In Science, we have been learning all about sound. We have learnt about the 5 senses, how sound travels, and how parts of our ear work. This week, we learnt about pitch. We first played a game where we listened to a sound and had to stand up tall for Read more…
In DT we are going to be designing and making a healthy smoothie. Over the last 2 weeks we have learnt lots about fruits and vegetables, how we know a food is a fruit and where fruits and vegetables grow. This week we focussed on preparation skills. We learnt how Read more…
This week St Luke’s celebrated world book day and careers week, with the theme of ‘raising aspirations’. The children have learnt about a number of careers through videos and books, including the ‘Little People Big Dreams’ books. We used this knowledge to create a careers list poem in our writing. Read more…
This week, the whole school celebrated ‘Random Acts Of Kindness Day’ with each class choosing an act of kindness to do. Year 1 chose to make cards for the neighbours of the school. We had some lovely emails back from the neighbours, telling us how their kindness put a smile Read more…
Year 1, have been learning about ‘teen’ numbers. To help us understand, we have been using tens frames to learn about ‘tens’ and ‘ones’. The children worked really hard during their practical lesson and have shown great understanding.
In year 1 this half term we have been learning about structures and exploring how they can be made stronger and more stable. We have been using tools, equipment and different materials to construct a windmill structure. Children have been developing skills such as cutting, shaping, joining and finishing during Read more…
This week, all the classes are taking part in a workshop by Jess from SCARF. Each class teacher has chosen a workshop that they feel will be most beneficial to children as part of their ‘learning for life’. Today, Year 1 took part in their workshop about feelings. Harold the Read more…
This week Year 1 completed their phonics screening check. The children have worked so hard all year and have made phenomenal progress. We are incredibly proud of them and decided they deserved a little treat.
The children enjoyed their first history lesson this half term. We talked about transport and the children sorted transport into different groups. The children worked together as a team and decided how to sort the cards out. We then thought about how a lot of transport uses a wheel. We Read more…
This half-term, Year 1 have been learning all about the Jewish faith. Yesterday, we revised everything we had learnt about the faith, and created posters to show our learning. Each pair came to the front of class and presented their poster, explaining everything they had included. The staff were extremely Read more…
