This half term, year 1 are focusing on ‘Sensitive bodies’ as our new topic for the first lesson, we identified our different body parts, labelled them and understood what they are used for we are then played a game to quickly point to different body parts
Attention grabber The lesson began with a Fetch and Find activity, where pupils collected objects from the table. We discussed how the objects were the same and how they differed, focusing on the materials used to make them. For example three photo frames, one made from wood, one from metal and one from glass. Main event and exploring criteria The children selected a range of images and sorted them into groups using their own chosen Read more
This half term our Christian value is trust. Today in wiggle worship we have been reading the Bible story ‘Jesus calms the storm’. The children have listened to the story, then acted it out and created their own picture of the storm.
This afternoon we have completed our online safety lesson for this half term. We began by discussing what the term ‘plagiarism’ means. We completed a quiz in pairs to identify which of the examples given were examples of plagiarism. We then learnt about citation and bibliographies and the importance of making sure we detail in our writing when we have used someone else’s work. The children then had a go at answering questions asked of Read more
In our learning for life session this morning, we were learning about people who help us. We talked about people in our families or friends who help us when we’re feeling different emotions and what they do. Finley shared “Grandma gives me biscuits when I am sad”. We then talked about people whose job it is to help us such as police officers, fire fighters, vets and doctors. Some of the children shared that one Read more
Week 1 of STEM Club and the children have been making ‘Crafty Rafts’. They had to design and make a model raft using just a piece of paper. Then they had to conduct a fair test to see which raft design could hold the most weight. There were lots of amazing designs and each group had to really think about factors which could affect how well their raft performed. We discussed how deep the water Read more
Willows had lots of fun at their Christmas party this week. We played lots of games, ate party food and showed the adults our fantastic dance moves. Well done to the children on a fantastic first term, and thank you to all the parents for your support. Wishing you all a very merry Christmas 🎄
Today Year 6 enjoyed a forest school session with s’mores as part of their dojo treat. They’ve been brilliant the last half term and worked very hard. Merry Christmas everyone.
This half term we have been learning about staying healthy and how to look after our bodies. In Design and Technology we learnt about the different food groups then create a healthy wrap. We also had a visit from our school nurse who explained how to keep our bodies healthy and shared with us how much sugar is in different drinks
We have had such a wonderful time celebrating Christmas in Year 1. We enjoyed Christmas dinner and jumper day, enjoyed our Christmas Dojo great afternoon and of course our Christmas party day!!! Also a very exciting visit from Santa! The children enjoyed spending time together in the hall dancing and winning prizes as well as in class. The children also created some wonderful Christmas crafts! Merry Christmas everyone!