25
Mar
Classifying animals in Year 1
In science we have been classifying animals based on their diets. We learnt the terms carnivore, herbivore and omnivore. Please ask us what these words mean!...
Year 1
23
Mar
Continents in Year 1
In Geography we have been learning about continents. We know some continents have many countries whilst others do not. This week we focused on North and South America. We played a game where we acted out some famous physical features of these continents. Then we...
18
Mar
Jumping experiment in Year 1
As part of our celebration of British Science Week 2022 we tested the hypothesis 'The taller you are, the further you can jump.' In our class, we found that this was the case. We are excited to hear the results from the rest of the...
18
Mar
Growing sunflowers in Year 1!
As it it is science week, we have planted some Sunflower seeds. We are looking forward to see how they grow!...
11
Mar
Working as a team in Year 1
In PSHE this week we have been thinking about working as a team. We played a mirroring game and thought about how it feels to work with a partner. We said we felt 'delighted' and that it was 'exciting' to be a leader....
11
Mar
Peer reviews in Year 1
In writing we have been reading our setting descriptions to each other to peer review. We focused on the way we were using our voices and being active, whole body listeners!...
04
Mar
Sorting and classifying animals in Year 1
We have been using the scientific skills of observing and classifying. First we sorted animals by differences that we could see. Then, just like real Scientists, we classified animals as either mammals or amphibians. We learnt that human beings are mammals as we have hair,...
04
Mar
Achieving our dreams and goals in Year 1
We have been talking about our dreams and goals. We sat in a circle and discussed the steps we need to take to achieve our goals. Each time we thought of a step to get there we took a big step forward....
24
Feb
The world on our plate in Year 1
We kicked off our Geography Topic 'The World on our plate' by exploring the stickers and labels on interesting foods from around the world. We then found these countries on maps, using Google Earth to help us!...
24
Feb
Rekenreks in Year 1
In maths, we have used rekenreks to help us subtract. Why don't you ask us how they work!...