🌟Welcome to Year 1! 🌟

Mission Statement

In the St Paul’s family, we strive to ‘Be Like St. Paul’ providing a safe, compassionate and respectful place of growth.

We will cherish each other, in a climate of forgiveness and understanding, as God cherishes each one of us.

Our God-given talents will flourish through the support of our love of Jesus, learning and each other.

In the light of Christ, all members of our community will support our development on our journey of faith and learning, as we bear joyful witness to God’s word.

As God's family, we aspire to love, grow, learn and achieve beyond our dreams.

Our Team

Hi everybody! My name is Miss Armour and I am the Year 1 Class Teacher. I am so excited to be teaching in KS1 this year and I can not wait to build some new and amazing relationships with our Year 1 pupils! We also have Miss Riding who is our fabulous teaching assistant in class with us each day, Miss Riding will be covering in class on  a Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. 

We are looking forward to seeing our little superstars grow and learn throughout the year! If you have any worries, concerns or queries, please do not hesitate to contact the school office and Miss Riding or I will be in contact at the earliest possible opportunity.

Please regularly check our class page to keep updated with any new information you may need to be aware of. Other information may sometimes be available on our classroom door, so please keep an eye on that for any updates or changes.

 The Year 1 Team

Class Information

Reading

Our class reading books will be changed weekly on a Tuesday. Children will bring both a Guided reading book and a library book of their choice home. We ask that children read as much as possible with an adult throughout the week and that this is marked into their reading records for us to see. Children that have read 4 or more times throughout the week will make it to our 'Reading Superstars' board and will receive a prize from our treasure chest too! Please make sure your child brings their book bag and reading books into school daily, as there will be regular opportunities to read in class and for new books to be sent home.. 

PE Lessons

Outdoor PE: Monday 
Please come to school in your full school PE kit.
Trainers may be worn with our school P.E. kit for outdoor P.E. lessons.

Indoor PE: Wednesday

Indoor kits can stay in school and will be sent home accordingly.

Phonics Screening Check

At the end of Year 1, all pupils are expected to sit the Phonics Screening Check. The check consists of 40 words and non-words that your child will be asked to read one-on-one with a teacher. Non-words (or nonsense words, or alien words) are a collection of letters that will follow phonics rules your child has been taught, but don’t mean anything – your child will need to read these with the correct sounds to show that they understand the phonics rules behind them. e.g. spraw.

Each alien word is presented with an alien picture next to it so that it is really clear that it isn’t supposed to make sense. Sound mats will be sent home when appropriate, for your children to practice learning all of the sounds they will need.

We look forward to a successful, joyous and enjoyable year ahead!

Your Year 1 Team