Welcome to Squirrels Class

In Year 1, our teacher is Miss Rawlin, and we have Miss Cole as our dedicated Teaching Assistant. This year marks an exciting transition as the children embark on their journey through the Key Stage One curriculum. To ensure a seamless shift from Reception, we have carefully planned our learning to align with the Characteristics of Effective Learning from the Early Years Foundation Stage during Terms 1 and 2.

Our timetable features PE on Mondays and Fridays, alongside Forest School on Mondays. We kindly ask that each child has a pair of named wellies kept in school for their time at Forest School and during Opal Play. On Mondays and Fridays, please ensure your child comes dressed in their P.E. uniform. As young children can sometimes misplace items, we strongly recommend that you label all jumpers with your child’s name, so we can return them to the rightful owner.

Reading is a key focus for us this year, and we enthusiastically encourage parents to read with their children as often as possible. We expect each child to read a minimum of four times per week. In Term 1, we will not be setting any formal homework; however, your support in reading at home is invaluable in helping your child become a confident and fluent reader.

Our phonics programme is Read Write Inc (RWI). We have sessions from Monday to Thursday, during which children will read a corresponding RWI book. The book from these sessions, along with additional books from our library, will be brought home for the children to enjoy and read to you. These books will be changed every Thursday. Kindly inform us through the Learning with Parents app when your child has read at home, and feel free to leave any comments needed.

As the year progresses, students will begin experiencing more subject-specific learning. We are confident they will rise to this challenge and thoroughly enjoy their educational journey. We look forward to a wonderful year ahead in Squirrels Class!