Halton Holegate C of E Primary School

Hello and welcome to Class 1!

We are the youngest class in school and we are made up of EYFS, Year 1 and Year 2 children. Miss Kitchen is our class teacher and we have Mrs Walsh as our teaching assistant and Miss Casswell as our classroom support.

Notices:

•  Spellings are sent home weekly, the children will receive new spellings every Wednesday and will be tested the following Wednesday.
• PE is every Wednesday, please ensure PE kits are in school for this.
•  We have daily phonics lessons in Class 1. Click on the 'our curriculum' tab on the home page of the website for more information regarding phonics.

WELCOME!

As we begin a brand new school year, we will be stepping back in time and exploring....

'Childhood'

Let's begin!

Homework

Below are our homework projects for this term.

2022 - 2023

06.12.22

This afternoon, the children continued with their work in Geography on settlements! They compared the features of a town and a city and used this knowledge when creating their own! Well done!

05.12.22

This afternoon, the children continued with their work on Christmas traditions and made some mince pies with Mrs Wilson and Mrs Walsh! They turned out brilliantly and were thoroughly enjoyed by all!

01.12.22

We had a fantastic afternoon in Class 1 today at our 'Grandparents Afternoon'! The children invited their Grandparents into school to do some activities based on the 1950s. It was a really busy afternoon but everyone had lots of fun!

21.11.22

This term, the children have been investigating materials in their science lesson, exploring their properties and what they would be suitable for. This week, they will be applying this knowledge when carrying out an investigation. 

After receiving a letter from Mr Leeman asking them to use their understanding of materials to make some bunting for the playground, they set to work and used paper, plastic and metal to create some bunting. They have made their predictions about which material they think will be most suitable and are now going to observe the materials over time to see which works best.

18.11.22

The children had a fantastic time during Children in Need today! They looked fantastic in their yellow outfits and showed a good understanding about why this is such a good cause.

16.11.22

This afternoon, the children continued with their computing learning. They were using the 'Paint' software to create digital pictures, experimenting with different colours and shapes. They did a fantastic job! It is nice to see their confidence improving with technology - well done!

14.11.22

This morning, the children in Class 1 had quite the surprise when we got back from Collective Worship. Someone had been into our classroom while we were gone and made a mess! Using the clues we had found, the children inferred that the Big Bad Wolf was responsible for this! Now it is time to investigate....

08.11.22

This term, the KS1 children are focusing on colour in their art lessons. Last week, we explored primary colours and what secondary colours they make when mixing them together. Today, we used this knowledge when exploring the colour wheel! The children could name the three primary colours and place the correct secondary colour between those that mix together to make it - well done!

04.11.22

Today, the children used their understanding of word documents when learning a new skill - inserting and changing the colour of shapes and lines! There were multiple steps to remember but they did a fantastic job and managed to insert multiple shapes and lines to decorate a word document!

03.11.22

This afternoon, the children developed their computing knowledge further when exploring photography! We looked at the different devices you can take pictures on and then began to think about how to take a good picture. As evident from the pictures taken, the children had a good understanding of angles, reducing blur and centring an object! We are really impressed!

01.11.22

This afternoon, the children continued with their learning in RE, focusing on baptisms and how and why they are celebrated. To do this, we recreated a baptism in the classroom, exploring the vocabulary linked to this including: baptismal font, priest, godparents, holy water. The children did a fantastic job and were able to sequence the events within a baptism following the lesson.

31.10.22

It got a bit spooky in Class 1 today as we celebrated Halloween! The children wore some fantastic outfits and celebrated this afternoon by making Halloween cards and vampire teeth cookies! 

20.10.22

This afternoon, the children continued with their Geography focus on maps. We were exploring the different types of maps including, globes, picture maps, maps with keys, world maps, atlases, Ordnance Survey maps and digital maps!

The children wanted to see how digital maps helped us in day to day life so we went out to Miss Kitchen's car to have a look!

19.10.22

This morning, the children performed their final piece in music with Miss Burton. Here is the 'Grandma Rap'!

