Welcome to Year 1

Local Walkabout October - 2023

 

On the of 12th October, Year 1 went for a geography walkabout of our local area. We walked down The Walk, along Highfield, through Parkfield Park and up to the High Street and then back to school. Watch the video to join us on our journey and don't forget to look out for some local features.

 

 

 

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The Royal Gunpower Mills

Year 1 & 2 went to visit the Royal Gunpower mills. The focus was science, the children were given the opportunity to learn about rockets, gravity, and air pressure. They made their own rockets out of paper and were able to fly them using air pressure. We also looked at animal habitats and we spotted birds, mammals, and insects in the grounds. Here are some photographs to show the fun we had:

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Great Fire of London Day

Our topic this term is Eye on London. The children have been learning all about London and have particularly enjoyed learning about ‘The Great Fire of London’. On Monday we had a Great Fire of London workshop. The hall was set out as Pudding Lane, where the fire had started. There were different activities the children could take part in which included:

Barber Surgeons, Apothecaries, Leather Workers, Chandlers, and Weavers.

While the children were taking part in their activities some children were chosen to act out different parts of the event such as putting out the fire, or collecting and killing the rats. All the children were completely engaged and took on their responsibilities very seriously. They had to be responsible for putting out the fire and pass a bucket to each other quickly before the fire got worse. This was an experience the children will never forget and it helped enhance what they already knew about the fire and also taught them many more facts that they didn't know.

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Phonics videos:

Set 1 sounds -

Set 2 sounds -

Set 3 sounds -

 

Senses workshop:

The children had a senses workshop. They explored our five senses though various activities. The activities were:

• Guess the smell
• Write your name in braille
• Listen to animal sounds
• Touch different materials and describe them
• Taste and describe
• Look at the bones in our skeleton
• Make a picture illusion

 

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Germ experiment 

For our science lesson the children carried out an experiment to see how easily and quickly germs can spread. As a class we discussed how important it is to keep our hands clean and always wash our hands especially before eating.

Germs cannot be seen which is why it is so easy to spread germs with everything we do. We carried out an experiment using glitter to represent germs. The children were amazed how quickly and easily germs can be spread.

 

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Click on the links below to find resources to help your child learn Set 1 and Set 2 sounds for phonics

RWI set 1 sounds

RWI set 2 sounds

 

Trip to Old McDonald Farm

For out topic this term ‘Our Wonderful World’ we decided to take a trip to Old McDonald Farm. The children were able to learn about different animals, feed them and also have a close up experience. They also enjoyed the different rides at the farm. Here are some pictures of the fun day we had:

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World Book Day

Year 1 had a lovely day dressing up as their favourite book characters. They were able to show their favourite books and tell us why this was their favourite story.

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Great Fire of London Day

Our topic this term is Eye on London. The children have been learning all about London and have particularly enjoyed learning about ‘The Great Fire of London’. Today Year 1 & 2 had a Great Fire of London workshop. The hall was set out as Pudding Lane, where the fire had started. There were different activities the children could take part in which included:

Barber Surgeons, Apothecaries, Leather Workers, Chandlers, and Weavers.

While the children were taking part in their activities some children were chosen to act out different parts of the event such as putting out the fire, or collecting and killing the rats. All the children were completely engaged and took on their responsibilities very seriously. They had to be responsible for putting out the fire and pass a bucket to each other quickly before the fire got worse. This was an experience the children will never forget and it helped enhance what they already knew about the fire and also taught them many more facts that they didn't know.

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English

In Year 1 we have been reading the book ‘Beegu’. Beegu is from another wold who somehow gets lost on Earth. Lonely and confused, she wanders off to a nearby city to find some friends. But the only friendly people she comes across are the children, while the big Earth creatures just don't seem to understand.

This story has enabled the children to make connections with their own lives by the use of drama, story telling, poetry and artwork the children have been able to say how Beegu would have felt and also develop empathy for the characters in the story.

Here is what we have been doing so far…

 

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Church Visit 

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DT Project - Moving nursery rhymes

 

DT Project - Moving nursery rhymes For our DT project year 1 made moving pictures. The children in year 1 looked at different ways to make a moving picture and used split pins to achieve this. The each chose a nursery rhyme they wanted to do. They then drew a picture and decided what part they wanted to move. The used their DT skills to measure, cut, stick and carefully pierce through the split pins and created some fantastic moving pictures.

Here is a short video of what we did: