Class journal: Year 1

Science Day

24th April 2012

Year 1 rounded off their work on pushes and pulls during their Science Day on Monday 26th March.  The children engaged with a range of activities including kite flying, making paper aeroplanes and testing their own model boats on water.  They thoroughly enjoyed the day which enabled them to reflect… Read more

Year 1 RE

29th March 2012

Signs and Symbols   Class 3 and Class 4 have been looking at Christian signs and symbols. We looked at Rev Wilkinson’s stoles and talked about the symbols we could find on them.   What signs and symbols did we see on the candles? We made our own candles and… Read more

Year 1 Toy Museum

24th February 2012

On Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th February the Year One Toy Museum opened its doors to the public!  An impressive collection of dolls, a Scalextric set and several Fisher Price toys were among the artefacts on display. The children really enjoyed finding out about the toys from their friends and… Read more

Year 1 Spring Term

31st January 2012

Our topic this term has an historical focus and is entitled ‘Toys.’  As well as looking at information texts, we have been finding out about the past by asking questions, examining artefacts and exploring websites.  Much of the term is spent preparing for our Toy Museum; we have gathered an… Read more

Year 1 Nativity

31st January 2012

On Wednesday 14th December 2011, after several weeks of rehearsing, the children finally took to the stage and delivered two spectacular performances of Born in a Barn by Nikki Lewis.     Staff, children and parents waited with baited breath at the evening performance when the stage curtains refused to… Read more

Welcome to Year 1

10th October 2011

Our Autumn Term topic is based around the rhyming tale of The House that Jack Built.  We have looked at lots of different kinds of homes, including those in other parts of the world. We spent an exciting afternoon building dens in our classrooms, thinking carefully about the materials we… Read more