Year 1

In history year 1 are studying how shopping has changed in our community. Today we went to investigate the different varieties of shop in Egremont. Next we will compare today’s shops with the shops Egremont had in the past. We talked about which shops we felt are newer and which ones may have…

Year 1 visited Egremont Castle to explore signs of autumn in our local area.  We loved being autumn explorers and found lots of evidence that autumn has arrived. It was exciting to find conkers and identifying the leaves from different trees. We are going to keep looking out for any signs of…

In maths we have been learning to use comparison signs. We made our own less than, greater than and equal to signs. We used cubes to represent our numbers and pencils to help us find the correct comparison sign. We love to make our maths with equipment before we draw or write them down. It really…

What an enjoyable morning the children spent in Year 2! They listened to the story ‘The Dot’ by Peter H Reynolds then explored it’s message to have a positive mindset and simply try things they think they cannot do. They created their own artwork using a dot as a starting point then wrote a…

Year 1 enjoyed a fantastic day dressed in red, white and blue celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We enjoyed a snack time treat of an ice cream and a wonderful lunch street party with the rest of the school.  We enjoyed listening to patriotic songs whilst we ate our special Jubilee lunch. 
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During ‘Science Week’ year 1 are investigating ‘Growth’.  We are growing beans but not in plant pots.  We are investigating growing them in bags.  We are watching daily to look for signs of germination. The clear plastic bag will enable us to see the growth clearly.  After a discussion we chose…

Year 1 had a fantastic time at Professor Pumpernickel’s Science show. We learnt about lots of different areas of Science in a fun and entertaining way.  The Professor’s demonstrations left us with our mouths open in wonder.  It gave everyone a real buzz about Science and how Science is behind…

As part of British Science Week Year 1 visited Strudda Bank Farm to learn about ‘Growth’. Farmer Kev and Farmer Vicky gave us a warm welcome and despite the rain we all had a fantastic time learning about crops, cattle, sheep, hens, owls, peacocks and even emus! It was a brilliant opportunity for…

This week year 1 have been learning about mental health.  What mental health means; how we can be kind to ourselves and others.  We made some ‘Kindness Cups’ and helped to fill our classmates cups with kind words. We all really enjoyed this. It was a great feeling to read and listen to what our…

Year 1 travelled to Bowness-on-Windermere to visit The World of Beatrix Potter.  In English we have been enjoying reading The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter.  Today we enjoyed meeting other characters Beatrix Potter wrote books about.  We learnt that she painted her pictures first and then…

In English Year 1 are reading The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter.  We identified all the food items mentioned throughout the story.  The children talked about the foods they were curious to taste for the first time. Today we enjoyed a Peter Rabbit snack time. We tasted carrots, radishes,…

Year 1 have enjoyed a wonderful week making their own Gingerbread biscuits.  In English we have been studying the Gingerbread Man as a traditional tale.  We have used Talk for Writing to immerse ourselves in the story.  We have created story maps, sequenced the story, written instructions for…