Year 1
Mrs Lewis and Mrs DochertyWelcome to Year 1
Thandiwe Muriu
In Art this term Year One have been exploring African art. We have been investigating traditional African art, cultures and traditions. We began by exploring various materials to create our own patterns using different shapes, lines and colours. We then researched the...
After School Yoga 🫶🏻
Some boys and girls from key stage one have had some after school fun and really enjoyed our yoga club. Yoga is a really good way to increase our strength and balance, help us sleep better and support our posture. This club has benefitted our children after a busy...
Water Safety
Year 1 had a visit from Martin, a RNLI volunteer, this morning. We learned about the work of the RNLI and how to be safe and have fun around water. We learned the 4 key water safety messages: Stop and think Stay together Float Call 999/112
The Hobbit Production
We have been so lucky today to have the treat of M&M production company coming into school this morning to give us a fantastic performance of The Hobbit. Thank you so much to the parent group for making this happen! After the show, Years 4 & 5 got to...
Hindu Beliefs
Year 1 have started our new RE unit ‘What do Hindus celebrate?’. We learned that Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world. We found out that Hindus worship lots of different gods, even though they believe that there is one Great Power. We learned about...
Amazing Animals
There are so many different animals in the world that each can be sorted into a different group or class. Year 1 have been learning about the different classes of animals and finding out their characteristics. We enjoyed sorting animals into the correct class and...
Sports day
Children from years 1 to 6 have had a very hot but enjoyable sports day. Every child took part in all the races and it was lovely to see some great sportsmanship from everyone cheering on their houses. Congratulations to Sage who won this mornings sports day for years...
Costain Roadworks
Today Year 1 and 2 received a special visit from Costain roadworks. We talked about how Costain are currently working on the A1 motorway to widen the roads and what impact this has on our environment. Costain are planting lots of new trees by the side of the road...
Year 1 visit St Mary’s Lighthouse
What a fantastic day we have all had in the sunshine! Today we visited St Mary's Island where we learnt what it was like to live in a lighthouse 125 years ago, we explored the jobs of the lighthouse keeper and then climbed the 137 steps all the way to the top to see...
🪱 Yucky Worm 🪱
Today Year 1 have began reading our new class text ‘Yucky Worm’ by Vivian French. We made predictions about the story then we looked closely at preserved mini beasts before setting off on a mini beast hunt to find some for ourselves. After that, we made a wormery so...
Preparing for the Coronation
Year 1 have had so much fun today preparing for King Charles III Coronation tomorrow. We have looked at pictures of previous coronations and learned about the symbolism of the crown, sceptre and orb. We re-enacted the events of the coronation - from the crowds lining...
Exploring Capacity
In our maths lesson today, Year 1 explored the capacity of different containers. We learned that capacity means how much liquid something can hold. We found out how many cups of water filled different containers and then ordered the containers from the least to the...