Sep 15
This week in English we have been reading ‘Funnybones’ by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. We looked carefully at the front cover and tried hard to predict what might happen next at different points in the story. We learnt about labels – what they are and why they are important. We used the Word Aware approach …
Sep 08
Lions and Panthers have had a lovely first week back in our new classrooms. We have been exploring our classroom areas and settling into year 1 routines. This week we hunted for useful classroom belongings while learning about our Golden Rule ‘Do look after property’. We have also practised the Golden Rule ‘Do be Kind …
Jul 14
As we enter our last week of the year, we take the time to reflect on the year we have had. We have made many memories and have loved our time in Year 1. From our trip to Reveley Lodge, to meeting the beasts and Bushey Rose Gardens, we have had so many different experiences …
Jul 06
This week we have been furthering our learning from the Autumn term by doing experiments on different materials. Our test was to see which material out of three would make the best party hat and justify our opinions by explaining their properties. We used stem sentences to help formulate what we wanted to say and …
Jun 30
In Design and Technology we have been learning the skills of cutting and peeling. First we practised on playdough, we carefully used a knife to chop playdough into smaller peices. After this, we learnt how to use a knife safely when cutting real fruits. We made sure we tucked our fingers in when holding fruit …
Jun 23
This year’s Sports Day was a great success! Thank you to the Year 6 children at Ashfield School who came to support and help assist with the activities. First we had an opening ceremony waving our team flags and walking down the centre of the activities. Some of our younger brothers and sisters at Merry …
Jun 13
In our new English topic we have learnt how to read and write explanations. We have learnt our new model text ‘How to look after a monster’ based on the book ‘ Monsters: An Owner’s Guide’. During the week we designed and created our own monsters from play dough while following the explanation. We also …
Jun 06
Grouping and sorting materials In Year 1 we have used prior knowledge to retrieve what we already know about materials. We can name a variety of common materials and we have been learning how to describe them using vocabulary such as stretchy and smooth. We felt different materials and described them to our peers. We …
May 23
During our topic of special books we have learnt about the Torah, the Bible and the Qur’an. Over the last two weeks we have learnt that a synagogue is a space for worship and prayer for Jewish people. We learnt all about the Torah and how special it is to Jewish people. When we visited …
May 17
In Maths this week Year 1 have been learning how to use bead strings to answer repeated addition sentences. First we used bead strings to count in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s to answer questions such as ‘2+2+2=?’. Next we drew arrays to show the repeated addition. We worked very hard to count carefully for example …