Class of 2028

Mr Riley took us on a tree hunt today! We explored all the trees on the playground looking at the different sizes, branches, leaves and needles and even discovered bumpy roots buried within the ground. We were asked if we thought the trees where evergreen or deciduous. Back in the classroom, we…

During Religious Education this term, we are exploring Judaism by answering the question "Is Shabbat important to Jewish children?" We are learning to empathise with Jewish children by understanding what they do during Shabbat and why it is important to them. Abbey Owl introduced the topic…

This term, we have been studying the Victorians. We have started our study by comparing our lives to theirs and what better place to start than with the things we love the most, TOYS! Firstly, we looked at what playground games they may have played and enjoyed and realised that some of these games…

This term we are looking at plants in Science. Last week, we explored the school grounds hunting for different leaves. We collected lots of different examples of leaves from trees, bushes and plants. Back in the classroom, we compared all the leaves collected in our table groups. We arranged them…

Today, we have come to school in our brightest, most colourful clothes to raise funds and awareness for the National Autistic Society. As it is World Autism Acceptance Week, we discussed what is Autism and how we should celebrate our differences. Autism is a lifelong condition which can affect…

Before beginning a Computing lesson, we discussed how to find information using digital technologies, e.g. search engines like Google and voice activated searching like Siri. During a circle time, we used an iPhone to ask Siri some questions of our choice. We found out how many people are in the…

This term we are learning about everyday materials. Today, we began our lesson talking about the different properties of materials before focusing on stretchiness. We watched a video of the world’s strongest trampoline and discussed what changes were made to make the trampoline stronger. Why have…

We love PE lessons with Mr Edwards! Year 1 have been working on fundamental movement skills in the hall this term. Mr Edwards challenged us to move in different ways to start the lesson before introducing a hula-hoop. With the hula-hoop, we worked on keeping good control when moving with an…

We came back from dinner to find map symbols had been placed on the carpet squares. Miss Kinsella challenged us to guide a blindfolded friend across the map to a place of their choice ie. From start to the supermarket or from the bus stop to the theme park. We could only guide using our voice with…

In Year 1 Music lessons this term, we ask the question "How does music help us to understand our neighbours?" This topics celebrates a wide range of musical styles from all over the world as well introducing pulse, rhythm and pitch. We are #evolving our listening skills by finding and keeping a…

Year 1 have #enjoyed celebrating World Book Day today. We started the day making bookmarks and sharing our favourite stories and cuddly toys. 

Delph Side hosted a mystery reader activity. The children had to choose a story book they liked the look of and go to a class in the school to hear it…

To help the children recall what countries make up the United Kingdom and the country’s flags and flowers, we played an active game outside on the playground. In four teams, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, we raced against each other to collect our country's flags and flowers. Miss…