Image of Y1 Visit the World of Beatrix Potter
9 February 2022

Y1 Visit the World of Beatrix Potter

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…

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28 January 2022

Year 1 Peter Rabbit Food

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,…

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21 January 2022

Year 1 The Gingerbread Man

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…

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2 December 2021

Year 1 Santa Post

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…

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9 November 2021

Year 1 Diwali Lights

Year 1 finished off learning about Diwali today.  We created some lights holders to celebrate. It was good fun decorating the cups in bright colours.  When we put the tea lights in we loved how they looked.  We were very excited to take them home to show our families.  The children were able to…

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3 November 2021

Celebrating Diwali

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…

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14 October 2021

Y1 Walby Farm Park

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. 

 

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4 October 2021

School Council 2021-22

On Monday 20th of September we were delighted to be able host our annual school council elections for all children from Y1 up to Y6. The children had learnt about the importance of democracy in their classes and worked hard to create their own manifestos in order to persuade their class mates to…

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20 July 2021

Y1 End of Term Party

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…

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12 July 2021

Reception Move Up Day

Reception class enjoyed a lovely morning trying out their new Year 1 classroom.  We made England flags, paper chains and sang football songs.  We enjoyed working on some art work that will be in our class when we return in September.  Our favourite part was playing on the new castle.   Mrs Robson…

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28 May 2021

Y1 Rosary Beads

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…

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23 May 2021

Walk To School Week 2021

Lots of us enjoyed the benefits of walking to school this week to support ‘Walk to School Week’. The theme was ‘Walking Super Powers’. We learnt how walking has the power to make our bodies healthier and stronger, it helps power our brains, reduces traffic and therefore pollution and has a…

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