Dear Parents,

We are excited to share that the first week of Year 1 has been a wonderful success! The children have settled in beautifully, adapting to the new environment and routines. They have shown great enthusiasm for their own maths books and engaging lessons, like science and Design Technology (DT).

In maths, we have been exploring the concept of partitioning numbers. The children are discovering the various ways to make a number and are also learning how to break down two-digit numbers into tens and ones, such as identifying that 15 consists of 1 ten and 5 ones.

In English, our focus is on fiction stories. We are beginning with the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood, where the children are learning to create a text map. This exercise emphasises understanding the main characters and their roles in the story.

Our PE Days are Wednesday (Sports Coach) and Friday (Miss Clark). Please ensure your child’s PE kit is in school and earrings are removed on this day. If they do have earrings in or do not have their PE kit, the children will be unable to participate.

How can you help at home?

• Reading
• KIRFS
• Sticky words
• Numbots and TTRS

Reading

The children will bring their phonics book home every evening. The children will also be able to choose a library book and this will be changed every Friday. This can only happen if they bring their old book back in.

KIRFS

This half term, our KIRFS focus is one more and one less. By the end of this half term, children should be able to answer ‘one more than ___ is ____’ and ‘one less than ___ is ____’ within 20. The aim is for them to recall these facts instantly, without using resources such as cubes or a number line.

Numbots and TTRS

These are free websites that the children are able to use to practise their fluency skills. These can also be downloaded as an app on tablet devices. The logins will be put inside the home school diary for you to use at home with your child.

Sticky words - spellings

In Year 1 we will learn new sticky words each week. At the end of the half term, the children will be assessed on writing these without any prompts. We will teach and practise these in class, but it would be wonderful if you could support your child with these at home also.

Autumn 1 – Sticky Words
Revisited each week	September October Monday
WB 8th September	I                me
WB 15th September	do every
WB 22nd September	all              are
WB 29th September	was my
WB 6th October	once said
WB 13th October	to you
WB 20th October	Assessment

 

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Miss Clark