In Year 1, we are delighted to be back at school after our Christmas break. We have already begun to do some fantastic new learning. Yesterday we found out all about Epiphany. We painted watercolour…
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Autumn Walk
Today Year 1 walked to Clarence Park to look for signs of Autumn. We followed the route we had planned last week in our Geography lesson. We were blessed with sunshine but also managed to…
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In Year 1, we have been talking about putting numbers in order and calculating one more and one less. We used the numicon to help us visualise the numbers.
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In Year One this week, we have been exploring our sense of smell. We guessed what was in the “smelling jars” just by using our sense of smell. We got to mix lots of spices…
Read MoreWelcome back!
Year 1 have made an excellent start to the new school year. They have familiarised themselves with their new classroom and have quickly learnt to find all the new resources both inside and out. It…
Read MoreOh I do like to be beside the seaside!
This week in Year 1 we looked at a painting called ‘The Great Wave’ by the Japanese artist Hokusai. We created our own wave pictures using the technique of printing using shaving foam and paint. …
Read MoreWhat a glorious green day!
We are having a brilliant week in year 1 so far. In maths this week we are learning to tell the time. We made our own clocks and have been thinking about what each of…
Read MoreFun in the sun in Year One!
Year One have had a great first week back at school and have been enjoying the lovely sunny weather! Our new topic is called ‘Record Breakers’ and we are learning all about the Olympic Games. …
Read MoreMay is the month of Mary
This week we have been thinking about Mary. We learnt to say the ‘Hail Mary’ prayer and drew our own pictures of Mary. We were very excited to have a visit from the chicks in…
Read MoreWho’s that trip-trapping over my bridge? – fun in Year 1
This week our focus text has been ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’. We have been mastering our acting skills. We are all using our voices really well to become different characters. Some of us were…
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