Welcome to Maple Class

2025/26

Our Year 1 teaching team is Mr. Allery and Miss. Smith.

Welcome to Maple Class!

In Year 1, children continue their exciting learning journey as they begin to build on the strong foundations from Reception. We place great importance on learning through play, as it helps children explore new ideas, develop creativity and strengthen problem-solving skills. Concrete, hands-on experiences are at the heart of our teaching, enabling children to make real-life connections and deepen their understanding.

Our classroom is a happy and stimulating environment where curiosity is encouraged, mistakes are celebrated as part of learning, and every child is supported to reach their full potential.

We believe learning should be fun, engaging and meaningful, preparing children not just for the next stage in their education, but also for life beyond the classroom.

Important Information

 Our PE lessons are on Tuesdays and Thursdays this term.

Children will need to come to school dressed in their full PE kit.

Reading books will be changed once a week.

Home Learning Books will be given out on Fridays. These will contain a couple of pages of information and activities based on the Phonics we have been learning that week.

Please could these be returned on Monday or Tuesday as it then gives me time to check, mark and stick in the following week's activities! :)

Please ensure children have water bottles and reading books in school everyday.

Children only require one snack a day which will be had during our snacktime in the morning.

Children will not require extra snack for the afternoon.

 

Maple Class 25/26

 

 Thank you all for attending our phonics workshop (23.09.25). Here are the resources for you to use at home:

Phonics: How to pronounce pure sounds | Oxford Owl