Welcome to Y1
Mrs Helen Bennett
&
Mrs Jodie Marlow
Our ethos
Enjoy, have fun, have a go,
respectful, teamwork, smile,
believe, challenge, inspire
others.
Y1 Curriculum
Mon,Tues, Weds, Thurs
am
Literacy, Maths, Phonics,
SUMMS, SPaG.
Mon – Fri Pm
Guided Reading: Guided/Individual Reading,
phonic practice,
Fri am
PE
Mon, Tues & Weds pm
Learning through
theme/topic,
Geography, History, ICT,
Science,
Music, Art,
Thurs pm
RE/Personal, Social &
Emotional
Development/Handwriting
Fri pm
Study Time & Golden
Time
PE Day
Friday morning.
White t-shirt, black shorts,
pumps or trainers
With names in kit please 
Theme
 Autumn - Robin Hood. Was Robin Hood a
good or bad person?
 Autumn past theme (history based) Robin
Hood
 Spring present theme (science based) ??
 Summer passion theme (geography based)
- Rio
Extras
Morning tasks: Spelling activities
SUMMS – teaching math's concepts
SPaG – Spelling, punctuation & grammar – teaching conecpts
Interventions:
Early Literacy Support 8.45 – 9.15am
Talk Boost – 2.30 – 3.00pm Tues, Thurs (& Fri am)
Motor Skills – Fri am
Early Math's support 2.30 – 3.00pm Mon & Weds
Individual Educational support – Fri am
Phonics Screening Test
Year 1 Phonics Screening Test (June)
 All Y1 children
 Real & non real words
 40 words (don’t know what the pass mark is, usually around
34)
 All phonemes learnt throughout F2 and Year 1
 If children do not meet the required standard then they have
to retake in Y2
Phonics Screening
Phonics Screening
 Phase 2 (all F2 Children)
 s, ss, a, p, t, i, n, m, d, o, g, c, k, ck, b, h, e, r, u, f, ff, l, ll,
 Phase 3 (all F2 children)
 q, w, y, j, z, x, v, ch, th, sh, ng, ai, ee, igh, oo, ar, oa, ow,
or, ur, ear, air, er
 Phase 5 (all Y1 children)
 ay, a_e, eigh, ey, a, ea, e_e, y, ey, ie, i_e, o_e, ue, ew,
u_e, oi, oy, ir, ure, (Plus alternatives for above Ph 5)
Expectations
End of Year 1 children:
 Orange book band
 Phase 5 phonics
 Writing independently at length.
 Read for enjoyment books from
the Y1 book list
All children to
progress to at least
1A (18 Points) in
reading writing and
maths.
Book band progression
FS - Pink, red, yellow, Y1 - blue, green, orange, Y2 - turquoise,
purple, gold, Y3+ - white, lime, free reader.
Homework
 Read reading book every day at home
 Sign reading record. Book bags in the box outside the classroom.
 Books will be changed once a week.
 Bedtime reading
 Practice spellings
 Tricky, decodable, common (High frequency) words
 Look at the tricky parts in the word.
 Put into sentences to understand the word in context.
Handwriting
Practice letter formation/orientation
Cursive handwriting
Learning Skills
All children to be:
 Resilient & independent learners – have a go approach, try, fail,
try again
 Excellent communicators
 Good team-workers
 Learning who can reflect on their learning & make
improvements/changes
 Problem solvers
 Creative learners
 Inspire others
 Challenge themselves
 Excel
www.dcpschool.co.uk
 visit our Y1 class pages
 books to read to the children,
 videos of our book list
 big spell lists
 number & letter formation
 theme work
 newsletters
Any questions
?