18.10.22

Today, the KS1 children have been consolidating their understanding of the word classes they have learnt so far. Year 1 decorated their pumpkin with adjectives to describe it and Year 2 decorated their pumpkin with the verbs they used to cut it! They showed a fantastic understanding of these concepts and had fun whilst doing so!

17.10.22

This afternoon, the children in Nursery and Class 1 went on a walk around our local area. We were searching for signs of the seasons changing, thinking about what this tells us about the time of year we are in. KS1 have also been exploring materials in their science lessons so they were also looking for uses of these! 

On the way back to school, we met a new furry friend called Alfie! 

17.10.22

This week, the children in KS1 will be completing a piece of writing, applying the skills they have learnt this term. Today, they explored the stimulus for their writing - pumpkin carving! Year 2 recapped verbs and Year 1 consolidated their understanding of adjectives, well done!

12.10.22

Today, the children developed their learning further in music when composing a 4 beat rhythm using crotchets, quavers and rests! We are so impressed with how much their music knowledge has progressed this term already - well done! 

11.10.22

In this week's RE lesson, we focused on a special time in life for Hindus - Diwali. The children listened to the story of Rama and Sita and discussed the ways Hindus prepare for and celebrate Diwali. They then used this understanding to create some Diwali cards!

11.10.22

This week, the children in Year 1 have been exploring parts and wholes in their maths lessons. At the beginning of the week, they discussed the vocab they would be using for this concept and they have now moved on to using this vocabulary when completing part whole models!

10.10.22

We had another fantastic session at baking club this week! The children worked together to make milkshakes! We made strawberry, chocolate and banana flavours that were thoroughly enjoyed by all.

05.10.22

This term, the children in KS1 have been working hard with Miss Burton in music on pitch! They have been exploring crotchets and quavers in their lessons and have used this knowledge when performing their final piece - well done!

04.10.22

This term's RE focus is special times in our lives. The children have been working on their own special memories and have now moved on to exploring different religious festivals and how they're celebrated. Today we focused on Chinese New Year! The children had a lovely discussion, using prior knowledge to inform conversations. Following on from this, the children made some beautiful Chinese lanterns to display in the classroom!

04.10.22

This morning, the Reception children did some work on number formation to 5. They watched attentively as the numbers were modelled and then had a go themselves. Well done Reception, you all tried so hard!

03.10.22

The children have made a fantastic start to their computing learning this year! Over the last few weeks, we have been thinking about what technology is, how it helps us in our every day lives and naming the different parts of laptops and computers. Today, the children used this knowledge when logging on and using the mouse and keyboard to type!

03.10.22

In our English lessons this week, the KS1 children are exploring adjectives! Today, we used our senses to explore some fruit, coming up with various adjectives to describe their texture, appearance, smell and taste. The children have made a fantastic start to this new concept - well done!

29.09.22

This afternoon, the children continued with their DT projects on dens. Using our designs from last week, we created some prototypes! After discussing what a prototype is, we collected some sticks and got working. The children had a fantastic time and made some brilliant miniature dens for our classroom toys to try out!

27.09.22

In today's art lesson, the children did some more work around faces. Today we were trying different ways to join materials together, focusing on glue and sewing! The children were eager to use the sewing needles to secure their eyes onto their faces, taking care when using different tools and being successful in today's aims!

26.09.22

This morning, the children baked with Mrs Wilson and Mrs Walsh! They applied lots of skills when making and decorating cakes, being excited to take them home to eat!

22.09.22

This term, the children are exploring shelters in their DT lessons. So far, they have explored different types of shelters and the materials they are made from. Using this knowledge, they designed their own! To finish, we built a prototype in the classroom and all had a go!

22.09.22

This afternoon, the children had a discussion about personal hygiene as part of their PSHE lesson. We explored a variety of different products we may use in order to maintain our personal hygiene and practiced washing our hands. 

