Blog Author: Nikita Carvill

Year 1 enjoyed participating in Mental health week this week, we learnt about the need to keep our minds and bodies healthy. After watching a short video we completed our own ‘hear my voice sheets’. 
 

INTERNET SAFETY DAY 2024

Year 1 had a lovely session learning all about keeping safe on the internet. We discussed things such as playing age appropriate games, telling a grown up if you see something unusual and not clicking on pop ups. The children were really engaged throughout the…

Y1 have worked exceptionally hard this week during their English lessons. They have generated their own ideas, created their own storyboards and they are now in the process of writing their very first story!

Year 1 had a fantastic Geography lesson, we learnt that we live in a town called Skelmersdale which is also in a country called England. The children were fascinated using google maps to locate some familiar features within the town.

With the help of Jigsaw Jack, Year 1 had some fantastic discussions about what bullying is. We spoke about how we do not know if a person is a bully by looking at them as we learnt that bullying is an individual's behaviour. Year 1 then wrote some of their own slogans to add to their gingerbread…

Year 1 have had a fantastic week in Math's learning all about Fact families. The children were amazed to learn the relationships between numbers. We used 10's frame's and counters to support our understanding. 

This week in Science, Y1 learnt all about human eyesight. We carried out a practical science experiment which involved throwing a bean bag into a bucket. Firstly we attempted to get the bean bag into the bucket with both our eyes open, then with one eye covered and lastly, completely blind folded.…

Y1 had a fantastic Jigsaw lesson this week, we explored eachother’s differences and discussed how important it is for us to be kind to each other.  The children were really excited to learn some new things about their peers. 
 

Year 1 had a fantastic morning with Danny from Curious Critters. The children learnt lots of exciting facts which shocked us all. They then had the opportunity to get up close with these animals and insects! The children were even brave enough to hold some of them. Well done Year 1. 
 

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