Year 1
We would like to welcome you and your child to Year 1's class page. There will be lots of exciting things being added to the this page throughout the year. We hope your find the information useful. If you have any further questions or queries, please do not hesitate to find one of us as we will be more than happy to assist you with any of your concerns.
Meet the Year 1 Team
As a staff team, we believe we can more effectively meet your child’s needs if we work together. We value your input as your child’s primary carer, and as an expert on your child. We rely on your partnership, so together we can provide your child with the highest quality education and care. This will make their time at school happy and enjoyable.
Every morning, staff are available at the entrances into school for you to pass on quick messages or ask questions. If you need a more private moment, or need to speak to your child’s teacher at length, you are very welcome to make an appointment.
General Information
Session times
School starts at 8:45am and ends at 3.15pm. Please try hard to get your child to school on time and to collect them promptly. If your child is late it is extremely important that you come in via the main reception to let the office staff know your child has arrived.
Absences
If your child is absent please ring the school office in the morning to let us know the reason. The school telephone number is 01922 710874.
Play times and Dinner time
At lunch time the children will eat their packed lunch or school dinner in the dinner hall with other children. Once your child has finished their lunch they will get the opportunity to play with the Year 2 children.
There are two play times for Year 1, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. During the morning playtime the children can buy a slice of toast for 20p. Please try to send in the correct change.
Fruit
We encourage healthy eating and ensure your child is given a daily choice of fruit free of charge for under 7 year olds.
Milk
Your child is only entitled to free milk up to the age of 5. After their 5th birthday if you want your child to continue to receive milk at school you need to register online at www.coolmilk.com. The cost is subsidised and costs £18 per term.
Water bottles
Throughout the day children are encouraged to stay hydrated by drinking. The children have been provided with a free school water bottle, these will be kept in school and refreshed on a daily basis.
Uniform expectations
Please write your child’s name in each item of clothing so that we can return any lost items.
Your child needs to wear:
- White long or short sleeved shirt or a white polo shirt
- Grey or black trousers/ skirt/ pinafore dress
- Red v neck sweatshirt / cardigan (This does not have to have the Beacon logo)
- Red and white checked summer dress
- Sensible black shoes
- Red and black elastic tie.
The above uniform can be purchased from any retailer e.g. Asda, Tesco, Morisons, Sainsburys , etc...
If you want to purchase a jumper/ cardigan with the Beacon Logo it can be purchased from Crested School wear. (see link below)
https://www.crestedschoolwear.co.uk/product-category/schools/a-c/beacon_primary_school/
Birthday Treat
As a special treat on their birthday the children can come to school in their own clothes.
PE Kit
For PE the children need:
- A ‘Beacon’ t-shirt in their house colour
(Red, Blue, Green or Yellow)
- A pair of pumps or trainers
- Black shorts
During the winter months the children can wear a pair of black jogging bottoms and a black jumper/ hoodie over their PE kit. These can be left in school in their PE bag.
How to support your child's learning at home
On behalf of year 1, we would like to say thank you for looking into how to support your child's learning at home!
There are a number of ways to aid your childs learning from home, these include:
- Listen to them reading as many times as you can throughout the week. This will develop your child's reading skills and encourage a love of reading both in school, and at home. It is also really important to ask relevant questions to your child whilst reading for example, 'where did the event happen in the story?' 'how do you think the character felt when that happened?', this will also help develop your child's comprehension skills.
- Sign your child's reading record and return it to school as soon as your child has read and understood a book, this will allow us to change your child's book quickly and your child can then move their rocket up on our 'Rocket into Reading' class display!
- Continue to practise your child's phonics sounds with them, you can find helpful videos by Mrs Papadopoulos for each sound your child will be learning. These can be found under 'Children > Beacon on Youtube! > Phonics' on the school website.
- Help your child learn their timestables, in particular the x2, x5 and x10's. The children know this best by counting in their 2's, 5's and 10's. Aiding their learning of timestables can be done by chanting, singing, or simple videos linked below.
- Support them with their homework and ensure it is completed and returned to school every Friday.
- Practise spellings with them, in particular, spellings that include their phonics sounds or the Year 1 common exception words that are linked below.
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