Year 1

Welcome to 1J’s Class Page!

We are a class full of excitement and enthusiasm, and we always have a smile on our faces. As you can imagine, our classroom is very busy, but it is also a wonderful place to learn.

The children in 1J strive to be the best they can be and are always thoughtful to everyone around them. We are encouraged to have a growth mindset and to develop confidence in ourselves across all aspects of school life.

In Year 1, we experience lots of different subjects and enjoy opportunities to try new things every day! Our teachers love it when we participate and share our own ideas in lessons, because it shows we are eager to learn. We understand that making mistakes along the way is part of learning—not only for ourselves, but also for our peers who can learn alongside us.

Every day, we are determined to show our MASTER values in everything we do. We have high expectations and are dedicated to being true Eaton Park people.

We are a team, ready to take on the challenges of Year 1 together—filled with fun, laughter, and plenty of learning! We know that with determination, we can achieve great things in our first year of Key Stage One.

Reading in 1J

We love to read in 1J, and we have lots of opportunities to enjoy books throughout the day—whether it’s during phonics sessions, reading practice, our lessons, or DEAR time (Drop Everything and Read!).

This year, we are looking forward to exploring some fantastic stories, including:

• The Three Little Pigs
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears
• Hansel and Gretel
• Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs
• Red Riding Hood and the Sweet Little Wolf

We are also aiming to have as many Bookworm winners as possible! To achieve this, we will encourage each other to read five times every week at home. Mrs Jones and Mrs Monaghan are excited to see lots of children earning a shiny gold coin to spend at our special reading book vending machine.

Statutory Testing

This year, in Year 1, we will be working towards completing the Phonics Screening Check. This will take place during the week commencing Monday 9th June 2025.

The phonics screening check is a short assessment of your child’s phonics knowledge. It helps the school confirm whether your child is making the expected progress in line with the national curriculum.

Thank you for taking the time to read about us! We hope you have enjoyed finding out more about the amazing Class 1J. We will be sharing lots more of our learning with you throughout the year—so keep an eye on our Class Dojo page and the school website for updates.

Hello and welcome to 1M’s (M for magical) class page.

We are a class full of excitement and enthusiasm, and we always have a smile on our faces. As you can imagine, our classroom is very busy, but it is a wonderful learning environment. The children in 1M strive to be the best they can be, and we are so thoughtful to everyone around us. We are encouraged to have a growth mindset and develop confident in ourselves in all aspects of school life. We experience lots of different subjects and have opportunities to try new things every day! Our teachers love it when we participate and share our own ideas in lessons because it shows we are eager to learn. We understand that when we do this, we may make a few mistakes along the way, but this is acceptable because not only ourselves, but our peers can learn from any mistakes we make together. Every day we are determined to show our MASTER values in everything we do; we have high expectations and we are dedicated to being an Eaton Park person. We are a team, and we are ready to take on the challenges of Year 1 together, having a lot of fun and laughter along the way! We are ready for our first year in key stage one – we know that with great determination, we can achieve great things!

We love to read in 1M, and we have so many opportunities to read during our day, whether it be during phonics sessions, reading practice, during lessons or DEAR time. This year, we will be reading the following texts throughout the year:

• The Three Little Pigs
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears
• Hansel and Gretel
• Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs
• Red Riding Hood and the Sweet Little Wolf

We would love to have as many Bookworm winners as possible in 1M this year, so we are going to work together to encourage each other to read 5 times every week at home! Mrs Mellor and Mrs Maskery would love to see as many children as possible win a gold coin to take to our reading book vending machine.

Over the course of this year, we will encounter many interesting and fun-filled activities to develop our understanding across the curriculum. We will build and develop our learning in Maths, focusing on all of the key areas including units like number, addition and subtraction, fractions and shape. In Geography, we will start the year developing our understanding of the weather and seasons. Throughout the year, we will travel back in time during our history lessons to find out about the past. In science, we begin by building knowledge of materials before moving on to animals including humans. Alongside this, we will develop our understanding of religions, artistic techniques, computing skills and discussing personal, social, health and well-being.

Routines/key information

• Toast (35p per day) and Milk (35p per day) money needs to be paid via Arbor in advance
• Homework is sent home on a Friday and must be returned by Friday
• Reading books will be changed on Thursday
• The Star of the Week winners medal will be issued on a Friday alongside 2 other children who will pick from the prize box- who is going to shine bright in 1M?

Our trips this year

• Sudbury museum
• Berryhill Village
• Christmas cinema visit
• Zoo 2 u onside visit
• Dinosaur Mary Anning experience

Statutory testing

This year in year 1, we will be working towards completing our year 1 phonics screening test. Your child will take part in the phonics screening check during the week commencing Monday 8th June 2026. The phonics screening check is a check of your child’s phonics knowledge. It helps our school to confirm whether your child is making the progress expected in the national curriculum. Keep a look out over the year for parent workshops, watch me learn sessions and more information.

Thank you for taking the time to read about us and we hope you have enjoyed learning about wonderful 1M. We will be sharing more of our learning with you over the year, so keep a look out on our class dojo page and the school website.