Year 1 2025 - 2026

Miss Ward

I have been teaching here at Rode Heath for 13 years now and the time has simply flown! Outside of school I enjoy walking, travelling and music, and have been known to dabble in a bit of baking (although my standards are a way off The Great British Bake Off!). Having recently moved to the countryside, I have also become the owner of the world's largest, and possibly hairiest dog, Claude.

Mrs Pickford

I have been working at Rode Heath for many years, working across both KS1 and KS2. I am thrilled to be working in year1 again this year and I am looking forward to helping your little people to thrive.
Outside of school I enjoy walking, reading, horse riding and socialising with family and friends.

Miss Scott

I have been teaching at Rode Heath for fourteen years now and I can't believe how fast it has gone! I am looking forward to a great year in year one and I can't wait to get to know your little people.

As the school Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo), I am also responsible for collaborating with the teachers, teaching assistants and parents to support children with additional needs. It is a really special role as I have the privilege of working with children in all year groups to support them on their learning journey.

Outside of school my two young children keep me very busy. We love exploring outside, painting and dancing around the living room!

Mrs Dobson

I’ve been part of the school community for four years. I love baking, getting creative, and going on long walks with my Husband, our three girls and dog, Marley. I’m super excited to be joining the Year 1 class this year and look forward to helping the children learn, grow, and succeed. I can’t wait for all the fun and learning we’ll have together!

Welcome to Year 1

We hope you've had lovely holidays with your families and managed to enjoy the sunshine while it was out. We are really looking forward to seeing you all, and have lots of exciting things planned this term. We can't wait to get started!

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Our class book this half term is 'Lost and Found' by Oliver Jeffers and all of our English work will be linked to this story.

We will be following the Maths No Problem scheme of work for maths which begins with a real-life problem to show the children why maths is so important in their everyday lives. This scheme starts in year one and we will build on the areas covered in Reception to ensure the children have a real depth of understanding.

Of course there will be plenty of opportunities for Art, Design & Technology, Computing, Music, PE, RE, History, Geography and even some Golden Time if we can stay on the sunshine!

Alongside all of this, we are very much aware of the importance of ensuring the children are happy, safe and secure in school and to help us do this, we will be following our Hearts and Minds curriculum. More information about our Hearts and Minds curriculum and our weekly Hearts and Mind planning can be found using this link: Hearts and Minds.

In order to find year group expectations for maths, please click here, scroll down and click on the overview.

For year group expectations for English, please click here, scroll down and click on the overview.

The expectations for science and the foundation subjects can be found by selecting the relevant heading from here.

Continuing the Learning Journey...

Week Beginning: Monday 15th September 2025

English:

Can I write recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed?
Can I write simple phrases and sentences that can be read by others?

Maths:

Can I read and write numbers to ten in digits and words?
Can I compare numbers of objects by matching and counting? Can I use the terms 'more than' or 'less than'?

Science:

PE:

Games (Friday)

History:

This half term we will be finding out all about Florence Nightingale.

Music:

Art and Design

Pop Art: Who was Andy Warhol? What is Pop Art?

RE:

This half term we will be completing the unit 'How did the World begin'? We will explore a range of creation stories and present our own ideas using art and language.

Hearts and Minds:

No Bystander Pledge/ Fairness for All

Homework:

Please aim to read four times a week with your child and record it in their reading diary.
Maths homework (orange book) is set on a Wednesday and should be completed by the following Monday.
Phonics homework (green book) is set on a Friday and should be completed by the following Wednesday.

Weekly Reminders:

Please note that our P.E. day in the Autumn term will be on Fridays (Games). Please can all children come to school wearing their P.E. kits on this day, their coloured 'house' t-shirt, shorts or jogging/tracksuit bottoms, trainers and a hoodie or zip-up jacket.
Please ensure book bags, books and reading diaries are in school daily.
Please send your child with a snack for morning break. Please do not send in sweets, lollies or nuts including nutella based products for snack.
Please ensure your child has a water bottle in school everyday but please avoid putting this in bags as we've had some soggy books lately.

Key Dates:

Meet the Teacher Evening, Wednesday 10th September at 5:30pm via Teams.

Please email our admin staff for urgent messages or pass these to a member of the KS1 team on the door.

Alternatively, you can write a note in your child's reading diary but please remember these will be checked on a weekly basis and therefore more important messages should be sent to our admin team who will forward these on.

Thank you for your continued support.

Kind regards,

Miss Ward and Miss Scott