Blog Author: Mrs Bond

Year One celebrated diversity and being unique by joining in Odd Socks day. We talked about choosing respect and being happy being ourselves. 

Year One had an awesome time dancing and celebrating friendship with their friends as part of anti bullying week. 

Yoga Zen Den
Year One enjoyed our very own yoga zen den in our PE lesson this week. We learnt lots of new yoga pose stretches and breathing exercises. We also practised some brain break activities to help us to relax and be mindful. 

Design and technology 
As part of our making sliders topic, we have been researching different types of sliders. We looked at how they are used in pop-up books, drawers, curtain rails, train tracks and rollercoasters. We used what we found out to help us make our own sliders.

This afternoon Year One visited Egremont Library. We enjoyed finding out all about the library, sharing books, choosing a book to borrow and listening to some exciting stories read by Mrs Bond. We really enjoyed looking at all the wonderful books and are very excited to read our new books when we…

This week we had a visit to St Bridget’s very own polling station. Year One enjoyed voting for their choice of school council candidate and posting their vote in the ballot box. School councillors were announced in assembly. Well done to our new councillors, Jack and Ernie. 

Year One have had great fun in exploring mark making in our art lessons. We have been learning how to make a variety of marks using different mediums, exploring how they appear on different textures. We were very happy and proud of our finished artwork.

Year One had the most amazing school trip to Walby Farm Park. We enjoyed seeing the animals big and small, bumpy tractor rides, exploring the adventure play areas, having a yummy picnic together and daring to try out some exciting slides. The sunshine even came out for us. What a great…

Year One have been having great fun using the frames to represent numbers and support their Maths work. We love working practically in Maths. 

Today Year One had an amazing time learning about owls and meeting some very special visitors. We met Fidget and Marmite the owl and even got to stroke and hold them. We all enjoyed learning about and holding a micro squirrel. The children also looked at and held skeletons of other small animals…

Year One have been working so hard during lockdown, they have been completing the set schoolwork and also enjoying some new hobbies.

Here are some of the highlights of just the last week. We have had wonderful fun.  Here are some of the things Year one have been up to: making jam jar…

Today we had a great time together exploring Solids, Liquids and Gases.  We predicted the outcomes of mixing certain materials together.  We were amazed that the reaction of vinegar and bicarbonate of soda made a gas that inflated the balloon!  We did have a bit of an explosion but it added to the…