Year 1 Blog

It's  been a busy, busy day and thank you everyone for making it a great success. Our thrive in five journey came to an end with the spectacular Joe Wickes as we joined him for his final 20 minutes of his 24 hour work out. We also did our bit by completing the daily mile alongside many of Joe's…

Tomorrow we will be hosting our non school uniform day in support of Children in Need. To get involved please send your child to school in non school uniform / Pudsey bear/ spotty attire armed with a £1 donation. Thank you in advance for helping us to do our bit for others in need.

Each week your child will come home from school with 2 special homework books ( reading comprehension and maths) Both books need to be returned to school by Wednesday of the following week with one activity completed in each book. We will work systematically through the books so you don't lose…

Today we will pause and reflect with the nation at 11 o'clock

This week is a central week for valuing all of the religions around the world. Today we will look at friendship through a traditional Sikh story.

Many of the children are beginning to move onto our core reading scheme that we use within St Stephen's. Many of the early books centralise around the going ons surrounding several main characters. Please ensure that your child is familiar with who is who and can read their names automatically to…

Please use the link below to find free ebooks for your child to explore to supplement your child's school reading book. Here many of your children will meet Floppy, Biff, Kipper, Chip and the awesome Mrs May for the very first time.

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All this week we will be following the thrive in five program supported by Joe Wickes and Pudsey Bear culminating in a non school uniform thematic event on Friday. Ask your child which theme they explored each day.

The children have worked incredibly hard this half term and have settled into Year 1 life with ease. The children have adapted really well to the strange situation they have found themselves in and that is thanks to your support and patience as we work through the situation together. Next term in…

Today we are learning how to spell 2 syllable words eg chicken, jacket, zigzag, boatman, tonight etc. Please use opportunities when sharing a book with your child or listening to them read to help identify these word types. Recognising the syllables in words helps support spelling and breaks it…

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We have been using the above clips and activities located on this website. If your child needs further support with some of the tricky digraphs and trigraphs that we are covering why not have a look at this site.