Year 1 - Willows
Euros 2020 Party
This afternoon we have had our Euros 2020 party. We made flags, played lots of games and had delicious party food! We also talked about the game last night and how we reacted to the penalties.
Science
Rock pool experience
Today we took part in a rock pool experience. We learnt lots of interesting facts about sea creatures, beaches and how we can better take care of marine life. We first had a talk and then we were able to hold lots of the creatures. This included crabs, starfish and Read more…
Outdoor learning
Kayden’s Garden
This afternoon we have visited Kayden’s Garden. We looked around the garden to see what interesting things we could find. Then we created pictures in our planter using different coloured stones.
History
Exploring old toys
This afternoon we have been playing with old fashioned toys as part of our ‘Memory Box’ topic. The children had time to try out each of the toys and figure out how they work. We then discussed how they’re different from our toys at home and which we enjoyed using.
Eco Committee
Willows Forest School on Friday
Year 1 Willows had such fun during their time at Forest School. With the forest school teachers, Miss Steele and Mr Tomkins, the children worked really hard to listen to instructions to keep themselves safe. We went to explore the forest and looked for some creatures1 We found snails, Read more…
Art & Design
Willows Great Fire of London Artwork
Last week we made some amazing pictures using oil pastels and black card. We tried to recreate what we thought the skyline of what London might’ve looked like during the Great Fire of London. They used oil pastels in reds, oranges and yellows to blend together to create the Read more…
English
Queen’s afternoon tea party
This afternoon we celebrated the end of our ‘Bright Lights, Big City’ topic and ‘Queen’s Handbag’ book by holding a Queen’s afternoon tea party. We listened to the national anthem, waved our Union Jack flacks and tried scones with strawberry jam and cream. They were delicious!
Eco Committee
Year 1 Willows Kaden’s Garden Visit – we planted carrots!
We visited Kaden’s Garden last week and tidied up our planter! We had lots of fun digging in the mud, making sure the weeds were pulled out and put in the compost heap for recycling. After we prepped out planter, we then got some TINY carrot seeds and planted them, Read more…
Art & Design
Sticky Finger Buns – Willows Year 1
Today, for our Bright Lights, Big City topic, we learnt about The Great Fire of London and how it started in a bakery. We took this opportunity and simply had to make our own sticky buns… We decided to write down a list of ingredients and instructions of how to Read more…
Art & Design
Amazing Aliens
Today, Willows created some amazing aliens for our Moon Zoom topic! They designed them as a team and created them together using putty, pipe cleaners, googly eyes and card. We think they look awesome and if aliens were real, they’d probably look like ours.