Year 1 Visit Bowness-on-Windermere
Year 1 enjoyed an action packed day in Bowness-on-Windermere. First, we visited The World of Beatrix Potter. In English we have been reading The Tale of Peter Rabbit so it was amazing to learn more about the author and the other stories she created. We enjoyed getting up close with the different…
Y1 Digital Footprint
As part of ‘Safer Internet Day’ Year 1 learnt about what a digital footprint is. They discovered that a digital footprint is a trail that we leave behind every time we go online. We learnt that websites can record that we have visited sites. Knowing our digital footprint is part of staying…
Visiting Egremont Library
On Thursday 2nd February Year 1 enjoyed visiting Egremont Library. Tracey the Librarian explained all about her job. We learnt we could borrow a book and then return it in 3 weeks time. We enjoyed exploring fiction and non-fiction. After we had enjoyed sharing books we checked out the book we had…
Interviewing Parish Helpers
Today in R.E. we welcomed Mrs O’Neil into class. We have been learning about people who help in our parish. Last week the children prepared questions to ask Mrs O’Neil about how she helps in church, singing in the choir; helping within the parish centre and why she does this. We learnt about…
Investigating Materials Year 1
In our Materials topic we have been investigating whether materials are waterproof or not. We tested kitchen roll, tinfoil, fabric, plastic bags and tissue to see if they let water go through them. After testing all the materials we concluded that plastic bags and tinfoil are both waterproof. We…
Reading Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
In our reading lessons Year 1 have had such a wonderful time reading the heritage text ‘Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit’. We have been practising using our pace and volume to emphasise the story. Soon we will enjoy a trip to ‘The World of Beatrix Potter’ to see the story come to life.
Year 1 D & T Structures
In Design and Technology Year 1 have been exploring ‘Structures’. They have built up their engineering knowledge about what is needed to make a structure sturdy and safe. We researched famous buildings such as ‘The Leaning Tower of Pisa’ in Italy and looked at what created its famous lean and…
Year 1 present ‘Humph the Camel’
Year 1 performed Humph the Camel beautifully. Fantastic singing, dancing and speaking parts. We are truly in the Christmas mood now. Well done Year 1.
Remembrance
As part of learning about Remembrance Year 1 created poppies by finger printing. The children reflected on why we wear poppies as a symbol of Remembrance for past and present conflict. The children were interested to explore how there are other symbolic poppies that reflect the involvement of…
Y1 Learning about Baptism
Year 1 Visited St. Mary’s Church to learn about Baptism with Father Peter. To help the children’s understanding of the different parts involved they role played a Baptism. We learnt that Baptism is an invitation to belong to the family of the church. The children learnt about the words and…
Infants’ Friendship Disco
All of the Infant children had the opportunity to stay after school for a Friendship Disco as part of our Anti Bullying Week celebrations. It was so lovely to see the children enjoying being in the company of their peers and friendships. What fun they had as they danced, sang and shared a snack…
Infants’ Friendship Disco
All of the Infant children had the opportunity to stay after school for a Friendship Disco as part of our Anti Bullying Week celebrations. It was so lovely to see the children enjoying being in the company of their peers and friends. What fun they had as they danced, sang and shared a snack…