Jul 17
Oh what a year itβs been in our bright Year One,A chapter of memories, laughter and fun.From first nervous hellos on that September morn,To waving goodbye now β how much you have grown! Weβve tiptoed through time to the Victorian day,At Reveley Lodge we learned work and play.In pinafores, caps, we wrote on our slate,Pretending …
Jul 08
Year 1 have been continuing their exciting Food Technology topic by creating their very own delicious fruit kebabs! Before designing our kebabs, we became fruit tasters. We sampled a variety of different fruits and thought carefully about which ones we enjoyed the most. We used a smiley face rating scale to show how much we …
Jul 02
Year 1 had a fantastic day exploring Hertfordshire Zoo, packed with exciting learning opportunities and unforgettable experiences! Our day began with an engaging Fur, Feathers and Scales workshop. The children impressed the workshop leaders by recalling their knowledge of the five main animal groups: mammals, fish, amphibians, birds and reptiles. They enjoyed discussing the characteristics …
Jun 26
This half term, Year 1 have been busy developing their historical knowledge by learning about the history of our local area, with a particular focus on Bushey High Street. The children have thoroughly enjoyed discovering how shopping and daily life have changed over time. As part of our learning, we explored what Bushey High Street …
Jun 19
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 12
This half term, Year 1 have been continuing our unit based on ‘Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion’ – but now we are authors of our own stories! We began by re-reading the text together and reminding ourselves of the important features that we have been learning about, such as the conjunction ‘and’, the …
Jun 05
Weβve had an exciting and hands-on start to the week in Year 1 as weβve launched our brand-new Design and Technology (DT) unit β fruit kebabs! The children in Moorhen Class and Kingfisher Class have been busy learning the skills theyβll need to safely prepare food and will be working towards making their very own …
May 22
This half term, Year 1 have thoroughly enjoyed reading the wonderful story Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion. The children quickly noticed that the story had many similarities to the traditional tale of Little Red Riding Hood, while also spotting some exciting differences. We had lots of thoughtful discussions comparing the characters, settings and …
May 01
In Geography this term, Year 1 have been learning about our local area. Last week we created maps to show the route from our school to Bushey High Street. We talked about some key landmarks that we might see along the way and we added them to our maps; Ashfield Junior School, the war memorial, …
Apr 24
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 …