PE

In Year 1, P.E. is taught twice per week. Weather conditions can affect which days this takes place so please ensure that your child has their P.E. kit in school all week.

Homework

Every half term, your child will receive a homework matrix. These activities are mostly linked to subjects covered in class. We ask that one task is completed per week (you don’t have to do all six!) and that you initial and date each activity completed. Evidence of homework can be glued into children’s books, photographs tweeted or emailed to us, or items brought into school.

Homework books are collected every Tuesday ready to be given out again on Wednesday.

Reading

In Year 1 the children read regularly to adults as part of guided reading and at other times during the week. The children have the opportunity to change their books regularly throughout the week and we encourage the children to read at least 3 times per week at home.

Your child will bring a ‘show off’ book home to read to you at the end of each week. They have read this book in guided reading three times. This is an opportunity for them to read it again with fluency and expression, telling you about the text. This book will need to be returned to school on a Monday morning please.

Spellings

The spellings will link directly to the phonics scheme ‘Little Wandle.’

We will learn a new set of spellings each week in class and then send these home in Homework Books, so that the children can continue to practise them.

Please help your child to learn to read and spell these words.

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