Year 1 - Sapphire and Pearl Class 2024 - 2025

Welcome to Year 1

Our Teachers

This year, the staff in Y1 are:

• Sapphire Class = Mrs Harrison
• Pearl Class (Year 1/2) = Miss Brown and Miss Kershaw

Our Year 1 teachers are supported in class by Miss Bowskil, Miss Bell and Mrs Bibi

Online Learning 

All children have a login to Purple Mash.  Homework will often be set on these websites.  To keep children safe online they have been taught to keep their passwords and logins safe from others. 

Children can login to Purple Mash here.

Phonics Screening Check

At the end of Year 1 all children will take the national, statutory Phonics Screening Check.  Your child's teacher will keep you updated on your child's progress and how you can support them.  

Children can access lots of fun games to support their phonics learning at phonicsplay.co.uk/resources

Homework

Homework will be set on a Monday.

Reading Champions 

Your child will be bringing their reading book home in their book bag every night.  Please read with them as often as you can.  If your child reads at least 3 times a week, they will earn a ‘Reading Champion’ sticker and will work towards a termly reward with Mrs Coleman with all of the Reading Champions across Northmoor Academy!

PE and Games

Children should bring their PE kit in a bag which can be left in school for the half term:

• Sapphire Class = Tuesday and Thursday 
• Pearl Class = Wednesday and Friday

Our Learning

This year, our topics will be:

• Old Macdonald had a Farm
• Remember, Remember the 5th of November
• Amazing Australia
• Digging for Dinosaurs
• Great Britain Now
• Great Britain in the Past

We will post updates of our work at the end of each topic, so please check back soon.