Year 1

Today in PE we were focussed on running. We explored different techniques for running and was then able to identify the correct technique and apply this to small games.

As part of our plants topic in Science we were looking at garden and wild plants. We understood the difference between garden and wild plants and looked at examples of both. We then had the opportunity to go on a wild plant hunt around the school grounds and kept a...

Today we were introduced to our new English story book, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Micheal Rosen. We were all excited to go on our own bear hunt around the school grounds.

We have all made an excellent start to year 1! We have settled in well to our new routines and have been really busy exploring our new classroom and completing work tasks.

Today in DT we were using wheels and axels to investigate the best way for smooth travelling. This was really important because when we make our own vehicle we need to ensure it travels smoothly .

Year 1 have had a fabulous last week learning about the 1970’s. We started the week by looking at fashion trends in the 70’s and made our own tie-dye t-shirts. We played some games from the 70’s, our favourites were Space Invaders and Pong! To finish the week, we...

Today in computing we looked to see if we could programme our Sprite to travel. Our challenge was to see if we could make it travel at different speeds.

Year 1 had a fabulous afternoon at Thorp for the sports festival. We were all super excited to go on a coach, despite it being a short journey we still had time for a game of eye spy! When we arrived at Thorp we took part in a range sporting activities lead by Thorps...

This week we started our new topic, programming using Scratch Jnr. We had a great time exploring the software and making our Sprite move. We are excited for next lesson when we will see if we can make our Sprite grow and shrink!