Blog Author: Nikita Carvill

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.

Today, we spent all day exploring the Victorian era. We identified some similarities and differences between ways of life comparing life back then to today.

Did you know that not all Victorian children went to school? Some of the children from poorer families went to work in factories, coal…

Today, our enthusiastic year 1 children had a fantastic practical lesson exploring the incredible diversity of leaves on the trees in our school grounds. 

 The children embarked on an exciting journey of discovery, learning about the unique shapes, colours, and textures of the leaves…

Year 1, delved in to the world of programming during their last Computing lesson. We learnt some new key vocab such as programming, de-bugging and tinkering. The children completed a cutting and sticking activity which showed the importance of following instructions. We later learnt that the world…

Today, our Year 1 students had a blast as they experienced a day in the life of a Victorian schoolchild!