Welcome to class amazing class 1H! We are 30 hard-working, smiling superstar learners who love to ask questions about the world around us. We always work to be the best that we can be and making ourselves proud. By using our growth mindset and can-do attitude, we know that we can face any challenge with a smile and never give up! As a class we love to support each other and celebrate each other’s successes. We are kind to our peers and ensure everybody feels safe and happy in our class. Our classroom is bright and stimulating. We use displays around the classroom to help us when completing work such as our vocabulary board, writing prompts and our giant number line (which is our favourite)! We love exploring our role-play area, which is currently a safari school which links to our vibrant jungle themed reading area which is filled with furry friends to help us read. We have had a fantastic start to our learning in year 1 and we are excited about the rest of the year. 

We worked together as a class to agree on how we can make our classroom a great place to be and came up with our class rules that link to our MASTER values. These are 

• M – Make the right choices.  
• A – To always try our best and ask for help when needed. 
• S – To always achieve our goals and complete tasks that have been set. 
• T – To be kind and helpful to each other. 
• R – To show good listening and manners to everybody in our classroom.  

In 1H we love to get carried away with reading! At every opportunity, you’ll catch us enjoying reading whether it be during our reading practise time, reading quietly snuggled in the book corner with our jungle buddies, within our lessons, or in the library. This year, we will be reading the following texts throughout the year: 

The Three Little Pigs 

Goldilocks and the Three Bears 

Bears – Usbourne Non Fiction 

Peter Pan 

Harry and his Bucketful of Dinosaurs 

First Facts: Dinosaur 

Little Red Riding Hood 

Antarctica – Land of the Penguins – Bug club text 

Dear Greenpeace 

We must read at least 3 times every week but if we read 5 times a week all half term we are entered into Bookworm. Our aim this year in 1H is to have as many Bookworm winners as possible, so we are going to work together to read 5 times every week! 

Routines/ Key information 

• Toast money needs to be paid on a Monday for the week in a labelled envelope.  
• Milk money needs to be paid on a Monday for the week in a labelled envelope. 
• Spelling test is on Monday. 
• Maths homework is handed in on a Friday. 
• PE is on a Monday and Wednesday. 
• Reading books are changed on a Friday. 
• Reading books and diaries need to be in every day.  
• The new school timings are 8.45am-3.15pm. Doors will be open at 8.40am and closed at 8.45am prompt to allow the register to be taken and lessons to begin.  

Our trips this year 

• Sudbury Museum of Childhood 
• RAF Cosford  
• Dinosaur experience 
• Visit to a Church 
• Library visit 
• There will be further trips out of school during the year which are not yet confirmed. We will share information about these as we receive it 

Statutory testing (applicable to Reception / Y1 / Y2 / Y4 & Y6) 

This year in Year 1, we will be working towards doing our Phonics Screen, which is a statutory assessment of 40 words to read. We will do this week commencing 10th June 2024. The children will carry out the test one to one with the class teacher; it doesn’t usually take very long and is done in a stress free way for your child. The results of the test will be shared with parents in the end of year report. We practise and extend our phonics knowledge every day and there will be a workshop for parents about the Phonics Screen coming soon. 

We hope you have enjoyed learning about our amazing 1H class and thank you for reading about us. We will be sharing our year 1 learning journey with you throughout the year with regular updates on dojo. 

Welcome to class 1SB! We are enthusiastic learners who are inquisitive and love to ask questions about the world around us. We work hard and have high expectations of our peers and ourselves. We are good friends and always try to put a smile on people’s faces. Our classroom is bright and stimulating. We use displays around the classroom to help us when completing work such as our vocabulary board, writing prompts and our giant number line (which is our favourite)! We love exploring our role-play area, which is currently a school, and we loving diving into a good book in our ocean themed reading corner. We have had a fantastic start to our learning in year 1 and we are excited about the rest of the year. 

We worked together as a class to agree on how we can make our classroom a great place to be and came up with our class rules. These are 

• Be kind 
• Listen to others 
• Work hard 
• Be sensible 
• Be happy 

In 1SB we love to read! At every opportunity, you’ll catch us reading, whether it be during DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) time, guided reading, within our lessons, in our reading corners or in the library. This year, we will be reading the following texts throughout the year: 

Fiction: 

• The Three Little Pigs 
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears 
• Peter Pan 
• Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs 
• Little Red Riding Hood 
• Dear Greenpeace 

Non-fiction: 

• On the Farmyard 
• Bears 
• Pirates 
• First Fact Dinosaurs 
• Antarctica – Land of Penguins 

Our aim this year in 1SB is to have as many Bookworm winners as possible, so we are going to work together to read 5 times every week! 

Routines/key information 

• Toast and milk money needs to be paid on a Monday for the week. 
• Spelling test is on Monday. 
• Maths homework is handed out on a Monday and handed in on a Friday. 
• Reading books are changed on a Friday. 
• It is an expectation that children read at least three times a week. Reading diaries will be checked every Friday. 
• PE is on a Monday and Wednesday. Children are to come dressed in their PE kit which is in line with the school’s uniform policy. 

Our trips this year 

• Sudbury Children’s Museum 
• Chester Zoo 
• A dinosaur adventure! 
• Plus visits to places in our local area, such as Hanley museum. 

Statutory testing 

In Year One, all children must be assessed on their phonic knowledge and complete the Phonics Screening Check. This test is designed to assess your child’s reading skills via 40 words, split into 2 sections. Half of the words will be real words and, the other half will be pseudo-words (alien’ words or ‘nonsense’ words). These pseudo-words assess whether children can use their phonic decoding skills to read any word even if they haven’t come across the word before or are unaware of the word’s meaning. The Phonics Screening Check takes place in June and the results are reported to parents at the end of the year as part of the annual report. This year, the Phonics Screening Check with take place during the week commencing 10th June 2024. The test itself will be carried out by your child’s class teacher. Each child will take their test individually on a one to one basis. Throughout the year, we regularly assess children’s progress in Year One, to ensure that children are on track to pass the screening test. Where this is not the case, we will plan to meet children’s needs accordingly. We will ensure all children are as well prepared as they can be before taking the test by practising and completing mock tests. 

We hope you have enjoyed learning about fabulous 1SB and thank you for reading about us. We will be sharing our learning with you over the year so keep a look out.