Year 1
Year One's Class Page
(2026-27)
Welcome to Year 1's Class page! I am Mrs Webb, the Year 1 class teacher.
On our class page, you will find lots of useful information and links to helpful websites/games to enhance your child's learning.
If you have any questions or would like support with your child's learning, please send me a message via Class Dojo and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
Many thanks,
Mrs Webb
Teachers
Mrs Webb is the Year 1 teacher.
Mrs Rannard is our teaching assistant and covers Year 1 on a Tuesday afternoon & Wednesday morning.
Miss Emily is also our teaching assistant on Tuesday afternoons, Wednesday mornings and Thursdays.
Class Dojo
News and updates are posted for parents/carers on our Year 1 Class Dojo page. If you don't currently have a Class Dojo login, please ask Mrs Webb for one!
PE
Year 1's PE day is Tuesday. Please ensure children come to school in their PE kits on this day every week. They will spend the whole day in their PE kits so no change of clothes is needed. Any changes to PE will be sent via ClassDojo.
Our St. John's PE kit is a plain white top, plain dark shorts/pants and dark trainers. School jumpers or cardigans can be worn over the top.
Reading
Reading is such an important skill and is vital in every subject!
In Year 1, reading books are changed every Monday. Children are encouraged to bring their reading book to school every day in their book bag.
Reading a book with your child not only helps them to make progress with reading and writing, but it also stimulates their imagination and expands their understanding of the world.
'The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.' - Dr. Seuss.
Phonics Screening Check
Our Year 1 children sit their statutory phonics screening check in June. It is absolutely nothing to worry about and the children will have lots of support and practice throughout the year. For more information and resources please click on the links below:
Spellings
Spellings are sent home on a Friday. Our spelling test will be on the following Friday in school, so children will have a week to practise them. The spelling quiz is also on Purple Mash.
Good spelling greatly improves the level of children's writing.
Throughout Year 1, we have some tricky spellings to learn. We will work on them together in school; putting them into context and trying to deepen our understanding of word formation and meaning. Please also practise them regularly at home.
Some good practice methods are:
- Doing your own mini test with the spellings words from the current or previous weeks.
- Writing them twice on small pieces of paper and playing snap or pairs.
- Looking for similar sounds or letters in some words and memorising them.
- Adults writing the word with missing letters and the child filling in the blanks e.g. hou_e
- Thinking of as many other words as you can which mean the same thing (synonyms) or other words which mean the opposite (antonyms).
- Writing a great sentence which contains each word, or maybe contains two words
Year 1 Curriculum Overview:
Y1 Curriculum Overview - 2026/27
