Year 1 English
In Year 1 the children have been practising new words by writing them in the sand and making them using magnetic letters.
Year 1 Chatter
12-09-2024
13-09-2024
Y1- Maths
In Maths this week, we have been learning to find one more. We used the 10s frame and linking cubes to represent what one more than our number would be.
18-09-2024
Prayer and Liturgy
This week Year 1 celebrated Prayer and Liturgy in our Spiritual Garden. We listened to the sounds in the world around us and thanked God for all that he created for us.
19-09-2024
Prayer and Liturgy with Year 1 and Year 2
Our Prayer and Liturgy this week reminded us that God will provide us with everything we need so we don’t need to worry. If we do have worries, like the bubbles, they will eventually disappear.
25-09-2024
Year 1 Maths
This week in Year 1 we have been comparing amounts using symbols. We used cubes to prove that our number sentences were correct.
26-09-2024
CAFOD Visit
On Monday 23rd CAFOD visited our school to tell us all about how their World Gifts scheme has developed and how Catholic Social Teaching principles remind us how to live together, supporting everyone.
30-09-2024
English – a mysterious morning
Today Year 1 discovered a mysterious object in the school hall. After some exploration we then found yellow footprints. Thankfully Mr Wilson caught it all on school camera. An alien has come into our school and landed it’s spaceship so we have decided to ask it some questions.
04-10-2024
PE in Y1
This week in PE, Y1 were focusing on their balancing skills and transferring from one leg to the other without falling.
04-10-2024
Y1 Computing
In our computing lesson this week, we were practising our mouse dragging skills. We created marks on the page and created our own pictures.
10-10-2024
Y1 Popping pirates PE
This week in PE, Y1 have been practicing their balancing skills. We worked in pairs to balance as many pieces of ‘treasure’ onto our pirate partner as we could. They then had to balance on one leg, trying to keep as many pirate ‘treasures’ in place as possible to gain the most points.
17-10-2024
Mixing Colours
This week Year 1 have been exploring colour in Art and Design. We mixed primary colours to make secondary colours.
28-10-2024
Learning about The Annunciation
Today Y1 heard the story of the Annunciation. Children enjoyed hearing the story from the Bible, the Golden Box and then retelling it themselves.
13-11-2024
Year 1 Making pinch pots
Year 1 have been making clay pinch pots and painting them in the style of Dale Chihuly. Their work reflects the Macchia series which Dale Chihuly created using over 300 colours.
29-11-2024
Elmer- All are welcome!
In PSHE, we have been learning about how to celebrate our differences like Elmer.
29-11-2024
3D Shapes
In Y1, we have been learning about 3D shapes. We have learnt their names and sorted them into different groups.
29-11-2024
Science- Animals
Today in Y1, we have been learning about animals diets. We have been sorting different animals into carnivores, herbivores and omnivores using a venn diagram.
12-12-2024
Year 1 RE
This week Y1 learnt about the angels visiting the shepherds on the hillside. We then made a host of angels to celebrate the words from The Gloria.
17-12-2024
Year 1 RE craft sale
Year 1 looked at how Christmas is celebrated in Poland. We made crafts and sold them to our families. To entice parents to our stalls we re-enacted the Christmas story. We raised £28 and bought Christmas World Gifts from CAFOD to bring love, joy, hope and peace to our global family this Christmas.
13-01-2025
14-01-2025
Candlemas
Year 1 have been learning about Candlemas when candles are brought to the church to be blessed. We lit a candle for everyone in Y1 today and thought about how God’s loves all of us.
20-01-2025
Y1 Coding
Today Year 1 were moving blocks to create code and make the sprite move North, South, East and West. We even explored using a repeater block.
