Mar 12
In DT this half term we are working hard to explore, design and make our very own animal puppets. Firstly we took our time to explore different kinds of puppets such as : Finger puppets Hand puppets Sock puppets String puppets We worked out what each puppet was made from, how the pieces were …
Mar 06
On Thursday we celebrated our love of reading during World Book Day. One of our School Development Plan objectives is to embed sustainability across our curriculum, environment and community, and so we used the opportunities that stories and reading have to offer in order to help us relay this important message to the children. We …
Feb 26
This half term in History, we are learning all about monarchy. We started our new topic by exploring what a monarch is and identifying some of Britain’s past and present monarchs. The children did a fantastic job remembering Queen Victoria from our previous topic and were excited to share what they already knew. We also …
Feb 13
This week in Year 1 we have been learning about 3D shapes. A 3D shape is a solid shape. They are made from surfaces that can be flat or curved. We looked at five shapes; cube, cuboid, cylinder, cone and sphere – and we used stem sentences to describe the properties of each shape. We …
Feb 05
This half term, our little explorers have been diving into the fascinating world of the United Kingdom! We began by learning that the UK is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The children enjoyed discovering each country’s capital city and recognising their unique flags. This week, we have taken a …
Jan 30
Over the past few weeks, our English unit has been ‘Stop! That’s Not My Story!’ During this unit, we have been reading traditional tales and learning about their features. We then used what we had learned and created our own stories. We thought carefully about who the main characters might be; where they would like …
Jan 22
This term in Art, our Year 1 children have been exploring the wonderful world of the sculptor Andy Goldsworthy. In our first lesson, the children were excited to learn all about Andy Goldsworthy and to look closely at photographs of some of his incredible sculptures. They were fascinated by the way he creates art …
Jan 16
This week in Maths we have been learning about the teen numbers. We have been thinking about each number as 10 and some more. For example, 11 is 10 and 1 more. We have been using ‘Base 10’ equipment to show the tens and ones within these numbers. We also looked at the …
Dec 19
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
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 …