Year 1 2018 – 2019

Today children learnt about friction. They found out that friction is the force resisting the motion of an object on a solid surface.

The children looked at ways friction works for them, including stopping them slipping and how friction affects cars on the roads.

Next week, we will be…

Well done to all the children who have took part in this years Christmas nativity, you all looked fabulous, sang wonderfully and spoke with very loud voices!

You made everyone feel incredibly proud!

Today we thought about how we celebrate Christmas. As a class we shared our own Christmas traditions, including what we eat, what we wear, how we decorate our trees. Then, we looked at how Christmas is celebrated in two different countries, India and Australia. The children enjoyed learning about…

Today we looked closely at old and new images of Christmas trees. The children noticed that Christmas tree decorations have changed over the years. They noticed that Christmas trees in the past were lit by candles and not electric bulbs and that the decorations in the past were made from fruit and…

Today we all dressed in our Pudsey T-shirts and wore Pudsey ears to raise lots of money for Children in Need!

We had great fun taking part in exciting activities, such as: Money miles, bop on the spot, a game of Pudsey corners and how many pennies can fit on Pudsey?

The children had a…

The children had a lovely morning watching the pantomime ‘Wizard of Oz’ They loved joining in with actions, hearing the singing and watching the fabulous actors perform.

What a fabulous experience for the children to be part of!

Today we thought about why we wear our poppies. We discussed how the poppies are an important reminder and a thank you to all the young men and women who have served and are still serving in our armed forces.

The children have been really thoughtful and expressed their gratitude by buying their…

Today we celebrated harvest and all the wonderful produce that it brings. The children’s performances of songs, poems and readings were all fabulous!

It was great to see our school hall filled with parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles who wanted to join in with our celebration.

Thank…

This afternoon we’ve made our very own sandwiches. We used our homemade butter and added a filling of jam or cheese.

The children were able to cut open their bread rolls, spread the butter and jam or grate the cheese.

The children ate them and said they were delicious!

We’ve had a fabulous morning playing inter house football with Tom Burke Academy.

Red team was great at scoring goals and team work.

Blue team was good at passing the ball and they scored 6 goals!

Yellow team was great at tackling and saving any goals from going into the net.

Green…

We had lots of fun learning about reversible and irreversible materials.

We experimented with chocolate, eggs, bread and ice. The children made predictions about which of our objects might be reversible and which will be irreversible.

They found out that when eggs and bread are cooked they…

We’ve had a fabulous, but busy first day of SAW week.

Today, saw the children baking bread rolls, making transient artwork using a variety of fruits and vegetables and using different textured materials to make collages of fruit.

The children have all had a wonderful day getting creative, a…