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17 December 2024

Christmas Singing Choir

The Christmas Singing choir sang their hearts out at Aaron Crest Crae home, The Concourse and Asda.

Their beautiful smiles and wonderful voices certainly brought a festive cheer to the community.

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3 December 2024

Year 1 - Science - Sinking or Floating

Year 1, enjoyed a practical Science lesson. We learnt what happens to an object when it is floating or sinking in water. We used our previous knowledge about materials to make predictions about certain objects, predicting if  would float or sink when we put them in the water. 

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26 November 2024

Year 1 - Addition Number Sentences

Year 1 have been busy in Maths this week! 

We have quickly mastered the additional symbol and used counters to write our own addition number sentences.

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21 November 2024

Y1- Exploring Rock

This week, in Science, Y1 discovered that rock is a material. We explored some real rock and discussed how it looked and felt. We also looked at some things that were made of rock such as walls, statues and roads. We used scales to weigh some of the rock with a selection of every day materials we…

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12 November 2024

Y1- Anti-Bullying Week

Great start to the Anti-Bullying week for Year 1, we learnt all about what bullying is and bullying can affect somebody. We used lots of new vocab to discuss emotions and feelings.

All children wore odd socks today, and we talked about how we are all unique and different, as we have recently…

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7 November 2024

Y1 - WW2 week. Evacuees!

This week, in Year 1 we have been learning all about Remembrance day, WW1 and WW2. We focused specifically on how children were evacuated and sent to live with other families. The children in Y1 packed their suitcases, made their own name tags and headed on their journey. Unfortunately they were…

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Image of Year 1 - Black History Month - Martin Luther King
17 October 2024

Year 1 - Black History Month - Martin Luther King

To celebrate Black History Month, Year 1 learned about Martin Luther Kings inspiration speech. The children discussed how if was 'unfair' for many black people many years ago and they were inspired at how inspiration Martin Luther King was. Year 1 they designed their own speech bubble starting…

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2 October 2024

Year 1 - Ordering objects and numbers

This week, in Maths, Year 1 have been learning about ordering numbers. We ordered some objects and numbers from the greatest amount to the fewest and vice versa. 

Before moving on to numbers, the children completed this task to support their deeper understanding of the words 'greatest' and…

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26 September 2024

Y1 - Jigsaw

Year 1 had a lovely lesson in Jigsaw this week, we talked lots about being part of our class and our responsibilities as a member of the class. We also discussed our preferences for learning, some children said they like learning when the room the quiet, other expressed their excitement for…

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Image of Year 1 - Introduction to Neil Armstrong
19 September 2024

Year 1 - Introduction to Neil Armstrong

For our first History lesson in year 1, we look at what the 'past' means before delving in to the world of astronauts. We learned that Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. The children used images to decide if the statements they were given were true or false. Some great for and…

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Image of Year 1 - The Human Body
12 September 2024

Year 1 - The Human Body

This week, Year 1 were introduced to the subject. Science. We sag 'head, shoulders, knees and toes' whilst pointing to different parts of the body. The children used mirrors to help them draw and label their own faces. 

Great work Year 1!

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Image of Year 1 - Grouping objects in Maths
5 September 2024

Year 1 - Grouping objects in Maths

This week in Year 1, the children have been developing their critical thinking and problem solving skills. We used real objects and discussed how we could group them based on their, colour, shape and size. The children really enjoyed being hands on and explaining their thinking.

Well done Year…

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