Year 1
WELCOME TO YEAR 1
In Year 1 our teachers encourage us to reach for the stars and always try our best.
Our Year 1 Team
1JR – Miss. Ruglen, Miss. Ronak and Miss Wilson
1CP/BK – Mrs. Power (Mon-Wed) Mrs. Kelly (Thur & Fri) Miss. Hall
Information for Parents
Click here to view our Spring Term Overview
Click here for Mrs Power and Mrs Kelly’s timetable
Click here for Miss Ruglen’s timetable
PE
PE kit consists of navy shorts or leggings, a sky blue polo shirt and trainers or pumps.
Year 1CP/BK have PE every Friday.
Year 1JR have PE every Thursday.
Reading
We hope to become super readers but we need your help! Please try and read with your child every night. Really focus on asking questions about their book as this will help them with their reading comprehension.
Books will be changed in Year One every Thursday/Friday.
Homework will be given out each Friday.
Homework
Chatter
Keep up to date with our latest news by following us on the school app and on our Year 3 page of the school website
Year 1 Chatter
Puppet Making!
15-12-2025
Thank you to our parents for joining us this afternoon to make our puppets. We loved it! Thank you also to our Year 5 helpers.
Exploring Puppets
15-12-2025
This morning we have been investigating different types of puppets. We looked at what they are made from and how they move.
Local Area Walk
09-12-2025
1JR have had lots of fun this afternoon on our walk to our local park. We looked at what we could see when looking north, east, south and west. We also looked at how our environment has changed for winter.
Welly Walk 02/12/25
09-12-2025
Y1 PK enjoyed a Welly Walk to Crown Street Park. We investigated what we could see travelling North, East, South and West. We also looked for signs of Autumn and how Autumn was changing into Winter.
Music
08-12-2025
We made our own story and added musical instruments.
We could also use the key vocabulary Presto, Largo,Tempo and Moderato.
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Welly Walk
02-12-2025
Y1 PK went on a Welly Walk to Crown Street Park. We followed directions – North, South, East, West and spotted what we could see. We also looked for signs of Autumn and that Autumn is changing into Winter.
Largo and Presto
01-12-2025
In music we have been looking at largo (slow tempo) and presto (fast tempo). We have been using our voices and bodies to move/sing in this way. Today we enjoyed using our bodies as instruments and changing tempo to match the beat.
Emotions
20-11-2025
We were learning all about our emotions today and looking at the different inside out characters to support our understanding.
Toys from the past (then)
05-11-2025
We loved investigating (and playing) with toys from the past.
Where The Wild Things Are
17-10-2025
We made crowns to be like the character Max from our story Where The Wild Things Are. Max is the main character from our story and he is king of all the wild things. 
