Class of 2028

This term we have been focusing on Animals including Humans as our topic in year 1. The children have been learning the names of all the different animals and gaining scientific skills by classifying animals by type. We know what the key features of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish…

Over the past two weeks, year 1 have been learning about school rules and what good consequences are and what negative consequences are. We have talked about how actions have consequences and what they look like at home and in school. We read the school rules and discussed what good learning looks…

In Year 1, we have a mixture of teacher-led activities and child-led activities. Child-led activities are when the children learn through play and can choose what they would like to do. This week we have been #enjoying our new routine and have #embraced new challenges. Check out the photos for a…

Year 1 have #embraced some collaging skills, breaking up our faces into new pieces and taking inspiration from Pablo Picasso by layering them down in different places. 
 

Over the past few weeks, Year 1 have been enjoying the book The Adventures of Egg Box Dragon by Richard Adams. The story is about the adventures of a mischievous homemade dragon that helps others by finding all their lost items! 
 

We have thought carefully about our designs for our very own…

When children begin to write, their fingers and hands have to work as hard as a marathon runner's legs! No one would run a marathon without training first that’s why Year 1 have been busy strengthening their fine motor skills in a variety of ways. We have been sharing a range of activities every…

In History this term we are learning about explorers and today we discussed what an explorer might need to help them on an adventure. When reading the story The Great Explorer by Chris Judge, we noticed that he didn’t pack a telescope so as a class we all made our own telescopes to explore the…

Reception have been reading the story 'Handa's Surprise. They loved discussing similarities and differences to where they live and where the story is set, in Africa. Reception created their own African masks and enjoyed some wellbeing-colouring-in African patterns.

#enjoy

Reception enjoy their daily Phonics lessons. They practice their letter formation and sizing, read and spell words using their phonic knowledge, and write sentences too. Then, after all of that, they check their writing for capital letters, finger spaces and punctuation! 

#enjoy #embrace…

"We didn't realise we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun." 

#Enjoy #Embrace

Reception each had beanbag. They were asked to choose whether certain topics were personal information or not personal information. They discussed what information would be unsafe to share online. Once decisions had been made, Reception placed their beanbag in the hoop with their choice. Reception…