Welcome to Year 1

Typical Year 1 Timetable - Autumn 1

Half Termly Topic Web - Autumn 1

Key Information

• PE day is a Monday - your child can come to school in their PE kit every Monday. 
• Your child will need their water bottle and snack every day. 
• School Library books are changed every Thursday. 
• Phonetically decodable reading books will be brought home on Friday and MUST be returned to school on the following Monday. You will have the weekend to celebrate your child's reading. This is vital to ensure that the teaching and learning of Phonics and Early Reading can continue.

Communicating with your child's class teacher: 

Our direct year group email is year1@stmatthewsleeds.co.uk. As both classes use this email, please make it clear in the subject line who the email is for (FAO Mrs Cowling/Mrs Mahmood or FAO Miss McBeth). 

Collecting your child at the end of the day:

If your child is being collected by another person, please ensure that your child's class teacher is aware of this in advance. The best way to do this is by contacting the school office. Due to safeguarding reasons, we cannot release a child to a person without prior instruction from the parent/carer. 

Names in clothing:

Please ensure that your child's clothing is clearly labelled with their name so their clothing can be rightfully returned (should it be taken off). 

Recommended Reading

Please see the below link which has been made available for all families to access. It contains the recommended reading for children in Year 1. It has a lovely mixture of fiction and non-fiction texts which will really enhance your child's comprehension skills. 

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