• English
• Maths

Parents and Families of Year 1

Welcome to the Year 1 Class Page (2025–2026)

Hello and welcome! My name is Miss Wood, and I am very excited to be taking over the Year 1 class this year.

I will use the Year 1 class webpage to keep families informed about what is happening in class. Please take the time to check this page regularly for weekly updates (see News Items below), including information about our learning, notices, and important dates for the coming week.

Getting in Touch

There are several ways families can contact me or find information:

• Face-to-face: Please feel free to pop in before or after school

• Notes: You may send a written note, but please avoid putting important messages in your child’s planner, as these are checked weekly.

• Website: Visit the Year 1 class page (updated every weekend)

• Email: Contact me at [email protected] (checked regularly throughout the week)

• Newsletter: View the school newsletter online via the homepage (uploaded every Friday)

On this page, you will find lots of useful information to support you and your child. Below is a summary of our learning for the term ahead, along with homework information.

I look forward to working with you all this year.

Kind regards,
Miss Wood

Please remember to tell me if your child will not be collected by the usual adult at the end of the day. Thank you.

Homework in Year 1:

Children are encouraged to read at home every night where possible. Please record this in their reading diary so it can be counted towards receiving stickers and certificates.

Each child will receive two colour-banded reading books and one phonics book linked to the sounds and phase currently being taught in school. Please ensure these books are brought into school every Thursday. They will be changed and returned home on Friday.

Summer term - part one

In maths, we will start by looking at measurement, measuring objects in cubes and then in centimeters, before moving on to mass and volume. We will end the half term by looking at multiplication and division.

In English, we will be learning to write a non-chronological report, taking inspiration from the book 'Where the Wild Things Are.'

In phonics, we will continue to learn phase 5 sounds and start to prepare for the phonics screening test in June. 

In history, we will continue to learn about the space race and why Neil Armstrong is significant, before moving onto a study of Bernard Lovell and the Lovell telescope located in Jodrell Bank. In geogrpahy, we will look at Goostrey, considering its physical and human features. We will look closely at the features of our school and learn about maps, creating our own aerial view maps of the classroom using a key. Finally we will compaere our school grounds to those of our twin school ElizabethFontein in South Africa. 

In science, we will study mini beasts! We will use our observational skills to look closely at invertebrates in our school grounds and start to compare them to humans. 

In Art, we will focus on drawing, learning about different types of line and mark making. We will use a variety of materials but focus in on how we can use pencil and soft pastels to create 3 dimensional effects. We will link this to our space history unit by drawing a variety of planets!

In RE, we will be continuing to look at Christianity, exploring celebrations that are important to Christians.

In music, we will explore pitch, timbre, dynamics and rhythm.

In French, we will be learning all about nature.

Thank you for your continued support.

Please see below for weekly news updates and links to useful documents.