Year 1
Staff
Class teacher: Mrs Wilton-Moule
Support Staff: Mrs Glancy & Mrs Neale
Important Days and dates
PE lessons are on a Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.
- Children will have a maths homework book and will have a section to complete weekly. This will be handed out each Wednesday and should be brought back into school the following Wednesday.
- A termly homework project will take place based on our topic. Each term, children will be given an opportunity to complete a piece of work linked to their topic. This will be displayed at the end of the term for parents and children to enjoy.
- The phonics screening will take place in June 2026.
- The children will have a half-termly spelling test. This will be based on the Y1 common exception words and any words that have been taught during the half term.
- Reading Raffle - Friday - children will receive a raffle ticket if they have read 3 or more times in a week.
Spellings
Phonics
At St Mary’s we are following the Floppy’s Phonics scheme, and make great use of the resources within the scheme. We also provide extra activities for further consolidation of phonics sounds.
Floppy Phonics letter for parents and carers
Reading
- We will listen to children read at least twice a week.
- Reading books will be changed on a regular basis.
- Children will be read to regularly as a whole class. When an adult reads aloud,children are given an opportunity to be immersed in new language, genres and stories.
Active Minutes
Autum - 10 Active Minutes/Movement Breaks – GetSet4PE Active Blasts
Spring - 10 Active Minutes/Movement Breaks – GetSet4PE Active Blasts
Summer - 10 Active Minutes/Movement Breaks – GetSet4PE Active Blasts
Useful links
Oxford Owl for Home
This website contains free resources for you to use at home. There are educational games and activities and ebooks matching book bands.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
‘Free Phonicsplay’ contains lots of games and resources to support children with their phonics work.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=2
Contains free educational games and resources.
https://www.letterjoin.co.uk/log-in.html
Using the log in provided in the resource pack, letter join has lots of handwriting activities.
Meet the Teacher