Blog Author: Nikita Carvill

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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!

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…

Year 1 had a great day at Imagine that. From slime, to science experiments, to art and imaginative play. 
Everybody had so much fun! 

To conclude our History topic, Victorians, the children wrote a letter to Victorian children to explain how things have changed in modern day life. The children wrote about changes in things such as, everyday materials, toys, cars and school. 

Year 1 had a great Math's lesson, learning how to partition larger numbers in to 10's and 1's. It was incredible to see how quickly they grasped it and applied this knowledge in to their practical activity.