Hi everyone, We hope you had a good break. This week in English, the children read about the life and work of Amelia Earhart who became the first woman to fly an aeroplane across the Atlantic. They created a story map detailing key points in her life and role played her story. The children discussed …
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Year 1 – Aqua and Sky
Feb 14 2025
Please Pass me a Sandwich!
In English this week, the children have been learning all about instructions; where we find them, why we need them and how they are written. We have been reading instructions and begun to understand the importance of a bossy (imperative) verb! When we followed some instructions, we made a strawberry jam sandwich and everyone enjoyed …
Feb 07 2025
Dear diary
This week in English, we have been working on writing a diary linked to our class text, The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. The children used their knowledge of the days of the week to record the hilarious events of the journey of the sandwiches. In Maths, we have been exploring different ways to total the same …
Jan 31 2025
Lighthouses and Lunches!
This week in English, we have been exploring our new text, The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch by Ronda Armitage which tells the story of a busy lighthouse keeper and his troubles with the scavenging seagulls who keep eating his lunch! The children have loved the humorous events which take place over the course of a week …
Jan 23 2025
Visits and Visitors!
This week in Literacy, we have written our own stories. First, we designed our own alien characters and described them using adjectives. Then we began to think about our storytelling language and wrote our stories about an alien that gets lost and needs to find their way home (this was not easy for our little …
Jan 17 2025
What day is it?
This week in Maths we have been learning the days of the week. We have been sequencing the days as well as using our vocabulary to talk about the day before and the next day. During the week, this has developed into learning the months of the year and exploring the associated seasons. In English, …
Jan 10 2025
Alien Invasion!
Welcome back to the new year! This term got off to an interesting start when we had a unknown visitor entering the classroom and leaving a terrible mess! The children put on their detective hats and made notes about the crime scene. This will lead us into our new text Beegu by Alexis Deacon which …
Dec 19 2024
Have a wonderful winter break!
Hi everyone, We would like to thank you for your kind wishes and generous gifts. Your children have had a wonderful first term in Year 1. Have a wonderful winter break and for those celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah enjoy the celebrations. Thank you for your continued support. The Year 1 teachers
Dec 12 2024
The Jolly Christmas Postman
Hi everyone, Not long to go now! The children are excited for the Christmas break and are busy making cards and decorations for their families. In English, we are reading The Jolly Christmas Postman and exploring the language used to describe the postman’s journey. The children made story maps of all the houses the postman …
Dec 04 2024
Whoops-A-Daisy Angel
This week the children’s hard work paid off when they gave a wonderful performance of ‘Whoops-A-Daisy Angel’. Everyone spoke clearly and the singing was amazing. It was good to see the children having so much fun and we feel very proud of them all! Thank you to all the parents that came to watch. In …