20.09.22

In today's history lesson, the children thought back to their own past experiences and showed us some special times they've experienced. We discussed winning awards, welcoming new babies into the world, Christmas Eve traditions, family visiting from abroad, birthdays and lots of other special times we have experienced! The children enjoyed sharing photographs of these special times that they had brought in from home - well done!

20.09.22

This morning, the children in Reception did some work on their letter formation, focusing on the sounds learnt so far in phonics. They took their time when tracing the letters using the magnetic pens - well done!

14.09.22

This afternoon, the children continued with their work on self portraits, focusing on facial features. To do this, we made some 'funny faces', swapping facial features to create some weird and wonderful pieces of art!

12.09.22

Today was the first baking club of the term! Every Monday, the children in EYFS and KS1 will have the opportunity to stay after school to bake! Today, we made fruit kebabs and explored all of the equipment we will be using this term in baking club. Well done everybody, they look delicious!

12.09.22

This morning, the Year 1 and 2 children did a brilliant job representing numbers! They explored a variety of resources they could use to represent numbers and then used the numicon to make numbers in different ways. I am super impressed!

07.09.22

After recently launching Spelling Shed across the school, the children had some time this afternoon to try it out. It soon became popular and was a great success! I am so proud of how open to new things the children are - well done!

06.09.22

After a busy first day back to school, the KS1 children took advantage of the tranquil wildlife area we have on our field. Over the summer holidays, a new pond has been built and has transformed both the look and feel of our outdoor area. 

06.09.22

This term, the children will be exploring self portraits in their art lessons! Today we had a go at creating one for ourselves. Here are the KS1 children with their finished pieces - well done!

2021 - 2022

14.07.22

This afternoon, the children completed some beautiful artwork. We were using our understanding of shape and colour when doing some symmetrical drawings of different insects. The children concentrated well and were able to create some beautiful pieces of art!

11.07.22

Linking to our topic 'Scented Garden', the children have been doing a lot of work around plants and their needs this term. Today, we challenged this thinking when exploring arctic plants and the ways they adapt to survive the harsh weather conditions. After a good discussion, the children created their own arctic plants scene!

07.07.22

This morning, Finlay and Ethan from Class 3 very kindly helped out in Year 1 and Year 2's maths lesson.

We were focusing on capacity and appropriate units of measure. The boys supported Year 2 in measuring the capacity of different containers, using this knowledge to go outside and decide whether we would need to measure in ml or l, recording their findings as they went - well done boys and thank you for all of your help!

01.07.22

This term, we have been lucky enough to observe the life cycle of butterflies with our own eyes! We bought some caterpillars who slowly grew a and built themselves some cocoons. After a couple of weeks, the cocoons began to hatch and out came some beautiful butterflies! Today we released them!

30.06.22

This afternoon, the children developed their painting skills, focusing on brush strokes. We explored a variety of brush strokes in pictures and then had a go ourselves. The children did a fantastic job and really concentrated throughout!

28.06.22

In English, Year 1 and Year 2 have started exploring a new writing genre - persuasive leaflets. At the start of the week, we explored the language and organisation features of these, discussing what it means to persuade someone. Today, we began looking at the topic we will be writing our leaflets on - plastic pollution!

To begin, the children looked at some pictures of the effects of plastic pollution and then read and discussed some facts in pairs. This is a growing issue across the world and the children are feeling very passionate about it, hoping that we can have a small impact to reduce this problem.

27.06.22

This afternoon, the children used all of the work they have been doing in science when planting their own plants! We used a mixture of seeds called ' the creepy crawly mixture' and made some signs ready to attract many new creepy crawlies into our environment.

16.06.22

This afternoon, the children completed some beautiful artwork! We focused on flowers and how we can sketch them in a more realistic way. To do this, the children were given some steps to follow. They absolutely blew me away and produced some truly amazing drawings! 

Later on in the afternoon, we went outside and applied the skills we had learnt when sketching some real flowers. Again, the children did a fantastic job and were certainly successful in their aims - well done Class 1!

