{"id":17207,"date":"2026-06-16T13:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futuralearning.co.uk\/schools\/?page_id=17207"},"modified":"2026-06-16T13:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:53:16","slug":"year-1-2-ash-elm-and-willow-class","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/futuralearning.co.uk\/schools\/st-nicholas-primary-school\/year-1-2-ash-elm-and-willow-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 1 \/ 2 – Ash, Elm and Willow Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Year 1 \/ 2 – Ash, Elm and Willow Class<\/h2>

Year 1 \/ 2<\/h3>

Meet the teacher PowerPoints:<\/p>

Ash:\u00a0Meet the Teacher: Ash Class<\/a><\/p>

Elm:\u00a0Meet the Teacher: Elm Class<\/a><\/p>

Willow:\u00a0Meet the Teacher: Willow Class<\/a><\/p>

Classes information<\/h3>

ASH CLASS<\/strong><\/p>

Mrs Cooper – Monday – Tuesday<\/p>

Miss Millard -Wednesday – Friday
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PPA Cover – Mrs Coldwell<\/p>

Class email:\u00a0ash@stnicholaschantryschool.org.uk<\/a><\/p>

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ELM CLASS<\/strong><\/p>

Mrs Steele – Monday – Friday<\/p>

PPA Cover – Miss Van De Velde<\/p>

Class email:\u00a0elm@stnicholaschantryschool.org.uk<\/a><\/p>

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Willow Class<\/strong><\/p>

Mrs Keate – Monday – Wednesday<\/p>

Mrs court – Thursday – Friday<\/p>

PPA Cover – Mrs Coldwell and Miss Van De Velde<\/p>

Class email:\u00a0willow@stnicholaschantryschool.org.uk<\/a><\/p>

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KS1 teachers are available to talk to about any issue or concern that you may have throughout the year. We will be present in the playground or contactable on email.\u00a0<\/p>

The School Day<\/h3>

The school day starts at 8.40am.\u00a0 As your child arrives on the school site they will come through the gate to the top playground where they will be greeted by a member of the\u00a0school team.\u00a0Willow class\u00a0will then enter the school through the doors to the old hall and Ash and Elm class to enter near the office steps. Your child’s class teacher\u00a0will greet them as they arrive at their classrooms.<\/p>

The school day finishes at 3.15pm.\u00a0 Year 1 \/ 2 classes will be led out onto the playground by their class teacher who will then hand each child over to the adult collecting them. The children in Willow class will be dismissed via the steps that lead down from the Old Hall and children from Ash and Elm class will be dismissed from the steps near the office.\u00a0<\/p>

Please give us 24 hours notice if your child is to be collected by someone who does not normally collect them.\u00a0<\/p>

Learning Focus for the Term<\/h3>

Term 5:<\/strong><\/h2>

English – ‘Tom’s Magnificient Machines’ by Linda Sarah AND ‘Rosie Revere Engineer’ by by Andrea Beatty<\/strong><\/p>

History – Castles<\/strong><\/p>

Science – Habitats and Food chains<\/strong><\/p>

Art – Tiger in a Tropical Storm<\/strong><\/p>

PSHE – Changing me<\/strong><\/p>

Computing: Coding part 2<\/strong><\/p>

RE – Islam<\/strong><\/p>

PE: Athletics (outdoor) Team Building (Indoor)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

\u00a0Knowledge Organisers and Helpful Websites<\/h3>

Science:\u00a0Habitats and Food Chains<\/a><\/strong>

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History:\u00a0Castles<\/a>

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\u00a0Art:\u00a0Tiger in a Tropical storm<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

\u00a0PSHE :\u00a0Changing Me<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

\u00a0Computing:\u00a0Programming<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

\u00a0Newsletters<\/h3>

Term 6 Newsletter<\/a><\/p>

Book Bags<\/h3>

Children need to have their book bags with them every day, which includes their reading book and reading record book.<\/strong><\/p>

On a\u00a0Thursday children will change their reading books with the class teacher along with Library books.<\/p>

Parent Helpers<\/h3>

We welcome the help of parents across KS1 so please let us know if you are interested in helping in KS1. Most parents come in to hear children read across KS1 and parent helpers are not attached to their child’s class. You will need to go through a safeguarding process before you would be able to start with us but this is usually a fairly quick process and our office team can get this started for you.<\/p>

Reading and Phonics<\/h3>

Reading is one of the most important things we can teach our children. We want all our children to be avid readers with a love for all different types of literature.\u00a0<\/p>

As children start their school life they will very much focus on learning to read. As they move higher up the school and into secondary education and beyond they will be reading to learn. So it is vitally important that we support our youngest pupils to quickly learn to read. We want every child to love reading and to do this we must make sure that it is a pleasurable experience and that they can read with accuracy and fluency so they can access as many opportunities as possible.<\/p>

We follow the Unlocking Letters and Sounds (ULS) scheme. Your child will take part in daily whole class phonics lessons \/ SPAG.\u00a0<\/p>

We use ULS assessment tracker to monitor your child’s progress with phonics and your child will be given reading books at the correct level for their phonic knowledge. The children should be able to read these books with at least 90% accuracy. Your child’s reading books will be changed in school every\u00a0Thursday – please record their reading at home in the Reading Log.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

We can’t stress enough the importance of children practicing their reading\u00a0with an adult at least 3 times a week. If your child finishes a book, please encourage your child to re-read the book to help increase their fluency and comprehension. Please log all reads in your child’s reading record for a chance of winning a Recommended read during Celebration assembly.\u00a0<\/p>

Phonics workshop with voice over<\/a><\/p>

Example reading questions for KS1 VIPERS<\/a>\"\"<\/p>

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As well as your child reading to you, it is important you also take time to read to your child. Please see the recommended reads below as a guide to books a Year 1 and Year 2 child will enjoy having shared with them.<\/p>

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Please click on the link below to visit the Books for Topics Y1 Recommended Reads webpage:<\/p>

Books For Topics Y1 Page<\/a><\/p>

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Year 2 recommended reads<\/a><\/p>

Termly Phonics Overviews<\/h3>

This overview will show you what your child will be learning in their phonics lessons each week. This overview is useful to refer to when practicing the spellings as you will be able to see which graphemes have been the new learning for your child.<\/p>

Term 6 Phonics overview<\/a><\/p>

Optional Spelling Home Learning<\/strong><\/h3>

Across the school, children will be provided with a list of spellings that link to the spelling work they are doing within their year group. You can choose to practice some or all of the words with your child each week at home.<\/p>

Year 2 Spellings – Term 4<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>

When supporting your child please encourage your child to use their phonic knowledge e.g. play contains the phonemes p l ay. The Common Exception Words will contain exceptions to the current phonic rules your child knows e.g. in “said” they will know the phonemes for the graphemes “s” and “d” but the exception will be the grapheme “ai” making the phoneme “e”.\u00a0<\/p>

Here is a “look, cover, write, check” template that you might like to use at home\u00a0look say cover write check template<\/a><\/p>

ULS Phonics Resources<\/strong><\/h3>