Today, the children in Year One walked to St John's Church. They learnt all about the altar, stained glass windows, the font and many more artefacts.  They finished the visit by singing songs from their upcoming Nativity performance, their voices filled the church beautifully. Thank you very much to our fabulous children, volunteers and, of course, to Father Tim and Mother Emily as always.

In Writing, the children have been looking at adding the suffix 's' to make a noun plural. To support this, the children enjoyed playing Quiz Quiz Trade. 

This week, Year One have enjoyed their independent learning in the different areas of provision. They have been busy applying their knowledge and skills. Take a look at their busy week!

This afternoon, Year One had a brilliant summer party as part of their attendance reward. The children enjoyed dancing, singing, eating sweet treats and playing party games. At the end of their party, they had a wonderful time popping bubbles outside. Take a look at some pictures from the afternoon.  

In history Year One have been learning about the pioneering palaeontologist and fossil collector, Mary Anning. To support their knowledge, Year One welcomed The Science Dome and had a t-riffic time learning about a range of dinosaur fossils and the potential reasons for their extinction. Take a look at some of the photos below!

In Science the children have been leaning to identify a range of weather symbols to describe different types of weather. Today the children applied their knowledge and skills to create their own weather forecasts for different parts of the UK. Take a look at their brilliant forecasts. Ask your child to demonstrate their weather forecasting skills!

In Art, the children have created their own fruit and vegetable prints inspired by the artist, Orla Kiely. Take a look at their fantastic prints below. 

This afternoon, Year 1 have made their fruit salads based on their design criteria. They practised different skills such as, cutting, peeling and slicing. The children enjoyed eating and evaluating their fruit salads, where they reflected on what went well, what they found tricky and what they would change. Take a look at some pictures below. 

As part of Design and Technology, Year One designed their own fruit salads. The children handled and tasted different fruits and decided which ones they liked and disliked. They then wrote a list of which fruits they would like to have in their fruit salad and drew a sketch of what their fruit salad will look like. Ask your child what their favourite fruit was!