This week, we had an exciting day celebrating our entry point for our new topic ‘On the Move’. We transformed the hall door into the entrance of a time machine. We went back in time and placed the Year One teachers and some of the...
This week we held our Remembrance Service. This was an opportunity for pupils, staff and parents / carers to come together to reflect, show respect and learn about the sacrifices made by others in times of conflict. Our Year 6 house captains led the event...
Our PE focus this half term is gymnastics. This week we have been learning to explore and link a range of different movements and shapes. We learnt the key shapes: straight, star, tuck, dish and arch. We tried really hard to perform the shapes with...
In our history lessons this week, the children have been learning about the significance of Remembrance Day. We had discussions and thought about the people and animals who sacrificed their lives to ensure we have a better future. We then explored the reason why we...
In our Maths lessons this week we have been focussing on our number bonds within 10. We have been learning how to make the numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. We have represented each number bond on a ten-frame using red and white counters....
In Science this term, Year 1 have been exploring different materials. This week, they completed a scientific experiment where they tested four materials to find out if they were waterproof. They poured water on to the different material and observed to see if the water...
This week in computing, Year 1 have been exploring the keyboard. We have been learning how to use a range of keys including the space bar, backspace, caps lock and arrow keys. We used these keys to label our pictures with a sentence. We typed...
This week in RE, Year 1 had a special visit from Reverend Hayley! Reverend Hayley came to help the children further understand what happens during a Baptism. We saw wonderful pictures of her Church and even got to explore some artifacts. Reverend Hayley then demonstrated...
This week in Art, Year 1 have been experimenting with their primary colours. They have used red, yellow and blue to create their own secondary colours. They had lots of fun mixing their colours and were very excited to create orange, green and purple! The...
This week in maths in our Mastering Number lessons, Year 1 have been exploring ‘5 and a bit’. They have used a range of resources including cubes, die frames, ten frames and rekenreks. The children have used these representations to show the numbers 6, 7,...