This week we have learnt...

Spring 2 Week 7 

What an egg-cellent final week of Spring 2 we have had in Year 1! 
To start off our week in art, we looked at the artist Wassily Kandinsky and some fact about him! We then looked at a variety of different pieces of art he has painted and discussed the different primary and secondary colours he used. We then focussed on his Concentric Circles piece of art and had a go at creating our own.
In Computing, we used the Ipads to log in to NumBots. We had fun playing the Maths games and building our characters. To end the week, we created our own Easter cards to share with our families and had an Easter egg hunt. We had an egg-cellent time! 

Spring 2 Week 6 

This week in Year 1, we have been growing our own cress! As part of our science topic looking at changes, we thought about what we needed to grow the cress and where we should place it in the classroom. We then drew a picture of the seeds, later on in the week, we then drew a picture of what had happened to the cress in the short amount of time. We can't wait to see what they will look like next week!

In Literacy, we have been making our own cereal. We thought about the ingredients we needed and in what order we were going to make the cereal. We used a weighing scale to measure our cereal, cut our own fruit and poured our own milk. Next week, we will be writing up our own instructions for this. 

Spring 2 Week 5 

This week in Topic, we have been looking at the different countries that make up the UK and what the capital cities are in each of these. We used atlases to find the countries and then used a key to identify the capital cities. We then used BBC Weather to find out what the weather was like in each of these and how they were similar/ different. 
We have been creating our Mother's Day Cards this week and really enjoyed making them special for our loved ones. We can't wait to give them to them on Sunday along with their gingerbread! 
In Literacy, we have started looking at recipes. We looked at Miss Jones' example 'Goldilocks Porridge' we thought about what we needed to include in a recipe and created a toolkit to help us. We then looked at a variety of children's cook books to see if we could spot any of these! Next week, we will be making our own bowl of cereal with fruit and will be writing instructions on this. 

Spring 2 Week 4 

What another busy week we have had in Year 1! In Topic this week, we have been investigating the weather! We have created a weather diary identifying the different types of weather each day, temperature and wind direction. We also created our own wind streamers. We had lots of fun holding these up in the air outside to see which way the wind was blowing! We used our knowledge from last weeks lesson on the four compass points to support with this. 
On Friday we all dressed up in red to support Red Nose Day. In our lesson we found out that the charity supports people all across the world and we then watched videos of two children from Kenya and India. We then used atlases to find these two countries and the UK. We talked about what transport we could use to get to these places. To finish off our lesson, we designed our own red noses.

Spring 2 Week 3 

On Monday we became Forensic Scientists! We had to use a variety of different clues to help find out who had stolen the dog. We used tweezers and magnifying glasses to find evidence such as fingerprints, footprints and disguises. We then used this evidence to find our criminal. This included using the fingerprint to match up against different types of fingerprints (loop, arch and whorl) which helped to narrow down our suspect! We had a fantastic time and were able to solve the crime and reunite the dog with its owner!
In Science, we have started our new topic looking at how we can look after the planet. We thought of ways we could look after the planet and then created wildflower balls which we will be spreading over the school to hopefully attract some wildlife! In Topic this week, we have been focussing on the compass directions. We head about the mnemonic 'never eat soggy waffles' and then created our own. We then went out on to the playground to identify each direction and drew what we could see in each direction! 

World Book Day 2025

What a fantastic World Book Day we have had! We were very lucky to be part of an assembly on Monday with the author Spoz. We loved hearing his poems about water and pirates. On Thursday we had the author Teresa Davis come to work with us. We heard all about the process of writing a book and working with an illustrator. We then listened to the story of Fiery Fox and the muddy gift of kindness and had a go at spotting the different characters in the story. Thank you Teresa for come to work with us. We had a fantastic time and it has inspired some of us to want to become an author or illustrator. 

On World Book Day we brought in out favourite books to share with the class. We each took it in turns to show our favourite book and talk about what it is about and why it is our favourite. We then shared them with our friends. 

