Year 1
Welcome to Year 1
Miss Lamb is the class teacher and Mrs Smith is the Teaching Assistant. On this page, you will find information about Year One, news, pictures of amazing pieces of work and more.
Termly Newsletters and Information
St. Luke's Spelling List Year 1
2026-27 Year 1 Autumn 1 Newsletter.pdf
Reminders
Arrival and Collection Times
All children should enter and leave school via their external classroom door.
All children should arrive between 8.45am – 8.55am.
All children should be collected at 3.20pm.
Breakfast Club & After School Club - Children in Year R,1 to 6 should arrive as normal and be taken to Breakfast Club room. They will be taken to their Classroom ready for lessons. Breakfast Club will be open from 7.45am. After School Club will be open until 5.45pm.
P.E.
Children in Class 1 will need their P.E. kits on Monday and Thursday. Please note that all children are expected to wear school uniform to school. This means that children will be expected to bring their P.E. kit to school and to change into it at school. All clothing and personal belongings should be clearly marked with your child’s name. P.E. kits should consist of jogging bottoms, shorts, a house-coloured t-shirt, jumper and trainers.
Link to School Uniform / P.E. Uniform Expectations Page
English
In Year 1, children practise orally rehearsing sentences and carefully segmenting sounds to spell words. They learn to use capital letters, finger spaces, and full stops, and gradually progress to writing short narratives.
| Date | Text Type | Text Title |
| 01/09/26 |
N/A - Recap of Phase 2, 3 and 4 Phonics |
N/A - Recap of Phase 2, 3 and 4 Sounds |
| 09/11/26 | Non-Narrative: Letter writing | Begu |
| 23/11/26 | Narrative | Flashlight |
| 04/01/27 | Narrative | The Magical Toy Box |
| 18/01/27 | Non-Narrative: Letter writing | Mr Tiger's Wild Ride |
| 01/03/27 | Non-Narrative: Letter Writing | Paddington's Post |
| 12/04/27 | Narrative | The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch |
| 10/05/27 | Narrative | The Rainbow Fish |
| 07/06/27 | Non-Narrative: Non-chronological Report | Sea Creatures |
| 28/07/27 | Non - Narrative: Recount | Trip to the Seaside |
Autumn One: Recap of Phase 2, 3 and 4 Phonics
Phase 3 Alien and Real Words.pdf
Little Wandle Resources
Maths No Problem
As a school, we place emphasis on teaching Maths using a Maths Mastery approach. We place emphasis on children learning to develop their fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills. We use Maths No Problem Maths Textbooks and Workbooks in school. To find out more, visit https://mathsnoproblem.com/en/parent-videos/ to watch parent videos all about how we teach Maths at St Luke's.
The table below highlights the textbook and chapters that we are learning in Year 1. The table will be updated and added to throughout the year. If you wish to purchase a copy of the Maths No Problem Textbook A and B and Workbook A and B for your year group for use at home and also find out more about how Maths is taught in school, these are available to order at https://mathsnoproblem.com/mathematics/primary
We ask all parents to support children with learning their number bonds at home; this is key to children being successful as Mathematicians.
Please remember to log into:
Hit the Button: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
ICT Games: http://www.ictgames.com/
| Date | Focus Textbook Chapter and Title |
| 01.09.26 | Year 1 Textbook A - Chapter 1 - Numbers to 10 |
| 14.09.26 | Year 1 Textbook A - Chapter 2 - Number bonds to 10 |
| 28.09.26 | Year 1 Textbook A - Chapter 3 - Addition to 10 |
| 12.10.26 | Year 1 Textbook A - Chapter 4 - Subtraction to 10 |
| 09.11.26 | Year 1 Textbook A - Chapter 5 - Positions |
| 23.11.26 | Year 1 Textbook A - Chapter 6 - Numbers to 20 |
| 07.12.26 | Year 1 Textbook A - Chapter 7 - Addition and Subtraction to 20 |
| Year 1 Textbook A - Chapter 8 - Shapes and Patterns | |
| Year 1 Textbook A - Chapter 9 - Length and Height | |
| Year 1 Textbook A - Revision of Textbook A | |
| Year 1 Textbook A - Revision of Textbook A | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - Chapter 10 - Numbers to 40 | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - Chapter 11 - Addition and Subtraction Word Problems | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - Revision of Textbook B and revision of counting to 100 | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - Revision of Textbook B and revision of counting to 100 | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - Chapter 12 - Multiplication | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - Chapter 13 - Division | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - Chapter 14 - Fractions | |
| Year 1 Revision of 3D shapes, missing number problems and patterns | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - Revision of Division and Fractions | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - Revision of Spring 1 | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - Chapter 15 - Numbers to 100 | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - Chapter 16 - Time | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - Chapter 17 - Money | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - Chapter 18 - Capacity | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - Chapter 19 - Mass | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - Chapter 20 - Space | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - End of Year Revision | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - End of Year Revision | |
| Year 1 Textbook B - End of Year Revision |
Class Country
We will be learning all about England. We will investigate where it is in the world and find out facts about what it is like to live in England.
World Book Day 2026
The children had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day. The children looked fantastic and enjoyed a workshop with local author, Ali Sparkes.
Steel from Gladiators
Lots of excitement today as Year 1 welcomed Steel to our classroom! Thank you to FOSLSS from Year 1 for organising.
Steel
Great Fire of London Day
Another day of excitement in Year 1 as we had a Great Fire of London day where we set fire to our Tudor houses that we made and made some Great Fire of London artwork. We had lots of fun and even enjoyed toasting some marshmallows after!
