Welcome to our Class Page!

In our class, we aim to live out our school values every day:

🌟 Care for ourselves, each other, and our world
🌱 Grow by embracing challenges and new learning
💪 Persevere even when things feel tricky
✨ Shine by being proud of who we are and what we achieve

Meet the Year 1 Team

Your child’s class teachers are Mrs Abbott Monday – Thursday & Mrs Macdonald on Fridays. They are supported by  Mrs Ayling & Miss Hurley who help make our classroom a warm and supportive place to learn.

Staying in Touch
Most of our communication is shared via email, so please make sure your contact details—especially your email address are up to date on Arbor.

We're always happy to speak with you in person, but do bear with us at the end of the school day as our priority is making sure every child gets home safely.

Need to get in touch?
You can email us at: office.3200@crowmarsh-gifford.oxon.sch.uk
The office team will make sure your message reaches us.

Times

KS1 School gates open:  8:30am – 8:40am

It is important children arrive on time as learning starts right away!

Collection: 3:10pm from outside the Year 1 Classroom.

Entry & exit via Newham Green path gate. Dogs & phones are not permitted in the playground & please refrain from using the climbing frames during this time.

PE Days

PE takes place on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Please send your child to school in their PE Kit on those days, including suitable shoes for outdoor sports. Long hair should be tied back, and earrings removed or taped.

Curriculum: What are we learning?

To ensure children gain the skills they need to effectively progress through school and the knowledge they need to be successful learners in the future, we have a bespoke Crowmarsh curriculum.

• Curriculum Overviews outlining the learning that will take place each term can be found here at the bottom of our class page. These can be useful to instigate discussions at home.
• Learning in class will be posted here on our class page & sometimes on Instagram

You can find more information about the subjects we teach on Our Curriculum page of the school website.

We also share some of our wider curriculum events on our website Link

Learning at Home

Children spend only 20% of their waking hours in school. So, your support with learning at home is integral to your child’s success.

Reading

We encourage:

• Reading at home daily, recorded in their Reading Record. 
• Please make sure your child has their reading book and reading record in school every day.

Phonics

We use the All Aboard scheme for Phonics. It is a crucial KS1 building block. You can read more about Phonics to enable your support at home on our Phonics page.

Homework

Year R - 4: At the start of the new term, you will find here on our class page a Homework Grid with a range of tasks/activities. These activities are intended to be done as a family and link to what we are learning in school.

As you complete your home learning, take pictures and/or videos and email them to your teacher so they can see them and share your achievements.

Coming in 2026!