Image of Year 1 PSHE - Celebrating Differences!
2 December 2021

Year 1 PSHE - Celebrating Differences!

Jigsaw Jack enjoyed his PSHE lesson with Year 1! The children have been working in partners to celebrate their differences. It was lovely to hear them talk about their similarities and differences. We learnt  that being different is good, we don’t all have to be the same and that we should…

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Image of Year 1 Art- Animal Sculptures!
26 November 2021

Year 1 Art- Animal Sculptures!

Year 1 amazed me with their animal sculptures! The children manipulated the clay to achieve their desired effect to create a 3D sculpture. 
We have worked on many skills in art this half term and it has been lovely to see how the children have represented their chosen animal in many different…

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Image of Year 1 Arctic/Antarctic Explorers!
22 November 2021

Year 1 Arctic/Antarctic Explorers!

In history we have been learning about significant explorers. Today, the children learnt about Mathew Henson. A black American explorer who is believed to have discovered the North Pole. 
We then had a visit from Mrs Bentham the Arctic explorer. We compared explorers from the past to the present,…

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Image of Year 1 Friendship Day- One Kind Word!
19 November 2021

Year 1 Friendship Day- One Kind Word!

We had a lovely day in year 1, Pudsey and Friendship Day! 
The children created some lovely acts of Kindness posters and shared One Kind Word about a friend in their class. It was nice to hear the different words the children came up with about their friends. #embrace #onekindword 


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Image of Year 1- Using Our Creativity!
18 November 2021

Year 1- Using Our Creativity!

We have some very creative children in Year 1! This week, in Art, have explored colours and used our drawings to create our finial animal sketch. The children then used their printing skills to create a different representation of their chosen animal. 
Look at the concentration on their faces! 

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Image of Year 1- A Frozen Discovery.
17 November 2021

Year 1- A Frozen Discovery.

In our History lesson the children learnt all about Robert Falcon Scott, a significant figure who was an Arctic explorer! 
The children made a discovery and found a frozen glove and map. They worked out that is must have been Scotts’s and that it had come from Antarctica! As we explored our…

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Image of Year 1 Remembrance Week!
12 November 2021

Year 1 Remembrance Week!

Remembrance week has been filled with lots of different activities learning all about the Evacuees in WW2. The children started the week, exploring an evacuee’s suitcase, learning about why they needed gas masks and how toys from the past are different to they toys we play with today. We enjoyed…

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Image of Year 1 An Evacuee’s Suitcase
10 November 2021

Year 1 An Evacuee’s Suitcase

We have had a great start to our Remembrance week! This week we will be focusing on the evacuees of WW2. On Monday, we learnt what an evacuee was and explored an evacuee’s suitcase. The children created some fantastic writing about what they would pack in their suitcase if they were an evacuee. 

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6 November 2021

Year 1 Parliament Week!

Year 1 embraced all there was to learn about Parliament week. From exploring the House of Commons to having a class debate on sustainability and how we can help our future!

After exploring ways to recycle in our class, we looked at how much paper we could see in our classroom. The children…

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2 November 2021

Year 1 Halloween Disco!

What a fabulous Halloween disco we had! The children had so much fun, dancing with their friends to spooky Halloween party songs! 
#embrace #makethediffrence 

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1 November 2021

Year 1 Arts and Culture Day!

Year 1 had a fantastic first day back! The children embraced the different activities of firework themed arts and culture. From painting to poetry the children took inspiration and used their individual creativity! 

#enjoy #embrace #evolve 

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22 October 2021

Year 1 Black History Month!

Year 1 have embraced learning all about Black History month. 

We started by enjoying daily stories that shared an insight into black culture, inspirational black people, and how black people have not always been treated equally. 

 

We have learnt about Floella Benjamin and her journey to…

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