Category: Year 1

In Year 1 we kicked off our Rio topic with a carnival day! Lucikliy the weather improved so we could enjoy making a carnival parade outside. We boarded the plane to Rio and had a fun-filled morning! We learnt about animals that live in the Amazon Rainforest and made some parrots. We learnt about…

We used our knowledge about materials to test when an egg would crack. We made some predictions, tested and then recorded our results. We thought about why the egg cracked on some materials but not others. We had lots of fun doing this and loved seeing it crack! 

Today the children created their own versions of 'Old McDonald had a farm'. They changed 'farm' to 'zoo' and included different animals we have been learning about. They added some instruments and did some super performances to the rest of the class. I think we have some future musicians amongst…

The last few weeks we have been getting ready for our Phonics Checker test in Year 1 and have been having lots of fun with the different games we have created. We took the chance of the rare day of nice weather we have had this year and went outside to practise. The children have loved some of…

In Year 1 this half term our topic has been Paws, Claws and Whiskers. We have learnt lots about different animals and have been looking carefully at the different patterns and features of different animals. We began some artwork trying to recreate the animals' patterns, using a variety of…

In Year 1 we spent some time looking at the Easter story; from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday when Jesus rose again. The children made some Resurrection eggs and Easter garden pictures to help retell the story. They had lots of fun making them and working as a team. 

The theme for science week this year was 'journeys'. Year 1 and 2 worked together to create some balloon powered cars. We worked in teams to experiment with the size and shape of the chassis. We learnt lots of new skills, such as how to blow up a balloon! It was not an easy task as we had to test…