This week we have been learning about the Arctic Circle. We found out about the animals that live there and how they have adapted to their environment. We learnt new words such as camouflage, carnivore,…
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Happy New Year!
In Year 1, we are delighted to be back at school after our Christmas break. We have already begun to do some fantastic new learning. Yesterday we found out all about Epiphany. We painted watercolour…
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Today Year 1 walked to Clarence Park to look for signs of Autumn. We followed the route we had planned last week in our Geography lesson. We were blessed with sunshine but also managed to…
Read MoreMaths in Year 1
In Year 1, we have been talking about putting numbers in order and calculating one more and one less. We used the numicon to help us visualise the numbers.
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In Year One this week, we have been exploring our sense of smell. We guessed what was in the “smelling jars” just by using our sense of smell. We got to mix lots of spices…
Read MoreWelcome back!
Year 1 have made an excellent start to the new school year. They have familiarised themselves with their new classroom and have quickly learnt to find all the new resources both inside and out. It…
Read MoreLast days of Year 1!
We all loved our transition day in Year 2, meeting our new teachers and spending the day in our new classrooms! On our transition day we made some 3D butterflies with our new Year 2…
Read MoreOh I do like to be beside the seaside!
This week in Year 1 we looked at a painting called ‘The Great Wave’ by the Japanese artist Hokusai. We created our own wave pictures using the technique of printing using shaving foam and paint. …
Read MoreThe Olympics!
This half term we are having loads of fun learning all about the Olympics! In class 1L our new role play is a fantastic new Olympic stadium. 1T have a beautiful beach as their role…
Read MoreWhat a glorious green day!
We are having a brilliant week in year 1 so far. In maths this week we are learning to tell the time. We made our own clocks and have been thinking about what each of…
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