1 Jul

Y1 Recognising Coins

We have started learning about coins and their value. We were looking at the similarities and differences between all the coins. 

30 Jun

Ambulance Visit

We were lucky to be able to have a look in an ambulance today. We found out about some machines and especially how loud the siren was!! We discussed which emergency number to call and when to do it. Thank you NHS for the fantastic job you do! 

18 Jun

Year 1 learning about Baptism

Miss Siddle came in and talked us through a church Baptism. We discussed why the vicar puts a sign of the cross on the baby’s head. 

15 Jun

Y1 Colour mixing

We have been looking at the artist Pier Mondrian and looking at his use of primary colours. We have been recreating digital pictures on the computers. We used Mondrian's primary colours to explore the secondary colours we could make by mixing the primary colours.  

6 May

Y1 Orla Kiely Fashion Designer

Using inspiration from Orla Kiely, we made our own designs. Firstly, by drawIng the pattern and then using the printing block and paint. 

5 May

Y1 Printing Block

We have been looking at the designer Orla Kiely. Using her design, we made our own printing block to create our own designs. 

16 Apr

Y1 Making Music

We discussed rhythm and the pulse of the music. We enjoyed using and naming all of the instruments and finding out the different sounds we could make.

15 Apr

Flower Collage

We made a collage of a plant naming each of the parts of the flower and describing their jobs. 

14 Apr

Planting seeds

We enjoyed planting our sunflower seeds and making sure we knew what the seeds need. 

5 Apr

Counting in 2s

We used our construction to help us count and spot patterns when counting in 2s. 

5 Apr

Ten Frame counting in 2s

We used ten frames to spot patterns when counting in 2s.

29 Mar

Science - Year 1 Garden Walk

We went on a walk around our school to identify local flowering plants. We spotted daffodils, bluebells, crocus’ and tulips to name but a few. We also spotted some trees e.g the horse chestnut, conifer and beech. We enjoyed seeing some buds and going into our sensory garden.