2. What we've been learning

This SPRING 2 half term our topic in science is 'Plants'. We have planted some beans seeds in the first lesson and now we are observing the changes and the growth of our plant. We learnt about parts of a plant, identified wild plants and went on a hunt for evergreen and deciduous trees.

Our story book is called 'The secret sky garden' and is linked to out science topic. Children love this story and they are looking forward to writing their own story about flowers. 

In Spring 1 half term

ENGLISH: we have been reading an e-book 'All about elephants'. The children loved finding out about all different animals. We have been practising our report writing skills in preparation to producing our final report about elephants.

MATHS: we are working on addition and subtraction to 20. Children can improve their maths skills by using online games such as Hit the Button and TT Rockstars (see the links on the main page).

SCIENCE: we have been learning about materials and their properties. Your children can talk about waterproof materials, man-made and natural objects and what materials can float.

AUTUMN TERM EVENTS

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 

YR 1 Christmas performance was great and everyone has enjoyed singing along to' The 12 days of Christmas'. On the last day of the term children played party games, watch a movie and had some popcorn. Our staff would like to wish you all.... Happy winter holidays! 

Welcome back! 

This half term we will be learning about 'Cooking food' in DT, working on a description of a character in English through reading 'Claude in the city' and addition and subtractions in Maths. 

To support the science topic of animals classification, YR1 will take part in an extra curricular activity to meet few live animals on 3rd December 2025. In order for children to fully enjoy this experience, please return a permission slip for your child by Friday 28th November 2025. Any contributions made via Parent Pay will be greatly appreciated. 

The autumn season has been our main topic in English. We discussed the seasonal changes after reading the nonfiction book "Who lives here?" and then went for a walk around our playground to look for them. To assist us with the autumnal sentences, we used a variety of objects that symbolized the season. Before writing them down, the correct sentences were formed independently using the colourful semantics. 

Additionally, we learned about the characteristics of a diary, which we applied to our own diary entry about Autumn. 

While creating their own free-standing structures in DT, children used a variety of materials, including paper, rulers, lolly sticks, blue tac, masking tape, and card. In their own classroom and on the large playground, they were also able to recognize freestanding structures. Children created their own labelled bird feeders in the shapes of houses or rockets after being inspired by pictures of bird feeders. We practiced the required skills such as gluing, rolling, cutting, folding, and using masking tape. It was a really interesting lesson to make and decorate our bird feeders. 

We discussed our structures and evaluated them by thinking of how to make them stronger and more stable. 

Rosa Parks   

As part of our Black History Month celebrations we have been learning about Rosa Parks and her legacy. We have made our own Flap Books and will be bringing them home to share with our friends and family. 

The science unit on "Animals including humans" was a fascinating subject. After learning about the different animal groups—mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, and reptiles—children are now able to list the characteristics of each group. By identifying carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores using actual foods like raw meat, fish, and plants, we have examined animal diets in great detail. We had a pleasant discussion about pets and wild animals, and I gave some excellent arguments against a family keeping a wolf or a shark as a pet. Remember why? 

Through hands-on activities like taste sessions, feely trays, and listening games, we investigated the human senses of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. To determine which eye color most children have, the children used a tally chart. In order to identify familiar sounds and noises, we played listening games. Children were able to learn about various material feels and textures thanks to the feely tray. We described a cold ice pack, a warm water bottle, a smooth straw, a soft cotton wool, and a spikey pinecone using specific words. Following the most thrilling activity, in which we tasted the sweet banana, the salty cheese, the meaty salami, and the sour lemon, we also had to use the subject-related adjectives to describe the taste of our familiar foods. 

Dear parents/ carers/ pupils, 

Thank you to everyone who attended parents evening this week. It was a pleasure to meet you all! 

Please continue to support your children's learning at home. 

As a part of our collective worship, children will hold an assembly every Monday with the focus on specific meaningful vocabulary. Some of our discussions will be around morality, respect, anti-bullying, co-operation and responsibility. Children learn the importance and the meanings of these words through child friendly language and real life situations every child can relate to. 

Welcome to Year 1 

We hope you had a good summer break and are ready for learning in YEAR 1. 

This Autumn 1 term we will be busy learning about Animals including Humans in Science, Free standing structures in DT and diary writing in English. We will be reading some great books, such as 'Wild' and 'Who lives here?' and practicing numbers place values.