YEAR 1 BLOG

This week we have been reading the bible story 'The Good Samaritan' and thinking about who our neighbours are. The we thought about the story and understood that God wants us to love everyone. We have made cards for our Parish neighbours and will be taking them to church to give to the…

We have been investigating our senses in science this week. We enjoyed using our sense of smell and taste. Most of us didn’t like the smell of the sardines and we thought the lemons tasted sour! Next week we are going to focus on our sense of sight and hearing.

We are learning about our body in Science.

This week we have been testing our senses. We matched sounds, smelled and tasted food, sorted textures and tried to complete everyday tasks whilst blind folded.

We were thinking about our feelings in 1Sacrament this week. We talked about what makes us happy.  We thought our families and friends help us feel happy.  We did some activities which made us feel happy including making (and eating) an apple crumble using apples from the school garden and doing…

We have been practising lots of skills in PE this week including bouncing a ball, pencil rolls, balancing and jumping.

Last week we had a tour of school looking for all the people who make up 'Our school family'.

We met our Head Teacher, Miss Hannah and our Deputy Mr Aris. We also met Miss Liddle, a class of year 6 children learning Spanish, a cook, a cleaner, the site supervisor and our wonderful office staff,…

Super observing during our Autumn walks in Year 1 this week. The children found leaves which had changed colour and fallen from the trees. They noticed that the flowers didn't have colourful petals anymore and they spotted the apples and blackberries growing in the school garden.  Some children…

We have had a lovely few days getting to know each other in 1B. The children have settled into their new classroom very well. We have been learning about our corridor Saint; St. Patrick and making shamrock collage pictures to make a super display in school.

Mrs Jacques

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Just a quick note to say thank you all very much for listening to your children reading at home. Already, so many children have been bringing in their completed reading books daily, all ready for a new one!

Please remember to remind your children to place their completed reading books/records…