Welcome to Key Stage 1; our classes are Robins, Frogs and Bats

Key stage one information

Here is the Induction Pack for the academic year 2018/2019

Here is  the Topic Overview for Summer 1 2019

​Our launch day found Beegu amongst her crashed space ship with lots of clues aboout who she is and where she came from. Mrs Machin said she needed to go back to her family on her own planet so we are writing letters to her to try and persuade her to let us stay!

Previous Overviews 2018-19

​Spring 2 2019 Oliver and Patch

Spring 2019 The Queen's Hat

Autumn Term 2 The Leafman

Autumn Term 2018 The Bog Baby

​For information on our Religious Education Curriculum please refer to the Staffordshire New Syllabus for RE

At St Edward's Academy we place high importance on reading and having the support from home makes your child's leanring journey even more significant. Please see the reading challenge we do in school to encourage children to read as many times as possible at home. 

Here is some guidance on ways you can help your child when Reading at home. 

For information on phonics please visit http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/ Most children in Key Stage 1 will be working on Phase 3 to Phase 5.

Here is the y1 phonics screening check powerpoint  that was provided this year. 

Spellings- children in Y1 need to be able to recognise and spell  the first 200 high frequency words and the Y1 common exception words. Y2 need to know the next 200 high frequecny words and the Y2 common exception words. Please note it is important that children are secure with the Reception list of words before they move on. Spellings are usually given out on a Friday and tested the following Friday- it is a good idea to use look, cover, write, check to practise spellings. 

For more ideas to help your child learn spellings look at the Making Spellings Memorable.

To see the handwriting we do in school please use this link. 

Maths

Some useful website for Maths activities

Here is information about the Number Bond Mental Maths work that we are working on in school. There is information relevant to your child in their homework book too. 

Here are some of the sheets we use to test the children each week. In Year 1 they have 2 minutes to complete one column each week and 1 and a half minutes in Year 2. Adding 1,2 and 3  Adding 4,5 and 6 Adding 7,8 and 9

?ATS

Information regarding SATS [tests taken in year 2] We will update you on things you can help your child with next year.