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Year 1

Welcome to Year 1

The Year 1 Team

Miss Merlo - Buttercup Class

Miss Fitzpatrick - Chestnut Class

Mrs O'Donnell and Mrs Mitchell - Hazel Class

Support Staff - Mrs Redelinghuys, Mrs Smith, Miss Best, Miss Cormack, Mrs Wheatley and Mrs Mobey

Learning Support Mentors - 

The Year 1 team can be contacted by email at our year group email address: Year1@goddardpark.co.uk

PE Days

PE is on the following days and children must come to school in PE kit on those days.

Chestnut Class- Monday

Buttercup Class- Wednesday

Hazel Class- Friday

Homework

Homework will be sent home on Friday and is due in the following Wednesday.

Please ensure your child has their reading book in school every day.  Your child would benefit from reading every evening with an adult. Children will have access to books from our new school library and books for fluency practice.

Take a look at our curriculum map to see what we will be learning about in term 5.

Reading in Year 1

Follow the link to Ruth Miskin Training for free films that will help you and your child practise reading together at home.

Follow the link to the Oxford Owl website for free Read Write Inc. Phonics resources to help your child, including eBooks, practice sheets and parent films.

What is the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check?

The Year 1 phonics screening check is not a formal test, but a way for teachers to ensure that children are making sufficient progress with their phonics skills to read words and that they are on track to become fluent readers who can enjoy reading for pleasure and for learning.

The phonics screening check is taken individually by all children in Year 1 in England, and is usually taken in June. It is designed to give teachers and parents information on how your child is progressing in phonics. It will help to identify whether your child needs additional support at this stage so that they do not fall behind in this vital early reading skill.

Follow the link to see more information about the Phonics Screening Check: 

Year 1 Phonics Screening Check