What a fantastic end to the term it has been in Year 1! In Maths, we’ve been learning all about equal numbers and doubles. The children have really enjoyed using practical resources and fun games…
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Year 1 – Playful Past
It’s been another busy and exciting week in Year 1! In Maths, we’ve been comparing numbers and practising using greater than, less than, and equal to. The children worked brilliantly using manipulatives to decide which…
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This week in English, we have been learning all about fact files and their structure. We even wrote our own fact files about animals. Did you know some of our facts were really surprising? In…
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This week in English, we were so excited to finish our stories! The children worked really hard to write their own beginnings, middles, and endings. We are also continuing to practise our sounds in phonics…
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This week in English, we read and analysed Albert’s Discovery, comparing it to Major Glad and Major Dizzy. The children began planning their own stories, carefully using capital letters, full stops, finger spaces, and ‘and’…
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What a fantastic beginning we’ve had to our Year 1 adventure! We’ve been diving into our class text ‘Major Glad, Major Dizzy’ and enjoying every page. The children have loved exploring the story together and…
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This week, we have been busy in English learning about alliteration, we discussed that alliteration is when two or more words have the same initial sound. We played a game of alliteration snap in pairs….
Read MoreYear 1: Paddling Pool Fun & Georgia Carmichael!
With the warm weather this week, we were lucky enough to use the paddling pools! We enjoyed splashing around and creating more memories with our friends! We also welcomed Georgia Carmichael, who is…
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We have had an exciting week in Year 1! We celebrated Care for Creation day which included us caring and respecting the world God has given us. The children spent the day away from screens,…
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This week, both classes invited our parents in to take part in our Prayer Service. We discussed the Catholic Social Teaching Principle: Community and Participation. The children read A Letter from the Romans: “We are…
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