Year 1 is called Rabbits class and is taught by Miss Ashbrook with the help of Miss Kelly and Miss Quiggley.
In year 1 we access the full national curriculum whilst having continuous provision in place to ensure a smooth transition from early years to KS1. We work closely with early years and have embarked on an exciting new venture with them called The Curiosity Approach. This aims to ignite awe and wonder in children by allowing them to access a range of open ended resources where their imagination can run wild! We have created a tranquil environment for our year 1 children, that is set up thoughtfully for children to learn, play and explore. Every week, the children complete 'learning challenges' during continuous provision which supports children working towards their ELG's or supports new learning from the national curriculum.
We have daily phonics lessons in the morning using the Little Wandle phonics scheme. Phonics teaches children the 44 phonemes in the English language and supports reading and writing. We have guided reading three times a week, this is where we practice segmenting and blending to read fluently. We also practice prosody and comprehension.
In the afternoon, children will be taught a range of knowledge and skills in Science, Computing, History, Music, Geography, Art, Design & Technology, R.E and P.E. We also have 'Squiggle Time' 4 times a week which is how we teach handwriting, this first involves gross and fine motor movements to link body and mind. Children will then practice forming a new letter each day.
We have one P.E session each week, the day changes termly so it is best if children bring their PE kits in on a Monday and take them home for washing on a Friday. Children require black shorts, a white t-shirt and pumps or suitable trainers for PE.