Year 1 Friday Blog - 6th February

Date: 5th Feb 2026 @ 9:08pm

Dear parents,

Welcome to the Year 1 Friday blog!

Each week you will find out what we have been doing in class, our weekly spellings, reminders and lots more!

Every Friday, the blog will be shared with the class to recap our learning and make them aware of their homework.

Moving to online homework has allowed us to become a more eco friendly school.

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Reading books will continue to be changed on a Tuesday. Please spend time reading both books throughout the week to help your child progress and become a fluent reader.

Reading is one of the most important skills for children to master as it unlocks their imagination and allows them to access the rest of the curriculum.

Question prompts can be found in reading books, on coloured book marks and in reading records. Asking questions improves key comprehension skills. If your child is struggling to read a word, encourage them to use their phonics fingers to segment and sound it out. Can they spot any digraphs? (2 letters, 1 sound). Once they have segmented the word, ask them to blend it together.

Please write a note in your child's reading record book when a book has been completed and sign the relevant parent signature box. This allows for an easy change as we know if the book has been read.

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The children will have the opportunity to change their library books each Thursday. Please spend time sharing these stories at home and asking about their choices.

Spellings

A spelling overview for the half term can be found in the files section of the class page and in book bags.

To help practise their weekly spellings, the children now have access to spelling frame. This is an online platform for Key Stage 1 with interactive games and spellings tests for the children to use. I am able to see how the children are performing throughout the week and there is a leader board to keep track of their points.

Please click on the image below to be directed to the website. Individual log in details have been stuck on the inside cover of reading reacords.

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English

Have you seen the big bad wolf? This week we have written WANTED posters for the wolf.

Maths

Fractions - this week we have been learning about halves and quarters.

PE will take place on a Monday and a Thursday this half term.

Safety in PE

We would like to remind all parents that for the safety of all children and following guidance from Chorley SSP, jewellery is not to be worn during PE. This includes earrings, bracelets and watches. All children will be asked to remove their jewellery at the start of every PE lesson. This will ensure their own safety during the lesson and the safety of others. If a child is unable to take out their own earrings, adults in school will not be able to do it for them. This will mean they will have to take another role in the lesson such as observing, coaching or officiating.

For this reason, if your child is not confident taking out earrings, please do not put them in on our PE days. This year, our PE lessons are on Wednesday and Thursday, however we may also have extra lessons on other days throughout the year.

Thank you for your support in keeping our children safe.

End of Day Routine

Children will only be allowed to go home with adults listed on the safeguarding form, unless school has been contacted to state otherwise.
Children will be dismissed one at a time. Please let the adult on the gate know who you are picking up and they will then call the child.
We kindly request that all children are dismissed prior to teachers/ Teaching Assistants being approached by parents.
Should any child need to come back into the classroom, we will allow them back into the room after all of the children have been dismissed.