Year 1
Welcome to our Year One group Webpage!
The Year One Team:
Dickens Class taught by Miss Sutton & Miss Bragg
Sutton@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
Earhart Class taught by Miss Hyland & Mrs Phillips
Hyland@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
Churchill Class taught by Mrs Lewis, Mrs McDonnell & Mrs Burke
Magnus@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
Class DojoDates for your diary
02/09 - Term 1 Starts
18/09 – Inflatables evening 3:30-5:30pm
22-09 – Individual Photos
30/10 – Harvest Festival
01/10 – National Poetry Day
23/10 – INSET Day
26/10 – 30/10 – HALF TERM
02/11 – Term 2 Starts
03/11 – Parent Consultations 3:40-6:00pm
04/11 – Parent Consultations 3:40-7:00pm
General reminders
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- Please drop your child off at their classroom gate between 8:40am and 8:50am. If you arrive after this time, please go to the School Office. At the end of the day the classroom doors open between 3.20pm and 3:30pm. If you are unable to collect your child, please telephone the School Office. If you have made regular arrangements for someone else to collect your child, please put this in writing.
- Please ensure your child comes to school wearing their PE kit. Please tie your child’s hair back on PE days, and ensure your child is not wearing any jewellery (this includes earrings). Dickens PE Days – Monday & Wednesday. Earhart PE Days- Wednesday & Thursday. Churchill PE Days – Monday & Wednesday.
- Please make sure your child’s water bottle is in school every day and that their name is written clearly on the bottle.
- Please make sure your child brings their school book bag to school every day containing their school reading book, library book and reading record.
If you have any queries for your child’s class teacher please don’t hesitate to contact us via email using the addresses provided on the school website, or arrange to speak to us at a mutually convenient time. We will always try our best to help and support you.
History/Geography
Our very first theme as the children begin their learning journey, is called:
'London Calling’
Have you ever thought about what happened to London during The Great Fire of London?
During this learning experience, we will explore key historical events such as The Great Fire of London and look at key historical buildings in London.
Science
How do we classify animals?
During this learning experience, we will explore how to classify animals and learn the correct vocabulary.
Maths
This term the children will be focusing on place value within 10. They will be sorting, counting and representing different objects. The children will also be identifying one more and one less from a given number. They will be introduced to greater than and less than using the correct symbols.
Numbots TT Rockstars https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
During our English lesson this term, we will be exploring our new book “Dear Teacher”.
What would you write in a letter to your new teacher?
Would you tell them about your favourite things, your family or all the exciting things you can do?
We will follow the fun and imaginative adventures of a child as they get ready to start school. Through this exciting story, we will explore school, friendship, feelings and imagination as we discover what makes starting Year 1 such a special adventure!
Don't forget to log in to Oxford Owl for extra reading and phonics activities each week.
These activities will really help your child improve their reading and phonic knowledge 📚
Stunning Start
Who has left this suitcase in our classroom? Where have they been?
Can you follow the clues?
What do the maps, sunglasses, passport and shells tell us?
And why is there a toy crocodile hiding inside?
Let’s open the letter and discover where our mysterious traveller has been!
Fabulous Finish
Let’s send our letters on their way!
Children will walk to the local post box to post their letters to their new teacher, before celebrating with a special “First Term at School” picnic!
Newsletter
Term 1 NewsletterHome Learning
Term 1 Home LearningYear One Spellings
Curriculum Overview
Year 1 Curriculum OverviewMeet the Teacher
Phonics Screen Check
The phonics screening check is an informal test that children will need to complete at the end of year 1. During the test, which is designed to test their ability to decode words using their phonics knowledge, children will be required to read a mixture of 40 real and nonsense words.
Here is a useful guide for Parents:
Here you can access a range of mock phonic screening papers that were shared at the parent meeting held in school.
These will give examples of the type of real and alien words the children will encounter in the Year 1 Phonic Screening.