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Jul 03
Telling the Time
In Year 1 we are learning to tell the time. We began by securing our knowledge of some of the vocabulary related to time, including before, after, past, earlier and later. We also learnt the difference between seconds, minutes and hours. We were interested to find out that there are 60 seconds in 1 minute …
Jun 26
Money
This week in maths we have been learning about money. We begun the topic by identifying the different coins that we use in England and learning about the value of each coin. Then we worked hard to find different ways to make amounts up to 10p. We had to remember to only use the available …
Jun 19
Science in Year 1
🧊 Saving the LEGO Men! A Year 1 Science Adventure 🧪 This week in Year 1, we had a very important mission! We received a letter from none other than the Chief Inspector at the LEGO Factory. 😮 He told us there was a big problem – some LEGO men had gotten trapped in ice, …
Jun 13
Fruit Kebabs
Hello children, parents and carers! We’ve had an exciting and hands-on start to the week in Year 1 as we’ve launched our brand-new Design and Technology (DT) unit – all about fruit kebabs! The children in Lion Class and Panther Class have been busy learning the skills they’ll need to safely prepare food and will …
Jun 05
English in Year One
We have started reading a new story called Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith. At the end of this unit the children will be writing their own version of a traditional tale. We used props and resources linked to the story of Little Red and the Hungry Lion to hook …
May 14
Super Science
We kicked off our super science this half term by identifying and describing plants in the world around us. Lions and Panthers used their Forest time to find and take photos of plants. They carefully hunted down roots, branches, bark, stems, buds, flowers and leaves in our school environment. We looked at different types of …
May 08
Amazing Art
First we answered ‘What is the difference between Art and DT?’ We decided Art is creative whereas Design Technology is making something practical and involves problem solving. Then we started learning about a new focus artist called Edward Tingatinga. He lived in Tanzania in East Africa. Edward Tingatinga taught himself how to paint and did …
May 02
Mighty Maths
This week in Maths we have been working hard to find different ways to make the totals. We used Numicon to help us find lots of different ways to make 14. Then we used used values between 11 and 20 and recorded our learning using balance scales. Our teachers challenged us to record our …
Apr 24
English in Year One
Welcome back after the Easter holidays everyone! We have started a new topic in English called Free Verse Poetry. Free Verse poems are very special. There are very few rules of what you must do or have. Poems don’t need to rhyme or follow a pattern. You are free to write what you wish and how …
Apr 03
Science in Year 1
In Science we have been learning about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. We received a letter from the reptile house at London Zoo asking for help with their poo samples. We got stuck in and explored the samples, looking for clues to help us decide whether they had come from a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore. We …