Year 1 2025 - 2026
Your Teachers and Support Staff this year in Year 1 are:
Miss Doherty, Mrs Mahmood-Khan and Mrs Fawcett-Foster
Ms Roberts and Miss Tanya
Our School Day
Monday - Thursday = 8:40am - 3:30pm
Friday = 8:40am - 1:30pm
Break times for children in Year One are:
- Morning Break = 10:20 - 10:35am
- Lunch Break = 12:00 - 1:00pm
- Afternoon Break = 2:10 - 2:20pm
Our Curriculum
Children in Year One are welcomed into KS1 with a variety of subjects taught through play. This focus allows for children to learn the national curriculum through play and communication, moving towards more formal lessons in the Spring and Summer Terms. Please take a look at our curriculum by viewing the attached documents. Our learning foci will change termly and we will be working within a thematic approach in all areas of the curriculum. Below is a list of the themes for the year:
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Autumn 1 - The Mysterious Woodlands
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Autumn 2 - Dinosaur Planet
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Spring 1 - Moon Zoom!
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Spring 2 - Bright Lights! Big City!
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Summer 1 - Memory Box
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Summer 2 - Splendid Superheroes
PE
PE will be taught on Mondays and Wednesdays throughout the year by both teaching staff and external coaches. Please ensure your child has their full PE Kit in school every first day of term and it should be taken home every holiday for a clean.
PE Kit must include:
- Plain white t-shirt
- Plain black shorts or leggings which are above the knee (In Winter, children can wear black tracksuit bottoms)
- Trainers or Pumps
Reading and Phonics
Children will be read with daily by the Y1 teaching staff and their reading books get changed every Monday. Please ensure you sign their reading records every day and read for a minimum of 10minutes per day with your child.
The Phonics Screening Check 2026 will be Monday 8th June 2026 - Friday 12th June 2026.
It is vital your child attends school everyday to improve their phonetic knowledge to help them succeed in the Phonics Screening Check and develop the necessary skills to become confident readers. If you need any advice or support, you are welcome to come and ask one of the class teachers at any time.
Homework and Spellings
Children will be given homework every Thursday, which will include a piece of Numeracy and Literacy linked to their learning that week in both subjects. Children are encouraged to complete this independently or with a little guidance. Homework is expected to be returned, completed, the following Monday. Spellings are sent out weekly and are to be learned for a test on the following Friday.
St Luke's School Values
In St Luke's, we are a family and we have values which are important to the staff, children and parents. We would like our school family to always remember our vision:
1.Being Loving Neighbours
2. Being Caring Stewards
3. Being Reflective Individuals
Year 1 Links and Websites
The below links will support your child with their learning in Year One:
Phonics
https://www.readwithphonics.com/ Contains excellent videos and further guidance.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ Contains free games for children to read real and pseudo words. Go to the Parents section and click on Interactive Games.
https://www.youtube.com/user/breakthruchris Contains lots of short videos to help you revise different phonemes with your child and children really enjoy using them to enhance their learning.
http://www.familylearning.org.uk/phonics_games.html Various games to choose from.
http://www.ictgames.co.uk/ The English section has a range of fun interactive activities.