Year 1
Year 1
Staff in Year 1
Teachers
Year 1D - Mrs Jay Alsford (Maternity Leave) Mrs Sophie Greshke & Mr Will Downes
Year 1E - Mrs Fay Calver (Maternity Leave) Miss Sarah Bowen
Learning Support Assistants
Mrs Emma Hendry and Viv Halbritter
Our learning
Learning in 2025/2026
Summer 2025/26
year 1 summer term curriculum 2026 parent booklet.pdf
Spring 2025/2026
2526 year 1 spring term curriculum booklet.pdf
Autumn 2025/2026
year 1 parent booklet autumn 2526.pdf
Learning in 2024/2025
Summer 2024/2025
Spring 2024/2025
Autumn 2024/2025
Learning in 2023/2024
Learning in 2022/2023
Phonics and Reading
In Year 1, children recap and continue their learning in phonics. It is important that we work as a team to support your child in this learning as it is the fundamental basis for reading and writing.
Throughout the year we will be hosting phonics cafes where you can meet with teaching staff to explore ways to help support your child at home and to discuss any worries you may have.
Each child will be given reading books to take home and a log book to record what they have read, who they have read with and any additional comments. The reading books are chosen based on what we feel is appropriate to the stage that your child is at with their phonetic knowledge and reading ability.
Phase 2 Phonemes:
Set 1 - s, a, t, p
Set 2 - i, n, m, d
Set 3 - g, o, c, k
Set 4 - ck, e, u, r
Set 5 - h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss
Phase 3 Phonemes:
Set 6 - j, v, w, x
Set 7 - y, z, zz, qu
Consonant diagraphs - ch, sh, th, ng
Vowel diagraphs – ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er
Phase 4 Skills:
- Consolidation of 42 phonemes taught.
- Blending phonemes to read CVC words and segment CVC words for spelling.
- Read two syllable words.
- Read tricky words learnt so far and will be able to spell some of them.
Phase 5 Phonemes:
ay, ou, ie, ea
oy, ir, ue, aw
why, ph, ew, oe, au
a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e
Towards the end of Year 1, the children take part in the National Year 1 Phonics Check.
Useful phonics websites:
Phonics Bloom - website with Phase 1-5 Letters and Sounds games, tablet and mobile device friendly.
Top Marks - website with Letters and Sounds phonic games.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds
National Literacy Trust - website with activities, tips and advice.
https://literacytrust.org.uk/parents-and-families/
Phonics Play - website with Phase 1-5 Letters and Sounds games, use school subscription.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Letters and Sounds - website with Phase 1-5 Letters and Sounds games.
http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/
Teach your Monster to Read - website with Phase 2-5 Letters and Sounds games.
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
