--- title: "Year 1" url: "https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/classes/infant-department/year-1" school: "Heyhouses Endowed C.E. Primary" --- # Year 1 - Welcome to Year 1 - Birch Class - Maple Class - Pine Class - Curriculum - How to help your child - Statutory Assessment **Welcome to Year One** ![](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/images/gallery/welcome-to-year-1/Cover%20image%20(2).png) We are very excited for another busy and fun year. Here is some helpful information about life in year 1: **P.E.** P.E. days for your child are TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS. Children come in school PE kit for the whole day. Please ensure that jumpers are named. **Equipment** Please ensure your child has a named water bottle in school every day. This must contain water and not juice. Your child should bring a flat ‘book bag’ (available from the school uniform shop) to school each day for letters and reading books. Rucksacks are not advised as they are tricky to store in our classrooms. Children should bring a healthy snack each day. No crisps, sweets or chocolate and please remember we are a nut free school so check labels of all snacks you send to school. We do have children and staff with nut allergies, so this is vital. **Hair accessories** Please ensure that hair accessories worn to school are school colours (blue, yellow, white, brown, black). Long hair must be worn up in a bobble. **Meal Choices** The children will make their choices within school. **Show and Tell** On a Friday we can ‘Show and tell' special items such as certificates, medals, trophies, awards or models of a high standard or that have taken a lot of time and effort to create. Please note that children should not bring toys or items from home to school on any day. **Website and Communication** Should you wish to see curriculum overviews, photographs and learning updates please see our class pages on the school website. These are updated regularly. If there is anything else you need to know, we will send a My Ed message to you so please ensure you have access to the My Ed app. **Messages for teachers** Doors open at 8.45am and are locked at 8.55 am. Should you arrive after this time, you must take your child to the main office to be signed in. Should you need to get a message to your child’s class teacher, please inform the staff on the door at drop off as teaching staff are required to remain in the classroom in the morning. If you need to meet with the teacher about an important issue, please arrange an appointment through the office staff. **Reading Books** Reading books are changed every Friday. Please return these on a Thursday. Children will get 2 books along with an e-book on this day. Please sign the reading record to show us the book has been read. Thank you, The Year 1 Team ### ![](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/images/menu/silver_birch_tree.jpg) ### **Welcome to Birch Class** In our Birch Miss Glover is the class teacher. We have lots of fun in our class. We learn through whole class learning at carpet times and small guided activities with our teachers. We are also developing our independence by learning through play and challenge activities around the classroom. ### Year 1 Birch ![Miss Glover](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/110-E0EC69B848(1).jpg) #### Miss Glover ##### Class Teacher ![Mrs Carroll](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/75-D7FA83234D(1).jpg) #### Mrs Carroll ##### Teaching Assistant ![Mrs Rowan](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/60-C01E49F701(2).jpg) #### Mrs Rowan ##### Teaching Assistant ![Miss Newton](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/Screenshot_2025-07-24_at_22.00.24(2).png) #### Miss Newton ##### Teaching Assistant ![Mrs Murray](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/119-3CFFC6CF06(3).jpg) #### Mrs Murray ##### Teaching Assistant ![Miss Mason](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/61-18D4D6FDC1(3).jpg) #### Miss Mason ##### Higher Level Teaching Assistant ### ![](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/images/images/mapel_tree.jpg) **Welcome to Maple Class** In Maple class and our teacher is Mrs Mason. In Year 1 we learn to become more independent and enjoy a fun, creative curriculum. We will cover lots of great topics this year. Keep an eye on our year 1 blog for updates and photos of us and our learning. ### Year 1 Maple ![Miss Calvert](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/25-30C27FB65C.jpg) #### Miss Calvert ##### Class Teacher ![Mrs Gould](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/41-2B2895835E(2).jpg) #### Mrs Gould ##### Higher Level Teaching Assistant ![Mrs Littler](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/76-C1E240BA27(1).jpg) #### Mrs Littler ##### Teaching Assistant ![Mrs Dale-Hutchinson](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/35-80060759D7(2).jpg) #### Mrs Dale-Hutchinson ##### Teaching Assistant ![Mrs Keeling](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/Mrs_Keeling.jpg) #### Mrs Keeling ##### Teaching Assistant ![Mrs Bolton](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/31-86C2E03023(2).jpg) #### Mrs Bolton ##### Higher Level Teaching Assistant ![](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/images/images/pine_tree.jpg) **Welcome to Pine Class** In Pine Class our teachers are Miss Bolton and Mrs Powlesland. In Year 1 we learn through whole class carpet time and small guided activities with our teacher. We are also developing our independence by learning through play and challenge activities around the classroom. ### Year 1 Pine ![Miss Bolton](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/Screenshot_2025-07-24_at_21.59.41(1).png) #### Miss Bolton ##### Class Teacher ![Mrs Powlesland](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/86-F9573F2F44(5).jpg) #### Mrs Powlesland ##### Class Teacher ![Miss Mason](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/61-18D4D6FDC1(2).jpg) #### Miss Mason ##### Higher Level Teaching Assistant ![Mrs Rooke](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/54-032DB639CF-HH-PB031VZE(1).jpg) #### Mrs Rooke ##### Teaching Assistant ![Mrs Kelly](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/53-23167FACB8-HH-PB031VZE(1).jpg) #### Mrs