Spring 2 Week 2 

Spring 2 Week 1

What a busy first week back we have had in Year 1! In our hook lesson for Literacy we discovered a crime scene! We found three bowls of porridge, golden hair and footprints left in some oats on the floor. We predicted who our main character may be and created a wanted poster. To finish off the week we have learnt our story map for Goldilocks and the Three Bears and have started to add actions to it too. 
In Computing we have started our new topic looking at programming robots. Over the next few weeks we will be using Bee-Bots, learning how they work and programming the Bee-Bots to move around routes we have created. 
In art this half term, we are painting! This week we focussed on secondary colours. We first thought about which colours are the primary colours and then had a go at creating secondary colours using them. We then painted our own tree by using our secondary colours to create the leaves. 

In R.E our focus this half term is 'Why is Easter important to Christians?'. This week we focussed on Palm Sunday. We read the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey and thought about what crowd may have been saying as he rode by. We then created our own palm leaves using our handprints. Once we had finished we acted out the story, waving our palm leaves in the air and laying them down for Jesus and the donkey to walk on! 

Spring 1 Week 6 

What a busy final week of Spring 1 we have had! In PE this week we have continued to practise our throwing at catching on the school field, we had lots of fun and got very muddy! In Science, we looked at carnivores. We recapped the different animal groups we have been focussing on over the last few weeks and then thought about which of these could be carnivores. We then sorted different carnivores into their animal groups. 

In art we have finished off our weaving project we have been adding to over the last few weeks. We are very proud of our creations! 

Spring 1 Week 5 

In Geography this week we have been looking at aerial photos of different locations. We then had a look at an aerial photo of the school, we spotted the playground, school field, carpark and even where the Year 1 classroom is! 

In our FluencyBee lessons this week we have been looking at our number bonds to 10. We used two sided counters to work out how many different ways we could make 10! 
In Computing we have been continuing to use computers and using the track pad. In this weeks lesson we used the track pad to create a picture. We found this quite tricky but we all persevered and created some lovely pictures. 

Spring 1 Week 4

In Maths this week we have started to look at vertical addition. We had to make sure the numbers were placed in the correct box and we used the correct sign to show whether we were adding or taking away. We will continue to build on this throughout the year. 

In Science we identified different features of amphibians. We learnt that they live on land and in the water and then looked at frogs, toads and newts! 
In PSHE we talked about what medicine is and when we use it. We then read a story about Harold the Giraffe finding some medicine left on the side in the kitchen. We thought about who Harold should tell and where it would be best for the medicine to be kept. To finish off the lesson, we played a game using counters and a dice and found out different ways we could help Tania feel better!  

Spring 1 Week 3

This week in Literacy we have innovated our class story 'Tidy!' by Emily Gravett. We thought about who our new character was going to be and what they look like. We used our knowledge of animals from both our Science and Geography lessons to help with this. We will be writing our new stories up next week!

In Maths, we have been acting out real life subtraction and addition maths stories, instead of 5 - 3 = 2, we placed this into a real life example such as, 5 butterflies -  3 butterflies = 2 butterflies. We will be building on this next week. 

In Computing, we have been exploring computers. We talked about what technology is and gave examples. We then thought about the different features of a computer and then we had a go at using the track pad to complete a picture. We had lots of fun! 

Spring 1 Week 2 

This week in Science we have been looking at birds. We thought about the different birds we knew and then named their features such as beak, feathers and wings. We then went out onto the playground to see what birds we could spot - although these were mostly pigeons! 
In Maths this week we have been continuing to look at division maths stories. We have also been adding two digit numbers with a 1 digit number, this has been helping us prepare for writing vertical addition maths stories in the next few weeks. 

In Art, we looked at the artist Judith Scott. We looked at some of her artwork and talked about what shapes and colours we could see. We then had a go at creating our own, we each found a stick and then wrapped different colour wool around it. It was quite tricky as we had to make sure it was tight enough! 

Spring 1 Week 1 

Year 1 have had a busy start to the Spring term! In art we looked at what we thought an artist was. We then drew ourselves as an artist. Some of us drew ourselves baking, building lego and making bracelets. In PE on Thursday, we went onto the field to play some tag game. We played the treasure game where we had to put the cones in hoops before the other teams. We had lots of fun! 
 

Autumn 2 Week 7 

On Tuesday we had our Christmas performance at the Abbey, Year 1 sang beautifully and we are all very proud of their performance. Please see below for a video of them singing! 
On Wednesday we made crowns and then enjoyed our school Christmas lunch with the whole school. 

We hope you all have a lovely Christmas and a happy new year! 

