This half term in DT, we have been learning about wheels, axles and axle holders. We found out what the words meant, and how each part works. We learned that for wheels to turn, they had to be attached to an axle, then the axle had to sit in an Read more…
Thank you to all the parents who joined us for our shared learning experience! We loved sharing our science lesson with you. We learnt all about absorbent and waterproof materials by carrying out an investigation. We used the curious caterpillar to plan our investigation and recorded the results in a Read more…
Earlier this week, Year 1 had a lovely surprise! They got to join reception at a Science show. It was all about materials, just like our Science topic. The children got to test out materials and make predictions. At the end they watched a mini explosion and it made them Read more…
Each week on ‘French Fridays’ we will be learning some French words and phrases. This week we listened to a song that taught us how to count up to ten in French. We also played a game called ‘Splat’ which helped us learn the names of colours in French. We Read more…
We’ve had a brilliant week in Willows. We have been very busy and have had lots of fun playing maths games outside, sharing stories, building using Lego and Duplo and playing on Numbots alongside lots of other fun activities! Today, we have been doing lots of craft activities to celebrate Read more…
For our English lesson today, we had an experience day where we went for a walk in the deep, dark wood. We used the FANTASTICS to collect vocabulary to use in our writing. We discussed what Little Red Riding Hood might see, hear hear and feel and how she might Read more…
This half term our Design and Technology Topic is ‘Fruits and Vegetables’. This afternoon, Willows have had fun sorting fruits and vegetables in to the correct categories. We discovered that fruits have seeds and vegetables don’t! Even though, we thought tomatoes, pepper and cucumbers were vegetables at first we now Read more…
In art, we have been improving a range of art skills. Before the half term, we enjoyed mixing shades of paint to make different shades of green. We also enjoyed printing using Lego blocks to make lovely bright patterns and we loved making our own stamps Read more…
We had our first Design Technology lesson in Year 1 this afternoon and were learning about how wheels work. We investigated how wheels move on a variety of different objects like cars, shopping trolleys and bikes and we also learnt some new vocabulary. We then we had a go at Read more…
Today, Year One have been learning all about embracing our differences. We discussed what makes us different, such as our hair colour, likes/dislikes, height, skin colour, and the places our families come from, and how we should celebrate this as it is what makes us unique. We discussed recent events Read more…