14.06.22

This afternoon, the children continued with their DT project - making perfume! They recapped last week's learning on scents and the products they are used in and then they made their own! The children explored citrus fruits and some flowers and then worked as a class to squeeze, peel and sprinkle when making a sweet smelling perfume. 

14.06.22

We had a brilliant 'parent join in morning' today! The children brought their adults from home along to school and had lots of fun making a crown with them! Opportunities like this are so valuable to the school, the children and their families and allow us to show off all the brilliant work we have done! Thank you to all that attended!

13.06.22

This week, the KS1 children are exploring mass in their maths lessons. Today, we explored the vocabulary we will encounter and some of the resources you need to measure mass. By the end of the lesson, the children were able to receive a weight and match it on the scales!

09.06.22

This afternoon, the children explored floral sketches. Linking to our topic 'The Scented Garden', they looked through a variety of sketches and discussed different aspects that they liked. After that, we practiced colouring in one direction and finally applied this skill when creating our own.

07.06.22

In DT this term, we are going to be exploring scents and how they are used. We began by exploring some products that scents are used in, for example perfumes, creams, candles, sprays etc. The children had a good discussion about how they smelt and how the bottles were designed. To finish, they thought of their own favourite smells and designed their own dream scent!

26.05.22

Today, the children enjoyed doing some Jubilee inspired baking with Mrs Walsh and Miss Gallacher! 

Here is Key Stage 1 baking some delicious Jubilee cakes.

Here are the Early Years children baking their delicious Jubilee cakes!

24.05.22

The children are very excited to show you their collaborative colouring completed for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee! They have all worked so hard on their creation and are rightfully very proud of themselves! 

The colouring, along with creations from the other two classes, will be on display on Friday 3rd June 2022 at the village jubilee celebration on the green. We hope to see you there!

23.05.22

This afternoon, the children took part in some learning that involved their taste buds!

We continued with our science work and explored the journey of how honey is produced, all the way from the flower to the jar! Of course, we had to see if the bees had been successful in their quest of making delicious honey and after tasting some ourselves, we are pleased to say they have done a brilliant job!

23.05.22

This week, Year 1 and Year 2 are exploring time in their maths lessons! 

While Year 1 were sequencing events and exploring the days of the week, Year 2 recapped their learning on o'clock and half past. I was so pleased to see how much they had retained from when they learnt about time in year 1! They worked well as a team and could all give me reasons to justify their thinking - well done!

16.05.22

This afternoon, the children continued with their science work, developing their knowledge on how animals source food. Today, we investigated camouflage! First, we discussed what this meant and why and how some animals do it. We looked at some examples of animals using colours, patterns and shape to camouflage themselves and then looked at what we were wearing and tried to camouflage ourselves!

After that, the children cut out an insect and after choosing a place within the classroom to camouflage it into, they used colour to help it blend into the background!

13.05.22

This morning, Veronica offered to read her Reading For Pleasure story to Class 1 before we started our day. She very bravely took her position at the front of the class and was successful in keeping all of the children engaged using her beautiful, expressive reading! Well done Veronica!

10.05.22

Today, the children completed some consolidation activities in their English lesson. We focused on prefixes and suffixes and how they can change the meaning of words. The children were given a variety of root words, prefixes and suffixes and were challenged to see how many words they could make.

09.05.22

Here at our school, we have access to a beautiful, well-resourced library. We visit multiple times a week, listening to stories being read to us and exploring books either on our own, with an adult or with our friends.

This afternoon's choice of book was 'Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper' by Lynley Dodd.

09.05.22

In science, the children have been investigating life cycles and food chains. Today, we built on our knowledge and investigated pollination! To begin, we explored the process and related vocabulary and then we had a go ourselves! The children had a flower (cup) which contained pollen (cheese puffs) and using their hands, they recreated the pollination process, transferring the pollen to each other's flowers!

To finish, the reception children created some of their own pompom bees and year 1 and 2 demonstrated their knowledge by completing a sequencing activity. What a brilliant afternoon!

