Welcome to Summer Term in Year 1

A warm welcome back from all of the Year 1 staff. We hope you have all had a lovely Christmas break and are looking forward to a new year at Elworth.

Staffing 

Squirrels - Mrs Harper with support from Mrs Noden and Miss Donavan 

Hedgehogs - Mrs Pepper (Mon-Wed)  and Mrs Copnall (Thurs- Fri) with support from Mr Street and Mrs Odutola.

Miss Hilditch will be supporting in Year 1 as a volunteer.  

Mrs Rookes is the KS1 Phase Leader. 

Start and End of the School Day

Our day starts at 8:40 am. The children in Squirrels and Hedgehogs access their classroom via the Middlewich Road gate.

Topic

Our Year 1 topic for the Summer Term will be ‘Our Local Area’. We will be finding out about Elworth and go on a local walk around our area. We will be linking this to our History and Geography learning exploring physical and human features. We will also learn about Edwin Foden.

English

In English we are now exploring the book 'Hermelin' by Mini Grey. Hermelin is a delightful story about a clever mouse who secretly leaves helpful gifts for the unobservant townsfolk, causing surprise and joy. Mini Grey's charming illustrations and gentle humour make it a wonderful book to encourage kindness and curiosity in young learners.

General Information for Year 1

Homework

Homework will be set weekly. It will be set on a Monday to be completed by the following Monday. This homework can be found by logging onto Spelling Shed and Maths Shed. Please let your class teacher know if you are having problems accessing either site. There is additional Oxford Owl reading material on the portal if you would like to do additional reading. 

Reading

The children will be continuing the Read Write Inc reading scheme.

Your child will read daily in school, as part of a small group. Some colours follow a 3 day reading system in school (Red, Green, Purple, Pink) and others follow a 5 day plan (Yellow, Blue, Grey).  Alongside this, they will be given a high quality story book to share with you.  This needs to be returned and will be changed on the same day as their RWI book.

We would love you to be reading with your child everyday at home, and ensuring you are signing their Reading Record once you have read with them. This is essential for their successful reading journey and to develop a love of reading.

You will also continue to have access to Oxford Owl and their library of resources and ebooks which match with the story they are reading in school. 

Oxford Owl Student Login

Please ensure your child has both their reading book and reading diary in school everyday and secured inside their plastic wallet.

Phonic screening check 2025

All children in Year 1 will be completing their phonic screening check on the week beginning Monday 9th June 2025. It is important that your child/children are in school that week. Please continue to watch the RWI phonic videos from the link sent via the school email to support your child. 

Further support can be found on our Elworth Phonic Page which contains vidoes for chilren to watch to support their development of phonics. 

https://sites.google.com/elworthce.cheshire.sch.uk/phonics/home

PE

We will continue to have one P.E session a week on a Wednesday  afternoon.

Children are required to come to school wearing their full PE Kit. With the guidance in place advising against changing clothes in school, children will be required to come to school wearing their full PE Kit on their allocated day (and also on Fitness Friday).

We are suggesting that the Elworth PE t -shirt and shorts/skort be worn underneath the Elworth jogging bottoms and zip up top on colder days.  A waterproof jacket is a necessity, in case of poor weather. Children will also need to come in wearing a sensible pair of sports trainers.

Swimming

Swimming timetable to follow. 

Snacks

Children will be able to order snacks on a daily basis. If your child is having a snack from home, please can you ensure it’s a healthy snack and avoid sending in chocolate, sweets or crisps.

Please ensure your child has a water bottle every day. In the current climate we are unable to provide cups for children who have forgotten their bottle.