Year 1

Hello everyone! I hope you are ready for a busy but incredibly fun Lent Term.

Please can children arrive at school in their PE kit on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Homework will be sent home on a Friday to be returned the following Wednesday. The homework in Year 1 consists of spellings, short writing tasks, maths tasks, RE focus tasks and termly topic tasks.

Please ensure that your child is read to, or reads to you, for 5 minutes every day. Reading ‘little and often’ makes a huge difference to children’s reading progress. Try not to just use the child’s books from school – library books, magazines and books they love from home are also important for instilling a love of reading.

Each week, your child will bring home a book that they have explored during Guided Reading. If your child is not currently accessing word books, please ensure that you read their ‘Read for Pleasure’ book to them and discuss the text.

Reading for Pleasure books are not changed by the staff. We encourage our Year 1 children to change these themselves, as this promotes independence. If your child has not changed their Reading for Pleasure book for a while, give them a gentle nudge to do so.

Your child needs a bookbag for their reading books, rather than a rucksack. They should have their book bag with them every day.

Keep an eye out on Juniper for additional information.