Year 1
Year 1 Victorian Dress Up
Year 1 Parent/Carer Workshop
Year 1 Black Country Museum Visit
Forest School - All classes
Children in Year 1 will be taking part in an afternoon session at Forest School. The visit will hopefully support the children in their transition from EYFS to Year 1, and will not be a regular, reoccurring event.
Class 1B: Tuesday 17th September
Class 1P: Wednesday 18th September
Class 1K: Thursday 19th September
Your child will be unable to take part without your consent so please ensure that you have completed the consent form via ParentPay by Monday 16th September.
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Parent Dates 2024/2025
2024/2025 Letters above this line
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Dear parents and carers,
CURRENT YEAR 1 MOVING INTO YEAR 2
To start our Autumn topic in Year 2, we will be holding a Scottish Day on Friday 6th September 2024.
The children will be taking part in a Scottish Day where they will learn about Scottish traditions.
Throughout the day, the children will be participating in Highland games, making shortbread and learning about Scottish art.
The children are also invited to wear their own clothes in the colours blue and white for the day. These could also include any special, traditional or cultural clothes if they wish.
On this day, we also ask that the children wear sensible footwear – trainers or pumps.
We are asking for a contribution of £1.00 per child towards this activity.
Please refer to our charging policy and remissions for further details. Please login to your child’s ParentPay account to give your consent and to make payment by Monday 2nd September 2024.
Many thanks
Year 2 Staff
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Dear parents and carers,
Year 1 need some socks next weeks for a craft activity.
If you have any full length socks, odd or pairs, adults or children please send them in with your child by Monday 17th June.
Many thanks,
Mrs Kaur
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Year 1 - Animal Man Wednesday 19th June 2024
Dear Year 1 Parents and Carers
We hope you enjoyed the Y1 performance yesterday - the children were fabulous. We are aware that some people did make recordings and took photographs. As staff said yesterday we asked that this didn't happen - not everyone has given consent; some families have specific reasons why images should not be shared.
We ask and urge you to remove any postings on social media or WhatsApp.
Abbey understands that parents want keepsake photos - but we need to be respectful. The last thing we want to do is 'ban phones'.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Here is the guidance from the ICO website:
People can take photographs and video recordings for personal use, such as for a family album. However, your school may decide it isn’t always appropriate to allow photographs. For example, you might decide to ban photography at a school play in case it disturbs the performance. This is your choice as a school, but the ban wouldn’t be on data protection grounds. Similarly, some schools ask parents and guardians not to post photographs on social media of other people’s children. This is a sensible policy, but it’s not a data protection issue because the law doesn’t cover private social media posts shared with friends and family.
Your school may find it helpful to signpost students and guardians to our For the public web hub to learn about their data rights.
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Year 1 - Movie Night Friday 19th April 2024
Year 1 - Warley Woods Visit May 2024
Dear Parents/Carers
Your child will be coming home today with the Easter Reading Challenge. It is also attached to this email.
The challenges are designed to encourage children to read in fun and inventive ways so please 'egg' them on!
Thank you for your continued support in promoting reading
Mrs Kaur
Easter Reading Challenge
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We would like to invite you to attend the Year 1 Disney Production on Tuesday 16th April 2024. The performance will start promptly at 2:00pm, so we are asking that you arrive at 1:45pm in order for the show to start without any interruptions.
As in previous years, we are allocating two tickets per child to our performance. Please log on to your child’s ParentPay account to let us know if you will be attending, and if you need 1 ticket or 2.
Tickets have to be limited due to Health and Safety and Fire Regulations. Unfortunately, we also ask that no siblings or other children attend, even those sitting on laps.
To avoid disappointment, please be aware that should more than two adults per child arrive, they will be refused entry.
In order to maintain fairness, there will be no ‘waiting list’ or option to take someone’s ‘spare ticket’.
Many thanks
Year 1 Team
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Dear Year 1
The children in Year 1 have been working hard to learn songs for our upcoming Disney show. As it has been a short half term, we have saved the songs to our Video Resource Centre so you can help your child to learn and practise each of the songs. The show will be taking place on 16th April - more details will be sent out in due course.
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Year 1 Disney Show songs | The Federation of Abbey Infant & Abbey Junior Schools |
In the next R.E lesson, children will be taking part in a sharing activity which will include chocolate buttons. The children will be allowed to eat the chocolate buttons.
Plant based and gluten free chocolate will be available for any children with dietary requirements.
