Year 1
Mrs Lewis and Mrs DochertyWelcome to Year 1
Building a boat that can float
Year 1 have been exploring everyday materials in science. We have been looking at a range of materials and their properties. We found out about which materials floated and which materials sunk. We used this knowledge to build a boat that could float. We tested our...
Road Safety Experts
This morning Year 1 and 2 took part in a very important workshop all about road safety. We learnt the ‘Green Cross Code’ and practised important rules of STOP LOOK LISTEN and THINK. We learnt to stop and stand at the pavement behind the kerb and to use our eyes and...
Year 1 Assembly
We are so proud of everyone in Year 1 for their fabulous performance in our class assembly this afternoon. We have learned so many facts about Julia Donaldson and her books and poems. We hope you enjoyed it!
Numbers to 50
Year 1 have been learning about numbers to 50 this week. First we practised counting forwards and backwards to 50. Next we practised finding and reading numbers on a 50 square. Then we practised counting a large group of objects by making groups of 10 and then looking...
Let’s Walk to School
This afternoon Years 1 to 5 took part in a special “Be cool getting to school assembly.” Don and Gillian from Living Streets came into school and did a quick survey to see how we currently get to school. We discussed all the positive reasons to either walk, cycle or...
Dance
Year 1 are enjoying working with the dance coach every Thursday this half term. Today we worked with a partner to explore turning, twisting and jumping movements using colourful net scarves.
Piet Mondrian
Year One have been researching the abstract artist Piet Mondrian. Today we experimented using digital art on Purple Mash to use primary colours and lines to recreate one of his most famous pieces of work- Trafalgar Square 1939-43.
Barnaby bear’s throne
This term our Design Technology task was to design, make and evaluate a throne fit for Barnaby bear's castle. We began by designing something sturdy and strong, suitable for Barnaby then we worked in groups using cardboard, tubes and masking tape to make the throne...
🐟 Musical Vocabulary 🐠
Year One have been creating music to show life under the sea. We have been building our vocabulary focusing on Pitch, Dynamics and Tempo. We enjoyed showing our understanding of this vocabulary when experimenting with the Glockenspiels.
Everyday Materials
Year 1 have been learning that a ‘material’ is something an object is made from. We thought of as many different materials as we could and then enjoyed going on a materials hunt around school.
Year 1 Poetry Performance
Year 1 enjoyed learning and reciting the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty as part of our poetry unit. We enjoyed listening to alternative versions of Humpty Dumpty and writing our own poems, making sure that our lines rhymed. On World Book Day, we performed the traditional...
Happy World Book Day!
It was wonderful to see so many children dressed up for World Book Day last week. We celebrated by dressing up as our favourite book characters and bringing in our favourite books. In our special World Book Day assembly, we unveiled 400 new books that The World of...