As a reward for a fantastic first half-term in Year 1, and receiving enough dojos, Year 1 have enjoyed a treat morning. They put their creative skills to the test, completing leaf pictures, Autumn colouring and biscuit decorating. Well done on a fantastic start to Year 1! All the staff Read more
This half-term focus ‘Essential skill’ has been Teamwork. This afternoon we gave Year 1 lots of challenges to put their teamwork skills to the test! In the challenges given, they had to communicate well using speaking and listening skills. They also had to be creative and problem solve, together. We Read more
In Science, Year 1 have been learning about materials and their properties. Over the last 3 weeks, we have completed experiments to find out the answers to questions such as ‘Which materials float or sink?’, ‘Which materials absorb?’ and ‘Which materials are magnetic?’ The children have learnt the meaning of Read more
We have loved taking our Geography learning about weather outdoors into our Forest school lessons. Take a look at our lesson about wind, in which we made wind-catchers, and our lesson on rain, in which we made umbrellas. We are really enjoying our outdoor learning!
Today, the whole school celebrated Hello Yellow to raise money for the amazing Children’s Mental Health Charity. All classes talked about the importance of good mental health and well-being, and what we can do to maintain good mental health. Each class reminded themselves of the 5 Ways To Wellbeing- connect, Read more
Thank you to all the parents/carers who came to our shared learning today. The children loved demonstrating our knowledge of seasons, singing our seasons song to you, and having your support in writing sentences.
Today, the whole school completed an assembly on stranger danger. The assembly focussed on helping children to understand what a stranger is, how to recognise unsafe situations, and what to do if they ever feel worried or unsure. We also discussed: – What the word ‘stranger’ means- understanding that not Read more
Year 1 have been introduced to greater and less than symbols today. We used our essential skill of ‘Teamwork’ to create mathematical sentences using cubes and our crocodile symbols.
Today the whole school celebrated European Languages Day. As at St Luke’s we learn French, the children also came dressed in red, white and blue. We have fun doing lots of different activities such as learning to say good morning in different languages, learning numbers to 10 in French, eating Read more
Our Art topic this half-term, is ‘Line and Shape’. So far, we have learnt the names of various lines, explored drawing lines with a variety of music, developed shapes and used music as a stimulus for line drawing.