Year 1

Phonics Play-If your child would like to access some fun phonics games, there are some free games on Phonics Play that they can access. To access the free games, click on “Resources” and “Buried Treasure,” “Picnic Pluto,” and “Dragon’s Den” are free games: https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources

Phonics: If you would like to support your child at home with their phonics, please watch this short video to ensure your child is articulating the phonemes correctly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSYdCzsoqXA

Coats: Please ensure that all children bring and wear a named coat to school.

Spelling homework: Weekly spelling books will be sent home on Monday and should be returned the following Monday so that new spellings can be added. The children will have one week to complete their spelling homework.

Maths practice: If your child would like to play some fun maths games and work on their maths fluency, Top Marks is a great resource. Hit the Button is an excellent way for your child to learn their number bonds to 10 and then to 20.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button  (number bonds to 10 and then 20. The move onto doubles)

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples (2’s, 5’s and 10’s)

Safeguarding: To help us safeguard all children, we kindly ask that parents do not enter the classrooms at drop-off or pick-up times. This helps us maintain a safe and calm environment for all pupils.

Healthy snack: We kindly request that you provide a healthy snack (fruit or vegetables) for your child to enjoy in the afternoons. Please note that the school provides a morning snack for the children. We are noticing there are biscuits, crisps and chocolate. If your child’s snack is placed in a tupperware container, please ensure it is labelled with their name.

Water: Just a gentle reminder, it is the children’s responsibility to drink their water throughout the day. We do give regular reminders in class, but the children also need to take ownership of this themselves.

Jewellery: Please can we remind you that if children are wearing earrings, they should be small, plain studs. Ideally, children should not wear earrings on PE days; otherwise, they will need to take them out themselves. Additionally, please ensure that if your child is wearing a watch, it is taken off prior to our PE lessons.

Reading record books– Please try and fill in the reading record so we can see how much your child is reading (just the book name and an adult initial). When your child has read these books a minimum of 3 times, they can change their books in class. Please can reading records be brought into school every day.

We kindly request that children do not bring fiddle toys or any other toys from home to school. These items are getting lost, which is causing upset among the children. To avoid any further upset, please ensure that all toys are kept at home. However, children who have specific arrangements in place and require these toys for support are exempt from this request. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Here is the Year 1 email: year1@eastwick.thpt.org.uk

Thank you for your endless support.

The Year 1 Team