Year 1
Welcome to Year 1
My name is Miss Owen and I am your class teacher. Our classroom is a happy and positive place where we have lots of fun learning new things.
If you have any queries or concerns, please feel free to email the office at admin@saintmaryscongleton.co.uk and they will pass on the message.
Additionally, weekly updates and any information will be posted on the Class Dojo stories.
Topic mats
Phonics
We use the 'Monster Phonics' programme for teaching Phonics and early reading. Parents are able to access this at home, and reinforce their learning between school and home.
In June, Year 1 children have a Phonics Screening check. To prepare them for this, we practise phonics daily and read lots of real/nonsense ('alien') words. Children are expected to read at home daily, in order to support their progress.
Below are some really useful resources to help support your child's learning!
Online resources:
Resources Dashboard | Monster Phonics
Oxford Owl for Home: help your child learn at home - Oxford Owl
English
Our class book for Summer 1 is 'Someone Swallowed Stanley'. We will be continuing to concentrate on sentence structure and how we can extend sentences with and. We are working towards writing an information text.
Our class reading book for Summer 2 is 'The Midsummer Night's Dream' We will be continuing our sentence work and consolidating all the learning from this year. We are working towards writing a character description.
Maths
This half term we will be consolidating learning on:
Place value within 20
Addition and subtraction within 10
2D and 3D shapes
Useful links:
RE
Our unit this half-term is 'To the Ends of the Earth'. We will be exploring the the stories from around and after Lent.