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Year 1

We look forward to welcoming everyone back for the start of a brand new autumn term at Pikemere! 

Our Weekly Timetable

Curriculum Web- Autumn Term

Things you need for Year 1

  • Labelled uniform. Please check regularly to ensure that name labels have not fallen out or rubbed offt!
  • A labelled water bottle
  • A small book bag (as in EYFS). We are limited for room to store large rucksacks!

Snacks/lunch time

Please remember that we are a NUT FREE school because we have some children who have severe allergies to nuts and need to avoid any contact with them.  In Key Stage One we continue to provide free fruit for snack time,  however children are welcome to bring a healthy snack from home if you wish. 

Reading Diaries

Our new purple reading diaries will replace the yellow reading record books of EYFS and will continue to record any reading at both school and home. It is important that your child brings it to school every day so that adults can record any reading that has taken place during the school day.

Little Wandle Phonics

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Reading in Year 1

Across Key Stage 1 we follow a very similiar routine to EYFS with regards to reading books. Your child will come home with:

  • A ‘Big Cat, Little Wandle’ reading book. They will have read this book at least 3 times in the week within a group reading session. By the time the reading book comes home, they should be able to read it with 95% fluency. The key purpose of practising the book at home is to increase reading confidence and embed the skills that have been learned throughout the week at school. It may appear that the book is too easy, or that your child has learned it by rote, but this sharing time is a vital part of the process and allows the children to celebrate their successes as readers.
  • An additional reading book which has been closely matched to the level of the ‘Big Cat’ book.

Your child’s reading books will be changed once a week and are closely monitored, as informed by Phonics and reading assessments throughout the school year.

Reading for pleasure is also an invaluable life skill, therefore we always encourage a varied diet of books! There is so much to discover through stories and non-fiction texts to nurture a love of reading!

Our school day

Our day starts at 08:45am. As in Reception, we will come into school through the white side door on the key stage one playground to hang up our coats and then walk through to the classroom. The gate will close at 08.55am. The children will leave at 3:15pm, through the same door.

As in EYFS, please let staff know if someone different will be collecting your child on a particular day, so that we can ensure that everyone goes home safely. 

PE 

Our PE days are Tuesday (with Mrs Johnson) and Wednesday (with Mr Ollier). Children should come to school in their PE kits and will need their water bottles. Please ensure that all PE jumpers are clearly labelled. Remember that we will be doing PE outside for most of our sessions, so please bring a coat to school every day.

Hoodie

Joggers

Pikemere PE polo shirt

Trainers

Long hair to be tied up on PE days

 

Year 1 English

Homework

Now that you are in Year 1, you will have the chance to show your grown-ups at home how brilliant you are at school!

 

MyMaths homework will be set every Wednesday, to be returned the following Monday. To access the tasks you will need to log on to your account, as detailed in the MyMaths username and password letter that will be sent home in the second week of the Autumn Term.

 

Maths games online:

 

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