Welcome
to Year 1
Miss Wilson
Mrs Croft
class 4
Meet your teachers
Miss Wilson
I can’t wait to meet you all and start our learning journey. We are going to have such a fun and exciting year together!
Meet your teaching Assistant
Mrs Luty
My name is Mrs Luty and I’m a Teaching Assistant in Year 1 at Monkwood Primary. I’m really looking forward to getting to know you and helping you learn and have fun at school! My favourite subject is Art because I love to draw, paint, and make things. I can’t wait to see all the amazing creations you’ll make too! When I’m not at school, I love spending time with my family. We enjoy doing fun things together like playing games and going on adventures. One of my all-time favourite children’s books is The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson – I love the rhyming words and the clever little mouse! I’m so excited to meet you and help you have a brilliant time at school!
class 5
Meet your teachers
Mrs Croft
Hello, my name is Mrs Croft and I am really excited to be your teacher in September! I have been teaching for 26 years and I have taught in all ages from Nursery to Year 2. I have been teaching at Monkwood since February 2023 and I love it. I have two gorgeous children who are called Noah (20) and Sam (17). Noah is at University in York, but I am so lucky as he comes home lots to see us all. Sam loves cooking and is training to be a chef at catering college. I love spending time with my family and friends. We like going camping, walking and visiting lots of different places. I love reading and I am really excited about sharing my favourite stories with you. I cannot wait to watch you grow and learn next year, I know we are going to have so much fun in our Class 5 family.
Meet your teaching Assistants
Mrs Carpenter
Hello! My name is Mrs Carpenter and I’m a Teaching Assistant in Year 1 at Monkwood Primary. I’m really looking forward to meeting you and being part of your learning journey. I’ll be here to help you try new things, build your confidence, and most importantly – have lots of fun! My favourite subject is Reading because I love getting lost in a good story. Books can take us on amazing adventures, and I can’t wait to share some of my favourites with you! When I’m not at school, I enjoy spending time with my family. We like cosy movie nights, going for walks, and baking treats together. One of my favourite children’s books is The Tiger Who Came to Tea – it’s such a fun and magical story! I can’t wait to see all the brilliant things you’ll do at school. See you soon!
Class Information
- Children need to bring a water bottle with their name on to school every day.
- Children will need a book bag which they can keep their reading book, any letters and homework in.
- Children need to bring their reading book and book bag to school every day.
- Please can all jumpers, cardigans and coats have your child’s name in.
- Our class Dojo account will be updated regularly with messages, Dojo points and picture updates so you can share in our learning journey.
- Once the PE days have been arranged we will let you know when Year 1 will have PE through Class Dojo.
Reading and Homework in Year 1
Regular reading at home is really important and will help your child become a confident and fluent reader. Children need to read home at least three times a week, but every day is better! Please write down in their reading diary when they have read so we can award dojos for each time they have read at home.
Alongside reading, homework is sent home each Friday and can be returned to school once it has been completed. In each class we have a homework box where completed homework can be put. Children who return their homework are awarded with dojos.
Areas of Learning
Autumn Term Areas of Learning
In Year 1 children move to following the National Curriculum, we have an exciting curriculum planned which enables children to develop a love of learning and become readers, writers, mathematicians, geographers, historians, scientists and artists, to name just a few!
PSHE
This term in PSHE we will explore the topics of ‘Being Me In my World’ and ‘Celebrating Differences’ using the Jigsaw scheme.
Phonics
Children will continue their phonics journey following the Read Write Inc. phonics scheme. This is a systematic approach with daily phonics lesson which helps pupil become confident and fluent readers. Reading books are matched to your child’s phonics group.
English
We will use a range of high-quality texts to inspire and motivate the children on their reading and writing journey. One of our focus authors In Year 1 in Julia Donaldson! Some of the books we will share during the Autumn term include The Gruffalo, The Jolly Postman and Hansel and Gretel
In writing we will focus on forming each letter correctly and carefully and placing the letters correctly on our handwriting lines. We will develop writing simple sentences with finger spaces, capital letters and full stops.
Mathematics
Our maths topics will include exploring sorting objects into groups; recognising, naming and sorting 2D shapes; reading and writing numbers 1-10 in numerals and words; exploring simple addition and subtraction to 10; number bonds to 10 and reading and writing number sentences.
History
In History we will be learning about the Victorian Era and what it was like to go to school in the Victorian times. We will look at how our school has changed over time. We will also learn about and celebrate Remembrance Day.
Geography
In Geography we will be finding out about the features of our school and the village of Rawmarsh.
Science
In Science we will be learning about forces, materials, electricity and seasonal change.
Computing
In ICT we will explore how technology helps us at home and in school, find out about what a website is and how to keep safe on the internet. We will find out about who the inventor John Logie Baird was and when important piece of technology he invented.
Art
In Art will be learning about the impressionist artist Claude Monet exploring creating a landscape painting in the style of Monet. We will use primary colours to mix secondary colours and explore adding white paint to create tints and black paints to create tones.
Class News
Y1 Romero Britto Inspired Art!
Y1 have been working so hard on their art skills this half term! They have created some amazing final masterpieces, inspired by the artist Romero
Monkwood Woodland Session!
Monkwood recently took part in woodland sessions with POP’s Outdoor Education. In Y1, they absolutely loved collecting and using natural materials, in order to make
Y1 Clay Art!
Last term in Art, the children learnt all about clay and how to make a clay tile. They explored using different techniques to create patterns
Y1 Bronze Pledge Achievement!
We have achieved our Bronze Pledge! The children in Year 1 have been working in their classes towards the Bronze Primary School Pledge. Each term we focused
