Mrs Gilpen Year 1 2020-2021

Did you know an alien crash landed in Roseberry academy playground? Well it did and then it flew off again! Year 1 have been experimenting and learning all about electrical circuits in order to make a light signal so the alien spaceship can find its way back and visit us again! The children had…

This week we have all been super busy with lots of fun activities! The children have built a bridge from Earth to Mars, made match stick aliens, designed rockets and we have built some fantastic moon buggies! The children have absolutely loved it and their creativity has had time to flourish! I…

We have had so much fun in year 1 this week but we have done so much learning too! In maths this week we have been learning all about the takeaway symbol and they have been brilliant at using it! In literacy we all pretended to be astronauts on the moon and used drama to help us with our writing!…

The children all looked fantastic in their spots when they came into school this morning! To show our support for children in need in year 1, we made colourful spotty biscuits. Well done everyone! 

Yes... They were as delicious as they look!  

Wow! The children have come back with so much enthusiasm and excitement towards their learning this half term! They were super excited about our new topic Moon Zoom and they are looking forward to learning lots about space! This week we have been busy using the maths equipment to work on our…

This week in year 1 we have had lots of fun. In art we have sketched some woodland creatures and used peer critiques to improve our work. We have learnt all about parts of plants and what plants need to grow (we even planted some seeds of our own)! We have been busy identifying leaves and trees in…

Wow! This week has been amazing! We have done lots and lots of learning and had so much fun at the same time! Some of the amazing things we have been up to include making clay tree boggarts for the woodland area, maths activities outside (while the weather was still nice) and painting some…

We have had another busy week of learning in year 1 this week! Today we went into our woodland area and made habitats for some woodland creatures! The children are already excited for their session next week. Watch this space ...

Wow! What a wonderful first week back we have all had! It has been absolutely brilliant to get to know the children and they are a pleasure to teach! This week we have been very busy in our outdoor area and we are beginning to settle into our school life again. Keep up the hard work year 1! 
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