Year 1

As they move into Year 1, the start of Key Stage 1, children no longer follow the Foundation Stage Curriculum as they did in Reception and now begin to enjoy more formal, subject specific, lessons. Children cover all National Curriculum areas, including Maths, English, Science, Geography, History, Art, Design Technology and RE, but also enjoy French, ICT, Swimming and PE lessons each week. All sport in Year 1 is taught by specialist staff.

The children are still mainly classroom based in Year 1 and are taught by their own class teacher. Year 1 however, also has a full time classroom assistant who can work with the children in small groups either to support or extend them.

In Year 1 children begin to take prep home to complete. Prep, which should only involve 15 minutes work per night consists of a weekly selection of spelling, maths and reading. This prepares the children for prep sessions in Year 2 and also reinforces our strong home/school partnership.

Year 1 children take part in two assemblies per week; one assembly for Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) and also a whole pre-prep assembly. Assemblies are used as a forum to reward hard work, discuss issues and reinforce positive behaviour.

Themed days are also part of life in Year 1. We enjoy art day, lego day, trips to Guildford Cathedral and Nower Wood and also our own pirate day!

Please see curriculum notes for more details.