28.04.22

This week, year 1 and year 2 are writing a set of instructions within their English lessons. We have decided to write instructions about how to care for a dog so we needed to gather some research. To do this, we welcomed Nala into our classroom! Nala is Miss Gallacher's furry friend. She behaved so well while we asked lots of questions about her, ready to begin drafting!

28.04.22

Today, we continued with our work on position and direction in maths! To develop our knowledge, we focused on turns, using vocabulary such as clockwise, anti clockwise, three quarter turns etc. We took our learning outside and played a game where we followed rotational instructions. Well done KS1!

25.04.22

This afternoon, the children explored food chains in science. First, we discussed what a food chain is and looked at some examples. After they completed their activities, the children demonstrated a good understanding and were thoroughly engaged in discussions regarding how changes within a food chain may effect other animals.

25.04.22

This week, year 1 and year 2 are focusing on position and direction in maths. Today, we began by exploring left, right, forwards and backwards. The children were provided with a map and some directions which they had to follow using specific vocabulary. Using this knowledge, they then plotted their own route through the map!

21.04.22

This term, our RE topic is 'Places of Worship. This includes: churches, mosques and synagogues, exploring what sacred objects you may find there and what celebrations take place within them.

To begin this topic, the children went and explored the closest place of worship to us - St Andrews church in Halton Holegate. We found a: lectern, crucifix, stoup, pews, an altar, stained glass windows and some candles. Our next task is to explore the celebrations that take place in a church!

21.04.22

This morning, the Year 2 children continued with their work on fractions. Today, we developed our understanding and explored non-unit fractions. Once they had completed their activities, they worked together to complete a non-unit fraction matching task - well done!

31.03.22

At Halton C of E primary school, our school charity is Water Aid. We support this charity by using funds raised during events to donate to their cause.

In our celebration assembly this afternoon, the children very bravely stood at the front of the hall and performed our Water Aid song! The children have initiated many empathetic discussions about Water Aid and who they support, understanding why and how we support them. Enjoy our performance below!

31.03.22

To celebrate the end of term and of course Easter, the children took part in some wonderful activities. They had an Easter bonnet competition, Easter egg hunt and received some Easter eggs from Mr. Cole's helper, Chaz! What a wonderful day! I hope everyone has a brilliant holiday!

31.03.22

When we came into our classroom this morning, there was a big surprise waiting for us! The Easter Bunny must have been impressed with the baskets and carrot smoothie as he'd filled them up with lots of treats for us to enjoy!

30.03.22

This afternoon, the children had their hopes set on a special visitor leaving them something special after school - The Easter Bunny! They created some beautiful Easter baskets and left them out over night. Let's wait and see......

31.03.22

In preparation for our special visitor, the children made some carrot smoothies for him to enjoy! Hopefully this will entice him into our classroom!

30.03.22

Well done to all of those who have completed some of our homework projects this term! We have been presented with many amazing projects and designs - well done!

29.03.22

This afternoon, the children had some special visitors. Linking to our current science and English focus, we had some tortoises visit us! The children learnt lots about them and even got to handle them. What an amazing experience!

28.03.22

This afternoon, we investigated the significance of the Easter story to Christians. The children were really engaged in discussions and did a brilliant job of ordering the events within the story.

During the second part of our afternoon, we investigated traditional Easter food. The children discussed simnel cake, hot cross buns and Easter eggs. We discussed how these items linked to Easter and the story we had been exploring previously. To finish, the children tasted some hot cross buns! 

28.03.22

In maths we are continuing with our work on fractions. Today, we explored quarters! After looking at how a quarter is written as a fraction, we went outside and cut some crumpets into quarters, continuously checking that we had 4 equal pieces. The children then came back inside and completed different activities around quarters.

24.03.22

This afternoon, we were learning about the seven continents of the world. To help us remember what they are, the children learnt a new catchy song! 

24.03.22

In maths, we are focusing on fractions. To begin, we looked at equal groups and what this looks like on a shape and a group of objects. Since the children did such a brilliant job with that, we have moved on to exploring halves. 

