Year 1 have had a brilliant week in Phonics, especially writing their own sentences on the whiteboard. They're becoming fantastic readers and are more than ready for Year 2!
This week, our incredible Year 1 students presented their end-of-year assembly and what a journey they took us on! They reflected on their learning, shared their achievements, and celebrated the wonderful progress they've made throughout the year. Their confidence, enthusiasm, and te...
This week in English, Year 1 have been reading the book Ruby's Worry by Tom Percival. The children focused on identifying Ruby's different feelings throughout the story and discussed how her emotions changed as the worry grew and eventually disappeared. To deepen their understand...
This year, Year 1 have been exploring the story of the Gruffalo. As part of their learning, they have worked incredibly hard to write their own alternative endings to the story. We've been so impressed with their creativity, imagination, and developing writing skills. Well done...
This week, Year 1 have been exploring repeating rhythmic patterns using contrasting sounds. As part of our learning, we listened to a piece of music by the composer Carl Orff, which inspired us to think about rhythm and texture in music. We then worked in small groups to create our own p...
We are so proud of our incredible Year 1 children for completing their Phonics Screening Check! Their hard work, perseverance, and positive attitude have truly paid off. The Year 1 team is so proud of you. You've all shown what can be achieved with dedication and effort...
This week in PE, Year 1 have been learning all about throwing and catching. Our main focus was on using the correct position for a chest pass. The children practised standing with their feet shoulder-width apart, holding the ball at chest height with both hands and stepping forward as th...
This week, Year 1 had lots of fun taking part in Outdoor Learning Day! We spent the entire day outside, and the children absolutely loved it. In Maths, we explored doubles using hoops, making learning active and hands-on. For Science, we went on a nature walk around the school grou...
Last week in English, Year 1 experienced an alien invasion and Beegu left a note saying that she was not supposed to land on Earth, and she is now lost! This week, we tried to find Beegu, but we could not, so we decided to create a LOST poster. We have put our LOST posters around the sch...
In Science, Year 1 have been learning about plants. We planted cress seeds and talked about what they needed to grow. Then we wrote instructions to help others plant their own cress seeds. It was fun watching them grow!
This week in English, Year 1 have been working hard on writing in the first person, inspired by our class book 'The Storm Whale'. The children have been imagining themselves as the main character in the story and expressing their thoughts and feelings through their writing.
We also...
Year 1 have had an amazing start to the Summer term! In Geography, we have been exploring the continents and oceans of the world. The children thoroughly enjoyed learning about the 7 continents and as they labelled them on their maps, we sang the catchy Continent Song together. It was a fun and memo...