Y1 – Labelling Our Plants
Hello! Today in Year One, we had great fun on the big rolls of paper. We constructed a scientific diagram of a pant and its features. Well done us!
International Day of Peace
Thank you to all the children who completed their homework for International Day of Peace. We had some wonderful contributions and explanations of what children believe peace is and how it can be achieved across the world. Here are a few examples: Many more pieces of work have been shared in classrooms across…
Dogs Trust
Today, we had a visit from the Dogs Trust. We found out all about what the Dogs Trust do and how they help dogs in our area. We spoke about the dogs we have in our lives and how we look after them with care and love. We found out about dogs senses and how…
Nature and Art
We have been learning about the artist Andy Goldsworthy as this links to our Theme of ‘Into the Woods’ because he uses natural materials to create beautiful and inspiring art. Our first lesson was spent looking at examples of his creations and discussing with our classmates which materials he used in the process. Did you…
Mark Making Magic
This week, Year One are focusing on improving our handwriting and ensuring we can hold our pencils effectively when writing or drawing. We need to make sure we have strong muscles on our fingers and one of the best ways to do this is to use small implements to copy patterns. Our teachers covered our…
We are going paperless!
In order to reduce the amount of paper usage in school, we are moving towards a completely paperless system for communicating with parents/carers. Information regarding clubs, trips, events etc will now be sent exclusively via ParentMail with no letters sent home with pupils. For this reason, it is imperative that the school hold a valid…
Forest School Fun
To start our Theme of ‘Into the Woods’, we went into the forest area to create some art based on the book we will be reading- The Gruffalo. We had to use four sticks to create a frame, before looking for resources on the forest floor to create either the fox, the owl, the mouse,…
First Week in Year One
We have welcomed new children into their Amber and Marmalade classes this week and we have been busy settling into our new rooms and new routines. Year One have been thinking about developing the skills we will need to shine this year, including our reading and maths skills. We had to count dots on dominoes…
Archery Time
To complete our amazing Olympic Week, we had a go at Archery. This was something we ALL enjoyed, using a bow and arrow to hit a target made us feel incredibly strong! We really had to concentrate on the skills we needed and listen to our instructor. We learned that if we really focus our…
Olympic Art
To continue our Olympic Week, Year One have been learning about the artwork from a continent represented in the Games. Our continent was Oceania and we have been learning about Aboriginal Art and Dream Time stories. Aboriginal People are indigenous to Australia which means they have lived there since before the Western World discovered the…