Year 1
Mrs Lewis and Mrs DochertyWelcome to Year 1
The Smartest Giant in Town
Today we read the story of George and his friends in the ‘The Smartest Giant in town.’ After reading the story, to become more familiar with the characters, we carried out some hot seating where we could really get into character and explore the characters...
Measuring length and height
Today Year 1 have been using cubes to help them learn how to measure correctly. We began by measuring different size worms then moved on to bigger objects around the classroom such as whiteboards, water bottles and desks.
An Easter Eggstravaganza!
We've been wowed in school by the fabulous entries for this year's Easter Egg Competition. It was incredibly hard to choose winners from each class because there were so many imaginative, creative designs. Well done children (and of course the parents who supported...
Thank You Onestop
Everyone at Barley Mow Primary School would like to say a huge thank you to Onestop, Barley Mow for their tremendous and very generous donation of Easter eggs. The eggs were used as mystery prizes at our Easter Fair today.
Durham Castle
Year 1 had a fabulous time on our visit to Durham Castle today. We began the morning with a guided tour around the castle, looking at the features of the castle and learning about its history. Some of the children dressed up as King William and the Prince Bishop of...
Looking after our World
Year 1 did a fantastic job of telling the audience about how they can help to save the world in our class assembly this afternoon. We are so proud of all the children - they all worked so hard to learn their lines and speak slowly, loudly and clearly and they...
Special Deliveries!
Today, our librarians delivered a surprise parcel of brand new books to each class for their book corner. The children enjoyed unwrapping their packages to reveal the lovely new titles and are looking forward to reading them.
Colour Mixing
This term Year 1 have been exploring colours. They can all recognise primary colours, mix them 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 Wassily Kandinsky. We completed an...
Weather Dance
Year 1 have been enjoying working with the dance coaches this half term to explore shapes and movement linked to the weather. So far we have thought about the sun, rain, rainbows and wind. Today we have been working on our own and with a partner to explore snow and...
Year 1 Disney Fitness 🤸🏻🥊🏆
Year 1 visited Lord Lawson Comprehensive School today to complete a Disney fitness afternoon with other Year 1 children from the area. They completed circuits that linked with different Disney characters. The children especially enjoyed being brave like Moana and...
World Book Day 2024
Thursday 7th March marked the annual celebration for World Book Day. This year our theme was the Mr. Men and Little Miss books by Roger Hargreaves. We enjoyed dressing up and taking part in all manner of book related activities. Thank you for £1 donations, which...
Disney Multi-Sport Festival
Year 1 had a fantastic morning at Gateshead Stadium participating in a special Disney themed festival with other local schools. There were 8 exciting stations to visit and practice our sports skills. We had lots of fun and were very well behaved too.