Category: year1

Our Trip to the Synagogue

In RE we have been learning about special books. We started the topic by thinking about books that are special to us. Now we are learning about books that are special to some religions. We are learning about the Torah, the Bible and the Qur’an. On Tuesday we visited Bushey United Synagogue. We learnt that …

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Reveley Lodge

This week in Year 1 we visited Reveley Lodge which is a Victorian home. We were very excited to find out more about the Victorian era. When we arrived we travelled back in time to live like Victorian children. As a part of our English and History topics, we learnt all about the lives of …

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The United Kingdom

In Geography this half term we have been learning about The United Kingdom. We started the topic by learning which 4 countries are in the UK and where they are located on a map. We also looked at the seas surrounding the UK. We challenged ourselves to correctly label a blank map of the UK …

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Plants in our local area

In science this week we looked at the plants in our local area. We identified some common wildflowers such as dandelions, daisies and clovers. We also identified some garden plants such as bluebells and daffodils. We then explored 4 different areas of our school grounds to try and find out where we can find the …

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Jack and the Beanstalk

This half term in English and Science our learning has been linked to the traditional tale Jack and the Beanstalk. We learnt to tell the story using a story map and actions. We practiced and practiced until we could do it without any help from our teachers! We noticed that the story contained sentences that …

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Purple Up Day in Year 1

Purple Up Day! In the morning we had special visitors in our assembly; Padre Nicoll and Lt Col Sawyers. Padre Nicoll reminded us about the different Armed Forces; British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force and we learnt how they help us.  He also told us why it is called Purple Up Day – …

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