Super Structures in Year 1
Year 1 are exploring structures this term. We are working to answer ‘How can you stop a tower from toppling over?’ We are investigating what needs to be in place so that a structure can remain standing on its own. We created some freestanding structures using different materials to explore and…
Y1 Epiphany Crowns
Year 1 learnt about the Epiphany. They found out that this is also known as the Three Kings Day. It is a Christian feast day which falls on the 6th January. It is a special day when people celebrate how a star led the Three Kings (Wise Men) to visit the baby Jesus after he had been born. After…
Year 1 at the Pantomime.
Year 1 had a great time at the pantomime ‘Sleeping Beauty’ today along with Reception and Year 2. They had fun joining in with the chanting and laughing at all the jokes and unusual costumes. There were lots of happy, smiling faces on the way home.
Golden Ticket
Congratulations to Archie who found a ‘Golden Ticket’ when we visited Egremont Library. The ticket was hidden within a book as part of celebrations for Roald Dahl Day. Archie was lucky that it was within his chosen book. The Library have sent Archie his prize of his own Road Dahl book to keep!…
Y1 History Interview
As part of our history work learning about ‘Shopping in the Past’ Mrs Stead came in to talk to Year 1. Mr & Mrs Stead owned a shop on Egremont Mainstreet years ago, it sold newspapers, groceries and sweets. Mrs Stead explained that contactless was not invented when she had the shop, so customers…
Y1 Part-Whole Models
In maths year 1 have been learning how to use Part-Whole Models. Today we explored creating these practically with our partners. Partner 1 added the parts using counters. Partner 2 added the parts together and wrote the whole. Both partners self checked and then swapped around. Great work.
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Year 1 Explore Seasons at Whinlatter
Year 1 enjoyed a very wet Whinlatter trip to learn more about the changing seasons. We explored the Forest with Ruth looking for signs of seasonal change. We found pine cones and a couple of sharp eyes spotted some red squirrels. We found evergreen trees that keep their leaves all year round and…
Year 1 Vote
Year 1 enjoyed voting in their first School Election. Those who volunteered to be candidates gave speeches to explain why they would make good councillors. We then held a vote and used an ‘X’ on the voting slips to make our choices. Year 6 helped to organise the voting. The votes were counted and…
Y1 Visit Egremont Library
Year 1 enjoyed their visit to Egremont Library. Tracey the Librarian explained how we can use our cards to borrow books. We explored different book choices before choosing one to take home. We enjoyed a class story time together and then checked out our books. Thank you Tracey we will look forward…
Year 1 Pet Encounters
Thank you to The Brilliant Cumbria initiative for organising a pet Encounters to visit today. We enjoyed being challenged to face our fears and to learn about the animals. We were all very brave and had so much fun. Thank you to Pet Encounters.
Move Up Day in Year 2
This morning the Year 1 children moved up to Year 2 to spend some time in their new classroom. They listened to the story ‘The Dot’ by Peter Reynolds then created artwork of their own that started with a dot. They produced many wonderful and imaginative creations. Later on they wrote about their…
African Drumming with Zozo
Zozo returned for our final session learning and playing the African ‘Djembe’ drums. Zozo reviewed all the previous learning and celebrated the learning achieved. Year 1 followed Zozo’s rhythms and copied the patterns. Then Year 1 enjoyed listening to an African story where some children were…