YEAR 1
Teacher:
Mrs Eaves Monday-Thursday
Mrs Fishwick Friday am
Mrs Riley Friday pm
Mrs Kelly Monday and Wednesday pm
Teaching Assistants:
Miss Carey (mornings)
Miss Cunningham (afternoons).
Our Gospel Value is: Friendship
Pupil Leaders:
Our School Councillors: John and Esmae
Our Eco Councillors: Alma and Marla
Our SHINE Councillors: Riley and Corran
Our link Governor is: Mrs Carol Stones
Please ensure if your child needs an inhaler that you send an in date/named one into school as soon as possible.
Helpful Information:
- Reading books will be changed on Friday
- Reading records are needed in school every day
- Library book changing day is Friday
- PE days are Monday and Friday - come in PE kits ready for these.
- Please note that jewellery and accessories (e.g. watches, hair bows) must not be worn on a PE day due to safety reasons.
- Please wear shorts under tracksuit bottoms for indoor PE.
- Healthy snacks - if your child does not have morning toast, they may bring in a healthy snack.
- Water bottles - children will need a water bottle in school each day. This must contain water - no juice or flavoured water. Please return these daily after washing
- Spelling test every Friday.
- Homework will be sent home every Friday to be completed and returned by the following Thursday.
- Log-ons for Numbots are on the front of your child's reading record.
- The school gates open at 8:50am - please be in school before 8:55am. The school day finishes at 3:25pm
Looking ahead to the Spring Term:
Thursday 5th March World Book Day (dress up day)
Thursday 5th March Governors Training - Finance 5.00pm – 6.30pm
w/c 9th March PTFA Mothers’ Day Stall in school
Wednesday 10th March Wonderful Wednesday 2.15pm -3.25pm
Friday 13th March PTFA Mothers’ day Hamper raffle
Thursday 19th March Governors’ Meeting – Full Governors 4.30pm – 6.30pm
Friday 20th March Chocolate Egg donation day
w/c 30th March PTFA Easter Hamper Draw
Thursday 2nd April Easter Service in Church (all families invited) 9.30am – 10.30am
Thursday 2nd April Easter Chocolate bingo
Thursday 2nd April School closes for Easter Holidays 2pm!
Welcome to Our Spring Term in Year One!
We hope you all had a wonderful break and are ready for an exciting Spring Term ahead!
The classroom is already full of smiles, energy and enthusiasm, and we can’t wait to see how much the children grow over the next few months. This term is always a busy and important one in Year One. We will be continuing to build on our phonics knowledge, developing our writing skills, exploring new maths concepts and enjoying lots of creative learning across the curriculum. The children always make fantastic progress at this time of year — it’s amazing to see their confidence blossom!
Reading at Home – Every Day Matters!
A gentle reminder about the importance of reading at home every single day. Just 5–10 minutes daily makes a huge difference. Regular reading helps your child to:
Build fluency and confidence
Recognise sounds quickly
Blend words more smoothly
Develop understanding and expression
As you know, the children will take part in the Phonics Screening Check in June. This is a short, simple check to see how well they can use their phonics skills to read words. The very best way to prepare is through consistent, relaxed practice at home. Little and often truly is the key!
When reading together, please encourage your child to:
Sound out carefully
Blend the sounds smoothly
Re-read the word if it doesn’t sound quite right
Talk about what the word means
Most importantly, keep reading! Make it positive and enjoyable — praise their effort and celebrate their progress!
Thank you, as always, for your continued support. We are really looking forward to a fantastic Spring Term full of learning, laughter and shining achievements! Let's make it a brilliant one!
Mrs Eaves and the Year One Team
Spring Term Documents
Year 1 Learning Letter Spring Term
Year 1 Spellings Spring Term 1
Year 1 Spellings Spring Term 2
Knowledge Organiser - Science Seasonal Change
Knowledge Organiser - Geography Bright Lights, Big City
Knowledge Organiser - DT Taxi!
Autumn Term Documents
Year 1 Learning Letter Autumn Term
Year 1 Spellings Autumn Term 1
Year 1 Spellings Autumn Term 2
Knowledge Organiser - Science Human Senses
Knowledge Organiser - History Childhood
Knowledge Organiser - Science Everyday Materials
Year 1 Blog
Year 1 Visit to St Annes Pier
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Year 1 enjoyed a wonderful walk to St Annes Pier, kindly organised by Loki’s dad. We explored the pier together, including a visit to the Board Room, before walking all the way to the very end of the pier.
The children were absolutely brilliant throughout the trip – walking sensibly, listening carefully, and showing great curiosity. We learned lots about the history of the pier, including that it was built around 140 years ago and has survived two fires over the years.
To make the day even more special, the children were delighted to receive a goody bag at the end of the visit. It was a fantastic day of learning outside the classroom, and the children represented our school beautifully. Well done, Year 1!
Year 1 Lead Whole School Worship on Friendship
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This week, Year 1 led a very special whole school worship all about friendship. The children spoke clearly and confidently as they shared important messages about how to be a kind and caring friend.
During the worship, Year 1 reminded us of Jesus’ Golden Rule:
“Treat others the way you want to be treated.”
They explained that this means being kind, sharing, helping others, listening carefully, and making sure everyone feels included. The children showed how following Jesus’ Golden Rule helps us to be good friends, even when it can be challenging.
Year 1 did a wonderful job leading the worship and should be very proud of themselves. They helped the whole school think about how we can show friendship and kindness every day.
St Annes Library Visit
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Our Trip to the Library!
On Tuesday, we went on a special trip to St Annes Library. While we were there, we met a real author and illustrator called Genevieve Aspinall!
Genevieve wrote and illustrated the story Percy the Post-Penguin. She told us all about Percy and how she came up with her ideas. It was amazing to hear how a book is made and to meet the person who created the pictures and the story.
We had a lovely time at the library and really enjoyed listening, learning, and being inspired by Genevieve. It was a day we will remember!
Geography Fieldwork Trip
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In Geography we have been learning about human and physical features. We went on a fieldwork trip around our town of St Annes to spot the human and physical features in our local environment.
Wonderful Wednesday
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On our Wonderful Wednesday our parents joined us to make the decorations to go on the school Christmas tree. We made a Christmas tree using straws going from longest to shortest.
History in the 1950s
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Mrs Buckley who is Mrs Walton’s mum came into class to talk to the children about growing up in the 1950’s. She shared family photos and brought in her precious gold carriage and horses which was bought at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation by her father as a gift for her. The children listened well and asked her questions about her childhood.
Forest School
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Year One have started their forest school sessions. Group one had a beautiful afternoon in the sunshine in Forest School. They enjoyed the mud kitchen making mud pies and cups of hot chocolate, the rope swing, hammock and looking for minibeasts.
