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Dec 19
English in Year 1
Over the past few weeks, our English unit in Year One has been based on traditional tales. We began by looking at and talking about some of the traditional tales that we know – ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, ‘Cinderella’, ‘The Three Little Pigs’ etc. We then listed some of the features that we often find …
Dec 11
Year 1 Science: Exploring Materials
In Year 1, we have started an exciting new science topic all about materials. We began by learning what an object is. We discovered that an object is something you can see and touch, but it is not alive. To help us understand, our teachers gave us fun instructions like “stand next to a red …
Dec 05
Year One’s Trip to Reveley Lodge
On Tuesday and Thursday, Year One came in to school very excited for their trip to Reveley Lodge. We helped each other to put on the high-vis jackets and listened carefully to which group we were going to be in and then we were off! We walked all the way, keeping safe as we …
Dec 03
DT – Structures
Last term, our Year 2 children were captivated with their learning about The Great Fire of London. 🔥 This term, they took their history knowledge a step further by designing and creating their own Tudor houses in D&T! Using what they’ve learned about structures, they carefully crafted models that were strong, stiff and stable 💪—and …
Nov 27
Victorian Adventures: Learning About School in the Past
We have had a busy and exciting start to our new History topic about the Victorians. In our first lesson, we looked closely at old and modern photographs to see how schools have changed over time. We noticed that Victorian children wrote on slate boards with slate pencils instead of using whiteboard pens, and we …
Nov 21
English in Year 1
Over the past few weeks, Year 1’s English lessons have been focused on ‘writing to inform’. This means that our writing shows that we are telling someone about something. Our lessons have been based on the book ‘Gruffalo Crumble and Other Recipes‘ by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. We began by reading the story of …
Nov 13
Year 1 Design and Technology (DT) – Moving Pictures
ChatGPT said: This half term in Year 1, we are exploring Design and Technology (DT) and learning all about what DT stands for — Design and Technology is all about designing, making, and evaluating! Our focus this term is on moving pictures, and the children are really enjoying discovering how everyday pictures and books can …
Nov 07
Welcome back!
We have made a great start to the new half term in year one and have quickly settled back into our learning! We began the week by recapping our new Behaviour Curriculum – the Merry Hill Way. In our classes we revised our core rules of Ready, Respectful and Safe and reminded ourselves of what …
Oct 23
From Avatars to Art: Our Computing Journey So Far!
In Year 1, we have been busy learning lots of new skills in our Computing lessons! We started by learning how to use the laptops and iPads safely and confidently. We also learnt how to log on to some of the fantastic programs we use in school, including Purple Mash, Numbots, and Reading Eggs. Our …
Oct 17
English in Year 1
In our English lessons this week, we have started a new unit in which we are learning about poetry. We began the unit by looking at some poems that are very familiar to us all – nursery rhymes! We talked about all the nursery rhymes we could remember and then had our very own karaoke …