We have had lots of fun in Year 1 this week. We have learnt all about Easter traditions and why Christians celebrate Easter, made Easter cards, made Easter cakes and had our 500 dojo reward afternoon- watching a film and eating treats. Wishing you all a fantastic Easter!
As part of British Science week, Year 1 are completing the investigation ‘Changing Apples’. In this exploration, the children delved into the world of apple varieties. They used their senses to describe the apples’ appearances, textures and taste. They discovered the smallest, tallest and widest varieties, making comparisons between each. Read more…
To celebrate world book day and careers week, Year 1 dressed up as something they would like to be when they are older. They all looked absolutely amazing! Besides dressing up, we have also watched a video of people in a variety of careers, wrote about the career we would Read more…
This week the whole school are celebrating careers week. Year 1 were very lucky to have a visit from our caretaker Mr Singleton, who is a trained builder. He told us all about the different things he has built including an extension on his home, which he showed us pictures Read more…
This half-term, year are learning about being healthy in our Learning for Life lessons and our working our way to making a smoothie in D&T. This afternoon, we learnt about the 5 main food groups, we learnt how to distinguish between fruits and vegetables, and tasted a selection of fruits Read more…
Year 1 have enjoyed forest school this half term. The children collected natural materials and used them to create some clay creatures. They also hunted the area for mini beasts and were able to identify lots. We also talked about how all the creatures in forest school were important and Read more…
This week, Year 1 have been super grammarsauruses. They have been learning about two different types of nouns. We have learnt actions for each to help us remember them, sorted words and images into proper nouns, common nouns or not a noun, played games to test our knowledge and completed Read more…
In art, year 1 have been learning about and creating 3D art. This week, in forest school, we created our own 3D sculptures, of an animal of our choice, using clay and natural materials. After working so hard in lessons today, we also had some free time exploring forest school Read more…
In RE, we have been thinking about special places. In forest school this week we shared places that are special to use around the fire circle. The children then got busy creating their own special places. The children worked hard building their own den and could explain why it was Read more…
In Art, year one have been learning about sculptures. We have looked and lots of examples and used paper and card to create our own sculptures. Some children made towers and cone shapes to create their own castles. Other children have thought about how we can create different textures using Read more…