Welcome to Year 1
Important information:


Reading Books
Please ensure that your child brings their reading book to school on Mondays and Thursdays when we will change it with them. Your child must have their reading diary signed to say they have read to an adult. Please try to listen to your child reading for at least 5-10 minutes each day. Please try to read the book 3 times with your child before returning it to be changed for a new one. This ensures they become confident in reading and familiar with the story.
Sharing a book at bedtime or reading a story to your child will help them develop a love for reading!

Spellings
Spelling Tests take place on Fridays and new spellings will be given for the following week on Fridays. Your child’s score will be sent home. The words they are asked to learn are taken from the phonics they have been learning that week and the common exception word list for Year 1.

Homework
Homework will be given out on Wednesdays. This will be Maths and Phonics linked to the learning we have covered that week. You can also complete a more creative homework from our Homework Menus below.
 

Physical Education

PE days are Tuesdays and Fridays and children will need to bring their PE kits to school on those days so that they can get changed into them. PE kit should consist of a navy or white t-shirt and navy shorts or navy/black tracksuit bottoms or leggings. Children will need pumps or trainers because we will be outside as much as possible. Please ensure the children do not wear jewellery for school on PE days as it has to be removed. 

and finally....

If you have any questions about Year 1 and the things we do, please come and talk to either:
Teachers: Mrs Richards (Monday - Weds)/Mrs Clarkson (Wednesday -Friday)
Mrs Lee will be covering on a Wednesday and Thursday afternoon.
Teaching assistants: Mrs Tweed and Miss Finlay.

These are the common exception words for Year 1. By the end of Year 1, the children should be able to read and spell these words. Practise reading them as part of your daily reading time. Look at the Spelling Menu and choose a method of practising your spellings.

• Spelling Menu.docx

Advice for reading at home

Your child will have been sent their home reading book home. This book is colour coded according to their reading level. If you would like to access more books you can do so online.

In your pack from school you will find a login for 'OXFORD READING BUDDY' - https://www.oxfordreadingbuddy.com/uk

When you log in, the books you can access are colour coded according to children's reading levels. Please check the colour of your child's home reading book, this will correspond with a number on the Oxford Reading Buddy website. If you are unsure of your child's reading level, please email me – Year1@quarrymountprimary.org.uk

Some websites offer free access to books online if you create an account. Have a look here:

https://worldbook.kitaboo.com/reader/worldbook/#!/

I hope this helps you to continue enjoying reading whilst children are not able to access the resources in school. Thank you for your support!

We went to the museum to take part in a workshop all about “Toys.” We sorted old and new toys based on their materials and what they looked like. We compared toys and also got to play with some replica old toys. We learnt lots and really enjoyed looking around the museum too!

We were delighted to have a mobile farm visit school this half term. He brought with him goats, sheep, donkeys, rabbits and guinea pigs and a sheepdog called Meg! We brushed the animals, got to feed them and have our photos taken with them in their festive Christmas jumpers. Ian told us all about the different animals and it help support our work in Science.

This half term we will be reading 'Mrs Armitage on Wheels' and learning an adapted version of the text for our writing. Here are our text maps. Please ask your child which text map they have learned and ask them to show you the actions.

We have been learning the text map with some actions this week. Watch these videos to see how fantastic we all are!

Our writing this half term is based on the story 'Handa's Surprise'. This is our model text. Ask your child if they can retell it to you!

In our P.E. lessons, we have been learning the skills needed to play Handball. We have practised our rolling, throwing and catching by taking part in fun games and activities. We have also been learning how to listen and respond to instructions during the lesson.

Say hello to our new school council representatives for Year 1!

We love to choose books from our reading corner and share these stories with our friends.

We have used a counting stick to learn how to count forwards and backwards in 2s.

In our Gymnastics lessons we have been practising our rolling.