Year 1 – Class

Learning Time

There will always be a visual timetable in the classroom. Year 1 children will also have independent learning time throughout the day.

This is what a day will usually look like:

• 08:50–09:00 – Morning task and reading
• 09:00–09:10 – Circle time and positive affirmations
• 09:10–09:35 – Phonics
• 09:35–09:55 – Guided Reading
• 09:55–10:45 – Maths or English
• 10:45–11:00 – Breaktime
• 11:00–12:00 – Maths or English
• 12:00–13:00 – Lunchtime
• 13:00–13:10 – Muscle relaxation activities
• 13:10–13:30 – Handwriting and dough disco
• 13:30–14:50 – Project/BFC/PE/Woodland
• 14:50–15:10 – Assembly
• 15:10–15:30 – Story time and home time

Our Learning Projects

Our project questions will be:

• Can one person really change the world?
• What makes our world different and the same, and why should we appreciate both?
• How can we protect the things we love?

Music

You will take part in weekly Charanga lessons, with lots of singing and music to support learning across different subjects throughout the week.

PE & Woodland

• Our PE session is on Monday.
• Our Woodland session is on Friday.

Library Visits

We will visit the library on a Monday afternoon once every half term.

Assemblies

• Monday – R&G, SDGs and UNCRC
• Tuesday – Picture Book
• Wednesday – Picture News
• Thursday – Lyfta
• Friday – Celebration Assembly

Every week, you will learn about a different country, artist, music genre and poem.

Singing Assembly will be on Monday afternoon.

Playtime

You will play Playworks games with your friends. These will teach you how to take turns, follow rules, win and lose well, and be part of a team.

Lunchtime

• You will order your lunch in the morning or bring a packed lunch from home.
• At lunchtime, you will wash your hands and eat your lunch in the classroom.
• There will be time to play outside, playing Playworks games.

Toilets

If you need the toilet, ask a teacher. We will use the toilets you are already familiar with in the EYFS setting.

Trips, Visits & Celebrations

• There will be a school trip linked to a project. More details will follow.
• We will listen to the Hallé Orchestra at Bridgewater Hall in the spring term.
• People may visit our class to help with our projects.
• We will celebrate Christmas, Eid, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, World Book Day, Harvest, Easter, birthdays and lots of other events during the school year.

End of the Day

• There will always be a story at the end of every day.
• At home time, your teachers will take you to the Year 1 entrance in the bottom building.
• To find the entrance, walk into the yard and past the climbing frame towards the bottom of the building. The door is on the right.
• Please make sure your teacher knows who you are leaving with at the end of the day.

Home Learning & Reading Books

• You will receive home learning once a week through Seesaw.
• We would love to see your work. Please feel free to send it in or upload photos to Seesaw.
• You will receive a Reading Buddy login so you can explore books at home.
• Your reading books will be changed weekly. Please bring them to school every day, as we like to read in school too.

Contact

Please speak to a member of staff if you have any questions or concerns. We are always here to help and listen.

You can also email s.green@barrowford.lancs.sch.uk.