In Geography, Year 1 have been studying the United Kingdom and in our lesson we named and located the countries, capital cities and seas of the UK. As a class we assembled a big puzzle and had a mini quiz about the key information about the UK. It was very fun!
This week, Year 1 have been writing beautiful poems about their hair during our English lessons. They have been using expressive language and have even used some rhyming words in their poem. The Year 1 team are so proud of what they have produced!
Year 1 went to watch 'Well Done Mummy Penguin' at The Albany Theatre and absolutely loved it. It taught the kids that nothing can stop you when you put your mind to it. We will be applying this to everything we do!
In Music, Year 1 have been looking at Music through film and in our lesson we listened to Andy’s Birthday from the Toy Story Score and created a graphic score. The children had to listen carefully to identify the different sounds they could hear.
In Religious Education, Year 1 have been learning about the times it is necessary to wait and how we use that time. In our lesson we played hide and seek in the classroom and thought about how it feels to be a person who is waiting. We then had a whole class discussion abo...
In Computing, Year 1 began an exciting introduction to programming and algorithms. The lesson was split into two activities. First, the children worked in pairs to practice giving and following instructions. One partner took on the role of the programmer, using key terms like turn left, turn right...
In Art, Year 1 has been studying Claudette Johnson’s art work. Using grids we drew one of her portraits, thinking about each features placement and the different lines needed to show emotions. They produced some beautiful art work!
Year 1 has been very busy this week. In Art, we have been researching line drawing portraiture. We sat opposite our partner and drew them without looking at the paper. Last week, we explored a pumpkin in English and to follow our learning we wrote instructions and made our own delicious pumpki...
In English, Year 1 has been reading a new text ‘Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper’. In our lesson this week we explored a pumpkin, thinking about how the pumpkin looks, feels, and smells. We then wrote a description of a pumpkin using our five senses.
Year 1 have been practicing throwing in PE this half term and this week we played a game focusing on our teamwork and developing simple tactics for attacking/ defending. They had so much fun!
In order to improve our school attendance, for the last 2 years, we have had a 100% Attendance Club. Every time a class achieves 100% in a week, they are added to the club. At the end of the academic year, a class is randomly chosen, and taken on a whole class trip. Reception...