Year One 2024 - 2025
Mrs Johnson
Summer Term 1
Class Teacher - Mrs Johnson
Teaching Assistant - Miss Howarth
Welcome back after the Easter break break! We have lots to do and looking forward to taking responsibility and being independent learners so we are ready for Year 2! Time flies when you are having fun!
Our class page and facebook is a fantastic way to share our learning experiences with you and celebrate our achievements along the way. Please ensure you take a look at this half term's newsletter, where you can find out about: specific subject content, important diary dates for this half term and general classroom reminders.
Year 1 Topics
| TERM | Geography/ History |
| Autumn 1 | Toys Past and Present |
| Autumn 2 | London and the United Kingdom |
| Spring 1 & 2 | The 7 Continents/ The UK in more detail + Map work |
| Summer 1 | How explorers have changed the world. |
| Summer 2 | How am I making history (+ Class Trip) |
| TERM | SCIENCE |
| Autumn 1 | Seasonal Changes |
| Autumn 2 | Materials |
| Spring 1 | Sensitive Bodies |
| Spring 2 | Animals |
| Summer 1 | Introduction to Plants & possible Blackleach Country Park visit (local community). |
| Summer 2 | Making Connections |
General Reminders
PE – PE will still take place each week on a Monday afternoon this half term. Many children have been coming in their own clothes - please make sure your child wears their full SCHOOL PE kit on this day. Children who are attendending PE afterschool clubs on other days, may wear their kit on those days too.
Reading Books - Please make sure children have their reading books and reading journals in school every day. It is VERY IMPORTANT that we read daily inside and outside of school to reach our phonics and literacy goals. Vocabulary knowledge is key! Children will be sent home with a RWI reading book on a WEDNESDAY to read over the week. In addition to this they will have a reading for pleasure book that you can read and share with your child.
I am pleased to report that each child is making good progress but this is no time to slip in practising! Please continue to support your child with reading every day and complete some of the comprehension questions at the back of the book. As your child continues to make progress in their Read Write Inc group - their reading band will change accordingly. It is essential that you sign their reading record each time you read and send all books (1 RWI reading books and 1 reading for pleasure book) back into school on a Wednesday so we can change them. If there is not at least 3 signatures dated in the book, it will be assumed you have not read with your child and it will not be changed.
Gardening Club - Miss Howarth and I are looking forward to developing our playground area. If you have not signed up this term, there may be other opportunities in the new school year!
Homework – Homework will be set on a Friday and must be submitted by the following Wednesday. It is important that you encourage and support your children with their homework and return it every week for marking. I understand that weekends and holidays are for a break but just a small amount of practise over each day over the week will help maintain muscle memory.
Spellings – Keep practising! As ever Common Exception Words NEED to become fluent. As we learn these each week, we are having a big push on handwriting. Please encourage your child to write neatly and purposefully.
Water bottles - Water bottles are provided in school. Children will have access to water throughout the day. Please refrain from sending large personal bottles.
Important Dates - Please see the school's weekly newsletter for important dates.
The Phonics Screening Check is upon us! I hope the children have been practising using the QR codes sent over the half term break. Keep up the good work!
Preparing for the Year One Phonics Screening Check Test- This will take place w/c 9th June 2025.
What is the Year 1 phonics screening check?
The phonics screening check is taken individually by all children in Year 1 in England, and is usually taken in June. It is designed to give teachers and parents information on how your child is progressing in phonics. It will help to identify whether your child needs additional support at this stage so that they do not fall behind in this vital early reading skill.
What is in the phonics screening check?
There are two sections in this 40-word check and it assesses phonics skills and knowledge learned through Reception and Year 1. Your child will read up to four words per page for their teacher and they will probably do the check in one sitting of about 5–10 minutes.
What can you do to help at home?
2024/25
Phonics screening check: 2024 materials - GOV.UK
2023 materials:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/phonics-screening-check-2023-materials
Everything you need to know about the PSC can be found by clicking on the following link. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/year-1-phonics-screening-check/
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to speak to us on the door or contact the office and we will get in touch.