Physical Education
Year 1 Sports Day
The children had lots of fun for Sports Day! Well done to all the children.
Geography
Smithills Farm
Year 1 had lots of fun on their school trip to the farm. We had a donkey ride, fed the donkeys , sheep and goats, met and held baby animals, watched the cows being milked and played on the park.
Art & Design
Year 1 Art and class treat
This half term, Year 1 were focussing on ‘Woven Wonders’. We discussed Is it art? Thinking about how art is not just something we draw or paint but can be something made from different materials and patterns. We explored thread and had a try at plaiting, threading and knotting wool Read more…
Careers Related Learning
Baker visitor
This morning, Year 1 were very lucky to have a visit from a local baker. To link to our DT topic, in which we are currently studying our topic ‘Cooking and nutrition’, we invited a local baker in to talk to us about her career. She told us about all Read more…
Music
Pitch
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…
Design and technology
Cutting and juicing
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…
Careers Related Learning
Y1 World Book Day- Raising Aspirations
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…
Learning for Life
Year 1 Random Acts of Kindness
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…
Mathematics
Tens and ones
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.
Design and technology
Constructing Windmills
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…