Here you will find all the latest news about our learning in Year 1.
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This week, Year 1 have been busy exploring their senses in Science! The children enjoyed tasting a variety of different foods, including spinach, rice cakes, lemon, honey and gherkin. They used their sense of taste to investigate the different flavours, describing which foods were sweet, sour, salty or bitter. The children shared their opinions, compared their favourite and least favourite foods, and discovered that we all have different tastes!
This week in English, Year 1 have been reading the wonderful book ‘Dear Dinosaur’. The children worked together to invent actions for each part of the story and then created their own story map. Ask your child to show you their actions and retell the story of Dear Dinosaur to you at home!
In Science, Year 1 have been investigating the enquiry question ‘How are some animals the same and different?’ The children have been looking closely at various animals and learning how to group them by their features. They got involved in an activity sorting animals based on where they live, working out which ones prefer life on land, who loves to swim in the water and which animals enjoy both.
In RE, Year 1 have been discussing why colour is important to Hindus. They learnt about what Hindus believe each colour symbolises. The children then had a go at designing their own Rangoli patterns using different colours.
Year 1 enjoyed going to see the Year 6 production this week. They sat beautifully and loved watching the older children perform. On Wednesday morning, it was time for a big adventure as the children ‘’moved up’’ to their brand new Year 2 classrooms. They spent a brilliant morning getting to know their new teachers, learning all about the exciting topics they will be learning about and finding out all about Year 2.
What a hot week it has been! We have tried to stay as cool as possible. On Friday, we investigated the enquiry question: How did the invention of trains change holidays? We transformed our classroom into a train station, collected our tickets and climbed aboard our very own train for an exciting journey to the seaside. Once we arrived, we had lots of fun building sandcastles, playing with our friends and paddling in the water. Through our imaginative journey, we learned how trains made it possible for more families to travel to the seaside for holidays.
Year 1 had a fantastic time taking part in Sports Day and showed great enthusiasm, determination and teamwork throughout the event. The children enjoyed participating in six different races: the sprint, hurdles, javelin, sack race, bean bag throw and egg and spoon race. They demonstrated excellent sportsmanship, cheering on their classmates and trying their very best. Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to watch and support the children. Your encouragement helped make the day even more special.