Year 1

Year 1 have been busy writing letters to Santa.  Today we got wrapped up and walked to Egremont Main Street to post our special letters.  We were kindly invited into the post office to watch our letters being weighed and the stamps being put on. We then took our letter to the post box. We all…

Year 1 enjoyed exploring maths in practical ways.  We created our own part whole models.  We enjoyed playing skittles and using it to help learn number bonds to 10. We used the large P.E. dots to group in 2’s we then recorded counting in 2’s on the whiteboards. We counted in 2’s aloud as we jumped…

Year 1 learnt about why Remembrance is important.  We learnt about the significance of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance.  In class we held a 2 minute silence and prayed for all those who have lost their lives. In Art we created finger print poppies. 
 

As part of Anti-Bullying week year one focused on this year’s theme: ‘One Kind Word’. First we explored how the words we use are really important and once said can’t be taken back.  We worked through the impact of word choices in messages that can be sent online.  We explored the slides in the…

Year 1 were delighted to welcome Neil’s parents in class today.  Sarika and Deepak came to talk about the Hindu celebration of Diwali.  We learnt about Diwali being the festival of light.  The celebration is a joyful one that also celebrates the end of harvest. The children enjoyed learning about…

Year 1 had a fantastic time visiting Walby Farm Park.  It was an action packed day full of fun and even ice cream.  We loved exploring all the different play areas and meeting all the animals. 

 

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 1 had a wonderful time celebrating the end of term.  We enjoyed playing party games together.  We loved the competitive streak we saw in Pass the Parcel, Musical Chairs and Hook a Duck.  We were all good at taking turns and being good sports.  In the afternoon we enjoyed face painting and…

Year 1 enjoyed researching, designing and making their own Wacky Windmills. We researched the history of windmills, their purpose and variation in design throughout the years.  We used this information to help design our own creations using recyclable products.  We finished off decorating our…

Using Wild Things as our inspiration, Year 1 had the challenge of creating a boat as well as a Wild Thing out of natural materials.  They set about working together brilliantly as Teams, showing co-operation, determination and lots of laughing and giggling.  The children talked about their designs…

Today our Year 1 children spent the morning in their new class, getting to know their new teachers and becoming familiar with the classroom. They looked at photos of what activities they may do in Year 2 then they listened to the story ‘The Dot’ by Peter Reynolds. The message of the story was that…

To complete our month of dedication to Mary Year 1 made their own rosaries.  We learnt how the rosary can be used to help people pray.  We learnt that 10 beads grouped together are called a decade.  We were amazed at how many prayers can be said using one.  It took a lot of concentration making…