Year 1 2026 - 2027

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!

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!

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.

Miss Jackson

I am very excited to be starting my 7th year at Rode Heath Pre-School. I am so looking forward to leading the team at our fabulous All Stars breakfast and after school clubs, for another successful year. I have had many years working with young children and recently started working with children with additional needs. I am a qualified 'Relax Kids' Coach which enables me to teach children to learn to manage their emotions through play.

Welcome to Year 1

We hope you have had a wonderful summer holidays! We are incredibly excited about the year ahead and have lots of fun, engaging and exciting activities planned. We look forward to working together and helping your children learn, grow and thrive throughout their Year 1 journey.

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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 14th September

English:

Can I combine words to make simple sentences?
Can I leave spaces between words?

Maths:

Can I compare numbers of objects using matching and counting?
Can I order numbers to 10, and know which numbers are greater or lesser in value?

Science:

This half term we will be learning about animals (including humans).

PE:

Ball skills

History:

This half term we will be answering the question 'Who was Florence Nightingale and why do we remember her?'.

Music:

This half term we will be learning about pulse and rhythm.

Art and Design;

This half term we will be learning about Andy Warhol and the pop art movement. We will focus on pop art portraits, before then having a go at creating a pop art self-portrait of our very own!

RE:

This half term we will be completing the unit 'How did the world begin?'. We will explore a range of creation stories in imaginative ways, and encourage the children to present their own ideas using art and language.

Hearts and Minds:

My Happy Mind

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. 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, Wednseday 9th September at 5pm via video link.

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