Autumn 2 Week 6

We are nearly at the end of the Autumn term - wow it has flown! In Literacy, we have been reading The Gingerbread Man. On Wednesday we made our own gingerbread men, measuring out the ingredients, rolling the mixture, cutting out the shapes and then decorating them! Next week, we will write up our own instructions on how to make them using pictures from this week to help us. In Science, we have been continuing to look at materials. This week, we looked at which materials absorb water and which do not. We made a prediction and then tested out the materials by pouring water on them. We found out that the cotton wool absorbed the most amount of water. 
On Friday, we visited the Abbey to practise for our whole school nativity. We can't wait for our grown ups to come and watch on Tuesday! 

Autumn 2 Week 5 

What another busy week we have had in Year 1! We have been practising our Christmas songs ready for our practice at the Abbey next week. In Topic, we have continued to look at space, this week we focussed on the planets and talked about which planets are the biggest and which are the smallest. We then had a go at ordering them! 
In Science, we looked at sinking and floating. We started the lesson by making a prediction about whether we thought the items on the sheet were going to float or sink. We then tested them by dropping them into the water. We found out that not all heavy items sink, for example the tyre, which we thought would sink, floated! 

Autumn 2 Week 4 

In Topic this week we found out about the astronaut Tim Peake. We talked about who he was and why he is important. We watched some videos of Tim Peake answering questions about space, we learned about how  you sleep in space and how you go to the toilet! We then wrote letters asking our own questions to Tim Peake. 
In Science, we have been looking at melting and freezing. We had blocks of ice and in small groups we had to work out the best way to melt them. After rubbing it with a towel and blowing on it, we found the best way was to use a hairdryer. 
On Thursday afternoon we were lucky enough to have a music lesson from a teacher at Pershore High School. We loved singing Jingle Bells and playing the drums along to the beat. 

Autumn 2 Week 3

What a busy week we have had in Year 1. We were very excited on Tuesday to find out it had snowed! We went out onto the school field to make snow angels and snowmen. In Maths, we have been looking at measuring lines in metres. We went into the school hall and measured different lengths using the metre sticks and practised counting the sticks as we placed them down. In art, we have been continuing to look at the artist Bridget Riley, we created our own pictures by tracing around our hands and then used a variety of different lines to create a 3D picture. We then coloured these in using two different colours to create a repeating pattern. 
On Friday each class learnt and performed a song for Children in Need. Year 1 sang I Just Can't Wait To Be King from the Lion King. We all think they did a fantastic job and are very proud of them all! 

Autumn 2 Week 2 

What another wonderful week we have had in Year 1! On Monday we took part in Remembrance Day, we laid our poppies down alongside the rest of the school and observed the two minute silence. On Tuesday we were lucky enough to have a visit from the WonderDome. As our topic this half term is all about space, we loved finding out about all of the different planets and seeing pictures of Neil Armstrong on the moon. We even used our knowledge from our lessons to explain why Neil Armstrong's footprints were still on the moon over 50 years later! 
On Wednesday, we were lucky enough to go on a R.E. trip to Pershore Abbey. We loved finding out about the Abbey, ringing the bell, dressing up as a vicar, learning about baptisms and even having a go at brass drawing. Thank you Mrs Clarke for allowing us to visit and teaching us all about the Abbey! 

Autumn 2 Week 1 

What a busy first week back we have had in Year 1! In Literacy this week we have started to look at our new model text Whatever Next! On Monday we found some items in our classroom as we made a prediction about what we thought the story might be about. In maths, we have been looking at multiplication. We used our cups and to help us act out different maths stories. We enjoyed using our new actions to help us. 
In music, were introduced to the glockenspiel. We looked at how each part played a different note, we thought about whether they made a high or low noise. 
Finally, on Friday we looked at Remembrance Day. We were lucky enough to have some medals brought in by a student which we all had a look at. We were very careful when looking at them and enjoyed seeing the pictures which were printed on them. We then made our poppies which we are going to lay with the whole school on Monday. 

Autumn 1 Week 8 

Our first half term in Year 1 is complete! This week we had a visit from Tiddler Town. We had so much fun, playing in the police station, farm shop, hair salon and in the building site. In R.E. this week we looked at Diwali, we talked about why it is important and how people celebrate it. We then created our own Diva lamps out of salt dough, it was quite tricky to mould but we all persevered. We can't wait to paint and decorate these the first week back. In Science, this week, our focus was on autumn. We talked about the changes we could see and what the weather was like. We then created our own autumn wreathes using leaves we found on the playground. We also listened to the autumn experience on Now Press Play. 

