Year 1

Year 1

Year 1 is an amazing year group.  Mrs Gaunt and Mrs Day are the class teachers and they are supported by Mrs Chapman, Mrs Burnett and Mrs Mason.

We continue to learn through play but also balance this with more structured time too.  We continue to explore, discover, invent, problem solve and discuss in our indoor and outdoor environment.  We have lots of fun topics to explore and we make learning exciting, creative, lively and relevant.  We thrive on learning together!

Year 1 Staff

Mrs N Gaunt - Year 1

Mrs Gaunt is our Y1 teacher and has joined school in Sept 2022. Mrs Gaunt has a lot of experience working in local schools and is Subject Lead for Science.

Mrs L Mason - Year 1

Mrs Mason Profile I have two children who both came to St Mary’s. I started as a parent helper over 10 years ago years ago when my oldest was in nursery and now work across the school supporting a number of children and staff!

Mrs J Chapman, NNEB - Year 1

I have been a teaching assistant at St Mary’s for 16 years, currently working in many different classes. For the last few years I have been learning sign language and now use it almost every day.  For several years I was joint leader of Kirkby Lonsdale Pre-school. In a past life I was a professional […]

Mrs A Day, BA (Hons) PGCE - Year 1

Mrs Day Profile I have been teaching for over twenty years, many of them at St Mary’s. I love teaching here as it’s a very special school with great children and staff. I have taught in most classes in the school but in all of them I love to read stories and to watch the […]

Latest News

Spelling Bee Finals Results

Initially we encouraged all of our children to learn new spellings which were taken from the year expectations. After a fun spelling bee in classes each year group put forward finalists for our school spelling bee. The whole school came together to celebrate learning spellings. We had a wonderful time with what turned out to […]

Spelling Bee Fun

We have had some fun in our Class Spelling Bee Challenges.  Our whole purpose is to provide a fun opportunity to learn spellings. It is so motivating for children to know they are making progress in their spelling.  It is very special to see our children feeling more confident as they improve their spellings and […]

We are exploring ‘Inspiring Women’ this term

This term we will be exploring a whole range of inspiring women from Jane Austin, Frida Kahlo, Marie Chiver, Rosa Parks and many other women who we believe will inspire all of our children.  We are exploring their endeavours and seeing how we can learn from them in our own lives in 2019 and beyond.

Welcome back to school . . .

We are pleased to be back at school to welcome our children for the start of Lent term

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all of our school family. We welcome our new children starting in January and look forward to seeing them. Our Lent  term starts on Monday 7th January.

Happy Christmas

Wishing you a very Happy Christmas from the children of St Mary’s School.

Carol Service

What a beautiful candle lit service which took place at St Mary’s Church. Thank you to everyone who made the evening special. Thank you for supporting Mary’s Meals too.

Merry Christmas

Our staff and governors wish you a very happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

Angels Advent

The children in Year 3 have made angel pictures which have been displayed all around Kirkby. Each day in the run up to Christmas a new angel will be displayed. Each angel is displayed with a letter. Collect the letters to find a Christmas message.

Santa Parade

Everyone joined Mrs Smith and Mrs Day for a parade around Kirkby. We dressed in our pyjamas and pretended it was the night before Christmas. Despite the rain we had a lovely time.

Reading List

Supertato
By Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet

The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark
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Year 1 Calender Events

Year 1 Curriculum

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