Year 1
Welcome to Year 1 class page.
Hello everyone,
P.E days are Tuesdays and Thursdays for this half term (Spring 2)
If you need any additional information please do not hesitate to contact me on the email below,
year1@hollinsgrungy.com
Please allow two working days for your child’s teacher to respond.
| Who works in the class? | Mrs McCrory – Class Teacher
Miss Litherland- Teaching Assistant Mr Richardson (PPA cover on Friday afternoon) |
| Important Information | Year 1 begin the school day at 8.45am and finish at 3.30pm.
Drop off/collection is at the Key Stage 1 playground gate. Late arrivals should contact the school office. If another relative or someone other than a parent is collecting, please inform a member of staff at the gate or contact the school office. |
| When are spelling tests? | Spellings as part of the ‘Read, Write Inc’ Phonics scheme. The children complete these when they are on yellow, blue or grey books. These will be part of their Read, Write, Inc sessions. |
| Contact | Class email
year1@hollinsgrundy.com |
| Homework | Grid homework has been set for this half term and should be returned by Wednesday 1st April. |
| What are procedures for reading books? | We kindly ask that books are returned to school on Fridays. New reading books will be given on this days. We encourage daily reading at home and for children to re-read books to develop their familiarity with a text.
Please understand that we only change books on this day due to timetabling. please try to make sure all books are returned to school in the plastic wallets provided. |
| When are PE days? | Our PE days will be Tuesday and Thursday
Children should bring their labelled PE kit into school at the beginning of each half term; They will be getting changed in their classroom and change back into their uniform once the lesson has ended. We recommend that the children leave their PE kit in school and they will be sent home at the end of each half term to be washed . COACH At some point in the year, we will be having time with a PE coach. This will mean that the day we have our lesson may change, but you will be updated and informed as soon as possible. |
| Phonics
Year 1 will have a phonics screening test in June. It is important that they keep up to date with all their sounds. We use the Read Write Inc scheme in school and it is recommended that you practice these sounds with your child at home. You will find a link to the official Read, Write Inc YouTube channel in our useful links section. This contains highly useful videos focus as word reading, blending, spelling and tutorials for parents on how to correctly read sounds with your child. Please find below a copy of the Set 1, 2 and 3 sounds. |
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| Rewards for hard work & good behaviour. | All children can earn individual house-points for demonstrating a hard-working or thoughtful attitude, as well as being helpful, kind or otherwise a good citizen.
Children who show exceptional behaviour, manners and attitude to learning in the classroom and around school will be awarded a golden ticket and get a place on the golden stars board. There is a Golden Ticket draw every Friday during Smile Assembly. Every week, a child wins the My Happy Mind Award for their class which is presented in assembly. |
| Consequences for lack of effort and poor behaviour |
Behaviour will be scored as green – amber or red on a daily basis, which will be recorded privately by the class teacher. Letters will be sent home for children with a red times in a week.
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| Anything else relevant for your year group |
Year 1 complete a Phonics Screening check in the Summer term. We promote independence in Year 1, wherever possible and would encourage you to do the same at home. Below is a copy of the Year 1 common exception words that the children will be tested on throughout the year. I would encourage you to practice these at home with your child frequently.
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