Today, we went outside and after looking at how half is written as a fraction, we cut different food-based objects in half. The children all demonstrated a good understanding of this so we went back inside and completed lots of different activities. Well done!

22.03.22

This afternoon, our RE learning took us outside. We were continuing with our exploration into the Islam faith, deepening our understanding of their beliefs. We focused on the 'The Straight Path' and what Muslims do to stay on this path in order to become a better person.

Once outside, we created two paths: one straight one and one wobbly one. We then discussed which one is easier to follow and what choices we would have to make to stay on the straight path. The children were brilliant and demonstrated a good understanding of this quite detailed concept.

21.03.22

To complete our day, we went outside to do some teamwork games. The children had to work together to complete the tasks set, they particularly enjoyed the penguin races!

21.03.22

Linking to our science topic of life cycles, the children planted some sunflowers this afternoon! To extend our thinking, the children used their prior knowledge and compared the life cycle of a plant to the life cycle of different animals, some brilliant vocabulary was used throughout!

21.03.22

This morning, the Early Years children were investigating one of their favourite stories - 'Stick Man'! The children listened tentatively to the story being read and afterwards acted it out! They looked brilliant in their stick man costumes!

17.03.22

Linking to our topic 'beachcombers' and our previous art project, the children investigated printing! We used sponges and different shades of blue and white paint to create some beautiful sea backgrounds.

This linked nicely into our learning about a significant person - Grace Darling! We have been learning about her early life and heroism so will be adding some lighthouses onto our backgrounds in the coming days.

15.03.22

This afternoon, we continued with our work in RE - Islam! The children were exploring Islamic festivals, focusing on Ramadan and Eid. First, we discussed these festivals and how and why they are celebrated. After that, we made some moon and star decorations, similar to those Muslims decorate their houses with for Eid. Finally, we explored henna! The children looked at different designs and discussed when it is applied ready to celebrate. 

The children use real henna to decorate a 'hand' and created some beautiful designs!

11.03.22

Today, Class 1 had a brilliant time at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park! We are going to be writing reports on the life cycle of turtles and to help us, we visited the park's brand new turtle sanctuary! The children and staff had a fantastic day and learnt lots!

08.03.22

This afternoon, the children built on their understanding of expressing emotion through artwork. The children were shown some pictures of beach paintings and discussed the emotion they felt when looking at them. Using a variety of instruments, they then created music accordingly.

07.03.22

Following on with our science work on life cycles, the Early Years children made their own sea turtles! We discussed the different stages of the life cycle and made some adult sea turtles using our cutting and sticking skills.

04.03.22

Today was the day! We took our homemade ice cream out of the freezer and it was time to do a taste test! Along with a few tasty toppings, the ice cream tasted great!

03.03.22

This afternoon, the children continued with their DT project. After investigating the process and designing their own last week, the children made some ice cream! They carefully measured all of the ingredients and mixed them together, finally pouring the mixture into a tin and leaving it to freeze overnight. We can't wait to try it tomorrow!

03.03.22

WORLD BOOK DAY!

Today, we celebrated World Book Day! The children came to school dressed as their favourite book characters and made some bookmarks in the afternoon ready to get reading!

01.03.22

This afternoon, the children celebrated Shrove Tuesday! We discussed the story behind lent and the reason people give up certain foods and to finish, decorated some pancakes. The children took them home to enjoy later on and were all keen to taste their creations!

28.02.22

This morning, Father Jean visited Class 1 to listen to the children read. Her companion Mollie the dog came too but today there was an extra special visitor - Maisie the cat!

Maisie is only a few weeks old so the children used their quiet voices and handled her gently. It was so lovely to have Mollie and Maisie in the classroom to see how we learn!

25.02.22

This week, the children have been busy exploring kenning poems in their English lessons. To begin, we explored the related vocabulary and organisational features, we learnt that a kenning poem only has two words per line and describes something but doesn't tell the reader what it is - that's the fun part!

