Year 1

​ Welcome to the wonderful world of year 1!

This page will be used to keep you updated about all things Year One. Here are some notices for parents and carers.
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  • PE  takes places on Monday and Wednesday. Children can leave their PE kits in school in a named, sealable bag.
  • Reading books will be changed every Friday. Please ensure your child has their sharing books and banded book, plus their reading record. Their eBook will be updated and the previous week's book remains online, so your child will have two decodable books to enjoy each week.
  • Homework will be given out every Friday in the orange homework books and is to be returned by Wednesday.

For any queries, speak to me at school or email: 
[email protected]
For further information about how eBooks work, please see the letter below.

Meet the teacher

Incase you missed our recent 'Meet The teacher' meeting, please take a look at the following files below.
Meet The Teacher -Y1
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EBooks at St James
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Meet Your Teachers

Miss Forman
Year 1 Teacher
Miss Hughes
Year 1 TA
Mr Low
PPA cover teacher
Reading at home 

Please ensure you are reading for at least 15 minutes a day. Make sure your Collins ebook is being read with an adult at least 5 times a week.
​Also, your child brings home a banded book (recognsied by the coloured sticker on it) and a choosing book each week. These should be in their book bag everyday, but will be changed each Friday. Happy reading!
2In Year One we do lots of fun and exciting learning. 
Here is what we will be looking at in Spring 2

History: Kenya
Science:  Plants
Music: Round and round (Bossa Nova)
Art: Lowry landscapes
RE: Who is a Muslim and how do they live? (part 1)
PSHE: 
Computing: Maze explorers (coding)
Outdoor Games: Hands 2
Indoor PE : Gymnastics- Wide ,narrow, curled

Below is our detailed curriculum description for Spring 2
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In English we will be looking at performance poetry. Pupils will study a range of poems, learning to recognise key features, such as rhyming words and adjectives. Pupils will work towards writing their own animal poems, inspired by their recent science topics (Animals inc humans), and then perform their poems. Pupils will work on their spoken language, working hard to use prosody and actions/facial expressions to entertain their audience.



In Maths we will be looking at:
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​-Place value (to 20)
​-addition and subtraction within 20
-Time (telling time to the hour)