Gymnastics

Gymnastics

Year 1 have been learning to work safely and develop technique in the barrel, straight and forward rolls in gymnastics. We made our rolls harder by placing a beanbag between our knees or hands and trying to hold it there as we rolled. We placed a beanbag on our back,...
Fun with Shapes

Fun with Shapes

Year 1 have been learning to recognise and name 2D and 3D shapes and have been finding out about their properties. We have had fun spotting shapes around the classroom, building with shapes, making patterns with shapes, guessing shapes in a feely bag, making shape...
Let’s build a city!

Let’s build a city!

As part of our geography unit about our local area, year 1 have been thinking about the towns and cities near us. Many of us have visited Newcastle, Sunderland or Durham. We talked about some of the human and physical features that we would expect to find in a city....
Winter is here!

Winter is here!

As part of our science work about seasonal change, Year 1 enjoyed a cold and frosty walk around school looking for signs of winter. We talked about how the weather had become much colder and how we had to wrap up in coats, scarves and gloves to stay warm. We noticed a...
Around our school

Around our school

In geography, Year 1 have been learning about physical and human features. Yesterday we enjoyed a walk around our school spotting some human and physical features in our local area. We looked at features near our school and some features that could be seen in the...