Year 1
The staff in 1S are Mrs Sian and Miss Hinds
The staff in 1B are Miss Byrne and Mrs Willis
Our email addresses are:
g.sian@woodgate.bham.sch.uk
a.byrne@woodgate.bham.sch.uk
What the children say about Year 1... 
Important Information
PE days -
Homework -
Little Wandle decodable book -
Reading for pleasure book -
Any timetable changes will be communicated via text or letter.
Look at all the things we learn about in Year 1!
| Year 1 Curriculum Learning |
Autumn 1 | Transition |
Music – Snail and Mouse | |
Science - Seasonal changes | |
Geography – What is it like here | |
Art – Exploring line and shape | |
DT - Simple stitches (Textiles) | |
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Autumn 2 | Computing - Just Paint & Write |
History – Local History | |
Computing - Painting and Mixing programme | |
Science- Everyday Materials | |
Art- Learning about paint and brush control | |
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Spring 1 | Music – Fairy Tales |
Computing - Gathering Data & Creating Charts | |
History – Great Fire of London | |
Geography - What is the weather like in the UK? | |
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Spring 2 | Science - Sensitive bodies |
Art - Paper play | |
Art - Paper play | |
Computing - Simple algorithms (P1) | |
| DT- Smoothies (Cooking and Nurtrition) | |
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Summer 1 | History - Pompeii |
Science– Comparing Animals | |
| Computing - Simple Algorithms (P2) | |
Music – Seaside | |
DT- Construct a pencil pot (structures) | |
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Summer 2 | Geography – What is like to live in Shanghai? |
| Computing - Digital Literacy | |
| Art – Woven wonders | |
Science – Introduction to plants | |
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Homework
Children in Year 1 are expected to read their Little Wandle book daily.
Every Friday your child will be sent home with a phonics sheet.
The phonics sheet will outline the phonemes and tricky words learnt that week so these can be revisited and consolidated at home. The sheet itself will be self explanatory but if you need any support or guidance, please see a member of the Year 1 team. The phonics sheet does not need to be returned.
Children will be sent home with 2 books every week. One book is to build upon their decoding and fluency skills (changed on a Monday) and the other is a choice book for reading for pleasure (changed on a Friday). Please ensure they bring their book and diary in everyday as children will need their decodable book for their Early Reading sessions in school. Books that are lost/damaged will incur a charge of £5.
Children should be reading their book daily. Please remember to sign the reading record every time they have read so your child can be a Reading Ambassador.
PE
P.E is on and .
On these days your child can wear their full PE kit into school.
A full PE kit is a red t-shirt, black shorts and black trainers. We do not allow children to wear pumps during PE so please ensure your child has trainers. If you do not have a full PE kit please come to school in your normal uniform and change into your PE kit before the lesson.
No jewellery is allowed in PE. This also includes studded earrings. If your child is unable to remove their earrings, then please send them in with plasters to cover them up.
For Dance and Gymnastics, children will have bare feet. If your child is unable to do PE in bare feet, please send in a letter. If the child does not have the correct PE kit, they will not be able to take part in the lesson for health and safety reasons.
Welcome to Year 1!
Reading Ambassadors
25 reads - Bronze badge
50 reads - Silver badge
75 reads - Gold badge
100 reads - Reading Ambassador