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 and Mrs Coughlin (Alnwick) and Mrs Appleby (Auckland).
Meet the Teacher and Class Information meetings
We hope you will be able to join us on our Meet The Teacher event on Monday 8th September 2025.
Please find the PPTs from the session for each class below:
Class Newsletter
Alnwick Newsletter Autumn 2025
Auckland Newsletter Autumn 2025
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 2025-2026 will be shared with parents in Spring term 2026. In the meantime, should you have any questions, please ask your child's class teacher.
Learning Journeys
Please find below Learning Journeys which detail what your child will be learning in school this half-term. We hope you find this information useful to support you in knowing what your child will be learning so that you can support them at home.
Year 1 Learning Journey Autumn 1 2025
Year 2 Learning Journey Autumn 1 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.
Useful information
Year 1 & 2 PE Days Autumn 1 2025
| 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:
2025 -2026 Our year so far…
Looking back... memories to cherish...
