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Nov 18
What does waterproof mean?
This week we have been learning what the word waterproof means. In year 1 we have learnt that ” Waterproof means that water cannot go through something”. Firstly, we discussed what we already know about this word. We looked at some of our friends waterproof jackets/coats and talked about why they are suitable for rainy weather. …
Nov 09
I am thinking of a number…
This week in Maths, Panthers and Lions have been building on our Reception learning of working with numbers 1 to 10 and we have been making numbers greater than 10. We are also using new language to discuss place value, trying to decide how many ‘tens’ and ‘ones’ a number has. Our teachers have been …
Nov 03
English: Story writing
This term we have started a new book called ‘ I Can Be Anything Don’t Tell Me I Can’t’ by Diane Arbus. It is a book about a little girl with huge dreams. She faces a battle with little voices that tell her that she is unable to follow her dreams. She comes to learn …
Oct 18
Computing
In Autumn 1 we have learnt so much in Computing. We can now confidently open a laptop, turn it on and login to a program called Purple Mash. We are becoming more familiar with the keyboard and touch pad. We have used PurpleMash to complete different tasks and explore games during Choosing time. We are …
Oct 11
Science-Year 1
This week in Science, we have been continuing to learn about the human body, specifically, our senses. Over the last few weeks in Science we have learnt about what body part we use for each sense. We have completed tasting experiments and we have been outside on a senses hunt to see if we can …
Oct 07
Maths- Using a Part-Part-Whole model and counting on
This week in Maths we have looked at what a Part-Part-whole model is. We have learnt that a combination of parts make a whole nubmer and that if a model has 3 circles then Part + Part = Whole. We also looked at a three part model so we know that is a model has …
Sep 30
Year 1
This week we took part in a whole school celebration to explore vocabulary. To start the day off, we all introduced the word we had chosen and discussed the words’ meaning. In the afternoon we had an exciting assembly hosted by Mr.Reid. We walked around the hall in a great, big circle -a vocabulary parade …
Sep 22
English- Peace at Last
This week in Year 1 we have been loving our English lessons. Earlier this week we received a letter from Mr.Bear. He asked for our help to write a different story about animals. During the next few weeks we will be changing the story as a class and then writing our own stories with our …
Sep 14
British Values
This week we have been voting in Lions and Panthers, which has been new for many of us. We used ballot sheets in our classroom voting stations to decide which book to read in the morning and which dance we want to do for our wake and shake. We have been discussing how important it …
Sep 06
Our First Week in Year 1
Hello everyone and welcome to the new school year! We have kicked off this week by learning about the 6 Golden Rules at Merry Hill. Do be gentle, do work hard, do listen, do be kind and helpful, do look after property and do be honest. We have been completing activities that encourage the golden …