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Year 1 Weekly News

Weekly update of activities in Year 1

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  • 22/10/26

    Friday 23rd October 2026

    In RE this week, Year 1 worked in groups to explore why caring for God’s world matters for everyone. We listened to the Laudato Si’ song and thought about what could happen if we take more than we need. We heard God’s words from the story of Creation in Genesis, where God gives peo...
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  • 16/10/26

    Friday 16th October 2026

    In PE this week, Year 1 really enjoyed their session with Coach, getting active and having lots of fun while practising their skills. To end the lesson, the children took part in a mirroring activity, carefully watching their friends and copying their movements. It was lovely to see them working tog...
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  • 09/10/26

    Friday 9th October 2026

    This week in maths, Year 1 have been learning number bonds to 10, finding all the different ways two numbers can combine to make 10, like 6 and 4 or 7 and 3. At the end of the lesson, the children got to play “Hit the Button,” a fast-paced interactive game where they raced to find the ma...
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  • 02/10/26

    Friday 2nd October 2026

    This week in maths, Year 1 have been learning about the part-whole model, exploring how a whole amount can be split into two parts, and how those two parts can be put back together to make the whole again. The children used counters to create their own part-whole models, and we also used actions and...
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  • 25/09/26

    Friday 25th September 2026

    This week Year 1 have been practising counting backwards in a very exciting way by building their own rockets! Each child was given a random number between 1 and 10, then counted down from it, getting louder and more excited as they reached zero, before shouting "Blast off!" The children l...
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  • 18/09/26

    Friday 18th September 2026

    This week, Year 1 started reading our exciting new core text, Wild by Emily Hughes.  In our English lesson, we looked closely at describing the main character. Our teacher helped us picture her: a round face, two round eyes, freckles on her cheeks, a short neck, and long, tangled green hair...
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  • 11/09/26

    Friday 11th September 2026

    This year, they have been working very hard on creating work for our displays. They produced some lovely work for the St Patrick’s Day display in the hall. They should be very proud of their efforts. Keep up the good work!  
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  • 17/07/26

    Friday 17th July 2026

    This week, in RE Year 1 have been exploring the theme of saying sorry through prayer. The children thought carefully about times they may have needed to apologise, and used their ideas to write their own beautiful, heartfelt prayers.   They then had the opportunity to share their prayers a...
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  • 10/07/26

    Friday 10th July 2026

    This week, Year 1 has been busy, busy, busy! The children have been practising very hard to perform an amazing assembly for their parents on Wednesday. During the assembly, we took everyone on a journey through a typical day in Year 1 with our theme, 'Spend the Day with Us'. Parents had the...
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  • 03/07/26

    Friday 3rd July 2026

    Year 1 have been learning about plants in their Science lessons. They have been busy exploring the outdoors, where they observed different trees, carefully drew what they saw, and labelled the different parts of a tree. It has been a wonderful opportunity to develop their scientific observation skil...
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  • 25/06/26

    Friday 26th June 2026

    Year 1 have been very busy over the past few weeks watching and exploring The Gruffalo. They have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the characters, joining in with the repeated phrases, and discussing the events of the story. Through a range of activities, the children have developed their understa...
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  • 19/06/26

    Friday 19th June 2026

    During PE with the coach, Year 1 has been busy practising for Sports Day on Friday. They have shown great determination, been excellent team players, and have thoroughly enjoyed taking part in all the games and activities. We are very proud of their positive attitude and enthusiasm, and we look forw...
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