Reading is vital in Year 1. Please aim to read at least 3 times a week with your child. Aim to read the books provided by school as these support your child's phonics learning, as well as, reading books from home or the library to encourage children to read for pleasure. Reading records will be checked twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays unless told otherwise) and books changed accordingly. If your child reads 3 times a week, they will move one character space on our Disney themed reading race. For each stage collected (4 characters per stage), it goes towards a Bronze (2 completed stages), a Silver (4 completed stages) or a Gold award (all 8 completed stages) at the end of the academic year. At the end of the academic year, your child will receive the appropriate badge, sticker and certificate. More reading, more progress and a higher reward at the end of the year!

In Autumn Term 1, our PE Days are:

Wednesday afternoon and Friday mornings.

On these days, your child will need to come to school wearing their PE kit. Black leggings, shorts or joggers with house-coloured or white t-shirt with their school jumper, cardigan or fleece. Hair must be tied up or back with earrings covered with tape. Sensible footwear must be worn, ideally trainers.

In Autumn Term 1, our Forest School Day is:

Thursday afternoons

On this day, your child needs to wear sensible clothing for outdoor learning (clothing that you don't mind them getting dirty!) They will need to bring a change of footwear, ideally old trainers or wellington boots. Your child will need to bring a waterproof coat with them every week, just in case!

In Autumn 1 term we will be focusing on:

Maths - counting forward and backwards in 1's within 20, adding and subtracting within 20, learning about 2D and 3D shapes and measuring length and height using cubes and rulers.

English - basic sentence writing to include finger spaces, capital letters at start sentences and a full stop to end sentences. We will be focusing on adventure stories.

Phonics - once children are grouped, spellings will be set for the children based on their group. Phonics newsletters will be sent weekly so you know what we have been learning that week.

Science - we will be learning about seasonal changes from Autumn to Winter and observing weather changes.

Any support at home which these areas of learning will be greatly appreciated. Please also see below for the online platforms that we have in school that can further support reading, phonics and maths.