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Sep 26
Science in Year One
This half term in Science we are learning all about ourselves. We started the topic by thinking about the names of some of our different body parts. We played ‘Simon says’ and drew around some of our friends and labelled the different parts of their bodies. We made sure to include lots of body …
Sep 20
This Week in Year One
Recently in Maths, Panthers and Lions have been learning about different types of positional language. First we learnt to describe the position of something and used cupcake cases to demonstrate our understanding. We noticed that some of the key language in our lessons was very similar, such as ‘above’ and ‘on top’, ‘next to’ and …
Sep 12
Funnybones
This week in English we have been reading ‘Funnybones’ by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. We looked carefully at the front cover and tried hard to predict what might happen at different points in the story. We learnt about labels – what they are and why they are important. We used the Word Aware approach to …
Sep 06
Our first week in Year 1
Welcome back, everyone! It has been wonderful to see the bright, happy faces of all the children this week and to meet with you. We’ve had a fantastic start to the new school year, and I’m excited to share what we’ve been up to. At the beginning of the week, our headteacher, Ms Adams, sent out …
Jul 12
The Three Little Pigs
This half term in English we have been learning about traditional tales. We drew a story map and added actions to help us learn the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’. We tried really hard to use good expression in our voices at the right times. We learnt and practised writing plural words. We found …
Jul 03
Healthy Treats: Fruit Kebabs!
In Design and Technology we have been learning the skills of cutting and peeling. First we practised on playdough, learning how to handle the knife. We carefully used the knife to chop the playdough into smaller pieces and also how to slice safely. After this, we learnt how to use a knife safely when cutting …
Jun 27
Telling the Time
This week in Year 1 we have been 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 …
Jun 21
Year 1 Sports Day
This year’s Sports Day was a great success! Thank you to the Year 6 children from Ashfield School who came to support and help assist with the activities. First we had an opening ceremony waving our team flags and walking down the centre of the activities. Some of our younger brothers and sisters at Merry …
Jun 13
Melting and Freezing
In Year 1 this week we explored melting and freezing. First we discussed what these words mean to us. The children came up with ideas of where they have seen melting water and solid ice. Year 1 came up with ideas such as lakes, ice creams and ice lollies. This week we completed an observing …
Jun 06
Our Trip to the Synagogue
In RE we have been learning about special books. We started the topic by thinking about books that are special to us. Now we are learning about books that are special to some religions. We are learning about the Torah, the Bible and the Qur’an. On Tuesday we visited Bushey United Synagogue. We learnt that …