Year 1 2025 - 2026

Miss Wood

Year 1 Class teacher

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 am really looking forward to the year ahead, getting to know the children, and becoming part of the school community.

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.

PE will take place on Tuesday afternoon, and children should come to school wearing their school PE kit on this day.

Reading

Children who have read at home 5 or more times weekly will be praised in class and earn a reading sticker. Children that have read 5 times for every week of the half term will receive a reading certificate.

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

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.

Spring Term

In maths, we will be extending our place value knowledge up to numbers to 20.

In English, we will be learning to write a finding story, based on the text 'Major Glad, Major Dizzy.

In phonics, we will start to learn phase 5 sounds.

In history, we will be learning all about toys from the past, we would love lots of input from parents and grandparents for this, if you have any old toys that would be interesting for the class to explore, please do get in touch.

In science, we will be learning about polar places, thinking about the animals that live there and how they are adapted to their habitat. We will also think about the clothing needed in polar places and link to Geography where we will explore where these places can be found on the map.

In art, we will be exploring paint, thinking about primary and secondary colours and linking this to our science topic to create beautiful, snowy landscapes inspired by the artist Peter Doig.

In RE, we will be continuing to look at Christianity, exploring why Jesus is important to Christians.

In music, we will explore pitch and in French we will look at colours.

Thank you for your continued support.

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