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 …
Dec 05
On Tuesday and Thursday, Year One came in to school very excited for their trip to Reveley Lodge. We helped each other to put on the high-vis jackets and listened carefully to which group we were going to be in and then we were off! We walked all the way, keeping safe as we …
Dec 03
Last term, our Year 2 children were captivated with their learning about The Great Fire of London. 🔥 This term, they took their history knowledge a step further by designing and creating their own Tudor houses in D&T! Using what they’ve learned about structures, they carefully crafted models that were strong, stiff and stable 💪—and …
Nov 27
We have had a busy and exciting start to our new History topic about the Victorians. In our first lesson, we looked closely at old and modern photographs to see how schools have changed over time. We noticed that Victorian children wrote on slate boards with slate pencils instead of using whiteboard pens, and we …
Nov 21
Over the past few weeks, Year 1’s English lessons have been focused on ‘writing to inform’. This means that our writing shows that we are telling someone about something. Our lessons have been based on the book ‘Gruffalo Crumble and Other Recipes‘ by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. We began by reading the story of …
Nov 13
ChatGPT said: This half term in Year 1, we are exploring Design and Technology (DT) and learning all about what DT stands for — Design and Technology is all about designing, making, and evaluating! Our focus this term is on moving pictures, and the children are really enjoying discovering how everyday pictures and books can …
Nov 07
We have made a great start to the new half term in year one and have quickly settled back into our learning! We began the week by recapping our new Behaviour Curriculum – the Merry Hill Way. In our classes we revised our core rules of Ready, Respectful and Safe and reminded ourselves of what …