Welcome to Year 1
The Year 1 class team includes Miss Fitzgerald, the class teacher; and Mrs Woodward and Mrs Synnott, teaching assistants.
During PPA (planning, preparation and assessment) time on a Tuesday morning, Mrs Budd teaches the class.
Here you will find links to our year ahead and useful websites linked to our learning.
Year 1 is always a very busy year where children grow in confidence with their learning. I would ask that you support your child in their learning by encouraging them to write short sentences using a capital letter and a full stop and rehearse their phonics to aid their writing and reading. In maths, it would be helpful for you to practise number bonds to ten and simple addition and subtraction.
I look forward to working with your child over this forthcoming year.
Our four school rules are: be ready, be respectful, be safe and be the best you can be.
We aim to ensure that excellent behaviour is a minimum expectation for all. Being ready to learn at all times and allowing others to be ready as well.
With the growing awareness of love for all, we will help children towards true respect for the beliefs and cultures of others. We will also adopt a respect for the environment. We aim to ensure that children feel safe at all times.
We will ensure that each child will have experiences of forgiving and being forgiven. We will encourage children to accept responsibility for their actions and to apologise when necessary.
To be ready to learn in school please support the children with:
P.E. – Our P.E. days are Monday and Wednesday. All children are expected to take part in a full P.E. kit and trainers.
Reading at Home - Children should read for 15 minutes each night - this could be their school rhino readers book, a library book or a book of their own choice from home.
WB 13.01.2026
English: This week, we are learning about traditional tales, with a special focus on our untraditional version of Rapunzel. We are exploring how traditional stories are usually told and then comparing them to our modern twist on the classic tale. Through reading, discussion, and activities, we are thinking about how characters andsettings can change while still keeping key elements of the original story. This helps us understand that stories can be retold in creative and exciting ways.
Maths: This week in maths, we are focusing on making and understanding numbers from 10 to 19. We are learning how these numbers are made by combining tens and ones, using practical resources such as cubes, counters, and number lines. Through hands-on activities and games, we are developing our confidence in recognising, building, and representing teen numbers. This helps us build a strong foundation for understanding place value.
RE: This week in RE, we are focusing on sequencing the story of Christmas. We are learning about the key events in the Christmas story and placing them in the correct order, from the angel visiting Mary to the birth of Jesus. Through storytelling, pictures, and discussion, we are developing our understanding of why this story is important to Christians and how each part fits together.
Other: This week in geography, we are focusing on the seasons in the UK, with a particular emphasis on winter. We are learning about the changes we see during this season, including the weather and how the environment looks. As part of our learning, we will be going on a winter walk around the school to observe signs of winter and talk about what we notice in our surroundings.
At Saint Augustine’s Primary School, our school rules are simple yet powerful: Be Ready, Be Respectful, Be Safe, and Be the Best You Can Be.
These school rules guide us in everything we do, helping us create a positive, caring, and inspiring learning environment.
Being ready means coming prepared to learn and try our best every day.
Being respectful reminds us to treat others with kindness and value everyone's contributions.
Being safe ensures that we look after ourselves and others, both inside and outside the classroom.
And striving to be the best we can be encourages us to aim high, work hard, and take pride in our achievements.
Together, these rules help us to grow into confident, compassionate, and capable individuals.