St Thomas' Church Of England Primary School

YEAR 1

Teacher:

Mrs Eaves Monday-Thursday

Mrs Fishwick Friday am

Mrs Riley Friday pm

Mrs Kelly Monday and Wednesday pm

Teaching Assistants:

Miss Carey (mornings)

Miss Cunningham (afternoons).

Our Gospel Value is: Friendship

Pupil Leaders:

Our School Councillors: John and Esmae

Our Eco Councillors: Alma and Marla

Our SHINE Councillors: Riley and Corran

Our link Governor is: Mrs Carol Stones

Please ensure if your child needs an inhaler that you send an in date/named one into school as soon as possible.

Helpful Information:

Reading books will be changed on Friday
Reading records are needed in school every day
Library book changing day is Friday
PE days are Monday and Friday - come in PE kits ready for these.
- Please note that jewellery and accessories (e.g. watches, hair bows) must not be worn on a PE day due to safety reasons.
- Please wear shorts under tracksuit bottoms for indoor PE.
Healthy snacks - if your child does not have morning toast, they may bring in a healthy snack.
Water bottles - children will need a water bottle in school each day. This must contain water - no juice or flavoured water. Please return these daily after washing
Spelling test every Friday.
Homework will be sent home every Friday to be completed and returned by the following Thursday.
Log-ons for Numbots are on the front of your child's reading record.
The school gates open at 8:50am - please be in school before 8:55am. The school day finishes at 3:25pm

Looking ahead to the Spring Term:

Thursday 5th March World Book Day (dress up day)
Thursday 5th March Governors Training - Finance 5.00pm – 6.30pm
w/c 9th March PTFA Mothers’ Day Stall in school
Wednesday 10th March Wonderful Wednesday 2.15pm -3.25pm
Friday 13th March PTFA Mothers’ day Hamper raffle
Thursday 19th March Governors’ Meeting – Full Governors 4.30pm – 6.30pm
Friday 20th March Chocolate Egg donation day
w/c 30th March PTFA Easter Hamper Draw
Thursday 2nd April Easter Service in Church (all families invited) 9.30am – 10.30am
Thursday 2nd April Easter Chocolate bingo
Thursday 2nd April School closes for Easter Holidays 2pm!

Welcome to Our Spring Term in Year One!

We hope you all had a wonderful break and are ready for an exciting Spring Term ahead!

The classroom is already full of smiles, energy and enthusiasm, and we can’t wait to see how much the children grow over the next few months. This term is always a busy and important one in Year One. We will be continuing to build on our phonics knowledge, developing our writing skills, exploring new maths concepts and enjoying lots of creative learning across the curriculum. The children always make fantastic progress at this time of year — it’s amazing to see their confidence blossom!

Reading at Home – Every Day Matters!
A gentle reminder about the importance of reading at home every single day. Just 5–10 minutes daily makes a huge difference. Regular reading helps your child to:

Build fluency and confidence
Recognise sounds quickly
Blend words more smoothly
Develop understanding and expression

As you know, the children will take part in the Phonics Screening Check in June. This is a short, simple check to see how well they can use their phonics skills to read words. The very best way to prepare is through consistent, relaxed practice at home. Little and often truly is the key!
When reading together, please encourage your child to:

Sound out carefully
Blend the sounds smoothly
Re-read the word if it doesn’t sound quite right
Talk about what the word means

Most importantly, keep reading! Make it positive and enjoyable — praise their effort and celebrate their progress!

Thank you, as always, for your continued support. We are really looking forward to a fantastic Spring Term full of learning, laughter and shining achievements! Let's make it a brilliant one!

Mrs Eaves and the Year One Team

Useful Documents for Year 1

Year 1 Reading Spine

Y1 Common Exception Words

Y1 Yearly Overview

British Values

Spring Term Documents

Year 1 Learning Letter Spring Term

Year 1 Spellings Spring Term 1

Year 1 Spellings Spring Term 2

Knowledge Organiser - Science Seasonal Change

Knowledge Organiser - Geography Bright Lights, Big City