Nuffield Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF
01223 712252
Shirley Community Primary & Preschool
Learning for life
Welcome
Welcome to our Year 1 page.
Robins - Miss Frost
Swifts - Miss Eaton
Key Information
PE day is Thursday
On Thursdays, please ensure your child comes to school wearing their PE kit and trainers. They will wear their PE kit for the whole day.
Reading and homework
On Fridays, children will be given homework and two reading books. Please log any reading you do in your reading record. On the following Thursday, children need to return completed homework, both reading books and reading record. We cannot give children new books to read until they have returned their old ones.
There will also be an optional half termly project that they children can complete over the half term.
Useful website
Reading
- Phonics: At Shirley, we use Little Wandle to help us learn to read using phonetic knowledge. Little Wandle: https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/
- Reading: Bug club is alternative format for the children to read. They can also listen to recordings of the story which they can use to help them check their blending and read more independently at times. You can also complete the comprehension questions together. Bug club: https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0
- Phonics games: https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Maths
- Arithmetic and times tables: Times Table Rockstars has lots of games that the children can play to help them to become quicker at recall number facts. TTRockstars: https://ttrockstars.com/
English and Maths
- Games: https://ictgames.com/
Letters for Parents/Carers:
Please see our newsletter for information about our curriculum, topics and diary dates.
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