Autumn 1 Week 7 

What another fantastic week we have had in Year 1! In Literacy, we have been busy continuing to learn our model text Zog and have started our innovation of the character. In Maths, we have been building  on our knowledge learnt so far this term, in particular we have been looking at adding and subtracting to 20. 
In Computing we have been learning about the artist Wassily Kandinsky and have been using out IPads to create our own concentric circles picture. We thought about the shapes we could see and the tools we needed to use in order to create this. 
In Science, we explored our final sense of taste. We tasted a variety of different foods and talked about what they tasted like. We weren't a fan of the lemon! 

On Friday, we enjoyed our halloween disco, we loved seeing each others costumes and dancing with our friends! 

Autumn 1 Week 6 

What another busy week we have had in Year 1! In Literacy this week, we have been learning and acting out our model text Zog, ready to start innovating next week. In Maths, we have continued to use our cups to act out addition and subtraction maths stories. We worked in pairs to take it in turns to act out and write down the maths stories into our books. In Science, we looked at the sense 'smell', we smelt a variety of different items and thought about how the smells differed from each other. We weren't a fan of the vinegar! 

In Computing we have continued to work on our topic of 'Digital Painting'. This week we looked at the artist Henri Matisse and talked about what shapes we could see in his art work. We then had a go at creating our own, thinking about which tools we would use. 

Autumn 1 Week 5 

We have had a busy week whilst Miss Jones has been on the Year 6 residential.  In Literacy, on Monday, an egg appeared in the classroom, we made predictions about who we thought might have left it.  We found a tag which said 'From Madam Dragon', who we thought might have left it. We then made a nest for the egg using sticks and leaves from the playground. We are hoping that the egg will hatch soon and we will find out what it inside - watch this space! 

Autumn 1 Week 4

We have been very busy in Year 1 this week! In Maths, we have continued to look at 2D shapes. We used DM sticks to create both open and closed shapes by following instructions. We had our first computing lesson and looked at how we could create a picture using an IPad. We created our own self portraits by using different tools such as a paint brush and took away any mistakes by using the back button. In Science we have continued to look at our five senses. This week we focussed on touch, we started by using a feely bag to talk about different items and then we went outside to find things which were soft, hard, rough and smooth! To finish off the week, in our art lesson, we finished our castles by painting them after drawing them last week. 

Autumn 1 Week 3 

This week in maths we have been looking at taking away. We have been using our cups to act out different maths stories and we have also had a go at using the actions to help us! In Literacy, we have been continuing to look at our model text Rapunzel. This week we have innovated our character and thought about what they look like. 

In science, we have started to look at the 5 senses, each week we will look at a different sense. This week we looked at sight. We talked about what we use to see and what it would be like if we couldn't see. We went outside and were put into 3 teams. For our first go we threw our beanbag with both eyes open, for the second we closed one eye and finally, we closed both. We talked about which we found easier and why. 

To finish our week we had a visit from Rock Steady. We had a fantastic time listening to all of the different instruments and even some of us had a go! 

Autumn 1 Week 2

We have had another busy week in Year 1! In Topic we learnt about William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings. We had a slow motion battle in the playground and William's army took over the castle. 
In Literacy, we were introduced to our model text 'Rapunzel', we found some items left in our classroom and made some predictions on who we thought may have them! In Maths, we have been using our cups to answer addition maths stories. We have enjoyed using actions to help us to tell the stories! 
In Science, we have continued to look at the human body, our focus for this half term. We used post it notes to label different body on our friends! 

Autumn 1 Week 1 

We have had a fantastic first week in Year 1! We have been getting used to our new routines, where we sit and our classroom. As an introduction to our new Topic this half term 'Castles, Knights and Dragons' we have been thinking about what a castle looks like, and who we might find in a castle. We also did some painting which we will display in our classroom. In Maths, we have been looking at our number formation and our number bonds to 10! We loved using the numicon to help us find as many ways as we could to make 10. 
In Literacy, we have been reading the 'Colour Monster' and have been thinking about the different emotions and what makes us happy and sad. Next week, we will start our new book linked to our Topic.