Welcome to Year 1

Our staff are:

Miss McBeth (KS1 Lead and 1SM class teacher)

Mrs Mahmood (1CM class teacher)

Miss Wadwell (1CM class teacher)

Mrs Johns (Year 1 support staff)

Miss Stringer (Year 1 support staff)

Mrs Qureshi (Year 1 support staff)

Mrs Robertson (Year 1 support staff)

Miss Allen (Year 1 support staff)

Typical Year 1 Timetable

Key Information

Library day is Thursday.
Children to come to school in PE kit on Monday.
Reading books will be given out on a Friday and must be returned on a Monday.
Children to bring a water bottle and a healthy snack every day.

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.

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).

Spring 2 learning: Traditional Tales

Visit from Reverend Simon:

In RE we have been learning about Christianity, Judaism and Islam. We have thought about things that are special to each of the followers of these religions. Reverend Simon brought in different objects from church to show us, he spoke about why they were sacred and important to Christians.

School trip to Temple Newsam

As part of our Traditional Tales topic, Year 1 had an amazing trip to Temple Newsam House and Farm! We stepped into the story of Jack and the Beanstalk with an immersive retelling in the house, then had lots of fun exploring the farm and adventure playground. We were also lucky enough to meet lots of baby animals, including adorable spring lambs, which tied in perfectly with our science learning this term.