Observational Drawing in Year 1

This week we have been looking at observational drawing in Year 1. We looked, felt and smelt our pumpkins to understand them better. Following this we had a go at ‘blind drawing’ them using cardboard around our pencils to hide what we’d drawn. This was great fun and showed some interesting results. For our final […]

Hot Seating in Year 1

This week in Year 1, we have all had a go at hot seating in the role of the Big Bad Wolf. This really helped us with making our wanted posters and writing a new ending to the story. 

Year 1 Visit Goodrich Castle

This week we visited Goodrich Castle. We discovered where there would have been drawbridges and a portcullis. Look out for the murder holes! None of us fancy the job of a gong farmer or his son either…

Forest School in Year 1

Year 1 have had great fun doing forest school and their first swimming lessons.  1M explored the eco garden and had the challenge of making the tallest tower.  The children worked well as a team and had a fabulous time.  We met a lovely snail who one of the children named John! 

Our new classrooms in Year 1

The children have loved exploring their new classrooms in Year 1. We’re looking forward to a fabulous year together!

Music Week in Year 1

We have had great fun recreating our own Glastonbury Festival this week. We made castanets, watched a drumming demonstration, sang on our own Pyramid Stage, chilled out in the chill out zone, tie dyed t-shirts and made necklaces. Along with this we have been doing a lot of singing and dancing – a great penultimate […]

Damper Bread in Year 1

In forest school we made damper bread.  This is traditionally from Australia.  We made the dough and then baked it on sticks over the fire.  We ate it with jam and it was delicious!

Digital Ambassadors in Year 1

The Digital Ambassadors visited us in Year 1 to teach us how to use spheros. We had great fun controlling them around the map of Little Red Riding Hood and then having races in the hall.

Year 1 Fruit/Veg Tasting

Year 1 have been enjoying finding out about the differences between fruit and vegetables as part of our DT project. They have been learning about where they grow and tasting them in preparation to make smoothies in the coming weeks.

Boats in Year 1

In our latest forest school sessions we read the beautiful book ‘The Boat’ by Helen Ward and Ian Andrew.  The children then had to make a boat to get Petunia the pig down the river.  Most boats floated and several held Petunia for the journey.  Lots of teamwork and problem solving skills on show! Well […]