Year 1 have worked really hard and shown great improvement in their writing this half-term. We began by learning all about sentence structure and then read the story ‘A walk in the woods’, which is a picture book about children walking through the woods as it changes through each season. Read more
Today, Oaks went on a hunt in Forest School to find things that were moving without being touched. When we gathered back together we talked about our findings and discovered that the wind was making things move. We talked about how this relates to God and how just because we Read more
In geography, we have been learning about weather. This week, we watched weather reports and discussed why they are important. We also learnt symbols that are used to show different types of weather. Then, we became the reporters. We used language such as North, South, inland and coastal to act Read more
In Learning for life this week Year one have been discussing feelings. We named lots of different feelings such as happy, scared, excited, nervous, sad and angry. We also talked about what makes us feel different ways. The children enjoyed acting out different emotions. We then played feelings charades. We Read more
To celebrate recycling week, year 1 have been learning about what happens to our waste and why recycling is important. This linked in really well with our science topic ‘materials’ in which we have been identifying different materials by their properties. In our enquiry area, children have been using their Read more
All of year 1 had a fantastic time at forest school today. Oaks enjoyed finding things that grow and went on a hunt for different types of seeds. We then carried out a mindfulness activity, thinking about where the seed has come from and what it might grow into. We Read more
This afternoon, the year 1 children spent some time completing social reading. The children chose a partner and a book of their choice, to sit and read together. The children were very grown up. They sat beautifully taking turns to read and discuss the books. I
Year 1 Oaks have made a fabulous start to the new school year and have settled into their new class well. We are really proud of how the children have come in showing green behaviour and starting their year one learning journeys. We have discussed the classroom rules, created self-portraits, Read more
A fabulous Summer fair with a great turn out.
Mrs Spears surprised Year 1 today with some new Lego! They got to choose to either play on the playground or play with Lego. There were some challenges for the children to complete. What a lovely surprise… the children loved it! Thank you Mrs Spears.