Exploring the UK with an Atlas
Today in our KS1 geography lesson, we went on an exciting journey across the United Kingdom - without leaving our classroom! Using atlases, our young geographers set out to discover more about the four countries that make up the UK: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The children…
Amazing Autumn Art
Class One have been busy exploring the magic of autumn through art and creativity. Inspired by the season, the children used natural materials and lots of imagination to bring autumn to life in our classroom.
The children made hedgehogs and squirrels out of leaves they collected outside.…
Teamwork Triumphs: Learning and Growing Together
In PSHE, Class One focused on working together and using their speaking and listening skills to communicate. The children played different games that encouraged everyone to cooperate and support each other to reach a goal. From passing a hoop round without breaking the chain to working together to…
Chair-tastic Creations: Constructing the Perfect Chair for Baby Bear
This week in Design and Technology, Class One finished their exciting project of creating a special chair for Baby Bear! Using recycled materials and paper, the children designed and constructed their very own chairs, all while exploring concepts of stability and creativity. The children…
EYFS Maths: Measure (size)
In Maths, children in EYFS have been exploring measure and pattern. On Monday we looked at using the vocabulary big, little, large and small and had a teddy bears picnic to compare what size food the little and big bears would need. Today we used the language short and long to compare length and…
EYFS RE: Harvest Music
In RE this week, EYFS explored how Christians celebrate God and different times of the Christian calendar through music. The children enjoyed singing along to popular harvest songs and used the instruments to join in with the music. We talked about the reasons why Christians celebrate harvest and…
Writing poetry
Year 1 and 2 have been thinking about what makes them unique to create their very own, Who am I?’ poem. We celebrated what makes us special and shared our poems with our friends. Today was our proof reading and editing session - a very important part of the writing process - and one we always…
Ball skills - dribbling
Class 1 explored the different ways they could dribble a ball. Some children had a go at guiding the ball using their hands and other children enjoyed dribbling the ball with their feet. Great PE everyone!
Computing: equipment in our classroom
In computing, Class 1 explored what technology they can use at school and how to use an iPad. They investigated the buttons to learn how to switch the device on and off, how to turn the volume up and down and where the home button is. Class 1 then enjoyed investigating the different apps on the…
KS1 RE: Jonah and the Whale
Today in RE Class 1 have explored what God’s message is in the Bible story ‘Jonah and the Whale’. The children engaged with the story and drew emoji faces showing the emotions they thought Jonah might be feeling at different parts of the story. They then had a class discussion and talked about…
Science: Habitats
In Science, Class 1 have been leaning about the different habitats that plants and animals live in across the world. Reception joined in and played a matching game to match the picture card of the animal to it’s habitat. The children had lots of fun investigating where the animals live and where…
The Tiger who came to Tea story map
In preparation for writing their own narrative based on the class story, ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’, Class 1 created a story map together. They came up with lots of actions to go alongside the drawings to help them remember the events in the story and then worked in groups to perform it in front…