Category: year1

Exploring Maps 🌍

We have had a wonderful week of exploring, creating and learning together! πŸ—ΊοΈ Geography – Messy Maps In Geography, we have been learning about maps and how places can be represented from different viewpoints. We introduced the idea of a bird’s-eye aerial view and thought about what our classroom would look like if we were …

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Welcome to Year 1!

Β Year 1: Our First Full Week Back! What a fantastic first full week back at school we have had in Year 1! The children have settled into their routines brilliantly and have been busy learning, exploring and reminding ourselves how to be Ready, Respectful and Safe in different areas of our school. πŸ”¬ Science – …

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🌟 A Year of Wonder in Year One at Merry Hill 🌟

Oh what a year it’s 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! We’ve tiptoed through time to the Victorian day,At Reveley Lodge we learned work and play.In pinafores, caps, we wrote on our slate,Pretending …

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Year 1 DT – Fruity Fun with Food Technology! πŸ“πŸπŸ‡

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 …

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Year 1’s Adventure to Hertfordshire Zoo

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 …

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Year 1 Historians Explore the History of Bushey High Street

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 …

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Money

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 …

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English in Year 1

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 …

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DT – Fruit Kebabs

We’ve had an exciting and hands-on start to the week in Year 1 as we’ve launched our brand-new Design and Technology (DT) unit – fruit kebabs! The children in Moorhen Class and Kingfisher Class have been busy learning the skills they’ll need to safely prepare food and will be working towards making their very own …

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Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion

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 …

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