Year 1 | The Federation of Abbey Infant and Abbey Junior Schools

Welcome to Year 1!

2019-2020

We hope that everyone has enjoyed their Summer holidays and are looking forward to a fresh, new start.

We are all excited to have a fun and engaging Autumn term in which the children will be enjoying trips and having exciting, new experiences.

Year 1 Team

Miss Gill

1DP

Mrs Donnelly (Mon-Wed) Mrs Phillips (Wed - Fri)

Miss Limbrick

Support Staff

Mrs Broadbent

Miss Rouse

Mrs Kaur

You will have received a Curriculum Leaflet which summarises all of the teaching and learning taking place in the Autumn term. Our topic for Autumn 1 is 'All About Me' where we enjoy finding out more about your child, their family, interests and celebrating being unique and special. The topic in Autumn 2 focuses on learning about the Victorians. Lots of fun experiences are planned to compliment this topic, so please make a note of key dates from the list below. The trip to the Black Country Living Museum introduces the children to how people lived in these very different times in the past. Parents and carers are then invited into school to work with their child to make a wooden spoon doll. Our Victorian Day is a great way for children to reenact Victorian life, dressing up and being transported back in time, as soon as they enter the classroom. We hope that the children have as much fun as the staff!!

Key dates

For the latest up-to-date news and events please link the school calendar to your personal calendar at our website:

https://www.abbeyfederation.co.uk/diary/grid/2019/01/

September 2019

18th - School photographs

19th - Meet the teacher 3.30-4.15pm

25th, 26th, 27th - Year 1 Black Country Living Museum

October 2019

8th & 9th - Parents 'evening

11th - FS1/FS2 Phonics work shop

21st - Halloween Disco

23rd - Harvest Festival (Years 1 & 2)

HALF TERM - 28th OCT- 3rd NOV

November

4th - Back to school

11th-15th - Anti bullying week

15th - Year 1 Inspire workshop

18th-22nd - Road safety week

28th Achievement event KS1

December 2019

3rd - Year 1 Victorian Day

11th - KS1 Christmas carols

13th - FOA Christmas fayre

17th - FOA tea with Santa

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS - 23RD DEC -6TH JAN

Each class will have a P.E. lesson each week. These will be on the following days:

1G – Friday

1DP – Thursday

1L – Tuesday

Please ensure that your child has a named P.E. kit in school (white t-shirt, blue shorts and black pumps). It is advisable that long hair is tied back and that earrings are not worn on your child’s P.E. days.

Homework

We will shortly be setting Homework via online programmes. Your child will receive individual login details to allow them to access the homework. The activities set will be relevant to the work your child is currently learning and we hope that they will enjoy the process of completing their homework online.

Spellings

Spellings will be given out to the children every half term and will be checked on Friday. Children will be taught different spelling patterns and rules closely linked to our Phonics lessons at school. Additionally, you can help your child to learn the 'common exception words.' These are the words the children are expected to read and spell correctly. You will find links to the common exception and high frequency words, together with spelling lists, in the section below (useful links).

Reading Books

Please hear your child read as many times as possible throughout the week and comment in their reading diary so that books can be changed. Please ensure that your child has their reading book/s and reading record book in school every day as they may read to a Reading Volunteer. It is essential that books are sent into school on the following days:

1G- Tuesday

1DP - Wednesday

1L - Monday

Many thanks for your support and co-operation. Please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Year 1 Team should you have any further questions.

The Year 1 Team

SPELLINGS

Below are Autumn 1 spellings. Please ask your child which group they are in to access the correct list.

Spellings

Numicon Ninjas

Below are: Year 1 high frequency words, tricky words and common exception words that you can practice reading with your child.

Your child will shortly receive their own login details for the 2 links below. Check them out and have fun with your learning!

Purple Mash

Education City

Parent guide to the Y1 National Curriculum

Parents_Guide_Year_1.pdf

Year 1 Parent handwriting sheet Oct 2014.pdf

Phonics for parents Here you can find resources to support reading at home