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 …
Jan 09
Happy New Year! We have come back from the Christmas holidays ready to learn and have been listening to and reading a range of stories which provoke different responses. Our new key text/class story is ‘I Can Be Anything’ by Diane Dillon. In the story, a little girl dreams about what she wants to be …
Dec 12
Recently in Maths, Year One have been developing their understanding of comparison. We already understand the language of more, fewer, greater, smaller and less so have been starting to use this Maths language more fluently and confidently within our learning. We have been working out the difference in a range of contexts, firstly practically and …
Dec 05
In English we have been continuing our learning about reports. After learning a report about gruffalos, we then worked together in our classes to write a report about an alien. Lions chose to write about an aliens called blobs and panthers chose to write about zappers. This week we have been working hard to invent …
Nov 26
On Monday and Tuesday, 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 there holding our partners hand …
Nov 21
In Year 1 we have continued to learn about the 5 senses. This week, we explored our sense of smell. We discovered that the parts inside our noses are called nostrils and that a smell is also referred to as a scent. Using our sense of smell, we tried to identify and describe various scents. …
Nov 15
We have made good progress so far in Year One with addition, counting forwards and backwards and understanding ‘fewer’ and ‘less’. Now we have moved onto exploring subtraction by taking away. We have modelled working out the answers by crossing out counters on a tens frame. The children are able to identify how many are …
Nov 07
As part of our continued work as an Inclusive School we frequently refer to the difference between equality and equity. Equality means that everyone has the same chances or gets the same treatment. Everyone is treated equally. Equity means that everyone has the same chances – just like equality – but equity also means considering …
Nov 07
In English we are learning about reports. When we came into school on Tuesday morning, we were quite shocked because our classrooms had been messed up! It looked like there had been an intruder! We used our detective skills to look for clues as to who it could have been. We found purple prickles, brown …
Oct 25
This half term we have been doing weekly Art lessons in Lions and Panthers. In Week 1, we introduced our art sketchbooks and their purpose, how to use them to gather ideas and plan a final piece. After designing our title pages, we sat down and discussed the key questions: What is art? Why do …