This week, we watched Elena from Orange Class and Victoria from Amber Class represent Year 1 in the Young Speakers Challenge. The girls performed their speeches on ‘Care for Creation’ beautifully and we are super…
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Year 1: Online Safety & Three Discovery!
This week, we welcomed in our parents again. This time to join us in learning about Online Safety! Before they arrived, we posed the question: ‘Why is it important to have device-free moments?’. We discussed…
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We had our lovely parents join us for one of our Religion lessons this week and we discussed how light helps people see and feel safe. We shared who might be the light in all…
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An exciting week at St Joseph’s! We began our week with our Liturgy of the Word in both classes. It was a time for us to come together with our friends, family and school staff…
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This week in Year 1, we have been busy practising for our first Liturgy of the Words which will be taking place on Monday at 9.15am for Orange Class and Tuesday at 9.15am for Amber…
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We have made it through our first week of 2025 and what a week we have had! In English, we delved into our new book: The Secret of Black Rock. We began making predictions about…
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Our last week of 2024 in Year 1 has been a PHENOMENAL one! We started our week with the Reindeer Dash! We ran, hopped, skipped our way round and completed our laps, which raised money…
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This week, we are coming towards the end of our Geometry topic in maths. We explored different patterns with a range of resources, focusing on different shapes, sizes and colours to complete a pattern. We…
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For our Maths lessons this week, we have been exploring 2D and 3D shapes. We have looked into the differences and similarities, the names of different shapes and we have been sorting the shapes into…
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This week, Year 1 participated in an engaging virtual workshop titled “Wild Eco Builders,” organised by the Institute of Imagination. The children embraced their creativity by designing various cities tailored for different animal species. After…
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