In 1 Hinkes you will find our teacher Mrs McGuire, who is supported by Miss Hussain and Mrs Lee.

Our class is named after Alan Hinkes, a Yorkshire mountaineer who was the first British mountaineer to climb all 14 Himalayan mountains above 8,000m.

1 Hinkes are looking forward to an exciting year ahead, where we will continue to develop our reading skills and become confident mathematicians. We will have lots of fun listening to new and exciting stories and will continue our journey to becoming proficient writers. Our Year 1 curriculum offers lots of new experiences and opportunities to find out new things about our world. We will be historians, geographers, scientists, designers, makers, writers, mathematicians, musicians and artists among many other roles and we will tackle the year with perseverance and growing independence. We look forward to seeing parents at a range of celebration events for our learning this year.

In 1 Cool you will find our teacher Miss Marsden, who is supported by Miss Bushell. Our class is named after Kenton Cool, a British mountaineer, who came to visit us at Greenmount and talk about some of his amazing adventures. We found out that Kenton Cool has climbed Mount Everest 16 times!

1 Cool are looking forward to an exciting year ahead filled with some amazing school trips and experiences. We will continue to learn phonics and develop our reading and writing skills. We will also be building on our number work from reception and become confident mathematicians whilst learning our numbers up to 100!

We will use our historical and geographical skills to find out more about the world around us, including exploring how toys have changed over time and comparing different climates around the world. 1 Cool are keen to try new things within our enquiry lessons and we are practising our determination, perseverance, and resilience skills to help us become excellent, independent learners.