Class of 2029

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 Pre-School have #enjoyed the story Billy Goats Gruff. 

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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Year 1 are enjoying WW2 week. The children made their own evacuation suit case and compared the difference between the things that the children would have put in them and what children today would pack. They also enjoyed a WW2 workshop to learn all about WW2

Year 1 enjoyed meeting the Pearl of Africa choir and taking part in activities throughout the day, including singing, drumming and dancing.

Year 1 have been learning about the 7 continents. They located them and compared the distance with Europe, the North Pole and South Pole on the globes. They even logged into a live webcam at Antarctica.

Year 1 worked collaboratively to group and categorise animals into 5 groups based on their features. They were shocked to find out that humans are actually animals!