Year 1

Welcome to Year 1

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Mrs Stutters, Mrs Moore, Miss Britten, Miss Bate, Miss Spencer and Miss Brooks welcome you to Year 1.

 

Year 1 Long Term Map and Termly Plans

KIRFs

KIRFs (Key Instant Recall Facts) are designed to support the development of the mental skills that underpin much of the maths work in school.  Instant recall facts help enormously with mental agility within maths lessons. When children move onto written calculations, knowing these facts can be very beneficial.  Each child will have a termly handout which sets out their KIRF and other facts which can be practiced at home.  This means that the work at school can be supported at home.  

Recommended Reading for Year 1

We regularly read a variety of books from Pie Corbett's Reading Spine as either part of our daily whole class read or for children to dip in to when they choose from bookshelves in our classes. Here, you can see the books your child might experience in other year groups too.

We expect children to read at home at least three times a week. We encourage children to read everything and anything, including books, comics, magazines, poetry, road signs, cereal boxes, recipes, newspapers, websites and even books they write themselves. 

 

Below is a list of websites and recommended books for your child’s age group. Some of these books are ideal for adults to read to your children and others would be great for children to read themselves. For more information about each of these books, click on the following links:

  • Northants Library Everyone can access free e-books and audio books from Northamptonshire library service. If families are not already members, they can join using this link

Useful Reminders for Year 1

  • Every child needs to have a named PE kit in school. Year 1 have PE on Tuesdays and Fridays.

  • Year 1 visit the school library on Mondays so please ensure your child has their library book in their book bag on that day.

  • Year 1 change storytelling books on Wednesdays.

  • If you read three times a week and practise your Maths on DoodleMaths you can collect carrot points to trade in for a reward!

  • Homework is issued every Friday and carrot rewards offered for completion.

  • Spellings are issued fortnightly on Mondays.

Doodlemaths

Doodlemaths is an online website that allows your child to practise maths skills they have learnt in school and improve their recall of number facts. Your child has been given a password and username so that they can access the site. Please encourage your children to use the site and earn certificates for doing so. If your child has forgotten their password, please speak to the class teacher.

 

Common Exception Words

The expectation for the attainment of children in Year 1 has grown massively. In writing, children are expected to spell high frequency words, or common exception words (words we can't use our sounds to spell) correctly. Below is a list of all the words they should be spelling correctly in their independent writing.