective this week! English In English we have continued with our senses booklets. Read More
Year 1 – 14.03.25
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Phonics In phonics we have revised split digraphs and the alternative sounds ai/ay/a-e, ee/ea/e-e and ie/igh/i-e. The children have enjoyed spotting the sounds on our phonics detectives sheets. Have they taught you how to be a phonics detective yet? English In English we have continued our topic on the body. The children have started Read More
Year 1 – 07.03.25
07/03/2025 · 1 comment
World Book Day The highlight of our week has been World Book Day! We started the day with a fantastic assembly. Truman Books came to visit us to show us all of the books that we can get with our World Book Day vouchers – there are some brilliant books to choose from! We Read More
Year 1 – 28.02.25
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Phonics In phonics this week we have looked at silent letters. We learnt that if a ‘k’ or a ‘g’ comes before an ‘n’ in a word then the ‘k’ or ‘g’ is silent. Like in the words knight and gnome. The children have practised reading and spelling words with silent letters in. We Read More
Year 1 – 14.02.25
14/02/2025 · 1 comment
Phonics We spent our phonics time this week completing a practice phonics screening check with the children. This was to see how the children would do and where they might need support. A pack with real and alien words went home after our phonics meeting in the Autumn Term. Please practice reading these words Read More
Year 1 – 07.02.25
07/02/2025 · 2 comments
We have had a very exciting week filled with lots of art fun! Visit from an artist On Tuesday afternoon we had a very exciting visitor. We discovered during our art homework that Max’s mum is a real-life artist. Lucy came to speak to the children about being an artist. The children were fascinated Read More
Year 1 – 31.01.25
31/01/2025 · No comments yet
Phonics In phonics this week we have revised the phase 5 phonemes au, ey, a_e and e_e. We have also practised reading and spelling the tricky words ‘what’ and ‘when’. Please keep using your phonics flashcards at home to ensure your child is confident with all of the sounds. English In English this week Read More
