Maple Class

Miss Oldknow

Year 1 Teacher
PE and Design and Technology Lead

Welcome to Year 1!

We have lots of exciting opportunites planned for the year ahead! To find out what we have planned and ways in which you can support your child at home, please download the Year 1 Parent Information leaflet for this term attached at the bottom of the page. We hope the information will help support your child's learning!

We have PE on Monday for this half term. We will be taking part in Forest School on a Tuesday. Please send children into school in PE kits / appropriate clothes for the forest that you don't mind getting wet and mucky!

Please ensure children have their reading books and reading records in school with them each day. Reading is to be done throughout the week and recorded in your child’s reading record. Your child’s reading book will be changed weekly, as well as a ‘reading for pleasure’ book for you to share with your child.

I will also regularly share Year 1’s fantastic work on our Facebook and Instagram pages as well as on Seesaw, so please follow us to keep up to date with everything we are learning about.

As always, if you need any more information please don't hesitate to ask. You can contact me via the school phone number or by emailing holdknow@littleleighprimary.cheshire.sch.uk.

Phonics

Every day Year 1 will have a phonics lesson. At Little Leigh Primary School we follow the Essential Letters and Sounds scheme of work. Please see the 'Files to Download' section at the bottom of the page to download all resources to help support your child with Phonics at home.

Our Phonics Screening Check will be taking place week commencing 8th June 2026.

Please watch the video below to help gain a better understanding of our scheme ELS Phonics and how it is taught in school.