Hedgehogs

Welcome to Year 1 Hedgehogs!

Class Teachers: Mrs Halsall and Mrs Hunt

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Kennedy

General Information

Reading

Each week, your child will come home with a book that matches their phonic knowledge, along with a library book. These books will be changed on a Monday. Please listen to, or read to, your child daily and record any reading you do at home in your child's Reading Record. We ask that the children read their reading books three times to boost their fluency.  

You can also access a wide range of texts via Collins Hub.

Phonics/Spellings

Phonics is taught daily as a whole class and activities are provided to support new learning as well as deepen children's understanding. From January we will be sending list of Common Exception Words home for you to practise spelling at home. We will then complete a quiz in school each term to check the children’s knowledge of reading and spellings these words.

Maths

It is important that your child builds their fluency with number and has key facts at their fingertips. Please log in and play Numbots throughout the week. We will be sharing and celebrating the children’s success on this platform. 

P.E.

Mrs Halsall will be taking the PE sessions this half term, on a Wednesday morning.  Please make sure your child comes to school in their PE kit (named) each Wednesday.

Show and Tell

Our weekly 'Show and Tell' session is a great way to boost confidence and improve clarity and coherence when speaking in front of a group. There is no pressure at all to speak, but as they are ready, we find that the children really enjoy the opportunity to tell the class about what they have brought in.

Children are welcome to bring in something interesting for 'Show and Tell' on the following Fridays. Alternatively, you could use the Year One email address (year1@oatlandsinf.ycway.uk) to send in a photo for your child to talk about when it is their turn. Please avoid sending in anything very precious, fragile or expensive! 

Autumn 2

Friday 7.11.25 - Green Tables

Friday 14.11.25 - Grey Tables

Friday 21.11.25 - Yellow Tables

Friday 28.11.25 - Green Tables                         

Friday 5.12.25 - Grey Tables

Friday 12.12.25 - Yellow Tables

Handwriting

Handwriting and correct letter formation are an important part of children's literacy skills.  However, there are various ways in which certain letters can be formed.  To help with consistency and in order for you to be able to support your children at home with their handwriting, below is a PowerPoint modelling how we form letters at Oatlands Infants.  

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