Aydon, Alnwick and Auckland

Welcome to Aydon, Alnwick and Auckland Classes. Here you will find updates about what is happening for our Year 1 and Year 2 pupils.

Key Information

Teachers

This year you will be taught by Miss Bell (Aydon), Miss Kerridge (Alnwick) and Mrs Appleby (Auckland).

Meet the Teacher and Class Information meetings

Thank you for coming along to our Meet the Teacher event on Monday 9th September. Please find the PPTs from the session for each class below:

Alnwick Class Meet the Teacher PPT September 2024

Auckland Class Meet the Teacher PPT September 2024

Aydon Class Meet the Teacher PPT September 2024

Class Newsletters

Aydon Newsletter Autumn 1 2024

Alnwick Newsletter Autumn 1 2024

Auckland Newsletter Autumn 1 2024

End of Key Stage 1 Assessment Information for parents

NX End of KS1 Assessment Information for Parents Meeting March 2024.pdf

Any changes to our assessment procedures for 2024-2025 will be shared with parents in Spring term 2025. In the meantime, should you have any questions, please ask your child's class teacher.

Learning Overviews

This document outlines the topics covered across the foundation subjects this academic year. Further details about the curriculum and the content taught can be found in the Curriculum pages of our website.

KS1 Year 1 and Year 2 Learning Overview 2024-2025

KS1 Learning Expectations

Please see the booklets below which outline the key expectations that children should achieve by the end of Year 1 and Year 2. These booklets include suggestions of the ways in which you can support your child at home.

NX-Parent-leaflet-Year-1.pdf

NX Parent leaflet Year 2.pdf

Useful information

Year 1 & 2 PE Days Autumn 1 2024

Aydon

Alnwick

Auckland

PE Days

Tuesday

Wednesday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Tuesday

Friday

Please always send your child with a coat suitable for the weather.
Please send a named water bottle each day, clean and filled with water.
Please remember to bring your child’s planner to school every day so that when they read with an adult in school, it is available for teaching staff to write a comment in.
Please, please name all of your child’s clothes, especially their jumpers and shoes!

Supporting your child’s learning at home:

We know how important it is to practise our learning both in school and at home. To find out more information about our approach to homework and links to the various platforms we use for reading, spelling and mathematics, please refer to our Homework and Home Learning. If you need help with login details for any of these, please contact your child’s class teacher via the class email address.

If you are looking for recommendations of books to read and new authors to discover, take a look at our Reading Bucket Lists for 100 Recommended Reads for Year 1 and Year 2:

NX 100 Books to Read in Key Stage 1.pdf