Year 1
Mrs Lewis and Mrs DochertyWelcome to Year 1
Prickly Hay Production
Yesterday Years 1,2 and 3 performed their production Prickly Hay! It was absolutely fantastic with amazing acting, singing and even dancing. We are so proud that the children remembered all their lines and said them so loudly and clearly. Everyone in the audience had...
Jane Newberry Fact File
Year 1 continued their poet study of Jane Newberry by writing a biography about her. We spent a lot of time researching and writing information about her, organising our facts into sub-headings to make it easier for the reader. We then produced our own fact files,...
Performing Poetry
Year 1 have been studying the poet Jane Newberry and have enjoyed finding out about her life and work. We loved watching her perform some of her favourite poems and then listened to her explaining what makes a good poetry performance. We learned one of our favourite...
Celebrating Black History
Black History Month is celebrated in the UK every October. Each week, in assembly, the children have been learning about significant Black people and the outstanding contributions they have made to society in Britain and worldwide. It has also been a time of...
Baptism
In our RE topic this half term we have been learning about 'Belonging'. The children have talked about belonging to a family and also belonging to different groups like school and various clubs they go to. We have also enjoyed finding out about baptism and how...
Gymnastics
Year 1 have loved their gymnastics lessons in PE this half term. We have learned the gymnastics shapes - star, straddle, pike, dish, tuck and arch. We practiced making the shapes on our own, in pairs and in a group. We have explored joining 3 shapes together to make a...
Understanding Gender Stereotypes
In our PSHE lesson this afternoon, Year 1 have begun to learn about gender stereotypes. Our first activity was to sort the activity cards into two hoops depending on whether it was more likely to be liked or done by a boy or a girl. We found a few problems with this...
🎼🎷Our Local Heroes! 🎤🎸
Today, we had a special visit from Gateshead Music Service, where we celebrated some local heroes through music. We learnt about some exceptional individuals such as Earl Grey, Grace Darling, Thomas Hepburn, Joseph Swan, William Armstrong and their achievements. We...
🎃 Our Year 1 little pumpkins 🎃
To end our Design Technology unit ‘Fruit & Vegetables’,🥕 🍎 Year 1 had a lovely Halloween treat this afternoon carving their very own pumpkins. First we designed what we wanted our pumpkins to look like, then we scooped out all of the seeds from...
Children’s lives in Victorian Times
On Wednesday, Year 1 had a special visit from Richard, also known as ‘That History Bloke.’ The children had a fun filled morning learning and handling the artefacts from Victorian homes. We also explored how Victorian children had fun in the past and loved playing...
#Take10ToRead – World Mental Health Day
Reading can help you relax, boost your mood and escape elsewhere! On Tuesday 10th October, children across the school took part in #Take10ToRead, a national campaign to promote the wellbeing benefits of reading. KS2 joined a zoom call with author Susie Dent of...
Childhoods in the Past
Year 1 loved having Grandma Anne visit us in class today. We loved hearing about what life was like when she was a little girl and asking her questions about her childhood. Anne brought us a bottle of home-made ginger beer (just like her mum used to make with water,...