In Science we have been practising the skill of classifying. We talked about how different animals have different diets and used the terms herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore to describe them....
In Science we have been looking at the diets of different animals around the world. We learnt that we can categorise the animals into carnivores, herbivores and omnivores by finding out what they eat. In this picture the children worked together to sort animals into...
In RE we got into character as Moses and a news reporter for 'HT News.' We thought about the story from Exodus 19 in which God delivers the Ten Commandments to Moses. The news reported asked Moses questions such as "Do you think people will...
In R.E this week we took a closer look at each of Ten Commandments and thought about how important they are to our society today. We also discussed at length what each of the commandments relates to and why each of them might have been...
We have been learning all about printmaking in Art. We have been looking at artists such as Garima Dhawan and Alma Thomas who created wonderful pieces of artwork using printing techniques. This picture shows the children using slices of fruits and vegetables for printing in...
During our Design and Technology lessons Year 1 have been focusing on the skill of printing. Our finished product will be a wallpaper sheet created using CAD. Inspired by Alma Thomas' 'Resurrection' we printed onto paper plates using pasta as a stamping tool. We then...
In Year 1, we have been learning how the tens and ones structure can be used to support addition calculations. The children used dienes and part-whole models to practice adding groups of 10s and 1s together to find the sum....
In PSHE, Year 1 have been thinking about 'stretchy learning.' First we stretched up as high as we could, standing on our tiptoes. We learnt that our bodies are very stretchy and that we learn new things, we stretch our thinking skills too! Then we...
We have been learning all about fantastically great women who have changed the world. In our immersion lessons, we have been thinking about the life and achievements of Frida Kahlo. We enjoyed learning about her passion for art and we made our own Frida Kahlo...
In RE, we have been learning about the Jewish celebration of Shabbat. We learnt how to say the traditional Jewish Shabbat blessing of 'Shabbat Shalom!' We also discovered that many Jewish people believe Shabbat is like a very special visitor to their home and we...