The children are all settling in well to Year One and getting used to their new surroundings and routines. Once they have sorted their books and belongings at the start of the day, they enjoy practising different skills at their tables – here are a few of their construction creations. In our outdoor PE lessons, … Read more
Our new Play and Learn areas are ready for the children to explore. We have several different areas for the children to enjoy including a writing table, a maths area, a reading area, a construction area and an investigation area. New activities will be put out each week which will be linked to the topics … Read more
Today, Holly class enjoyed painting one of the famous Sunflower paintings by Vincent van Gogh. It was a chance to put into practise some of the skills they have learnt this year including; colour mixing, using a paintbrush correctly, composition and looking closely at a subject. They tried to paint in the style of Vincent … Read more
Holly and Hazel enjoyed taking part in Maths day on Tuesday 6th June. They met Major Tom who set the challenge of working out which candidate would be the next British astronaut. Year 1 had to work out who could work the longest in micro-gravity – they needed to use their maths skills to work … Read more
It is with great sadness that the 1st Year 1 athletics club has come to a close, after 6 weeks of exciting and energetic lunchtime sessions. This half term, 17 Year 1s have worked their way round a number of fitness based athletics events, run and mentored by their exceptional Year 5 sports leaders. They … Read more
Hazel class have been exploring nature in Art over the last couple of weeks. They went out onto the field to have a go at sketching natural objects such as flowers, leaves, bark, twigs and stones. The children looked carefully at the objects and tried to copy the lines, patterns, light and shadows in their … Read more
In DT this week Hazel class have enjoyed making their own fruit kebabs. After learning about food hygiene and how to correctly prepare fruit, the children designed and then made their fruit kebabs. The children really enjoyed this activity and did a great job!
As part of our Design and Technology work, the children designed, made and ate healthy fruit kebabs. We started by looking at all the different fruits and vegetables, including where they come from and what part of the plant we eat. After learning about food hygiene, we then went on to practise some useful skills: … Read more
In art, we have been learning about how sculptors use nature in their art and often start by sketching ideas. Having studied some natural objects closely, by sketching in different ways, Holly class then had fun creating interesting sculptures using objects collected from nature.
The children in Hazel class have been exploring ways to prepare fruit and vegetables as part of their DT work this week. They had a go at peeling, chopping, juicing and grating a variety of fruit and vegetables in preparation for the fruit kebabs they will design and make in the next few weeks.