Please speak to your child’s class teach if you have any questions.
Many thanks for your continued support.
Year 1 Team
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Year 1 Inspire Workshop - 19/3/2024
Dear Parents/Carers,
In a recent survey carried out at Parents Evening, it was clear that you would like some support in helping your children at home with their reading and maths work. With this in mind, there will be some workshops held where we will explain how reading and maths are taught and how you can support your children further at home.
Reading
Monday 26th February
9:00am - 9:45am or 3:20pm - 4:00pm with Mrs Kaur
Early Reading support from Phonics through to fluent reading.
This session will help you, help us ensure your child will read fluently upon leaving Key Stage 1.
Support will be given in the type of questions you can ask to support your child develop their understanding of texts as well as their fluency. Tips and advice on supporting children with their phonics will also be provided.
Maths
Monday 4th March
9:00am - 9:45am or 3:20pm - 4:00pm with Mrs Johnson
Early Maths
This session will show you the methods we use in our mastery approach to maths.
Support will be given in showing how we use resources, pictures and calculations to develop your children's depth of understanding and fluency in maths. We will also show the methods we use for calculations using all four operations.
Please book the session you would like to attend online via ParentPay so we can ensure we have sufficient resources for you to join in in what will hopefully be fun and interactive support sessions.
These workshops will be recorded and available online should you not be available to attend.
We look forward to seeing you.
Mrs Johnson and Mrs Kaur
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Dear Parents and carers,
Here at Abbey, vocabulary is a key component of our curriculum.
At the beginning of our non-core lessons, the children are shown key words to discuss, and to activate prior knowledge. These words are regularly revisited and referred to in order to help them become embedded in your child’s long-term memory.
In order to further promote a rich vocabulary for our children, lists of subject specific vocabulary have been put together so that you can play a part in helping your child to learn, understand and make good use of this vocabulary.
You can find these lists on our website on the Year 1 and Year 2 class pages, under the heading ‘Subject Specific Language’. Your child will also be bringing home a hard copy. At points throughout the year, Kahoot quizzes will be set for your child to complete at home to show off their super understanding!
Having a good understanding of this vocabulary will certainly support your child’s success across the curriculum.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs R Phillips
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Year 1 Hearing Screening
Dear parents and carers
Year 1: Update for Spring 1 (January - February 2024)
PE:
1K Tuesday
1S Wednesday
1P Thursday
Reading:
1K Monday
1P & 1S Tuesday
Children will be making a jam sandwich upon their return on Monday 8th January as part of instructions in English. Gluten free bread, plant based spread and alternative jams will be available where needed.
If you have any other concerns please email y1@abbey.sandwell.sch.uk or speak to your child's class teacher.
Many thanks
Year 1 Team
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Year 1 Spelling Frame
Year 1 Educational Visit – Guru Nanak Gurdwara
Year 1 Sublime Science
Dear Year 1 and 2 parents and carers
On Friday 22nd December, we will be having a movie and PJ day.
The children are asked to come to school dressed in pyjamas or lounge wear (joggers/hoodies etc).
This will be as a reward for filling up the class marble and token jars.
Children can bring slippers with them if they wish, but must also have sensible shoes for playtime and going home time. They will be watching a PG rated Christmas movie and be offered a snack and a drink.
If you do not wish for your child to take part, please let their teacher know.
Many thanks Abbey Federation
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Dear parents and carers
On Thursday 7th December 2023 children will be taking part in Sandwell Council's Road Safety Workshop.
The children will be crossing between Abbey Infants and Juniors for this workshop.
If you have any questions, please speak to your child's teacher.
Many thanks
Year 1 Team
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Year 1 Victorian Day
Year 1 Parent Workshop
- Year 1 Parent Workshop- Nov 2023.pdf
- Year 1 Parent Workshop- Nov 2023.docx
- Wooden Spoon Doll Examples.pdf
Autumn Sports Camp - October 2023
Dear Year 1 parents and carers,
A child in Year 1 has been reported to have head lice.
Please can you check your child's hair when they get home later.
For more information please visit the NHS website:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/head-lice-and-nits/
Many thanks
Year 1 Team
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Year 1 - Black Country Living Museum
Dear parents and carers
Please can we remind you that school meals are free for all children at Abbey Infants.
At the beginning of September, as the cost of the lunches change, the ParentPay accounts may show a school meal debt.
Please ignore this - you do not need to pay.
We have contacted ParentPay to rectify this.
Many thanks,
Abbey Infants