Welcome to Year 1

Welcome to Year 1

Spring Term – ‘Courage’

Our Spring term theme is ‘Courage’ where we will be looking at finding courage within, showing bravery and determination and learning not to judge a book by its cover. Along the way we will be embracing new opportunities and challenging ourselves through our learning. We will be using a selection of high-quality, inspirational texts which are placed at the centre of our engaging curriculum, giving us fantastic opportunities to develop cross curricular links across all subject areas.

Our bookshelf texts for this term:

  • The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright
  • Tad by Benji Davies
  •  My Beautiful Voice by Joseph Coelho
  •  Orion and the Dark by Emma Yarlett
  •  Little People, Big Dreams – Amelia Earhart by Isabel Sánchez Vegara

Important Information

  • PE will take place on a Tuesday and Friday, but please have your PE kit in school every day as plans may change and it is crucial that all children can take part.
  • Please read with your child every day to develop their reading skills and nurture their love of reading.
  • Shared Reading books will be changed on a Thursday, linked to your child’s current phonics level.
  • Please remember to have your Shared Reader and Reading Record in your bag every day.
  • Home Learning is set on a Wednesday and is due in the following Monday. This alternates between reading comprehension questions in the Home Learning books and maths questions which will be set online on Math Shed.
  • Spellings are given out each week linked to your child’s current phonics level; the words are tested every Wednesday. Please practice these with your child at home.

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Please refer to the ‘Welcome to Y1’ document below for further information.