Welcome to Year 1
The Year 1 class team includes Miss Fitzgerald, the class teacher; and Mrs Obiri-Bonney and Mrs Woodward, 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 Tuesday. 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.
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English: Year 1 have been developing their English skills through exploring the book Pattan's Pumpkin. They have been practising how to make predictions by looking carefully at the pictures and thinking about what might happen next in the story. The children have also been learning how to write their own questions about the book, using question words such as who, what, where, and why. This has helped them to understand the story more deeply and to share their ideas with others. Alongside this, they have been working on improving their writing by using full sentences, capital letters, and full stops.
Maths: In Maths, Year 1 have been learning to count in 2s, 5s and 10s. They have been practising counting forwards and recognising number patterns, which helps them to become more confident with numbers. The children have used a range of activities, including counting objects, clapping, and number lines, to support their learning. This work is helping them to build strong foundations for multiplication and to understand how numbers are grouped.
RE: In RE, Year 1 have been learning about the Easter candle and its importance in the Christian faith. They have explored how the candle is a symbol of new life and light, linking to the story of Easter. The children have discussed what the symbols on the candle represent and why it is used during celebrations in church. This has helped them to develop their understanding of religious symbols and their meanings.
Other: In Science, Year 1 have been learning to identify different materials in everyday objects. They have explored a range of items and discussed what they are made from, such as wood, plastic, metal, and glass.
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.