Class 1

Our year 1 children have had a wonderful lesson exploring clay as part of their art topic. They have tried different techniques to shape and mould the clay. 
In their lesson today, they have made clay pots using the pinching technique. They had a great lesson and loved making their pots which we…

Reception have had another busy week in class 1! This week they have been exploring the topic of winter and deepening their understanding of the numbers up to five. Lots of fun!

What a fabulous day class 1 have had! We have enjoyed Christmas themed choosing, watched ourselves in the nativity video, listened to a story read by Santa, had a delicious Christmas dinner, danced the afternoon away at our party and even had a visit from Santa himself! Wow! So much fun to end a…

Year 1 have spent some time with Mr Wynn thinking about what they already know about shapes? They explored the 2D and 3D shapes together and collated their knowledge. A great metacognition lesson.  Well done year 1!

Reception have had fun exploring ice. During their science lesson, creepy crawlies were frozen due to the cold weather. How could Reception set them free? 
 

We have had lots of fun this afternoon in our music lesson. The children really got ‘into the groove’ by finding the pulse in different pieces of music. They stomped, clapped and swayed in time to some Latin music. They then used the musical instruments to play in time to the pulse. We listened to…

Reception have had lots of fun exploring the natural world around them. This week they looked at spiders and their webs. They then had a great time creating a spider web and trying to catch as many insects as possible. Super job everyone!

We had a fabulous day, learning all about why we celebrate Bonfire Night. We completed lots of fun activities in our forest school area, the outdoor classroom and in our classroom environment. Our favourite activities included making breadstick sparklers, they tasted delicious! We loved making…

Key stage 1 have had lots of fun exploring microhabitats and finding out which minibeasts live in them. 
 

Year one and two have been learning about biomes. They have spent two weeks exploring three biomes (rainforest, desert and tundra) and the animals that can live there. This week they wrote about how their animal was adapted to its habitat. Great learning everyone!

In science, Reception have been looking at people who help us. This week they have looked at the brave job of a firefighter. They learnt that firefighters have to be fit and created some exercises that firefighters might do to help them stay fit and healthy. 
 

Year 1 have continued their place value unit in maths by thinking about comparing numbers. They have used the terms greater than, less than and equal to as well as using the correct symbols to show this. Well done children.