Find out what ANGELFISH CLASS have been learning

Welcome!

A warm welcome to Angelfish Class from Ms Watson, Mrs Suleyman and Mrs Whalen.

Our curriculum

Leaving Reception behind and moving into year 1 can feel like a big step for both children and their parents. We make the transition as smooth as possible and the children will still be learning through play: exploring and discovering. However, over the course of the year, your child’s day will be a little more structured than it was in Reception and they may have to sit at a table for a little longer than they are used to but we still make sure that they move around while they are learning.

Please click here to find out what your child will be learning this term.

Click here to find out how you can help your child at home.

This will be your child's first year of the National Curriculum and there is a year 1 phonics screening check in June, which helps your child’s teacher identify if your child is secure in sounding out and blending graphemes. It also detects if they can read phonically decodable words. To find out more about the expectations for the year, please see our overview below:

P.E. days

Our PE days are Wednesday and Thursday. Please send your children to school wearing their PE clothes on these two days.

Our timetable

This is what Angelfish Class learn and when:

Upcoming events

We continue to try and be as open, supportive and welcoming to parents and carers as possible. As part of this ethos, we hold numerous events for parents and carers throughout the school year but you may wish to note these key dates:

Monday 3rd November – Back to school.

Monday 3rd November – 'Odd Socks Day' to start ant-bullying week.

Tuesday 11th November – Flu nasal spray for those who consented

Friday 7th November – 8:55am to 9:25am, EYFS, Year 1 & Year 2 reading with parents and carers

Friday 7th November – 9:30am (Straight after reading with parents) Coffee morning with a parent governor of West Blatchington (a Pioneer school) and a Coombe Road parent governor

Thursday 13th November - World Kindness Day

Tuesday 4th November - Parent consultations

Thursday 6th November - Reception and Year 1 Firework Disco and Year 2 to Year 6 K-Pop Party

Thursday 6th November - Donate Day

Thursday 13th November - Parent consultations

Thursday 20th November – 5:30pm, Coffee with the headteacher and a PTA member to find out more about joining the PTA or being a PTA chair

Friday 21st November – 3:30pm, Coffee with the headteacher and a PTA member to find out more about joining the PTA or being a PTA chair

Friday 5th December - 8:55am to 9:25am, EYFS, Year 1 & Year 2 reading with parents and carers

Wednesday 10th December - Christmas dinner for children (Date TBC)

Tuesday 16th December - 9:30am to 10:30am, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Christmas Show: ‘It’s a Party’ Nativity Play

Friday 19th December - Last day of term

Tuesday 6th January 2026 - Children return to school

Planned trips

There will be a farm workshop at school on Friday 17th October..

Phonics screening check

Phonics is an effective way of teaching children to read. By ensuring high quality phonics teaching, we want to improve literacy levels and give all children a solid base to build on as they progress through school. You can find out more about how we teach phonics by clicking here.

Children in year 1 complete a national phonics screening check in June. The purpose of the check is to confirm that all children have learned phonic decoding to an age appropriate standard.

The Standards and Testing Agency have an information leaflet to provide you with more information: