Welcome to Class 1
Class 1 is made up of Reception and Y1 children. Currently we have 15 Reception children and 15 Y1 children. We are taught by Mrs James, Monday to Thursday and Mrs Wilson on a Friday. Our teaching assistant is Miss Hunter who works Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoon. Miss Young is our teaching assistant on a Friday morning. Mrs Marshall covers PPA on a Tuesday morning.
Class 1 Classroom
Early Years Policy
Please find below our Policy for Early Years with specific reference to our mixed Reception and Y1 Class.
Parent Information
View or download the Curriculum Long Term Plans for Class 1. This academic year, 2020-2021 we will be following Cycle A.
Half Termly Planning 2020-2021
Please find below the links to planning for each half term. These include what the children will be learning in each subject.
- All About Me Autumn 1 2020
- The Land of Make Believe Autumn 2 2020
- We’re going on an animal hunt Summer 1 2021
Half Termly Planning 2019-2020
Please find below the links to planning for each half term. These include what the children will be learning in each subject.
- Traditional Tales – Autumn 1 2019
- Celebrations – Autumn 2 2019
- Esh Engineers – Spring 1 2020
- Superheroes – Spring 2 2020
Reading
Homework Information
Class 1 Newsletters
Find out what topics we will be covering each term and some forthcoming events by clicking on the class newsletter
20-20 – 2021
2019 – 2020
2018 – 2019
- Class 1 newsletter January 2019
- Class 1 Newsletter September 2018
- Class 1 newsletter March 2019
- Class 1 newsletter April 2019
Events and Other Information
Archbishop of York Youth Trust KS1 Young Leaders Award.
Last academic year (2019-2020) the children in Y1 completed four units entitled Kindness, Action, Perseverance and Teamwork set by the Archbishop of York Youth Trust. These are some of attributes or characteristics they needed to show to be a leader. They had different activities to complete and found out about famous leaders both in the world and in the Bible. Y1 children even completed things during lockdown. The award for KS2 and above has been running for a few years now but the KS1 award is new. We are one of the first schools to have achieved this which is brilliant news. Well done to Mrs Wilson and last years Y1 who all received certificates which we posted to their homes. To read about it from the ABOYYT website please click on the link below. The current Y1 children have already embarked on their Young Leaders journey.
https://www.archbishopofyorkyouthtrust.co.uk/news/esh-c-of-e-primarys-young-leaders-award-story
Y1 Children
Please find below documents for parents of children in Y1. The first details what children will be learning throughout the year in English. This includes spelling patterns, grammar and writing types. The second document shows what the children will be covering in Mathematics through the year using our White Rose scheme.
First 100 High Frequency Words
Y1 – to learn by sight and learn to spell
100 High Frequency Words
Reception – to learn by sight and begin to learn to spell
Learning Journals
Please find below some pages which you can print out to add to your child’s learning journal. They include books you have read with your children, days out/special occasions with your children, wonderful things you have noticed in their learning and things we as educators can do to help your child. Please hand them to any member of staff in Class 1 and we will add them to their files. They are always a lovely and useful addition to their journey.
Meet the Teacher Evening
Below is some useful information about the school day including when and how different subjects are taught, homework, reading and PE. This was used in the ‘Meet the Teacher’ welcome meeting at the beginning of September.
Useful Websites
Below are links to websites you may find useful. They include websites which supplement reading scheme books used in class, phonics games and Maths games.
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http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk
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http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk
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http://www.ictgames.com
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http://www.topmarks.co.uk
Photos – Class 1 2020-21
Science – The senses
Y1 did an investigation using their senses. A girl had left her bear on the train and it was handed into the lost property office. There were another two bears there. The girl gave the clues that the bear smelled of strawberries, it’s ribbon felt smooth and silky and when you shook it you could hear a bell. We investigated lots of smells, felt different materials and listened to different sounds before we made a decision about which one was the girl’s bear.
Art and Design – Land Art
We are looking at Land Art in Art and Design. We read the book ‘Leaf Man’ by Lois Ehlert. We have made our own leaf people using lots of different leaves.
