Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS14 9AN

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Growing with Jesus

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Year 1 teacher: Mrs Hird

Year 1 teaching assistants: Mrs Burgess

Year 1 Curriculum Overview

 Here is the link to the Year overview:

2025-2026 Year 1 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW .docx

Phonics in Year 1 

In Year 1 we will be recapping the Phase 3 sounds and tricky words.  Then we will be learning to read the Phase 4 and 5 sounds, along with their tricky words.  Here are the links to the Monster Phonics sound mats:

Upper- and lower-case alphabet sound mat

Phase 2 sound mat

Phase 3 sound mat

Phase 4 sound mat

Phase 5 / Year 1 sound mat

Year 1 Common Exception Words 

These are the 45 tricky words the children are expected to read and spell by the end of Year 1. Here is the link to the Year 1 Common Exception Words word mat.

 Reading Books 

Reading books are changed on a Thursday.

Our Library days will be on Thursday.

Here is the link to some recommended books for the children in Year 1.

PE Days

Year 1's PE days are Wednesday and Friday so the children will need to come into school wearing their PE kits on these days. 

Year 1 Prayers to Learn

Please practise these prayers with your children.

Y1 Prayers.pptx

                                        

Useful Websites 

 

School Twitter (X) website

Twitter

 

English, Phonics and Reading

Teach your monster to read - https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/ 

Phonics Play  - www.phonics.co.uk 

BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zgkw2hv 

Monster Phonics - https://monsterphonics.com/ 

 

Maths

Hit the Button - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button 

Maths Challenges - https://nrich.maths.org/8937

BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zjxhfg8