Year 1
Year 1 Overview
Important Information for Year 1
PE Day is a Tuesday. Please come to school in PE Kit.
At the end of Year 1, all children will take the Phonics Screening Check. We will be running workshops throughout the year so that you can find out more and know how to support your child at home.
Information on the Phonics Screening Check for Parents
Follow this link to read more about phonics at St James
Home Learning
We expect children to read three times a week minimum at home. Please complete the reading record for your child. We will change reading books on a Friday.
Remember to practise your Maths on MyMaths and NumBots!
Homework is issued every Wednesday and Friday.
Spellings are issued once a week on a Friday.
KIRFs
KIRFs (Key Instant Recall Facts) are designed to support the development of the mental skills that underpin much of the maths work in school. Instant recall facts help enormously with mental agility within maths lessons. When children move onto written calculations, knowing these facts can be very beneficial. Each child will have a termly handout which sets out their KIRF and other facts which can be practiced at home. This means that the work at school can be supported at home.
Recommended Reading for Year 1
We expect children to read at home at least three times a week. We encourage children to read books, comics, newspapers, magazines, recipes, manuals, play scripts, song lyrics, poetry, websites and even books they write themselves.
Below is a list of websites and recommended books for your child’s age group. Some of these books are ideal for adults to read to your children and others would be great for children to read themselves. For more information about each of these books, click on the links.
Books for Topics - Year 1School Reading List - Year 1
Common Exception Words
In writing, children are expected to spell high frequency words, or common exception words (words we can't use our sounds to spell) correctly. Below is a list of all the words they should be spelling correctly in their independent writing.
Common exception words for years 1 and 2Year 1 spelling list
