3 Mar

Year 1 World Book Day

We really enjoyed dressing up for World Book Day and all the fun activities we we did. We listened to the famous illustrator Axel Scheffler (Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, Zog) who showed us how he illustrated some characters and read us some of his favourite books. 
We also enjoyed the World Book…

2 Mar

Year 1 Science- Animal sorting

We have been looking and naming the different animals and learning the animal groups ( mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish). We have been looking closely at the different animals to sort them into different groups. We have spotted similarities and differences between the animals and…

28 Feb

Year 1 Maths- comparing 2 digit numbers

We made 2 digit numbers using a range of resources and compared them using greater than and less than. 

21 Feb

Year 1 Science- Animal Hunt

To start our new topic, we went to discover the animals we found in our school garden. We found out that the smaller animals (insects) like damp, dark places like under the logs and rocks. We found some woodlice, a ladybird, a snail and a slug! 

9 Feb

Dance - Toy Story

We have enjoyed learning different characters within our dance this half term. Today, we performed our dances to different classes. Brilliant ! 

8 Feb

Making 2 digit numbers

We used lots of resources to show how we can make 2 digit numbers by partitioning into tens and ones. We used straws, ten frames, numicon, number lines and bead bars. We enjoyed exploring different ways. 

8 Feb

People Who Help Us-Mrs Hammond

Mrs Hammond came in to tell us how she helps people everyday. She showed us her uniform, some of her equipment that she uses daily and also let us try it out too! 
We enjoyed listening and finding out lots of interesting things. Thank you, Mrs Hammond! 

8 Feb

People Who Help Us- Mr Hammond

Today we had another visit into school. Mr Hammond told us about how he helped people whilst working at the Power Station. He told us some important jobs he did, his safety uniform and told us some of the dangers he faced in his job. We enjoyed finding out about his job and we also enjoyed wearing…

7 Feb

People Who Help Us- Mr Bush

Today, we enjoyed looking and listening about all the different animals that Mr Bush works with every day. We enjoyed listening how he helps conservation, finding out and teaching other people about animals. 
We discovered some new animals that we had never seen before so close( lots of beetles…

1 Feb

Rocket Role Play

After learning about Neil Armstrong in History, the children made a rocket in the role play. Some children were in the NASA Space Station giving the rocket instructions and the others were ready to launch. The children counted down and blasted off to the moon. They used the moon buggy around the…

31 Jan

Science Investigation- which materials are the most transparent ?

We were talking about making our 3D rocket and the best materials for the window. We conducted an experiment to see which materials would be the best. First, we predicted and then we used a torch to test to see if any light would go through the materials. 
We found glass and clear plastic were…

28 Jan

Sorting 3D Shapes

We sorted the 3D shapes into colours and shapes.