This week in maths we have been looking at length and height, we have being learning vocabulary and thinking of actions to remember the words long, short, tall, short. We really enjoyed finding objects to measure around the classroom, we used cubes to measure each object and then spoke about Read more…
In Willows, we have been creating artwork linked to the Christian value of Love. We worked together in a pairs to shade some hearts and then painted hearts in the style of Kandinsky. We used lots of bright colours to make them stand out. We think the artwork will look really Read more…
During reflective Friday, we listened to the story ‘Jesus calms the storm’. Willows came up with some fantastic answers about who was on the boat and what Jesus did to calm the storm. We talked about what we could do if we felt as though we were ‘in a storm’ Read more…
This week in forest school we had lots of fun; we used our knowledge of seasons and weather to discuss changes we could see in the environment and how forest school had changed since we started coming again in September – there are lots more leaves on the floor and Read more…
We celebrated European Day of Language by answering the register in different languages, dancing to French music, learning how to count in French and we used Google maps to find different European countries and their landmarks. We love learning about different languages in Willows, we look forward to learning Read more…
In our Science topic ‘Plants’ we have been looking at different types of trees. We went for a walk around the school grounds to discover if we had both Deciduous and Evergreen Trees in the grounds. We found lots of Deciduous trees which we now know have large, flat leaves Read more…
In year one, we we have started learning about Division. We used key words such as share, equal, group, different and altogether to describe and explain how we were grouping objects. We investigated how many ways they could share a number of objects in to different equal groups. It Read more…
This half term our Design and Technology Topic is ‘Fruits and Vegetables’. This afternoon, Willows have had fun sorting fruits and vegetables in to the correct categories. We discovered that fruits have seeds and vegetables don’t! Even though, we thought tomatoes, pepper and cucumbers were vegetables at first we now Read more…
In art, we have been improving a range of art skills. Before the half term, we enjoyed mixing shades of paint to make different shades of green. We also enjoyed printing using Lego blocks to make lovely bright patterns and we loved making our own stamps Read more…
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…