Welcome to Year 1 2025-26

Dear Parents and Guardians,

A very warm welcome to all of our students and families in Year 1

We are absolutely thrilled to welcome your child and your family to what promises to be an exciting and enriching year of learning and growth. We are looking forward to guiding your child through new discoveries, building on their foundations, and fostering their natural curiosity within our Year 1 Curriculum.

We will begin our learning journey with our first Discovery unit, ‘Our Class is a Family’, developing a sense of belonging within our school community. Later on in the term, we will be immersing ourselves in our next Discovery unit, ‘Catch Them While We Can… Endangered to Extinct’, where we will be stepping back in time to learn all about some very important ancient giants. We will be bringing our learning to life with a special trip to the Hong Kong Space Museum.

The Year 1 Team

Isabella Grella – Head of Year & Y1IG Class Teacher (Snow Leopards)

Joanne Kynaston – Y1 Educational Assistant (Snow Leopards)

 

Bronwen Baynes- Y1BB Class Teacher (Cheetahs)

Gill Bredbury – Y1 Educational Assistant (Cheetahs)

 

Chloe Gerrard – Y1CG Class Teacher (Sea Otters)

Janet Escueta – Y1 Educational Assistant (Sea Otters)

 

Emily Sharman – Y2ES Class Teacher (Tigers)

Susy Borrelli – Y2 Educational Assistant (Tigers)

 

Timetables for your child’s class will be shared at the start of the year, so please look out for these. 

Please find the Year 1 Term 1 Key Dates linked HERE.

Parent-Teacher Conferences are being held on Monday, the 18th and Tuesday, the 19th of August, so please ensure you have signed up through the Parent Hub. If you are unable to sign up, please contact your child’s class teacher. 

Please find HERE a short welcome video from our Head and Deputy Head of EYFS and Primary, Mrs Hannah Tait and Mrs Anna Christiansen, who will share some key information with you. The slides shared can be found HERE for your reference.

Prior to the start of the start to the year, we would like you to complete this Parent Information Form 2025-26, which will help us to best support your child.

For more information regarding Year 1 for the academic year 2025-26, please refer to the linked Welcome to Year 1 booklet and the KS1 Curriculum Handbook, which can also be located on the Hub.

We look forward to meeting you all very soon.

Kind regards,

The Year 1 Team