Throughout the week, the children planned, drafted and wrote their own kenning poems, finally performing them today in front of the green screen! Here are the videos - enjoy!

22.02.22

This afternoon, the children linked their feelings to art! We are going to be exploring how art makes us feel, ready to create a piece ourselves. To begin, the children looked at different beach paintings and described how it made them feel. The discussion went a little further and they began to think about how each particular beach would sound. To support this understanding we closed our eyes and listened to sounds linked to the art we were looking at.

To finish, the children chose an emotion and planned a beach sketch to express this feeling!

22.02.22

This morning, the year 1 children blew us away with their maths skills!

This week they are working with numbers to 100 and were busy representing numbers in different ways. They used bead strings, numicon and dienes to represent a variety of numbers up to 100 and were so engaged throughout! You were all successful as a result of your fantastic attitude to learning - well done!

10.02.22

Today, the children were able to take their final DT projects home! They have used so many skills to create their seagull finger puppets and they should be so proud of what they have achieved!

09.02.22

After creating some brilliant microhabitats for the local bugs and beetles, the children added the final touches ready for them to be put outside. They collected some natural objects and placed them carefully into their microhabitats. We hope the animals enjoy what we have made!

08.02.22

This afternoon, the children got arty! We focused on the texture of objects and the patterns that can be made as a result of how different objects feel. Linking with our topic, the children were provided with a variety of beach-themed objects and allowed to explore them using the rubbing method. The prints created were amazing!

07.02.22

Every week, Father Jean and her companion Molly the Dog join us in Class 1 to listen to the children read.

Today, Molly performed for us! Father Jean demonstrated the importance of looking and listening in order to understand instructions by performing some tricks with Molly. She used both her voice and hand signals to instruct Molly. It really was amazing!

03.02.22

This afternoon, the children continued with their DT project - finger puppets. After practicing their sewing skills, they got to work and sewed the body of their puppet. We were blown away by the skills, care and attention the children demonstrated - well done Class 1!

01.02.22

After completing our beautiful sketches that were inspired by Georgia o'Keeffe's artwork, the children made the real thing! They were given some real shells and whilst handling them with care, they used a variety of colours to create some truly beautiful shell creations!

31.01.22

Continuing with our science work on microhabitats, the children made their own! They discussed the needs of the animals who may live there and created them accordingly.

26.01.22

This afternoon, the children did some brilliant work around Chinese New Year. As we prepare for this important event next week, the children explored the stories behind the animals and watched some videos about what takes place during Chinese New Year celebrations.

2022 is the year of the tiger so the children created some beautiful artwork to display!

25.01.22

Later on this afternoon, the children continued with their work in RE on sacred books and things. Today, we focused on Judaism. The children discussed a variety of Jewish objects and to finish, made their own Torahs.

25.01.22

This afternoon, the children were introduced to a beautiful piece of artwork - 'Pink Shell with Seaweed' by Georgia O'Keeffe.

After discussing the image and its intricate design, the children had a go at sketching it. They took their time and used careful pencil lines to create a spiral shape, finally shading it in with the appropriate colours.

24.01.22

This afternoon, the children continued to work on their current science focus of animals and their habitats. Today, we explored microhabitats! First, we built on our prior knowledge and had a discussion about types of microhabitats and what animals may live there. Next, we went outside and had a look for ourselves!

The children identified the microhabitats that we have around school and counted how many animals lives in them. Once we got back to the classroom, the children recorded their data - year 1 set it out in a table and year 2 displayed their data as a pictogram!

18.01.22

This term, we are looking at special things and books in our RE lessons. Last week, we explored some sacred objects within Christianity such as the Bible, the symbol of the cross and rosary beads. Today, the children looked at some sacred objects within Islam including subha beads, prayer mats, prayer caps and the Q'uran. 

After a really good discussion, the children designed their own prayer mats!

17.01.22

This afternoon, the children completed their sand art project. Last week, they explored the process of how to make them and designed their own. Today, they used this knowledge to create their final masterpieces!