This week in Year 1...

Friday 23rd January 2026

Dear Year 1 Families,

We have had a very fun and engaging week in Year One, focusing on our dragon value of Creativity. The children have shown creativity across the curriculum, producing some wonderful pieces of writing and beautiful crafts. They have explored maths creatively using a range of resources and demonstrated excellent design skills while creating their own bunting in DT. It has been lovely to see their imagination and enthusiasm shine throughout the week.

In English, the children have been exploring Little Red Riding Hood after discovering some exciting clues left in the classroom. These included a basket, a red cloak, a nightcap, and some unusual phrases. The children have written dictated sentences, and we are beginning to see a significant improvement in their sentence composition and their application of phonics when spelling.

The children have also learnt a new letter family – the Spellcaster family: c, o, a, d, g, e, and s. They are starting to apply this learning confidently in their book work and during enhanced provision.

In Maths, the children have been learning about the numbers 11 to 19, focusing on the teen numbers and how they are made up of one ten and a certain number of ones. They have used Dienes and ones to represent these numbers and can now explain, for example, that 14 is made of one ten and four ones.

In Science, we have continued our learning about materials. The children have learnt how to differentiate between an object and the material it is made from.

In DT, we have designed our own bunting and are getting ready to begin sewing our individual pieces next week. The children have really enjoyed sewing, with some finding it a calm and relaxing activity.

In PDL, we explored the importance of sleep, discussing why a good bedtime routine is important and how many hours of sleep children need.

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Thank you for your continued support.

The Year 1 Team

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