Year 1
Mrs Lewis and Mrs DochertyWelcome to Year 1
Football Festival
Girls from year 1 and 2 enjoyed participating in a football festival at Gateshead Stadium this morning. We rotated around the stations enjoying football based games and skills. It was lots of fun and the children were all very well behaved.
DT Stay & Learn
This half term in DT, Year 1 were set the task to design, make and evaluate a chair fit for Baby Bear and what a fabulous job the children (and parents) have made! They began by drawing out their designs and testing out some different attachment strategies. They then...
Measuring Worms
Year 1 have had lots of fun this morning learning how to use a ruler to measure worms. We carefully lined up the worm at the start of the ruler (zero) and then read and recorded the length in centimetres. We were also able to compare the lengths of our worms.
Subtraction Superstars!
During this term one of the units we have covered in Maths is ‘Adding & Subtracting.’ We were so impressed with how hard they all worked on their subtraction skills. The children all know how to subtract by counting back and using a number line to help them! Keep...
Colour Creations
During the beginning of Spring term Year 1 have been exploring colours. They can all recognise primary colours, mix them together to make secondary colours and add tint and shade to make their colours warmer or cooler. We ended this unit by exploring the work of...
Lets Dance!
Today Year 1 began their dancing unit for PE. They all really enjoyed using the scarfs to help them create new movements. They all worked really hard and are already looking forward to next weeks session.
Target Games
Year 1 have been enjoying our PE unit - Target Games. We have been developing our underarm and overarm throwing using balls and beanbags. Today we focused on accuracy, trying hard to throw our beanbags to land in the bulls-eye for 10 points, the inner hoop for 3...
Online Safety Week ‘Stop, Close and Tell’
During internet safety week, Key Stage 1 have been learning how to identify scams! We have talked about what information is public and private and which adults we can trust to help us if we think we are being scammed! Remember ‘Stop, Close and Tell’
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Today Year 1 took part in some role play during their speaking and listening lesson to show their understanding of our new class story "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." The children were able to sequence the story well and identify the main events by acting and repeating...
Key Stage 1 Cricket Festival
Some of the children from key stage 1 were representing the school at Gateshead Stadium today as part of Durham’s Cricket Festival. The children were shown lots of new skills and really enjoyed playing alongside other schools in our area. They came away with a...
Super Me Competition
Before Christmas, the children in Year 1 took part in a Young Writers’ competition for homework. We were asked to create and name a superhero and design their outfit. All of the art work from the children who entered has been chosen to be published in a real book...
Winter Weather Walk
Year 1 are looking at seasonal change as part of their science and geography work. Today we went on a walk looking for signs of winter. It was very cold, the thermometer was showing minus numbers and so we had to wrap up warm. There was lots of ice and frost on the...