Year 1 enjoyed a wonderfully cheerful festive jumper day, filling the school with colour and sparkle, followed by Chef Graham’s delicious Christmas meal — a highlight for staff and pupils alike!...
Last term, Year 1 explored the Nativity story in depth, and the children chose characters from the Christmas story to inspire their writing. They learned about Angel Gabriel, who appeared to Mary and others to share the good news of baby Jesus, and they wrote about the three...
This week in Year 1, our young mathematicians have been busy consolidating their learning by using addition facts to deepen their understanding of subtraction. The children explored this concept through a variety of engaging resources, including Unifix cubes, rekenreks, and whiteboards. These hands-on activities not...
In Year 1 we have been working on our fine motor skills and building strength for writing. We have used a range of resources and techniques to help us, from exercises like marching on the spot, star jumps and knee taps to creating a basket of...
This week in music we have been learning about pitch. We used the words low and high and played are claves up or down to represent the high or low pitch....
This week, Year 1 have shown fantastic effort and enthusiasm, particularly in Humanities. We began exploring The UK and London, learning about each of the four countries and the special symbols that represent them — from capital cities to national flowers and iconic animals. The children...
This week, Year 1 have been enjoying reading and retelling the story Room on the Broom. They recognised other wonderful books written by Julia Donaldson and were excited to be reading another of her tales! We have been ordering sentences and sequencing what we remember from...
In Year 1, we have been super mathematicians, using different strategies to find missing numbers and put them in the correct order. We were also able to use Rekenreks to identify amounts less than 10....
Year 1 have been enjoying creating their own self portraits. We used mirrors to observe our features and made a good effort to draw what we saw. Next time we will explore using a range of colour to create abstract art....
Year 1 have had a wonderful week exploring a range of activities. They are showing a good understanding of what it means to be a member of Holy Trinity and are making an effort to share, show their kindness with another and to help each...