Image of World Mental Health Day 2024 in Year 1
10 October 2024

World Mental Health Day 2024 in Year 1

Today Year 1 celebrated World Mental Health Day.  Year 1 shared photos of activities they enjoy doing at home to make them feel good. They shared that not everyone will enjoy the same activities and that’s ok. In class they created some mental health cards to take home to give to special people.…

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9 October 2024

A Wonderful Welcome

Today in R.E. Reception learnt about welcoming others. They talked about how they greet their friends and family when they visit their homes. Reception learnt to use the word ‘welcome’ and talked about what it means. They enjoyed role playing welcoming each other and staff into class. Reception…

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4 October 2024

Marvellous Maps in Year 1

In history year 1 are learning about ‘Changes within living memory’. In school the class have mapped the area around school.  At home these children created their own maps to show their local areas. Fantastic work everyone. 
 

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4 October 2024

St. Francis Day in Year 1

Today Year 1 celebrated the life of St. Francis.  They learned about what made him special. Year 1 created their own animal stick puppets to celebrate his love of animals and nature. 
 

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3 October 2024

Y1 Whinlatter Workshop

Year 1 spent a wonderful sunny day at Whinlatter. They enjoyed a seasons workshop with Ruth. It was lots of fun exploring the forest for signs of Autumn. They enthusiastically looked for wildlife and signs of their habitats. Year 1 enjoyed their packed lunches with a stunning view before creating…

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25 September 2024

Reception Visit Church

Reception class enjoyed visiting our parish church of St. Mary’s. They took part in a role play to explore the different parts of Baptism. They dressed the baby in a white baptismal gown and went through the stages of Baptism. Reception enjoyed their visit to church and finding out more about…

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13 September 2024

Year 1 Creation Story Drama

In R.E. Year One are learning about the story of Creation. Today we worked in groups to act out the different days of Creation. Using their bodies Year 1 became mountains, trees, water, birds, Adam and Eve, the sun and the moon. Everyone worked fantastically to bring the Creation story to life. 

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3 July 2024

Moving up to Year 1

Reception had a fantastic morning in Year 1. They enjoyed meeting Mrs Bond, Mrs Robson and Mrs Benn. They had a great time exploring the classroom and getting to know their new teachers. 
 

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3 July 2024

Library Bus Fun in Year 1

Year 1 had a fantastic time visiting the Library bus. We enjoyed listening to a story from Claire the Librarian and choosing new books for class. 
 

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28 June 2024

Fantastic Phonics in Year 1

We are delighted to celebrate our fantastic phonics screening results. All the children have worked incredibly hard to prepare. Thank you to our parents for all their support at home. Everyone received a certificate and a treat.  Well done Year 1 superstars. 
 

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21 June 2024

Buzzing About Bees in Year 1

There was definitely a buzz in Year 1 today with a fantastic visit from ‘Bees in the Trees’. Year 1 were amazed to get up close to the hive and observe the worker bees.  They found out about the different roles bees play within the hive as they work together.  Male bees in the hive are called…

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13 June 2024

Drumming with Zozo

Year 1 enjoyed their final drumming lesson with Zozo.  They celebrated all their new drumming skills and progress they have made together.  Zozo told more magical stories that involved interaction with movement. They enjoyed learning more African songs and playing games together. Year 1 have…

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