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Year 1

In Year 1, you will find Miss Brown (class teacher) and Mrs Tighe (teaching assistant).
Take a look at our class news to see what we have been up to!

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Year 1 Spring Term 2023 Information Booklet

Geography – Compass

Geography – Compass

Today in Science we looked at the Compass, we discussed the purpose of a compass. We discussed the four simple compass directions North, East, South and West and labelled our own. We look forward to next lesson when we will use simple compass directions as we explore…

PE – Locomotion, Running

PE – Locomotion, Running

Today in PE we continued developing our running technique and looked at acceleration, deceleration and change of direction. We then applied our skills to a whole class game were we had to avoid the taggers by applying our change of direction and change of speed on a…

Music Workshop

Music Workshop

Crookhill were in for a fabulous musical morning when Gateshead’s Music Worshop came to visit us. We helped the musicians as they told us a story all about climate change and helped us think about how we can look after our planet. We got the opportunity to play lots…

PE – Locomotion, Running

PE – Locomotion, Running

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.

Science – Wild Plant hunt!

Science – Wild Plant hunt!

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…

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

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.

Year 1 2022/23

Year 1 2022/23

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.

Disney Inspired Shooting Stars

Disney Inspired Shooting Stars

This week we continued on our Toy Story adventure as we completed chapter 2.Bonnie was starting Kindergarten and when she was there a little boy took her art supplies. Woody came to Bonnie’s rescue and recovered some supplies from a rubbihs bin, including a spork….

DT-Wheels and Axels

DT-Wheels and Axels

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 .

1970’s – Queens Jubilee

1970’s – Queens Jubilee

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…