Kelly ##### Teaching Assistant ![Mrs Gould](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/360x480c/people/41-2B2895835E(3).jpg) #### Mrs Gould ##### Higher Level Teaching Assistant Please see the curriculum map below which details the learning and experiences the children will have this year. ### Year 1 Curriculum Year 1 Curriculum 2.10 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/files/documents/Year_1_Curriculum(2).pdf) **How you can support your child’s learning at home…** READING: Daily reading would hugely benefit your child. However, a minimum of three times a week is required. ![](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/images/phonics.png) PHONICS: **Essential Letters and Sounds** Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS) is our chosen Phonics programme. The aim of ELS is ‘Getting all children to read well, quickly’. It teaches children to read by identifying the phonemes (the smallest unit of sound) and graphemes (the written version of the sound) within words and using these to read words. For further details and ways to support your child please [click here](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/classes/junior-and-reception-departments/reception). In your homework book, you already have sound mats and common exception words for your child to practise both reading and spelling. You can access free phonics games on the **Phonics Play** website: [www.phonicsplay.co.uk](http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk) (No login required.) You can also practise recognising your sounds using the [www.teachyourmonstertoread.com](http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com) (free website, no login required.) ### Year 1 Phonics Resources Sound mat 1.00 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/files/documents/Colour_ELS_sound_mat_phases_2-5.pdf) SPELLING: **Common Exception Words** Common exception words are words that do not follow standard phonetic rules in English, making them tricky for young readers and writers. These words often contain unusual letter combinations or do not conform to the phonetic patterns that children learn in early education. Mastering these words is crucial for developing reading fluency and comprehension, as they form the foundation of many sentences and texts. Please support your child in learning to read and spell these words by the end of Year 1. Y1 Common Exception Words 123 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/files/documents/Y1.png) LETTER AND NUMBER FORMATION: ### Year 1 Number and Letter formation resources Letter formation sheet 408 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/files/documents/letter_formation.pdf) Number formation sheet 291 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/files/documents/0_to_20_number_formation_.pdf) [![](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/phonics/phonics.png)](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/images/gallery/phonics/phonics.png) **Phonics Screening Check** The Year 1 phonics test occurs in the month of June when all year 1 pupils, and some year 2 pupils, will take a test to assess their phonics abilities. The test is designed to see if pupils have learnt phonic decoding and blending skills to an appropriate standard. Please follow the links below to open past papers. Please support your child to ‘sound out’ and blend the sounds to read the real and nonsense words. To practise further tests with your child, please google ‘Phonics Screening Test’. This will bring up links to past papers from each year, beginning 2013. Below are some examples: [Past Paper from 2017](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/621157/STA177753p_2017_phonics_screening_check_pupils__materials_-_standard.pdf) [Past Paper from 2018](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/715823/2018_phonics_pupils_materials_standard.pdf.pdf) ### Phonics Check: Information for parents Phonics Screening Check: Information for parents 456 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/files/documents/Phonics_screening_check_information_for_parents.pdf) ### Related Blog Posts [![](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/blog/IMG_1119.jpeg)](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-12-14-56-what-makes-a-fish-bouyant) 12 May 2026 #### [What makes a fish bouyant?](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-12-14-56-what-makes-a-fish-bouyant) [![](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/blog/IMG_1131.jpeg)](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-12-14-42-history-holidays-from-the-past) 12 May 2026 #### [History - Holidays from the past](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-12-14-42-history-holidays-from-the-past) [![](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/blog/IMG_2292.jpeg)](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-11-16-41-blossom-year-1-visit) 11 May 2026 #### [Blossom Year 1 Visit](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-11-16-41-blossom-year-1-visit) [View All Posts](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/blog/index/tag:year-1) ### Classes - [Reception](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/classes/junior-and-reception-departments/reception) - [Year 1](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/classes/infant-department/year-1) - [Year 2](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/classes/infant-department/year-2) - [Year 3](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/classes/junior-and-reception-departments/year-3) - [Year 4](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/classes/junior-and-reception-departments/year-4) - [Year 5](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/classes/junior-and-reception-departments/year-5) - [Year 6](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/classes/junior-and-reception-departments/year-6) - [Infant department ](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/classes/infant-department) - [Junior and Reception Departments](https://www.heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/classes/junior-and-reception-departments) ![Heyhouses Endowed C.E. 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